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BAL
@CHW		2
3		 
(11)
BOS
@CLE		2
10
BOS
@CLE		4
3
NYY
@DET		5
1
WSH
@KCA		4
1
CHC
@BRO		2
4
STL
@NYG		0
3
MLN
@PHI		1
13
Friday, September 14, 1956,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 10,000, Time of Game: 2:17
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
4
78-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Indians
3
79-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Dave Sisler (7-7)
L: Don Mossi (6-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  3    4  8  3
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  2  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gene Mauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.094 0.92 0.000 -0.094 -0.8 0 3
Billy Klaus SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .274 .761 0.073 0.65 0.089 -0.016 0.5 0 3 2B
Gene Stephens LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .264 .729 0.030 1.02 0.082 -0.053 0.2 4 0
Mickey Vernon 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .311 .909 0.066 1.42 0.116 -0.051 0.0 8 0
Jackie Jensen RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .892 -0.089 1.50 0.037 -0.126 -0.5 1 0
Jim Piersall CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 .819 0.019 1.29 0.078 -0.059 -0.2 4 0
Ted Lepcio 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .791 -0.086 1.07 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 1 0
   Ted Williams PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .353 1.100 0.389 3.95 0.389 0.000 1.8 2B
   Milt Bolling PR-3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 .612 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sammy White C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 .648 0.173 1.46 0.243 -0.070 -0.2 9 0
Dave Sisler P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .088 .246 -0.075 0.72 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 0 1
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 2 3 .235 .572 0.406 1.20 1.034 -0.630 -0.8 27 7
2B: B Klaus (27, off M Garcia); T Williams (26, off D Mossi).
TB: B Klaus 3; T Williams 2; G Stephens 2; J Jensen; J Piersall; S White.
RBI: T Williams 2 (69); S White (41); M Vernon (77).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: J Jensen (11); B Klaus (24); T Lepcio (11).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Smith 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .789 -0.096 0.89 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 1 3
Bobby Avila 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .659 -0.178 1.72 0.000 -0.178 -0.8 1 4
Gene Woodling LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .788 -0.130 1.27 0.000 -0.130 -0.6 1 0
Vic Wertz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .834 -0.129 1.23 0.000 -0.129 -0.7 14 1
Rocky Colavito RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .918 -0.104 1.35 0.000 -0.104 -0.6 3 0
Dave Pope CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .242 .564 0.043 0.97 0.070 -0.027 0.0 1 0
   Jim Busby CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .662 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
George Strickland SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .635 0.037 1.27 0.062 -0.026 0.1 2 4
   Joe Caffie PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.235 3.35 0.235 0.000 0.9
   Chico Carrasquel SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .657 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Hegan C 3 1 1 2 0 0 .220 .659 0.298 2.44 0.375 -0.077 1.3 4 0 3B
Mike Garcia P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .105 .282 -0.069 0.92 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 0 1
   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 30 3 2 2 1 9 .067 .230 -0.093 1.40 0.742 -0.836 -1.8 27 14
3B: J Hegan (2, off D Sisler).
TB: J Hegan 3; J Caffie.
RBI: J Hegan 2 (31).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Busby (S White at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Sisler, W (7-7) 9 2 3 2 1 9 0 4.69 31 81 0.093 1.40 1.8
Team Totals 9 2 3 2 1 9 0 2.00 31 81 0.093 1.20 1.8

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Garcia 8.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 3.82 33 60 0.215 1.08 2.8
Don Mossi, BS (4), L (6-5) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.59 3 2 2 -0.622 2.53 -2.1
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 2 3 0 4.00 36 60 2 2 -0.407 1.40 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: M Garcia (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 10,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Gene Mauch 2B 1 Al Smith 3B
2 Billy Klaus SS 2 Bobby Avila 2B
3 Gene Stephens LF 3 Gene Woodling LF
4 Mickey Vernon 1B 4 Vic Wertz 1B
5 Jackie Jensen RF 5 Rocky Colavito RF
6 Jim Piersall CF 6 Dave Pope CF
7 Ted Lepcio 3B 7 George Strickland SS
8 Sammy White C 8 Jim Hegan C
9 Dave Sisler P 9 Mike Garcia P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-3 1 12- RR BOS T. Williams D. Mossi 39% 56% Double to LF; Piersall Scores; Vernon Scores
b8 0-1 1 -23 RRR CLE J. Hegan D. Sisler -37% 7% Triple to RF; Caffie Scores; Pope Scores; Hegan Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
t9 3-3 1 -2- RO BOS S. White D. Mossi 24% 80% Single to CF; Bolling Scores; White out at 2B/CF-2B
b8 0-1 1 1-- CLE J. Caffie D. Sisler -23% 44% Single to RF; Pope to 3B; Caffie to 2B/Adv on E9
b9 3-4 0 --- O CLE B. Avila D. Sisler 9% 88% Flyball: CF

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS G. Mauch M. Garcia -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Klaus M. Garcia -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS G. Stephens M. Garcia 1% 47% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS M. Vernon M. Garcia -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Smith D. Sisler 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Avila D. Sisler 2% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE G. Woodling D. Sisler 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia 4% 54% Single to P
t2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia -2% 52% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Jensen to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O BOS T. Lepcio M. Garcia -4% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O BOS S. White M. Garcia -3% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz D. Sisler 2% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Colavito D. Sisler 2% 49% Lineout: 3B
b2 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Pope D. Sisler 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Sisler M. Garcia -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS G. Mauch M. Garcia -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- BOS B. Klaus M. Garcia 1% 47% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O BOS G. Stephens M. Garcia -3% 44% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Strickland D. Sisler 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Hegan D. Sisler 2% 49% Flyball: 1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CLE M. Garcia D. Sisler 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Vernon M. Garcia -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia -2% 45% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia -1% 44% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Smith D. Sisler 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Avila D. Sisler 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 2 --- O CLE G. Woodling D. Sisler 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Lepcio M. Garcia -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- O BOS S. White M. Garcia -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Sisler M. Garcia -2% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz D. Sisler 3% 46% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Colavito D. Sisler 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Pope D. Sisler 2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O BOS G. Mauch M. Garcia -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- BOS B. Klaus M. Garcia 6% 53% Double to LF
t6 0-0 1 -2- BOS G. Stephens M. Garcia 7% 60% Single to RF; Klaus to 3B
t6 0-0 1 1-3 RO BOS M. Vernon M. Garcia 3% 63% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Klaus Scores
t6 1-0 2 1-- BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia 1% 64% Wild Pitch; Vernon to 2B
t6 1-0 2 -2- O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia -4% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 7-8-9
b6 0-1 0 --- CLE G. Strickland D. Sisler -6% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b6 0-1 0 1-- O CLE J. Hegan D. Sisler 6% 59% Flyball: LF
b6 0-1 1 1-- O CLE M. Garcia D. Sisler 5% 65% Strikeout
b6 0-1 2 1-- O CLE A. Smith D. Sisler 4% 69% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
t7 1-0 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia -3% 66% Flyball: RF
t7 1-0 1 --- O BOS T. Lepcio M. Garcia -2% 64% Strikeout
t7 1-0 2 --- O BOS S. White M. Garcia -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 2-3-4
b7 0-1 0 --- O CLE B. Avila D. Sisler 5% 68% Flyball: LF
b7 0-1 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling D. Sisler 4% 72% Strikeout
b7 0-1 2 --- O CLE V. Wertz D. Sisler 2% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
t8 1-0 0 --- O BOS D. Sisler M. Garcia -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-0 1 --- O BOS G. Mauch M. Garcia -2% 70% Flyball: SS
t8 1-0 2 --- BOS B. Klaus M. Garcia 1% 71% Single to CF
t8 1-0 2 1-- O BOS G. Stephens M. Garcia -3% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 5-6-7
b8 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito D. Sisler 6% 75% Strikeout
b8 0-1 1 --- CLE D. Pope D. Sisler -7% 68% Walk
Joe Caffie pinch hits for George Strickland (SS) batting 7th
b8 0-1 1 1-- CLE J. Caffie D. Sisler -23% 44% Single to RF; Pope to 3B; Caffie to 2B/Adv on E9
b8 0-1 1 -23 RRR CLE J. Hegan D. Sisler -37% 7% Triple to RF; Caffie Scores; Pope Scores; Hegan Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
b8 3-1 1 --- O CLE M. Garcia D. Sisler 1% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-1 2 --- O CLE A. Smith D. Sisler 0% 8% Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 4-5-6
Chico Carrasquel replaces Joe Caffie (PH) playing SS batting 7th
Jim Busby replaces Dave Pope playing CF batting 6th
t9 1-3 0 --- BOS M. Vernon M. Garcia 8% 16% Walk
t9 1-3 0 1-- O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia -7% 9% Flyball: RF
t9 1-3 1 1-- BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia 8% 17% Single to LF; Vernon to 2B
Don Mossi replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
Ted Williams pinch hits for Ted Lepcio (3B) batting 7th
t9 1-3 1 12- RR BOS T. Williams D. Mossi 39% 56% Double to LF; Piersall Scores; Vernon Scores
Milt Bolling pinch runs for Ted Williams (PH) batting 7th
t9 3-3 1 -2- RO BOS S. White D. Mossi 24% 80% Single to CF; Bolling Scores; White out at 2B/CF-2B
t9 4-3 2 --- O BOS D. Sisler D. Mossi -1% 79% Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Dave Sisler facing 2-3-4
Milt Bolling moves from PR to 3B
b9 3-4 0 --- O CLE B. Avila D. Sisler 9% 88% Flyball: CF
b9 3-4 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling D. Sisler 7% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-4 2 --- O CLE V. Wertz D. Sisler 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 3.

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