September 22, 1957 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 5,216

Sunday, September 22, 1957
Time of Game: 2:53

White Sox

88-59

Won 2

2nd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   0  0  4   1  2  0    9 14  0
Indians         0  3  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    5 10  2

W: B Pierce (20-11), L: B Alexander (0-1), S: J Staley (7)

Indians

71-76

Lost 2

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Beard RF                    3   1   1   0    3   1  .208  .599    0    0   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   2   3   1    2   0  .316  .817    0    3   5   
M Minoso LF                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .308  .854    0    2   0   2·2B,HBP
R Jackson 1B                  6   0   1   1    0   0  .371  .971    0   10   1   GDP
J Landis CF                   4   1   1   1    1   2  .213  .635    0    2   0   2B
B Phillips 3B                 5   2   1   0    0   0  .273  .706    0    1   3   
E Battey C                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .172  .531    0    5   0   
  J Staley P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .205    0    1   1   SH
S Esposito SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .542    0    0   3   
  E Torgeson PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .834         0   0   
  S Lollar PH-C               2   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .728    0    2   0   
B Pierce P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .165  .357    0    0   1   
  W Dropo PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .253  .742    0    0   0   
  L Aparicio PR-SS            2   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .650    0    1   2   2B
Totals                       40   9  14   8    7   6                    27  16

BATTING

2B: M Minoso 2 (35, off V Valentinetti, off M Garcia); L Aparicio (22, off V Valentinetti); J Landis (11, off V Valentinetti).

SH: J Staley (4, off V Valentinetti).

HBP: M Minoso (20, by M Garcia).

TB: M Minoso 5; N Fox 3; J Landis 2; L Aparicio 2; T Beard; B Pierce; E Battey; R Jackson; W Dropo; B Phillips.

GIDP: R Jackson (1).

RBI: M Minoso 3 (99); W Dropo (49); N Fox (60); J Landis (15); R Jackson (6); L Aparicio (41).

2-out RBI: L Aparicio.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 7 for 19.

BASERUNNING

PO: T Beard (1st base by V Valentinetti).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Smith LF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .246  .720    0    3   0   2B
B Avila 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .695    0    5   1   SH
V Wertz 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .852    0   10   1   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .248  .808    0    1   0   2B
B Harrell SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .686    0    1   1   
R Maris CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .234  .732    0    0   0   
D Brown C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .625    0    6   0   
G Strickland 3B               2   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .631    0    0   4   
  G Woodling PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .322  .930    0    0   0   
  K Kuhn PR-3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .378    0    0   0   
M Garcia P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .160  .379    0    0   1   
  B Alexander P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Caffie PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .768    0    0   0   
  V Valentinetti P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   3   
  C Carrasquel PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .729    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    1   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Smith (22, off J Staley); R Colavito (24, off J Staley).

SH: B Avila (16, off B Pierce).

TB: R Colavito 3; A Smith 3; B Harrell 2; D Brown 2; M Garcia; G Strickland.

RBI: G Strickland (19); R Colavito (81); D Brown (16); G Woodling (78); M Garcia (8).

2-out RBI: M Garcia; R Colavito.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Avila-V Wertz.

E: B Harrell (4); V Wertz (14).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Pierce, W (20-11)            5     6   3   3    1   4   0   3.22   22     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 5     46    -     0.97  -0.11
J Staley, S (7)                4     4   2   2    0   2   0   2.06   16     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1· 4          0-0    1.10   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 9           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garcia                       5     5   2   2    2   5   0   3.75   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 5     52    -     1.14   0.06
B Alexander, L (0-1)           0     2   3   3    1   0   0   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.28
H Aguirre, BS (2)              1     2   1   1    1   0   0   8.10    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          3-3    2.00  -0.25
V Valentinetti                 3     5   3   2    3   1   0   5.13   18     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.44  -0.14
Totals                         9    14   9   8    7   6   0          49     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1·12          3-3

B Alexander faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Pierce (3); H Aguirre 2 (4).

IBB: None.

PO: V Valentinetti (0; T Beard, 1st base).

HBP: M Garcia (6; M Minoso).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Frank Tabacchi, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 5,216.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. T Beard              RF    1. A Smith              LF 
2. N Fox                2B    2. B Avila              2B 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. V Wertz              1B 
4. R Jackson            1B    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. J Landis             CF    5. B Harrell            SS 
6. B Phillips           3B    6. R Maris              CF 
7. E Battey             C     7. D Brown              C  
8. S Esposito           SS    8. G Strickland         3B 
9. B Pierce             P     9. M Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-2  123     -21%  28% R Jackson       M Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 2   1  2-0  12-     -14%  49% D Brown         B Pierce        Single to CF; Harrell Scores; Maris to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      14%  73% M Minoso        M Garcia        Double to RF; Beard Scores; Fox to 3B
   t 6   0  3-2  12-      12%  60% E Battey        B Alexander     Single to 3B/Bunt; Landis to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   t 6   1  3-3  -23      11%  74% W Dropo         H Aguirre       Single to LF; Phillips Scores; Battey to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Beard         Walk
          1--      59%  N Fox           Walk; Beard to 2B
   R      12-      73%  M Minoso        Double to RF; Beard Scores; Fox to 3B
   RO     -23      73%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fox Scores; Minoso to 3B
   O      --3      69%  J Landis        Strikeout
   O      --3      66%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  A Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  B Avila         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      71%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  E Battey        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  S Esposito      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      69%  B Pierce        Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  T Beard         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  B Harrell       Single to RF
          1--      63%  R Maris         Walk; Harrell to 2B
   R      12-      49%  D Brown         Single to CF; Harrell Scores; Maris to 3B
   RO     1-3      47%  G Strickland    Groundout: 3B-1B; Maris Scores; Brown to 2B
          -2-      46%  M Garcia        Wild Pitch; Brown to 3B
   R      --3      36%  " "             Single to 1B (Pop Fly); Brown Scores
   O      1--      38%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Garcia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  N Fox           Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      34%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      35%  R Jackson       Single to RF
   O      1--      32%  J Landis        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  B Avila         Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  V Wertz         Strikeout
          ---      35%  R Colavito      Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  B Harrell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  B Phillips      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      32%  E Battey        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  S Esposito      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      34%  D Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  G Strickland    Single to LF
   O      1--      35%  M Garcia        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  B Pierce        Strikeout Looking
          ---      36%  T Beard         Single to P
          1--      41%  N Fox           Single to LF; Beard to 2B
          12-      50%  M Minoso        Hit By Pitch; Beard to 3B; Fox to 2B
   OO     123      28%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
          ---      25%  A Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      27%  B Avila         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      33%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Alexander facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Alexander replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
          ---      39%  J Landis        Walk
          1--      48%  B Phillips      Single to 3B/Bunt; Landis to 2B
          12-      60%  E Battey        Single to 3B/Bunt; Landis to 3B; Phillips to 2B
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Bob Alexander pitching and batting 9th; Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Sammy Esposito batting 8th; Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Earl Torgeson batting 8th
   R      123      71%  S Lollar        Wild Pitch; Landis Scores; Phillips to 3B; Battey to 2B
   O      -23      63%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  Walt Dropo pinch hits for Billy Pierce batting 9th
   R      -23      74%  W Dropo         Single to LF; Phillips Scores; Battey to 3B
                  Luis Aparicio pinch runs for Walt Dropo batting 9th
          1-3      76%  T Beard         Wild Pitch; Aparicio to 2B
          -23      77%  " "             Walk
   R      123      86%  N Fox           Single to CF; Battey Scores; Aparicio to 3B; Beard to 2B
   RO     123      88%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aparicio Scores; Beard to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Staley facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Staley replaces Earl Battey pitching and batting 7th; Sherm Lollar moves to C; Luis Aparicio moves to SS
          ---      81%  B Harrell       Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B-P; Harrell to 2B
          -2-      78%  D Brown         Single to LF; Harrell to 3B
                  Gene Woodling pinch hits for George Strickland batting 8th
   RO     1-3      80%  G Woodling      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Harrell Scores
                  Joe Caffie pinch hits for Hank Aguirre batting 9th; Kenny Kuhn pinch runs for Gene Woodling batting 8th
   O      1--      83%  J Caffie        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Vito Valentinetti facing 5-6-7
                  Vito Valentinetti replaces Joe Caffie pitching and batting 9th; Kenny Kuhn moves to 3B
   O      ---      81%  J Landis        Strikeout
          ---      83%  B Phillips      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      82%  J Staley        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
          -2-      82%  S Lollar        Walk
   R      12-      91%  L Aparicio      Double to RF; Phillips Scores/unER; Lollar to 3B
   O      -23      89%  T Beard         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Jerry Staley facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  A Smith         Double to LF
   O      -2-      87%  B Avila         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      91%  V Wertz         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      83%  R Colavito      Double to LF; Smith Scores
   O      -2-      87%  B Harrell       Fielder's Choice 3B; Colavito out at 3B/3B-2B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Vito Valentinetti facing 2-3-4
          ---      89%  N Fox           Single to RF
   R      1--      95%  M Minoso        Double to LF; Fox Scores
   O      -2-      94%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      97%  J Landis        Double to LF; Minoso Scores
   O      -2-      97%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B; Landis to 3B
   O      --3      96%  J Staley        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Jerry Staley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Maris         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Brown         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  K Kuhn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Vito Valentinetti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  S Lollar        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  L Aparicio      Popfly: 2B
          ---      99%  T Beard         Walk
          1--      99%  N Fox           Beard Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Beard to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
          12-      99%  M Minoso        Single to 2B; Beard to 3B; Fox to 2B
   O      123      98%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 9, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Jerry Staley facing 9-1-2
                  Chico Carrasquel pinch hits for Vito Valentinetti batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  C Carrasquel    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Smith         Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Avila         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Indians 5.

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