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Scores
Standings
OAK
@BOS		6
3
CLE
@CHW		1
2
CLE
@CHW		3
4
BAL
@KCR		8
4
MIN
@MIL		3
0
MIN
@MIL		6
5
CAL
@NYY		6
3
DET
@TEX		1
3
STL
@ATL		2
3
CHC
@HOU		5
6
PHI
@LAD		2
0
CIN
@PIT		2
3
MON
@SDP		2
1
MON
@SDP		9
1
NYM
@SFG		2
5
Sunday, July 23, 1972
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 20,718, Time of Game: 2:28
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Indians
3
36-51
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 14½ GB
 at White Sox
4
49-41
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
W: Terry Forster (2-3)
L: Ed Farmer (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  6  0
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    4  7  3
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Duffy SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .237 .614 0.108 1.17 0.166 -0.058 1.0 4 1
Eddie Leon 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .207 .555 -0.113 1.20 0.016 -0.129 -1.1 2 5 GDP
Buddy Bell RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .236 .586 0.233 0.93 0.294 -0.062 1.4 1 0 HR
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .735 -0.063 0.66 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 0 2
Alex Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .223 .581 -0.034 0.73 0.040 -0.074 -0.2 1 0 CS
   Tommy McCraw LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .746 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Chambliss 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .665 -0.015 0.44 0.015 -0.030 -0.3 7 1
Jerry Moses C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .186 .536 0.069 0.67 0.079 -0.009 0.5 4 0
Del Unser CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .211 .515 -0.131 1.69 0.012 -0.144 -0.7 5 0
Steve Dunning P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.008 1.23 0.046 -0.054 -0.2 0 2 SH
   Ray Lamb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .154 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Farmer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.037 1.58 0.000 -0.037 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 4 8 .188 .559 0.009 0.96 0.668 -0.660 -0.6 24 11
HR: B Bell (3, off S Kealey; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: S Dunning (1, off D Lemonds).
TB: B Bell 4; F Duffy 2; J Moses 2; E Leon.
GIDP: E Leon (6).
RBI: B Bell 2 (22); F Duffy (10).
2-out RBI: B Bell 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Nettles-E Leon-C Chambliss; F Duffy-C Chambliss.
Baserunning
CS: A Johnson (6, 2nd base by C Acosta/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Williams RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .234 .584 0.136 1.56 0.177 -0.041 0.6 3 0
Mike Andrews 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .649 -0.078 1.16 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 3 1
   Dick Allen PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .982 0.111 5.85 0.111 0.000 0.2
   Luis Alvarado 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .519 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tony Muser 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .615 -0.153 1.33 0.000 -0.153 -0.9 5 0 GDP
Carlos May LF 4 2 3 2 0 0 .287 .809 0.490 1.24 0.523 -0.033 0.9 4 0 2·HR
Jay Johnstone CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .168 .442 -0.001 0.88 0.043 -0.044 -0.1 2 0
Ed Spiezio 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .591 -0.116 1.22 0.000 -0.116 -0.8 1 1 GDP
Ed Herrmann C 2 1 1 1 1 0 .199 .572 0.159 0.87 0.167 -0.008 1.2 7 2 HR
Rich Morales SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .225 .569 0.041 1.67 0.101 -0.060 -0.1 2 1
Dave Lemonds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .180 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cy Acosta P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.68 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
   Steve Kealey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pat Kelly PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .750 -0.028 1.05 0.000 -0.028 -0.2
   Rich Gossage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Lyttle PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .511 -0.036 4.17 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 SH
   Terry Forster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 4 7 4 2 3 .250 .871 0.509 1.47 1.122 -0.613 -0.2 27 5
HR: E Herrmann (4, off S Dunning; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); C May 2 (10, 1 off E Farmer, 1 off S Dunning; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: J Lyttle (1, off R Lamb).
TB: C May 9; E Herrmann 4; W Williams 2; J Johnstone.
GIDP: E Spiezio (5); T Muser (1).
RBI: C May 2 (48); D Allen (66); E Herrmann (19).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Morales-T Muser.
E: E Spiezio (4); T Muser (1); C Acosta (1).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Dunning 7 5 3 3 2 3 2 3.86 26 56 0.015 1.04 0.4
Ray Lamb, H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.51 2 1 0 -0.104 3.90 -0.3
Ed Farmer, BS (2), L (1-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.01 3 2 1 -0.420 3.62 0.1
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 2 3 3 4.50 31 56 3 1 -0.509 0.96 0.2
S Dunning faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Lemonds 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.97 10 48 -0.090 1.17 -0.6
Cy Acosta 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.76 6 2 0 0.100 1.30 0.8
Steve Kealey 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.93 6 2 0 -0.206 1.01 -1.2
Rich Gossage 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 3.72 12 0 0 0.072 0.45 1.2
Terry Forster, W (2-3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.73 3 0 0 0.115 1.63 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 4 8 1 3.00 37 48 4 0 -0.009 1.47 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 20,718.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Chicago White Sox
1 Frank Duffy SS 1 Walt Williams RF
2 Eddie Leon 2B 2 Mike Andrews 2B
3 Buddy Bell RF 3 Tony Muser 1B
4 Graig Nettles 3B 4 Carlos May LF
5 Alex Johnson LF 5 Jay Johnstone CF
6 Chris Chambliss 1B 6 Ed Spiezio 3B
7 Jerry Moses C 7 Ed Herrmann C
8 Del Unser CF 8 Rich Morales SS
9 Steve Dunning P 9 Dave Lemonds P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 0 --- R CHW C. May E. Farmer 38% 100% Home Run
t5 1-1 2 1-- RR CLE B. Bell S. Kealey -29% 24% Home Run; Leon Scores
b8 2-3 1 -2- CHW W. Williams R. Lamb 14% 46% Single/Bunt; Morales to 3B
b8 1-3 0 --- R CHW E. Herrmann S. Dunning 13% 26% Home Run
t3 0-1 1 12- R CLE F. Duffy D. Lemonds -13% 45% Single to CF; Moses Scores; Dunning to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Dave Lemonds facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE F. Duffy D. Lemonds -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE E. Leon D. Lemonds 7% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE B. Bell D. Lemonds 1% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW W. Williams S. Dunning 4% 58% Single to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW M. Andrews S. Dunning -3% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Andrews to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO CHW T. Muser S. Dunning -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Dave Lemonds facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles D. Lemonds 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE A. Johnson D. Lemonds 1% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O CLE C. Chambliss D. Lemonds 1% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- R CHW C. May S. Dunning 12% 67% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O CHW J. Johnstone S. Dunning -2% 65% Popfly: SS
b2 1-0 1 --- O CHW E. Spiezio S. Dunning -1% 64% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- O CHW E. Herrmann S. Dunning -1% 63% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Dave Lemonds facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- CLE J. Moses D. Lemonds -5% 59% Single to LF
t3 0-1 0 1-- O CLE D. Unser D. Lemonds 4% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 1-- CLE S. Dunning D. Lemonds -5% 58% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Moses to 2B; Dunning to 1B
t3 0-1 1 12- R CLE F. Duffy D. Lemonds -13% 45% Single to CF; Moses Scores; Dunning to 2B
Cy Acosta replaces Dave Lemonds pitching and batting 9th
t3 1-1 1 12- O CLE E. Leon C. Acosta 5% 50% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 12- O CLE B. Bell C. Acosta 5% 55% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- O CHW R. Morales S. Dunning -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- O CHW C. Acosta S. Dunning -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- O CHW W. Williams S. Dunning -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Cy Acosta facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles C. Acosta 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 1-1 1 --- CLE A. Johnson C. Acosta -3% 50% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 1B
t4 1-1 1 1-- O CLE C. Chambliss C. Acosta 5% 54% Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 1-1 2 --- CLE C. Chambliss C. Acosta -1% 53% Walk
t4 1-1 2 1-- CLE J. Moses C. Acosta -2% 50% Single to LF; Chambliss to 2B
Steve Kealey replaces Cy Acosta pitching and batting 9th
t4 1-1 2 12- O CLE D. Unser S. Kealey 5% 55% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 2-3-4
b4 1-1 0 --- O CHW M. Andrews S. Dunning -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 1-1 1 --- O CHW T. Muser S. Dunning -2% 51% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-1 2 --- CHW C. May S. Dunning 1% 53% Single to RF
b4 1-1 2 1-- O CHW J. Johnstone S. Dunning -3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Steve Kealey facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- O CLE S. Dunning S. Kealey 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 1-1 1 --- O CLE F. Duffy S. Kealey 2% 55% Flyball: LF
t5 1-1 2 --- CLE E. Leon S. Kealey -2% 53% Single to 3B
t5 1-1 2 1-- RR CLE B. Bell S. Kealey -29% 24% Home Run; Leon Scores
t5 3-1 2 --- O CLE G. Nettles S. Kealey 1% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- O CHW E. Spiezio S. Dunning -3% 21% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 1 --- CHW E. Herrmann S. Dunning 4% 25% Walk
b5 1-3 1 1-- O CHW R. Morales S. Dunning -4% 21% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Morales to 1B
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Steve Kealey (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 2 1-- O CHW P. Kelly S. Dunning -3% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
Rich Gossage replaces Pat Kelly (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- O CLE A. Johnson R. Gossage 1% 20% Strikeout
t6 3-1 1 --- O CLE C. Chambliss R. Gossage 1% 21% Flyball: LF
t6 3-1 2 --- CLE J. Moses R. Gossage -1% 20% Walk
t6 3-1 2 1-- CLE D. Unser R. Gossage 0% 20% E5 on Foul Ball
t6 3-1 2 1-- CLE D. Unser R. Gossage -1% 19% Walk; Moses to 2B
t6 3-1 2 12- O CLE S. Dunning R. Gossage 3% 21% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 1-2-3
b6 1-3 0 --- O CHW W. Williams S. Dunning -3% 18% Flyball: RF
b6 1-3 1 --- O CHW M. Andrews S. Dunning -2% 16% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 2 --- O CHW T. Muser S. Dunning -1% 15% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
t7 3-1 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy R. Gossage 1% 16% Flyball: LF
t7 3-1 1 --- O CLE E. Leon R. Gossage 1% 17% Strikeout
t7 3-1 2 --- O CLE B. Bell R. Gossage 1% 18% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 4-5-6
b7 1-3 0 --- O CHW C. May S. Dunning -3% 14% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1-3 1 --- CHW J. Johnstone S. Dunning 4% 18% Single to RF
b7 1-3 1 1-- OO CHW E. Spiezio S. Dunning -8% 11% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
t8 3-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles R. Gossage 1% 12% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 3-1 1 --- CLE A. Johnson R. Gossage -1% 11% Walk
t8 3-1 1 1-- O CLE C. Chambliss R. Gossage 1% 12% Flyball: CF
t8 3-1 2 1-- O CLE J. Moses R. Gossage 1% 13% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Steve Dunning facing 7-8-9
Tommy McCraw replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 5th
b8 1-3 0 --- R CHW E. Herrmann S. Dunning 13% 26% Home Run
b8 2-3 0 --- CHW R. Morales S. Dunning 10% 36% Walk
Ray Lamb replaces Steve Dunning pitching and batting 9th
Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Rich Gossage (P) batting 9th
b8 2-3 0 1-- O CHW J. Lyttle R. Lamb -4% 32% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Morales to 2B
b8 2-3 1 -2- CHW W. Williams R. Lamb 14% 46% Single/Bunt; Morales to 3B
Ed Farmer replaces Ray Lamb pitching and batting 9th
Dick Allen pinch hits for Mike Andrews (2B) batting 2nd
b8 2-3 1 1-3 RO CHW D. Allen E. Farmer 11% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B; Morales Scores; Williams to 2B
b8 3-3 2 -2- O CHW T. Muser E. Farmer -8% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Terry Forster facing 8-9-1
Terry Forster replaces Jim Lyttle (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Luis Alvarado replaces Dick Allen (PH) playing 2B batting 2nd
t9 3-3 0 --- O CLE D. Unser T. Forster 5% 55% Strikeout
t9 3-3 1 --- O CLE E. Farmer T. Forster 4% 59% Strikeout (C-1B)
t9 3-3 2 --- O CLE F. Duffy T. Forster 3% 62% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Ed Farmer facing 4-5-6
b9 3-3 0 --- R CHW C. May E. Farmer 38% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

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