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Standings
BOS
@CHW		4
1
BAL
@CLE		1
2
WSH
@DET		2
3
NYY
@KCA		4
7
MLN
@BRO		8
7
CIN
@NYG		0
8
CHC
@PIT		3
0
Wednesday, September 12, 1956,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 4,738, Time of Game: 2:08
Orioles
1
59-79
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Indians
2
78-59
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Early Wynn (17-9)
L: Hal Brown (9-5)
S: Don Mossi (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    2  5  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Williams CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .281 .776 -0.306 2.92 0.043 -0.349 -1.2 4 0
Bob Boyd 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .339 .864 0.107 1.35 0.144 -0.037 0.3 11 1 2B,SH
George Kell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 .750 -0.022 1.66 0.101 -0.123 0.1 3 2
Bob Nieman LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .331 .962 -0.070 1.78 0.072 -0.142 0.1 1 0
Tito Francona RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .689 -0.053 2.02 0.115 -0.168 -1.2 0 0
Gus Triandos C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 .765 0.155 1.99 0.211 -0.056 0.3 3 0
   Hoot Evers PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .680 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Billy Gardner 2B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .639 0.088 2.40 0.195 -0.107 0.0 1 2
Willy Miranda SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .568 -0.036 0.72 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 1 4
   Joe Frazier PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 .661 0.038 1.60 0.038 0.000 0.2
   Jim Pyburn PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .523 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Brooks Robinson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.183 5.30 0.000 -0.183 -0.8 0 0
Hal Brown P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .211 .581 -0.025 0.47 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 2
   Joe Ginsberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .589 -0.084 3.21 0.000 -0.084 -0.5
   Mike Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .375 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Causey PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .424 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Tom Gastall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .452 -0.224 7.42 0.000 -0.224 -0.8
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 4 9 .219 .556 -0.615 2.09 0.919 -1.534 -3.8 24 11
2B: B Boyd (8, off E Wynn).
SH: B Boyd (5, off E Wynn).
TB: G Triandos 2; B Boyd 2; B Nieman; B Gardner; D Williams; G Kell.
RBI: G Kell (48).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Miranda-B Gardner-B Boyd.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Pope CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .575 -0.008 0.83 0.048 -0.055 -0.3 2 0
   Jim Busby CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Al Smith 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 .798 -0.101 0.88 0.023 -0.124 -0.8 0 0 GDP
Gene Woodling LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .798 -0.053 0.70 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 3 0
Vic Wertz 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .264 .855 0.150 1.03 0.173 -0.024 1.0 6 1 HR
Rocky Colavito RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .927 -0.021 1.20 0.045 -0.066 -0.3 0 0
Chico Carrasquel SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .653 -0.053 1.02 0.000 -0.053 -0.6 4 0 SH
Jim Hegan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .649 -0.101 1.06 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 10 0
George Strickland 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .643 -0.061 0.75 0.000 -0.061 -0.5 1 3
Early Wynn P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .233 .600 0.134 0.79 0.161 -0.027 0.6 0 3 HR
   Don Mossi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 2 5 2 1 3 .185 .622 -0.114 0.91 0.450 -0.564 -2.3 27 7
HR: V Wertz (28, off H Brown; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); E Wynn (1, off H Brown; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: C Carrasquel (9, off H Brown).
TB: V Wertz 5; E Wynn 4; R Colavito; D Pope.
GIDP: A Smith (14).
RBI: V Wertz (92); E Wynn (13).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Wertz-C Carrasquel.
E: A Smith (10).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hal Brown, L (9-5) 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 3.49 23 54 0.034 1.02 1.2
Mike Fornieles 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.98 6 0 0 0.079 0.51 1.1
Team Totals 8 5 2 2 1 3 2 2.25 29 54 0 0 0.113 2.09 2.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, W (17-9) 8.1 7 1 1 4 8 0 2.81 35 69 0.155 1.75 2.2
Don Mossi, S (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 2 3 0 0.459 8.29 1.6
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 4 9 0 1.00 37 69 3 0 0.614 0.91 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: E Wynn (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Frank Tabacchi, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 4,738.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Dick Williams CF 1 Dave Pope CF
2 Bob Boyd 1B 2 Al Smith 3B
3 George Kell 3B 3 Gene Woodling LF
4 Bob Nieman LF 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Tito Francona RF 5 Rocky Colavito RF
6 Gus Triandos C 6 Chico Carrasquel SS
7 Billy Gardner 2B 7 Jim Hegan C
8 Willy Miranda SS 8 George Strickland 2B
9 Hal Brown 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 1-2 2 123 O BAL D. Williams D. Mossi 24% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-2 1 123 O BAL T. Gastall D. Mossi 22% 76% Strikeout
t9 1-2 0 12- BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn -19% 36% Single to LF; Francona to 3B; Evers to 2B
t9 1-2 0 123 O BAL B. Robinson E. Wynn 18% 54% Flyball: LF
t9 1-2 0 1-- BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn -16% 55% Single to RF; Francona 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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Williams E. Wynn 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Boyd E. Wynn 2% 54% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL G. Kell E. Wynn 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Pope H. Brown -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE A. Smith H. Brown -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE G. Woodling H. Brown -1% 50% Flyball: 1B
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 --- BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn -4% 46% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO BAL T. Francona E. Wynn 8% 54% Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn 1% 55% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz H. Brown -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Colavito H. Brown -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel H. Brown -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn 0% 53% E5 on Foul Ball
t3 0-0 1 --- O BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O BAL H. Brown E. Wynn 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan H. Brown -3% 53% Lineout: 3B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland H. Brown -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 --- O CLE E. Wynn H. Brown -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Williams E. Wynn -4% 46% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O BAL B. Boyd E. Wynn 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Williams to 2B
t4 0-0 1 -2- R BAL G. Kell E. Wynn -10% 38% Single to CF; Williams Scores
t4 1-0 1 1-- BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn -4% 34% Walk; Kell to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- O BAL T. Francona E. Wynn 4% 39% Lineout: CF
t4 1-0 2 12- O BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn 4% 43% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- CLE D. Pope H. Brown 5% 48% Single to RF
b4 0-1 0 1-- OO CLE A. Smith H. Brown -10% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- O CLE G. Woodling H. Brown -1% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 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 --- O BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn 2% 39% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 1-0 1 --- O BAL W. Miranda E. Wynn 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-0 2 --- O BAL H. Brown E. Wynn 1% 42% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
b5 0-1 0 --- R CLE V. Wertz H. Brown 15% 57% Home Run
b5 1-1 0 --- CLE R. Colavito H. Brown 5% 61% Single to LF
b5 1-1 0 1-- O CLE C. Carrasquel H. Brown -2% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Colavito to 2B
b5 1-1 1 -2- O CLE J. Hegan H. Brown -6% 53% Fielder's Choice SS; Colavito out at 3B/SS-3B
b5 1-1 2 1-- O CLE G. Strickland H. Brown -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t6 1-1 0 --- O BAL D. Williams E. Wynn 3% 53% Strikeout
t6 1-1 1 --- BAL B. Boyd E. Wynn -4% 50% Walk
t6 1-1 1 1-- O BAL G. Kell E. Wynn 3% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Boyd to 2B
t6 1-1 2 -2- BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Boyd to 3B
t6 1-1 2 --3 O BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn 6% 58% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Hal Brown facing 9-1-2
b6 1-1 0 --- R CLE E. Wynn H. Brown 16% 74% Home Run
b6 2-1 0 --- O CLE D. Pope H. Brown -2% 72% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 2-1 1 --- CLE A. Smith H. Brown 2% 74% Walk
b6 2-1 1 1-- O CLE G. Woodling H. Brown -3% 71% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 2-1 2 1-- CLE V. Wertz H. Brown 3% 74% Single to CF; Woodling to 3B
b6 2-1 2 1-3 O CLE R. Colavito H. Brown -5% 69% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- O BAL T. Francona E. Wynn 4% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn -5% 68% Single to LF
t7 1-2 1 1-- O BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn 6% 74% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Willy Miranda (SS) batting 8th
t7 1-2 2 1-- BAL J. Frazier E. Wynn -4% 70% Walk; Gardner to 2B
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Hal Brown (P) batting 9th
Jim Pyburn pinch runs for Joe Frazier (PH) batting 8th
t7 1-2 2 12- O BAL J. Ginsberg E. Wynn 8% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Mike Fornieles facing 6-7-8
Mike Fornieles replaces Joe Ginsberg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Brooks Robinson replaces Jim Pyburn (PR) playing 2B batting 8th
Billy Gardner moves from 2B to SS
b7 2-1 0 --- O CLE C. Carrasquel M. Fornieles -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O CLE J. Hegan M. Fornieles -1% 75% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-1 2 --- O CLE G. Strickland M. Fornieles -1% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t8 1-2 0 --- O BAL D. Williams E. Wynn 6% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- BAL B. Boyd E. Wynn -10% 70% Double (CF-RF)
t8 1-2 1 -2- O BAL G. Kell E. Wynn 9% 78% Flyball: SS
t8 1-2 2 -2- O BAL B. Nieman E. Wynn 8% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Mike Fornieles facing 9-1-2
b8 2-1 0 --- O CLE E. Wynn M. Fornieles -1% 85% Strikeout
b8 2-1 1 --- O CLE D. Pope M. Fornieles -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b8 2-1 2 --- O CLE A. Smith M. Fornieles -1% 83% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
Jim Busby replaces Dave Pope playing CF batting 1st
t9 1-2 0 --- BAL T. Francona E. Wynn -12% 72% Walk
t9 1-2 0 1-- BAL G. Triandos E. Wynn -16% 55% Single to RF; Francona to 2B
Hoot Evers pinch runs for Gus Triandos (C) batting 6th
t9 1-2 0 12- BAL B. Gardner E. Wynn -19% 36% Single to LF; Francona to 3B; Evers to 2B
t9 1-2 0 123 O BAL B. Robinson E. Wynn 18% 54% Flyball: LF
Don Mossi replaces Early Wynn pitching and batting 9th
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Mike Fornieles (P) batting 9th
Tom Gastall pinch hits for Wayne Causey batting 9th
t9 1-2 1 123 O BAL T. Gastall D. Mossi 22% 76% Strikeout
t9 1-2 2 123 O BAL D. Williams D. Mossi 24% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

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