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BOS
@CHW		4
3
BAL
@CLE		2
3
WSH
@DET		4
5
NYY
@KCA		10
9		 
(14)
CHC
@BRO		3
4		 
(10)
STL
@NYG		5
6
MLN
@PHI		2
5
CIN
@PIT		3
2
Friday, July 27, 1956
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 10,063, Time of Game: 2:22
Orioles
2
42-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 21½ GB
 at Indians
3
54-37
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
W: Early Wynn (12-5)
S: Don Mossi (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  X    3  8  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Williams CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .826 -0.207 2.07 0.038 -0.245 -1.1 4 0
Tito Francona 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 .724 -0.090 1.48 0.038 -0.128 -0.5 6 0
George Kell 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .326 .859 -0.055 1.23 0.030 -0.085 -0.3 1 1 SH
Bob Nieman LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321 .933 -0.028 1.33 0.076 -0.104 -0.1 3 0
Gus Triandos C 2 0 1 2 1 0 .277 .775 0.127 1.31 0.155 -0.028 1.1 6 0 SF
Hoot Evers RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .693 0.041 1.42 0.115 -0.074 -0.4 1 0
   Jim Pyburn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .594 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Billy Gardner 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224 .616 0.263 2.02 0.332 -0.069 1.1 2 2 2B
Willy Miranda SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .603 -0.091 1.94 0.049 -0.140 -0.6 1 3
Johnny Schmitz P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.083 1.12 0.000 -0.083 -0.8 0 0
   Joe Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .745 -0.056 2.29 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
   Mike Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Hale PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .633 -0.284 4.71 0.000 -0.284 -0.9
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 3 4 .219 .528 -0.463 1.69 0.833 -1.296 -2.8 24 6
2B: B Gardner (11, off E Wynn).
SF: G Triandos (2, off E Wynn).
SH: G Kell (11, off E Wynn).
TB: B Gardner 3; B Nieman; T Francona; D Williams; G Kell; G Triandos.
RBI: G Triandos 2 (53).
2-out RBI: G Triandos.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Gardner-W Miranda-T Francona.

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 1 0 .226 .656 0.049 1.18 0.092 -0.043 0.3 1 1
Gene Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .802 -0.185 1.55 0.000 -0.185 -1.7 1 0 GDP
Jim Busby CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .676 -0.050 1.17 0.047 -0.097 -0.4 6 0
Vic Wertz 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .294 .929 -0.025 1.20 0.059 -0.084 -0.5 6 0
   Preston Ward 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .811 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Rocky Colavito RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .250 .839 0.270 1.25 0.298 -0.028 1.7 2 0 HR
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .637 -0.089 1.16 0.013 -0.102 -0.7 2 2
Jim Hegan C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .239 .723 0.090 1.34 0.172 -0.082 0.3 6 0 HR
George Strickland 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .730 -0.077 1.00 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 1
Early Wynn P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .218 .550 0.054 0.72 0.065 -0.012 0.4 0 2
   Don Mossi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .354 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 2 5 .258 .755 0.037 1.19 0.746 -0.710 -1.3 27 6
HR: J Hegan (5, off J Schmitz; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Colavito (6, off J Schmitz; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Colavito 5; J Hegan 4; E Wynn 2; B Avila; J Busby; C Carrasquel.
GIDP: G Woodling (4).
RBI: R Colavito 2 (23); J Hegan (23).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Johnny Schmitz, L (0-2) 6 8 3 3 2 2 2 3.38 27 44 -0.116 1.34 0.2
Mike Fornieles 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.60 6 0 0 0.081 0.52 1.1
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 2 5 2 3.38 33 44 0 0 -0.035 1.69 1.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, W (12-5) 8.1 7 2 2 3 4 0 3.09 35 62 0.013 1.48 1.4
Don Mossi, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45 2 2 0 0.452 5.31 1.4
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 2.00 37 62 2 0 0.465 1.19 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 10,063.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Dick Williams CF 1 Bobby Avila 2B
2 Tito Francona 1B 2 Gene Woodling LF
3 George Kell 3B 3 Jim Busby CF
4 Bob Nieman LF 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Gus Triandos C 5 Rocky Colavito RF
6 Hoot Evers RF 6 Chico Carrasquel SS
7 Billy Gardner 2B 7 Jim Hegan C
8 Willy Miranda SS 8 George Strickland 3B
9 Johnny Schmitz P 9 Early Wynn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-3 1 -23 O BAL B. Hale D. Mossi 28% 83% Fielder's Choice 3B; Pyburn out at Hm/3B-C; Gardner to 3B
t9 2-3 0 1-- BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn -27% 45% Single to CF; Pyburn to 3B
b6 0-2 0 1-- RR CLE R. Colavito J. Schmitz 25% 58% Home Run; Wertz Scores
b6 2-2 1 --- R CLE J. Hegan J. Schmitz 17% 71% Home Run
t9 2-3 2 1-3 O BAL D. Williams D. Mossi 17% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B

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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Williams E. Wynn 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL T. Francona E. Wynn 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL G. Kell E. Wynn 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Johnny Schmitz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Schmitz -2% 53% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling J. Schmitz -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Busby J. Schmitz -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O BAL H. Evers E. Wynn 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Johnny Schmitz facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz J. Schmitz -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Colavito J. Schmitz -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- CLE C. Carrasquel J. Schmitz 1% 52% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE J. Hegan J. Schmitz -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O BAL J. Schmitz E. Wynn 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- O BAL D. Williams E. Wynn 1% 56% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Johnny Schmitz facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Strickland J. Schmitz -3% 53% Foul Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- CLE E. Wynn J. Schmitz 3% 56% Single to RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- CLE B. Avila J. Schmitz 4% 60% Walk; Wynn to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- OO CLE G. Woodling J. Schmitz -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O BAL T. Francona E. Wynn 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- BAL G. Kell E. Wynn -3% 50% Single to CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn -8% 42% Single to RF; Kell to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 RO BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn -1% 41% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kell Scores
t4 1-0 2 1-- O BAL H. Evers E. Wynn 2% 43% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Johnny Schmitz facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- CLE J. Busby J. Schmitz 5% 48% Single to RF
b4 0-1 0 1-- O CLE V. Wertz J. Schmitz -5% 44% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 1-- CLE R. Colavito J. Schmitz 5% 48% Single to 2B; Busby to 2B
b4 0-1 1 12- O CLE C. Carrasquel J. Schmitz -6% 42% Foul Flyball: C
b4 0-1 2 12- O CLE J. Hegan J. Schmitz -6% 37% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn -6% 30% Double to LF
t5 1-0 0 -2- O BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn 1% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gardner to 3B
t5 1-0 1 --3 O BAL J. Schmitz E. Wynn 7% 38% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --3 O BAL D. Williams E. Wynn 4% 42% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Johnny Schmitz facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- O CLE G. Strickland J. Schmitz -3% 39% Flyball: 3B
b5 0-1 1 --- CLE E. Wynn J. Schmitz 4% 42% Single to CF
b5 0-1 1 1-- CLE B. Avila J. Schmitz 5% 48% Single to LF; Wynn to 2B
b5 0-1 1 12- O CLE G. Woodling J. Schmitz -6% 42% Flyball: CF; Wynn to 3B
b5 0-1 2 1-3 O CLE J. Busby J. Schmitz -8% 35% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- BAL T. Francona E. Wynn -4% 31% Single to RF
t6 1-0 0 1-- O BAL G. Kell E. Wynn 2% 32% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Sacrifice; Francona to 2B
t6 1-0 1 -2- O BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn 4% 36% Flyball: LF
t6 1-0 2 -2- R BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn -11% 25% Single to LF; Francona Scores
t6 2-0 2 1-- O BAL H. Evers E. Wynn 2% 27% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Johnny Schmitz facing 4-5-6
b6 0-2 0 --- CLE V. Wertz J. Schmitz 6% 33% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- RR CLE R. Colavito J. Schmitz 25% 58% Home Run; Wertz Scores
b6 2-2 0 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel J. Schmitz -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-2 1 --- R CLE J. Hegan J. Schmitz 17% 71% Home Run
b6 3-2 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland J. Schmitz -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b6 3-2 2 --- O CLE E. Wynn J. Schmitz -1% 69% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Early Wynn facing 7-8-9
t7 2-3 0 --- O BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn 4% 73% Flyball: SS
t7 2-3 1 --- BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn -5% 68% Walk
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Johnny Schmitz (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 1-- O BAL J. Frazier E. Wynn 6% 74% Flyball: CF
t7 2-3 2 1-- BAL D. Williams E. Wynn -4% 70% Single to RF; Miranda to 2B
t7 2-3 2 12- O BAL T. Francona E. Wynn 8% 79% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Mike Fornieles facing 1-2-3
Mike Fornieles replaces Joe Frazier (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- O CLE B. Avila M. Fornieles -2% 76% Flyball: LF
b7 3-2 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling M. Fornieles -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- O CLE J. Busby M. Fornieles -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Early Wynn facing 3-4-5
t8 2-3 0 --- O BAL G. Kell E. Wynn 6% 79% Foul Flyball: SS
t8 2-3 1 --- O BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn 4% 84% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-3 2 --- O BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Mike Fornieles facing 4-5-6
b8 3-2 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz M. Fornieles -1% 85% Strikeout
b8 3-2 1 --- O CLE R. Colavito M. Fornieles -1% 84% Strikeout
b8 3-2 2 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel M. Fornieles -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
Preston Ward replaces Vic Wertz playing 1B batting 4th
t9 2-3 0 --- BAL H. Evers E. Wynn -12% 71% Walk
Jim Pyburn pinch runs for Hoot Evers (RF) batting 6th
t9 2-3 0 1-- BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn -27% 45% Single to CF; Pyburn to 3B
t9 2-3 0 1-3 O BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn 10% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gardner to 2B
Don Mossi replaces Early Wynn pitching and batting 9th
Bob Hale pinch hits for Mike Fornieles (P) batting 9th
t9 2-3 1 -23 O BAL B. Hale D. Mossi 28% 83% Fielder's Choice 3B; Pyburn out at Hm/3B-C; Gardner to 3B
t9 2-3 2 1-3 O BAL D. Williams D. Mossi 17% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 3.

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