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WSH
@BAL		3
2
DET
@CLE		5
8
CHW
@KCA		5
3
BOS
@NYY		0
3
NYG
@BRO		5
4
CIN
@CHC		3
6
STL
@MLN		2
1
PIT
@PHI		4
5
Friday, April 22, 1955,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 16,957, Time of Game: 2:20
Tigers
5
3-5
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
8
6-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bob Lemon (3-0)
L: Steve Gromek (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  2   0  0  1   0  2  0    5  7  1
Indians         2  0  5   1  0  0   0  0  X    8  8  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .353 1.042 -0.039 0.57 0.022 -0.061 -0.6 3 3
Fred Hatfield 2B 3 2 1 2 2 0 .286 .909 0.206 0.56 0.234 -0.028 2.1 1 3 HR
Al Kaline RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .471 1.457 -0.047 0.57 0.035 -0.082 -0.2 3 0 GDP
Ferris Fain 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .568 -0.035 0.67 0.022 -0.057 -0.7 8 0
Ray Boone 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .138 .527 0.002 0.58 0.039 -0.037 0.9 1 3 HR
Jim Delsing LF 2 0 2 2 2 0 .286 .873 0.101 0.66 0.101 0.000 2.0 1 0
Bill Tuttle CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .138 .408 -0.104 1.16 0.000 -0.104 -1.3 5 0
Frank House C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .803 -0.107 0.98 0.000 -0.107 -1.5 2 0
Steve Gromek P 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .586 0.028 0.68 0.028 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Bubba Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .708 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Leo Cristante P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Belardi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.005 0.22 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Bill Froats P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jay Porter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .451 -0.020 0.77 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
Team Totals 33 5 7 5 6 3 .212 .727 -0.028 0.69 0.481 -0.509 0.3 24 10
HR: R Boone (1, off B Lemon; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); F Hatfield (1, off B Lemon; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: F Hatfield 4; R Boone 4; J Delsing 2; F Fain; A Kaline; H Kuenn.
GIDP: A Kaline (2).
RBI: F Hatfield 2 (3); J Delsing 2 (6); R Boone (2).
2-out RBI: F Hatfield 2; R Boone.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Hatfield-H Kuenn-F Fain; H Kuenn-F Hatfield-F Fain.
E: R Boone (2).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Smith RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 .342 .984 0.025 0.45 0.049 -0.025 0.8 1 0
Bobby Avila 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .343 .881 -0.016 0.53 0.029 -0.045 0.0 4 4
Larry Doby CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 .278 .786 0.202 0.77 0.211 -0.010 1.4 2 0 HR,GDP
Al Rosen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .242 .903 0.100 0.78 0.116 -0.016 1.1 0 2
   Sam Dente 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ralph Kiner LF 1 1 0 1 2 1 .267 .972 0.050 0.64 0.057 -0.008 0.8 1 0 SF
Joe Altobelli 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .400 0.053 0.76 0.075 -0.022 0.1 13 1 SH
George Strickland SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 .242 .797 0.111 0.55 0.113 -0.002 2.1 0 3 2B
Jim Hegan C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .543 -0.022 0.41 0.005 -0.027 -1.5 4 1 SF,GDP
Bob Lemon P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .733 -0.026 0.30 0.000 -0.026 -0.7 1 3
   Ray Narleski P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 28 8 8 7 7 2 .286 .834 0.474 0.57 0.655 -0.184 3.9 27 14
2B: G Strickland (2, off S Gromek).
HR: L Doby (2, off S Gromek; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: R Kiner (1, off S Gromek); J Hegan (1, off S Gromek).
SH: J Altobelli (1, off B Froats).
TB: L Doby 5; G Strickland 3; B Avila 2; A Smith; J Altobelli.
GIDP: J Hegan (1); L Doby (1).
RBI: L Doby 2 (7); G Strickland 2 (7); R Kiner (5); J Altobelli (1); J Hegan (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Strickland-B Avila-J Altobelli.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Gromek, L (2-1) 4 7 8 6 4 1 1 3.27 24 17 -0.493 0.83 -5.9
Leo Cristante 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.010 0.14 1.0
Bill Froats 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.010 0.08 1.0
Team Totals 8 8 8 6 7 2 1 6.75 38 17 0 0 -0.473 0.69 -3.9

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Lemon, W (3-0) 7.1 6 5 5 6 2 2 2.84 33 42 -0.101 0.61 -1.8
Ray Narleski, S (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17.18 6 2 0 0.128 1.07 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 6 3 2 5.00 39 42 2 0 0.027 0.57 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 16,957.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Cleveland Indians
1 Harvey Kuenn SS 1 Al Smith RF
2 Fred Hatfield 2B 2 Bobby Avila 2B
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Larry Doby CF
4 Ferris Fain 1B 4 Al Rosen 3B
5 Ray Boone 3B 5 Ralph Kiner LF
6 Jim Delsing LF 6 Joe Altobelli 1B
7 Bill Tuttle CF 7 George Strickland SS
8 Frank House C 8 Jim Hegan C
9 Steve Gromek P 9 Bob Lemon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-2 2 1-- RR DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon -20% 54% Home Run; Gromek Scores
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR CLE L. Doby S. Gromek 17% 72% Home Run; Avila Scores
b3 2-2 1 12- R CLE A. Rosen S. Gromek 11% 70% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI; Doby to 2B
b3 4-2 1 123 RR CLE G. Strickland S. Gromek 9% 92% Double to LF; Rosen Scores/unER; Kiner Scores; Altobelli to 3B
b3 3-2 1 123 R CLE J. Altobelli S. Gromek 7% 83% Single to LF; Doby Scores; Rosen to 3B; Kiner 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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn B. Lemon 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO DET A. Kaline B. Lemon 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Steve Gromek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Smith S. Gromek -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- CLE B. Avila S. Gromek 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- RR CLE L. Doby S. Gromek 17% 72% Home Run; Avila Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- O CLE A. Rosen S. Gromek -1% 70% Flyball: LF
b1 2-0 2 --- O CLE R. Kiner S. Gromek -1% 70% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O DET F. Fain B. Lemon 2% 72% Flyball: LF
t2 0-2 1 --- O DET R. Boone B. Lemon 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- DET J. Delsing B. Lemon -1% 72% Single to RF
t2 0-2 2 1-- O DET B. Tuttle B. Lemon 2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Steve Gromek facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O CLE J. Altobelli S. Gromek -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- CLE G. Strickland S. Gromek 2% 75% Single to LF
b2 2-0 1 1-- O CLE J. Hegan S. Gromek -2% 73% Flyball: SS
b2 2-0 2 1-- O CLE B. Lemon S. Gromek -2% 71% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O DET F. House B. Lemon 3% 74% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- DET S. Gromek B. Lemon -3% 71% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- O DET H. Kuenn B. Lemon 3% 74% Lineout: RF
t3 0-2 2 1-- RR DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon -20% 54% Home Run; Gromek Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Lemon 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Steve Gromek facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- CLE A. Smith S. Gromek 4% 59% Single to SS
b3 2-2 0 1-- O CLE B. Avila S. Gromek -4% 56% Flyball: CF
b3 2-2 1 1-- CLE L. Doby S. Gromek 4% 60% Walk; Smith to 2B
b3 2-2 1 12- R CLE A. Rosen S. Gromek 11% 70% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI; Doby to 2B
b3 3-2 1 12- CLE R. Kiner S. Gromek 5% 75% Walk; Doby to 3B; Rosen to 2B
b3 3-2 1 123 R CLE J. Altobelli S. Gromek 7% 83% Single to LF; Doby Scores; Rosen to 3B; Kiner to 2B
b3 4-2 1 123 RR CLE G. Strickland S. Gromek 9% 92% Double to LF; Rosen Scores/unER; Kiner Scores; Altobelli to 3B
b3 6-2 1 -23 RO CLE J. Hegan S. Gromek 0% 93% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Altobelli Scores/unER
b3 7-2 2 -2- O CLE B. Lemon S. Gromek -1% 92% Lineout: SS
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 7.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
t4 2-7 0 --- DET F. Fain B. Lemon -2% 90% Single to RF
t4 2-7 0 1-- O DET R. Boone B. Lemon 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 2-7 1 1-- DET J. Delsing B. Lemon -2% 90% Walk; Boone to 2B
t4 2-7 1 12- O DET B. Tuttle B. Lemon 2% 91% Groundout: C-1B; Boone to 3B; Delsing to 2B
t4 2-7 2 -23 O DET F. House B. Lemon 3% 95% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tigers' Steve Gromek facing 1-2-3
b4 7-2 0 --- CLE A. Smith S. Gromek 1% 95% Walk
b4 7-2 0 1-- O CLE B. Avila S. Gromek -1% 95% Flyball: RF
b4 7-2 1 1-- CLE L. Doby S. Gromek 1% 95% Single to RF; Smith to 2B
b4 7-2 1 12- CLE A. Rosen S. Gromek 1% 96% Walk; Smith to 3B; Doby to 2B
b4 7-2 1 123 RO CLE R. Kiner S. Gromek 0% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
b4 8-2 2 12- O CLE J. Altobelli S. Gromek -1% 96% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 8.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 9-1-2
Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Steve Gromek (P) batting 9th
t5 2-8 0 --- O DET B. Phillips B. Lemon 1% 97% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t5 2-8 1 --- O DET H. Kuenn B. Lemon 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-8 2 --- O DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon 0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' Leo Cristante facing 7-8-9
Leo Cristante replaces Bubba Phillips (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-2 0 --- O CLE G. Strickland L. Cristante -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b5 8-2 1 --- O CLE J. Hegan L. Cristante -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 8-2 2 --- O CLE B. Lemon L. Cristante -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 8.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 3-4-5
t6 2-8 0 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Lemon 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 2-8 1 --- O DET F. Fain B. Lemon 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-8 2 --- R DET R. Boone B. Lemon -1% 97% Home Run
t6 3-8 2 --- DET J. Delsing B. Lemon -1% 96% Walk
t6 3-8 2 1-- O DET B. Tuttle B. Lemon 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tigers' Leo Cristante facing 1-2-3
b6 8-3 0 --- CLE A. Smith L. Cristante 0% 98% Walk
b6 8-3 0 1-- CLE B. Avila L. Cristante 1% 98% Single to 3B; Smith to 2B
b6 8-3 0 12- OO CLE L. Doby L. Cristante -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Smith to 3B
b6 8-3 2 --3 O CLE A. Rosen L. Cristante -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 8-9-1
Sam Dente replaces Al Rosen playing 3B batting 4th
t7 3-8 0 --- O DET F. House B. Lemon 1% 98% Groundout: P-2B-1B
Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Leo Cristante (P) batting 9th
t7 3-8 1 --- O DET W. Belardi B. Lemon 1% 98% Flyball: 1B
t7 3-8 2 --- O DET H. Kuenn B. Lemon 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tigers' Bill Froats facing 5-6-7
Bill Froats replaces Wayne Belardi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-3 0 --- CLE R. Kiner B. Froats 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-3 0 1-- O CLE J. Altobelli B. Froats -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kiner to 2B
b7 8-3 1 -2- CLE G. Strickland B. Froats 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-3 1 12- OO CLE J. Hegan B. Froats -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 8.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
t8 3-8 0 --- DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon -1% 97% Walk
t8 3-8 0 1-- DET A. Kaline B. Lemon -3% 93% Single to RF; Hatfield to 3B
t8 3-8 0 1-3 O DET F. Fain B. Lemon 3% 96% Flyball: 2B
t8 3-8 1 1-3 DET R. Boone B. Lemon -3% 94% Walk; Kaline to 2B
t8 3-8 1 123 RR DET J. Delsing B. Lemon -6% 88% Single to RF; Hatfield Scores; Kaline Scores; Boone to 2B
Ray Narleski replaces Bob Lemon pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-8 1 12- O DET B. Tuttle R. Narleski 5% 93% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-8 2 12- O DET F. House R. Narleski 4% 97% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tigers' Bill Froats facing 9-1-2
b8 8-5 0 --- O CLE R. Narleski B. Froats -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 8-5 1 --- O CLE A. Smith B. Froats -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-5 2 --- O CLE B. Avila B. Froats -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Indians' Ray Narleski facing 9-1-2
Jay Porter pinch hits for Bill Froats (P) batting 9th
t9 5-8 0 --- O DET J. Porter R. Narleski 2% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 5-8 1 --- DET H. Kuenn R. Narleski -2% 96% Single to LF
t9 5-8 1 1-- O DET F. Hatfield R. Narleski 2% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t9 5-8 2 1-- O DET A. Kaline R. Narleski 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 8.

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