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BOS
@BAL		8
3
CHW
@CLE		8
1
DET
@KCA		6
7
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@NYY		2
4
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@BRO		0
2
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@CHC		2
12
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@MLN		2
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@PHI		3
5
Friday, September 2, 1955,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 24,383, Time of Game: 3:09
White Sox
8
80-51
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Indians
1
79-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Jack Harshman (9-7)
L: Sal Maglie (9-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   3  1  0   4  0  0    8 14  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nellie Fox 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .295 .745 0.013 0.44 0.048 -0.035 0.5 2 1 2B
George Kell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 .808 0.015 0.72 0.057 -0.041 0.4 2 1
   Jim Busby CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .635 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1 3 0
Minnie Minoso LF 5 2 3 3 0 2 .294 .817 0.097 0.62 0.126 -0.028 2.1 1 0 HR
Jim Rivera CF-RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .285 .803 0.009 0.51 0.049 -0.040 0.2 2 0 SB
Bob Kennedy RF-3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .258 .713 0.138 0.85 0.177 -0.040 1.3 3 0 2B
Walt Dropo 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .300 .839 0.038 0.56 0.072 -0.034 -0.3 3 0
Sherm Lollar C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .258 .796 0.042 0.58 0.061 -0.018 1.3 8 1
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .689 -0.057 0.58 0.000 -0.057 -1.1 3 2
Jack Harshman P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .706 -0.047 0.46 0.000 -0.047 -1.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 8 14 8 1 5 .341 .821 0.248 0.58 0.590 -0.340 3.3 27 5
2B: B Kennedy (8, off S Maglie); N Fox (23, off A Houtteman).
HR: M Minoso (9, off A Houtteman; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Minoso 6; N Fox 3; B Kennedy 3; S Lollar 2; G Kell 2; J Rivera 2; W Dropo.
RBI: M Minoso 3 (59); S Lollar 2 (55); B Kennedy 2 (33); W Dropo (73).
2-out RBI: S Lollar.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Lollar-N Fox-W Dropo; C Carrasquel-W Dropo.
Baserunning
SB: J Rivera (24, 2nd base off A Houtteman/J Hegan).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Avila 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .264 .749 0.055 0.54 0.076 -0.020 0.6 2 4
Ferris Fain 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 .791 -0.108 0.92 0.022 -0.130 -1.4 9 1 CS,GDP
Al Smith RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .307 .895 0.024 0.70 0.051 -0.027 -0.0 1 0
Ralph Kiner LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .244 .810 0.038 0.94 0.086 -0.049 1.0 3 0 HR
Al Rosen 3B 1 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .775 0.038 1.16 0.066 -0.028 0.8 1 2
Larry Doby CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .838 -0.174 1.71 0.000 -0.174 -2.2 2 0
Jim Hegan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .654 -0.059 0.77 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 4 0
   Ray Narleski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .526 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hoot Evers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .752 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.4
   Don Mossi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .476 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
George Strickland SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .588 -0.034 0.67 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 1 2
   Billy Harrell PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.005 0.09 0.000 -0.005 -0.5 0 0
Sal Maglie P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .116 .304 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 1 0
   Art Houtteman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .344 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 1 0
   Jose Santiago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hank Foiles PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .706 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 2 0
Team Totals 29 1 4 1 8 8 .138 .566 -0.251 0.79 0.301 -0.552 -3.7 27 9
HR: R Kiner (16, off J Harshman; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Kiner 4; A Smith 2; B Avila.
GIDP: F Fain (11).
RBI: R Kiner (47).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: B Avila (12).
Baserunning
CS: F Fain (2, 2nd base by J Harshman/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Harshman, W (9-7) 9 4 1 1 8 8 1 3.17 37 75 0.252 0.79 3.7
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 8 8 1 1.00 37 75 0.252 0.58 3.7

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sal Maglie, L (9-7) 3.1 6 3 3 0 1 0 3.76 16 37 -0.178 1.01 -1.9
Art Houtteman 3 7 5 4 0 2 1 3.77 16 2 0 -0.065 0.49 -2.1
Jose Santiago 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.48 3 1 1 -0.006 0.09 -0.5
Ray Narleski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Don Mossi 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.60 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 8 7 1 5 1 7.00 42 37 3 1 -0.248 0.79 -3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bill Summers, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 24,383.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Nellie Fox 2B 1 Bobby Avila 2B
2 George Kell 3B 2 Ferris Fain 1B
3 Minnie Minoso LF 3 Al Smith RF
4 Jim Rivera CF 4 Ralph Kiner LF
5 Bob Kennedy RF 5 Al Rosen 3B
6 Walt Dropo 1B 6 Larry Doby CF
7 Sherm Lollar C 7 Jim Hegan C
8 Chico Carrasquel SS 8 George Strickland SS
9 Jack Harshman P 9 Sal Maglie P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 12- R CHW B. Kennedy S. Maglie 16% 71% Double to LF; Rivera to 3B; Minoso Scores
b3 0-0 2 123 O CLE L. Doby J. Harshman 8% 50% Strikeout
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE F. Fain J. Harshman 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 -23 R CHW W. Dropo S. Maglie 7% 78% Single to CF; Kennedy to 3B; Rivera Scores
t7 4-1 1 1-- RR CHW M. Minoso A. Houtteman 7% 96% Home Run; Fox Scores

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sal Maglie facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW N. Fox S. Maglie -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW G. Kell S. Maglie 2% 50% Single to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso S. Maglie -3% 47% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Rivera S. Maglie -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Avila J. Harshman -3% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE F. Fain J. Harshman 7% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE A. Smith J. Harshman -1% 48% Single to 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- CLE R. Kiner J. Harshman -2% 46% Walk; Smith to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- CLE A. Rosen J. Harshman -3% 43% Walk; Smith to 3B; Kiner to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O CLE L. Doby J. Harshman 7% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sal Maglie facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Kennedy S. Maglie -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHW W. Dropo S. Maglie -2% 46% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar S. Maglie -1% 45% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan J. Harshman 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland J. Harshman 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O CLE S. Maglie J. Harshman 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sal Maglie facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel S. Maglie -3% 47% Flyball: SS
t3 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Harshman S. Maglie -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-0 2 --- O CHW N. Fox S. Maglie -1% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Avila J. Harshman -4% 41% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CLE F. Fain J. Harshman 4% 44% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 1 1-- CLE A. Smith J. Harshman -4% 40% Single to CF; Fain to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- O CLE R. Kiner J. Harshman 5% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b3 0-0 2 12- CLE A. Rosen J. Harshman -3% 42% Walk; Fain to 3B; Smith to 2B
b3 0-0 2 123 O CLE L. Doby J. Harshman 8% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sal Maglie facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O CHW G. Kell S. Maglie -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- CHW M. Minoso S. Maglie 3% 50% Single to RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- CHW J. Rivera S. Maglie 4% 55% Single to LF; Minoso to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- R CHW B. Kennedy S. Maglie 16% 71% Double to LF; Rivera to 3B; Minoso Scores
t4 1-0 1 -23 R CHW W. Dropo S. Maglie 7% 78% Single to CF; Kennedy to 3B; Rivera Scores
t4 2-0 1 1-3 R CHW S. Lollar S. Maglie 5% 83% Single to RF; Dropo to 2B; Kennedy Scores
Art Houtteman replaces Sal Maglie pitching and batting 9th
t4 3-0 1 12- O CHW C. Carrasquel A. Houtteman -3% 81% Flyball: 3B
t4 3-0 2 12- O CHW J. Harshman A. Houtteman -3% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
b4 0-3 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan J. Harshman 3% 81% Strikeout
b4 0-3 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland J. Harshman 2% 83% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-3 2 --- O CLE A. Houtteman J. Harshman 1% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Art Houtteman facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- CHW N. Fox A. Houtteman 3% 87% Double to RF
t5 3-0 0 -2- CHW G. Kell A. Houtteman 3% 90% Single to 2B; Fox to 3B
t5 3-0 0 1-3 R CHW M. Minoso A. Houtteman 2% 93% Single to SS; Kell to 2B; Fox Scores
t5 4-0 0 12- O CHW J. Rivera A. Houtteman -2% 91% Flyball: P
t5 4-0 1 12- O CHW B. Kennedy A. Houtteman -2% 89% Flyball: CF
t5 4-0 2 12- O CHW W. Dropo A. Houtteman -2% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
b5 0-4 0 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Harshman 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- CLE F. Fain J. Harshman -2% 87% Walk
b5 0-4 1 1-- OO CLE A. Smith J. Harshman 4% 92% Double Play: Strikeout, Fain Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Art Houtteman facing 7-8-9
t6 4-0 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar A. Houtteman -1% 91% Foul Flyball: C
t6 4-0 1 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel A. Houtteman -1% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 4-0 2 --- O CHW J. Harshman A. Houtteman -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 4-5-6
b6 0-4 0 --- R CLE R. Kiner J. Harshman -6% 84% Home Run
b6 1-4 0 --- O CLE A. Rosen J. Harshman 3% 86% Flyball: SS
b6 1-4 1 --- O CLE L. Doby J. Harshman 2% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1-4 2 --- O CLE J. Hegan J. Harshman 1% 89% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Art Houtteman facing 1-2-3
t7 4-1 0 --- CHW N. Fox A. Houtteman 1% 91% Single to LF
t7 4-1 0 1-- O CHW G. Kell A. Houtteman -1% 89% Flyball: LF
t7 4-1 1 1-- RR CHW M. Minoso A. Houtteman 7% 96% Home Run; Fox Scores
t7 6-1 1 --- CHW J. Rivera A. Houtteman 0% 97% Single to CF
t7 6-1 1 1-- CHW B. Kennedy A. Houtteman 0% 97% Rivera Steals 2B
t7 6-1 1 -2- R CHW B. Kennedy A. Houtteman 1% 98% Single to LF; Rivera Scores
Jose Santiago replaces Art Houtteman pitching and batting 9th
t7 7-1 1 1-- O CHW W. Dropo J. Santiago -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dropo to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t7 7-1 2 -2- R CHW S. Lollar J. Santiago 1% 99% Single to LF; Dropo Scores/unER
t7 8-1 2 1-- O CHW C. Carrasquel J. Santiago -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-8, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 8-9-1
Bob Kennedy moves from RF to 3B
Jim Busby replaces George Kell (3B) playing CF batting 2nd
Jim Rivera moves from CF to RF
Billy Harrell pinch hits for George Strickland (SS) batting 8th
b7 1-8 0 --- O CLE B. Harrell J. Harshman 0% 99% Lineout: LF
Hank Foiles pinch hits for Jose Santiago (P) batting 9th
b7 1-8 1 --- O CLE H. Foiles J. Harshman 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-8 2 --- CLE B. Avila J. Harshman -0% 99% Walk
b7 1-8 2 1-- O CLE F. Fain J. Harshman 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Indians' Ray Narleski facing 9-1-2
Ray Narleski replaces Jim Hegan (C) pitching and batting 7th
Hank Foiles moves from PH to C
Billy Harrell moves from PH to SS
t8 8-1 0 --- O CHW J. Harshman R. Narleski -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 8-1 1 --- O CHW N. Fox R. Narleski -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 8-1 2 --- O CHW J. Busby R. Narleski -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-8, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 3-4-5
b8 1-8 0 --- O CLE A. Smith J. Harshman 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 1-8 1 --- CLE R. Kiner J. Harshman -0% 100% Walk
b8 1-8 1 1-- CLE A. Rosen J. Harshman -0% 99% Walk; Kiner to 2B
b8 1-8 1 12- O CLE L. Doby J. Harshman 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Ray Narleski (P) batting 7th
b8 1-8 2 12- O CLE H. Evers J. Harshman 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Indians' Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
Don Mossi replaces Hoot Evers (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t9 8-1 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso D. Mossi -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 8-1 1 --- CHW J. Rivera D. Mossi 0% 100% Walk
t9 8-1 1 1-- O CHW B. Kennedy D. Mossi -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 8-1 2 1-- O CHW W. Dropo D. Mossi -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-8, White Sox' Jack Harshman facing 8-9-1
b9 1-8 0 --- O CLE B. Harrell J. Harshman 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-8 1 --- O CLE H. Foiles J. Harshman 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 1-8 2 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Harshman 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Indians 1.

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