April 22, 1956 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
WSH 3 WSH 4
@BAL 1 DET 6
@CLE 4 CLE 5
DET 2 CHW 3
@KCA 0 NYY 13
BOS 6 CHC 5
CIN 4 CIN 1
@CHC 1
(7) PHI 3
NYG 1 NYG 9
@PHI 7 BRO 4
@PIT 1
(6) STL 10
MLN 4 MLN 13
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 22, 1956
Time of Game: 2:40

Tigers

2-3

Won 2

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  4   2  0  0    6 10  1
Indians         1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4 10  0

W: B Black (1-0), L: R Narleski (0-1)

Indians

1-4

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .208  .500    0    1   1   
E Torgeson 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .902    0   11   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   2   2   4    0   0  .190  .703    0    3   0   2·HR
H Kuenn SS                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .920    0    0   5   HR,2B
R Boone 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .649    0    1   3   
F House C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .744    0    6   1   
C Maxwell LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .429  .985    0    0   0   
R Bertoia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .472    0    4   2   
F Lary P                      1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.750    0    0   1   
  P Wojey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Belardi PH                1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    0   0   HR
  B Black P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       37   6  10   6    1   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: H Kuenn (2, off B Feller).

HR: H Kuenn (1, off B Feller; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Kaline 2 (2, off R Narleski, off B Feller; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); W Belardi (1, off B Feller; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: A Kaline 8; H Kuenn 6; W Belardi 4; B Tuttle; E Torgeson; C Maxwell; F Lary; R Boone.

RBI: A Kaline 4 (5); W Belardi (1); H Kuenn (2).

2-out RBI: A Kaline 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. H Kuenn-R Bertoia-E Torgeson; R Boone-E Torgeson; B Tuttle-H Kuenn-R Bertoia.

E: B Tuttle (1).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Avila 2B                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .261  .522    0    2   2   
G Woodling LF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .211  .686    0    2   0   
A Smith RF                    3   1   0   1    1   2  .294  .703    0    4   0   SF
V Wertz 1B                    3   0   3   1    1   0  .267  .717    0    7   1   
A Rosen 3B                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .143  .543    0    0   2   GDP
J Busby CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .576    0    4   0   GDP
C Carrasquel SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .498    0    1   3   
E Averill C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .125  .489    0    5   0   
B Feller P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  R Narleski P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Mele PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  C McLish P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   4    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

SF: A Smith (1, off F Lary).

TB: V Wertz 3; G Woodling 2; B Avila 2; A Rosen; E Averill; C Carrasquel.

GIDP: J Busby (3); A Rosen (1).

RBI: A Rosen 2 (3); V Wertz (2); A Smith (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Lary                         4     8   4   4    5   4   0   4.15   23     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 8     29    -     1.02  -0.16
P Wojey                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.40   0.04
B Black, W (1-0)               4     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.34   0.35
Totals                         9    10   4   4    5   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0·10          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Feller                       5.1   6   4   4    0   1   3   6.75   22     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 4· 6     41    -     0.88  -0.08
R Narleski, L (0-1)            2.2   4   2   2    1   1   1   3.18   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          0-0    1.05  -0.20
C McLish                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    10   6   6    1   3   4          38     -       ·  ·      9·11· 4·10           -

F Lary faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 40° F, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Tuttle             CF    1. B Avila              2B 
2. E Torgeson           1B    2. G Woodling           LF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. A Smith              RF 
4. H Kuenn              SS    4. V Wertz              1B 
5. R Boone              3B    5. A Rosen              3B 
6. F House              C     6. J Busby              CF 
7. C Maxwell            LF    7. C Carrasquel         SS 
8. R Bertoia            2B    8. E Averill            C  
9. F Lary               P     9. B Feller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  4-4  1--      33%  78% A Kaline        R Narleski      Home Run; Torgeson Scores
   t 6   1  4-1  1--      16%  31% A Kaline        B Feller        Home Run; Tuttle Scores
   t 6   1  4-3  ---      16%  47% H Kuenn         B Feller        Home Run
   b 5   0  0-1  1--      -9%  17% G Woodling      F Lary          Single to CF; Woodling to 2B/Adv on E8; Avila to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -8%  33% G Woodling      F Lary          Single to RF; Avila to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Feller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Tuttle        Lineout: P
   O      ---      46%  E Torgeson      Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Avila         Single to LF
          1--      33%  G Woodling      Single to RF; Avila to 3B
   ROO    1-3      39%  A Smith         Double Play: Flyball: CF-SS-2B/Sacrifice Fly; Avila Scores
          ---      38%  V Wertz         Single to LF
          1--      36%  A Rosen         Walk; Wertz to 2B
          12-      34%  J Busby         Walk; Wertz to 3B; Rosen to 2B
   O      123      40%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Feller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  H Kuenn         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  R Boone         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  F House         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  E Averill       Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  B Feller        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      37%  B Avila         Strikeout
   O      1--      39%  G Woodling      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Feller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  C Maxwell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  R Bertoia       Lineout: SS
          ---      36%  F Lary          Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  B Tuttle        Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Lary facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      35%  A Smith         Strikeout
          ---      33%  V Wertz         Single to CF
   OO     1--      38%  A Rosen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Feller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  E Torgeson      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      33%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
          ---      36%  H Kuenn         Double to LF
   O      -2-      32%  R Boone         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  J Busby         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      34%  E Averill       Walk
   O      1--      36%  B Feller        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Feller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  F House         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      31%  C Maxwell       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  R Bertoia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
          ---      26%  B Avila         Single to CF
          1--      17%  G Woodling      Single to CF; Woodling to 2B/Adv on E8; Avila to 3B
          -23      15%  A Smith         Walk
   R      123      10%  V Wertz         Walk; Avila Scores; Woodling to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RR     123       5%  A Rosen         Single to CF; Wertz to 2B; Smith Scores; Woodling Scores
                  Pete Wojey replaces Frank Lary pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-       8%  J Busby         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Rosen to 2B
   O      -2-       9%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Feller facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Pete Wojey batting 9th
   R      ---      14%  W Belardi       Home Run
          ---      18%  B Tuttle        Single to LF
   O      1--      14%  E Torgeson      Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      31%  A Kaline        Home Run; Tuttle Scores
   R      ---      47%  H Kuenn         Home Run
                  Ray Narleski replaces Bob Feller pitching and batting 9th
          ---      50%  R Boone         Single to 2B
   O      1--      46%  F House         Strikeout
          1--      49%  C Maxwell       Walk; Boone to 2B
   O      12-      42%  R Bertoia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Bud Black facing 8-9-1
                  Bud Black replaces Wayne Belardi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      46%  E Averill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      48%  R Narleski      Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      50%  B Avila         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Ray Narleski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  B Black         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      43%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  E Torgeson      Single to CF
   RR     1--      78%  A Kaline        Home Run; Torgeson Scores
   O      ---      77%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  G Woodling      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  A Smith         Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  V Wertz         Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  A Rosen         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ray Narleski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  R Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  F House         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      84%  C Maxwell       Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  R Bertoia       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  J Busby         Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  C Carrasquel    Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  E Averill       Flyball: RF
                  Sam Mele pinch hits for Ray Narleski batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  S Mele          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
                  Cal McLish replaces Sam Mele pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  B Black         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  E Torgeson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  B Avila         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      98%  G Woodling      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Smith         Groundout: C-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195604221

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation