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Standings
BOS
@BAL		3
2		 
(12)
CHW
@CLE		1
4
CHW
@CLE		6
2
DET
@KCA		7
3
WSH
@NYY		1
2
NYG
@BRO		1
6
MLN
@CHC		7
4
MLN
@CHC		5
3
PIT
@PHI		4
1		 
(10)
PIT
@PHI		5
6		 
(10)
CIN
@STL		5
6		 
(13)
Sunday, September 9, 1956,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 28,457, Time of Game: 2:38
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
White Sox
6
76-59
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
2
76-59
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Gerry Staley (6-2)
L: Hank Aguirre (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       3  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  1    6  8  0
Indians         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  3

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fred Hatfield 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .764 -0.026 0.35 0.010 -0.036 -0.7 1 1
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 .736 0.017 0.52 0.043 -0.026 0.2 4 4
Larry Doby CF 4 1 2 2 0 2 .260 .830 0.134 0.71 0.171 -0.037 1.4 5 0 HR
Minnie Minoso LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .305 .911 0.100 0.59 0.139 -0.039 0.8 3 0 HR,SB
Walt Dropo 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .258 .688 -0.013 0.55 0.017 -0.030 -0.5 10 1 SF
Les Moss C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 .885 0.002 0.26 0.018 -0.016 0.5 0 0 2B
   Bubba Phillips PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 .744 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Sherm Lollar C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .792 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Rivera RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .735 0.035 0.43 0.056 -0.022 0.4 2 0 SB,SH
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .262 .630 -0.021 0.47 0.010 -0.031 -0.1 0 2
Gerry Staley P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .254 -0.029 0.28 0.000 -0.029 -0.7 2 4 SH
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 2 5 .250 .754 0.199 0.46 0.464 -0.266 1.2 27 12
2B: L Moss (3, off D Mossi).
HR: L Doby (18, off H Aguirre; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); M Minoso (16, off H Aguirre; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: W Dropo (5, off H Aguirre).
SH: J Rivera (5, off D Mossi); G Staley (1, off D Mossi).
TB: M Minoso 5; L Doby 5; L Moss 2; L Aparicio; N Fox; F Hatfield.
RBI: L Aparicio 2 (47); L Doby 2 (90); W Dropo (41); M Minoso (77).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. N Fox-W Dropo; F Hatfield-N Fox-W Dropo.
Baserunning
SB: J Rivera (19, 2nd base off M Garcia/H Naragon); M Minoso (10, 2nd base off H Aguirre/H Naragon).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Smith CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .274 .804 0.127 0.99 0.156 -0.029 1.4 3 0 HR
Bobby Avila 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .651 -0.115 1.30 0.037 -0.152 -1.0 5 1 GDP
Dave Pope LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .624 -0.081 0.93 0.000 -0.081 -0.8 1 0
Vic Wertz 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 .838 0.010 0.81 0.072 -0.062 0.2 10 1 HR
Rocky Colavito RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 .925 -0.034 0.72 0.027 -0.061 -0.2 1 0
Al Rosen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .789 -0.044 0.77 0.025 -0.068 -0.3 0 4
Chico Carrasquel SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .661 -0.057 0.73 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 1 4
   Bob Lemon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .595 -0.045 1.30 0.000 -0.045 -0.9 GDP
Hal Naragon C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .767 -0.057 0.74 0.000 -0.057 -0.5 5 0
Hank Aguirre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Kenny Kuhn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.024 0.93 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Mike Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .296 0.030 0.71 0.030 0.000 0.3 1 0 HBP
   Gene Woodling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .808 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.1
   Don Mossi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 1 0 .219 .671 -0.300 0.88 0.347 -0.646 -2.8 27 12
HR: V Wertz (27, off G Staley; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Smith (14, off G Staley; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: M Garcia (1, by G Staley).
TB: A Smith 5; V Wertz 4; R Colavito 2; A Rosen; B Avila.
GIDP: B Avila (12); B Lemon (1).
RBI: V Wertz (91); A Smith (67).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Carrasquel-V Wertz.
E: H Naragon 2 (2); C Carrasquel (19).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gerry Staley, W (6-2) 9 7 2 2 1 0 2 3.64 34 64 0.301 0.88 2.8
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 0 2 2.00 34 64 0.301 0.46 2.8

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hank Aguirre, L (2-4) 3 4 4 2 1 2 2 4.22 15 40 -0.238 0.62 -2.4
Mike Garcia 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 3.84 13 0 0 0.038 0.44 1.1
Don Mossi 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.54 9 0 0 0.001 0.20 0.1
Team Totals 9 8 6 3 2 5 2 3.00 37 40 0 0 -0.199 0.88 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Staley (6; M Garcia).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 28,457.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Fred Hatfield 3B 1 Al Smith CF
2 Nellie Fox 2B 2 Bobby Avila 2B
3 Larry Doby CF 3 Dave Pope LF
4 Minnie Minoso LF 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Walt Dropo 1B 5 Rocky Colavito RF
6 Les Moss C 6 Al Rosen 3B
7 Jim Rivera RF 7 Chico Carrasquel SS
8 Luis Aparicio SS 8 Hal Naragon C
9 Gerry Staley P 9 Hank Aguirre P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR CHW L. Doby H. Aguirre 16% 66% Home Run; Fox Scores/unER
b5 2-5 1 12- OO CLE B. Avila G. Staley 10% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 3-1 1 --- R CHW M. Minoso H. Aguirre 9% 78% Home Run
b1 0-3 0 --- R CLE A. Smith G. Staley -8% 64% Home Run
b4 1-5 0 --- R CLE V. Wertz G. Staley -7% 78% Home Run

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' Hank Aguirre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW F. Hatfield H. Aguirre -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW N. Fox H. Aguirre 2% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR CHW L. Doby H. Aguirre 16% 66% Home Run; Fox Scores/unER
t1 2-0 1 --- CHW M. Minoso H. Aguirre 2% 68% Single to RF
t1 2-0 1 1-- CHW W. Dropo H. Aguirre 3% 72% Minoso Steals 2B; Minoso to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t1 2-0 1 --3 RO CHW W. Dropo H. Aguirre 2% 73% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Minoso Scores/unER
t1 3-0 2 --- CHW L. Moss H. Aguirre 1% 74% Walk
t1 3-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Rivera H. Aguirre -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- R CLE A. Smith G. Staley -8% 64% Home Run
b1 1-3 0 --- CLE B. Avila G. Staley -4% 61% Single to LF
b1 1-3 0 1-- O CLE D. Pope G. Staley 2% 63% Groundout: P-1B; Avila to 2B
b1 1-3 1 -2- O CLE V. Wertz G. Staley 3% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Avila to 3B
b1 1-3 2 --3 O CLE R. Colavito G. Staley 4% 69% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Hank Aguirre facing 8-9-1
t2 3-1 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio H. Aguirre -2% 68% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t2 3-1 1 --- O CHW G. Staley H. Aguirre -1% 66% Flyball: CF
t2 3-1 2 --- CHW F. Hatfield H. Aguirre 1% 67% Single to RF
t2 3-1 2 1-- O CHW N. Fox H. Aguirre -2% 65% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- O CLE A. Rosen G. Staley 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-3 1 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel G. Staley 2% 70% Flyball: RF
b2 1-3 2 --- O CLE H. Naragon G. Staley 1% 71% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Hank Aguirre facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- O CHW L. Doby H. Aguirre -2% 69% Strikeout
t3 3-1 1 --- R CHW M. Minoso H. Aguirre 9% 78% Home Run
t3 4-1 1 --- O CHW W. Dropo H. Aguirre -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 4-1 2 --- O CHW L. Moss H. Aguirre -1% 76% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 9-1-2
Kenny Kuhn pinch hits for Hank Aguirre (P) batting 9th
b3 1-4 0 --- O CLE K. Kuhn G. Staley 2% 78% Lineout: LF
b3 1-4 1 --- CLE A. Smith G. Staley -3% 76% Single to SS
b3 1-4 1 1-- O CLE B. Avila G. Staley 3% 79% Flyball: LF
b3 1-4 2 1-- O CLE D. Pope G. Staley 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
Mike Garcia replaces Kenny Kuhn (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-1 0 --- CHW J. Rivera M. Garcia 2% 83% Walk
t4 4-1 0 1-- CHW L. Aparicio M. Garcia 4% 87% Rivera Steals 2B; Rivera to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t4 4-1 0 --3 RO CHW L. Aparicio M. Garcia -0% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B; Rivera Scores/unER
t4 5-1 1 --- O CHW G. Staley M. Garcia -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-1 2 --- O CHW F. Hatfield M. Garcia -0% 85% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 4-5-6
b4 1-5 0 --- R CLE V. Wertz G. Staley -7% 78% Home Run
b4 2-5 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito G. Staley 3% 80% Flyball: CF
b4 2-5 1 --- O CLE A. Rosen G. Staley 2% 82% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-5 2 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel G. Staley 1% 83% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 2-3-4
t5 5-2 0 --- CHW N. Fox M. Garcia 2% 85% Single to LF
t5 5-2 0 1-- O CHW L. Doby M. Garcia -2% 83% Strikeout
t5 5-2 1 1-- OO CHW M. Minoso M. Garcia -3% 80% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 8-9-1
b5 2-5 0 --- O CLE H. Naragon G. Staley 3% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 2-5 1 --- CLE M. Garcia G. Staley -3% 80% Hit By Pitch
b5 2-5 1 1-- CLE A. Smith G. Staley -5% 75% Walk; Garcia to 2B
b5 2-5 1 12- OO CLE B. Avila G. Staley 10% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
t6 5-2 0 --- O CHW W. Dropo M. Garcia -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-2 1 --- O CHW L. Moss M. Garcia -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-2 2 --- O CHW J. Rivera M. Garcia -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 3-4-5
b6 2-5 0 --- O CLE D. Pope G. Staley 3% 86% Groundout: P unassisted
b6 2-5 1 --- O CLE V. Wertz G. Staley 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b6 2-5 2 --- CLE R. Colavito G. Staley -1% 86% Single to CF
b6 2-5 2 1-- O CLE A. Rosen G. Staley 3% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 8-9-1
t7 5-2 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio M. Garcia -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 1 --- O CHW G. Staley M. Garcia -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 2 --- O CHW F. Hatfield M. Garcia -1% 87% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 7-8-9
b7 2-5 0 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel G. Staley 3% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b7 2-5 1 --- O CLE H. Naragon G. Staley 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
Gene Woodling pinch hits for Mike Garcia (P) batting 9th
b7 2-5 2 --- O CLE G. Woodling G. Staley 1% 93% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Don Mossi facing 2-3-4
Don Mossi replaces Gene Woodling (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-2 0 --- O CHW N. Fox D. Mossi -1% 92% Flyball: 2B
t8 5-2 1 --- CHW L. Doby D. Mossi 1% 93% Single to RF
t8 5-2 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso D. Mossi -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 5-2 2 1-- O CHW W. Dropo D. Mossi -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 1-2-3
b8 2-5 0 --- O CLE A. Smith G. Staley 3% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 2-5 1 --- O CLE B. Avila G. Staley 2% 96% Flyball: 2B
b8 2-5 2 --- O CLE D. Pope G. Staley 1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
t9 5-2 0 --- CHW L. Moss D. Mossi 1% 97% Double to CF
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Les Moss (C) batting 6th
t9 5-2 0 -2- O CHW J. Rivera D. Mossi -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 3B
t9 5-2 1 --3 R CHW L. Aparicio D. Mossi 1% 98% Single to LF; Phillips Scores
t9 6-2 1 1-- O CHW G. Staley D. Mossi -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Aparicio to 2B
t9 6-2 2 -2- O CHW F. Hatfield D. Mossi -0% 98% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 4-5-6
Sherm Lollar replaces Bubba Phillips (PR) playing C batting 6th
b9 2-6 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz G. Staley 1% 99% Lineout: CF
b9 2-6 1 --- CLE R. Colavito G. Staley -1% 98% Single to LF
b9 2-6 1 1-- CLE A. Rosen G. Staley -2% 95% Single to LF; Colavito to 2B
Bob Lemon pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel (SS) batting 7th
b9 2-6 1 12- OO CLE B. Lemon G. Staley 5% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Indians 2.

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