April 15, 1958 Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
WSH 1 NYY 3
@BOS 0 DET 4
@CHW 3 KCA 5
@CLE 0 PHI 5
@CIN 4 PIT 4
@MLN 3
(14) SFG 8
LAD 0 CHC 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 35,307

Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Time of Game: 0:00

Athletics

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  2   0  0  1   1  0  0    5 11  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

W: N Garver (1-0), L: H Score (0-1)

Indians

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Baxes 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650    0    5   1   CS
B Tuttle RF                   1   2   1   0    3   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   2   SH
H Lopez 3B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100    0    5   0   GDP
V Power 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    2   1   
B Cerv LF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.250    0    5   0   2B
W Held CF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    2   0   
H Chiti C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    3   0   CS
J DeMaestri SS                4   0   2   1    0   2  .500 1.000    0    3   1   
N Garver P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   GDP
Totals                       32   5  11   4    6   9                    27   5

BATTING

2B: B Cerv (1, off H Score).

SH: B Tuttle (1, off C McLish).

TB: B Cerv 3; H Lopez 2; J DeMaestri 2; N Garver; W Held; B Tuttle; M Baxes; H Chiti.

GIDP: N Garver (1); H Lopez (1).

RBI: B Cerv 2 (2); H Lopez (1); J DeMaestri (1).

2-out RBI: B Cerv 2; J DeMaestri.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Baxes-J DeMaestri-V Power.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Baxes (1, 2nd base by H Score/R Nixon); H Chiti (1, 2nd base by H Score/R Nixon).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   2   
R Maris RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
M Minoso LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
L Doby CF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .667 1.417    0    1   1   
M Vernon 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    3   1   GDP
R Nixon C                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .750 1.500    0   10   2   
F Hatfield 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Moran 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   3   
  P Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
H Score P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Geiger PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Ridzik P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Avila PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C McLish P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hardy PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  C Churn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   7   0    3   2                    27   9

BATTING

TB: R Nixon 3; L Doby 2; B Moran; C Carrasquel.

GIDP: M Vernon (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Moran-C Carrasquel-M Vernon; C Carrasquel-B Moran-M Vernon.

E: M Minoso (1).

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Garver, W (1-0)              9     7   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   35     -       ·  ·      3·20· 0· 7     72    -     0.75   0.31
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   2   0          35     -       ·  ·      3·20· 0· 7           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Score, L (0-1)               3     4   3   3    4   6   0   9.00   15     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4     41    -     1.11  -0.18
S Ridzik                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.05
C McLish                       2     5   2   2    0   0   0   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 5          0-0    0.40  -0.06
C Churn                        2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   5    6   9   0          39     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: H Score (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 35,307.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Baxes              2B    1. C Carrasquel         SS 
2. B Tuttle             RF    2. R Maris              RF 
3. H Lopez              3B    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. V Power              1B    4. L Doby               CF 
5. B Cerv               LF    5. M Vernon             1B 
6. W Held               CF    6. R Nixon              C  
7. H Chiti              C     7. F Hatfield           3B 
8. J DeMaestri          SS    8. B Moran              2B 
9. N Garver             P     9. H Score              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  12-      19%  80% B Cerv          H Score         Double to CF; Tuttle Scores; Lopez Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  1--       8%  84% M Vernon        N Garver        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  3-0  1-3       7%  78% R Maris         N Garver        Foul Flyball: 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       7%  57% H Lopez         H Score         Single to RF; Tuttle to 3B
   b 3   1  3-0  1--      -7%  71% C Carrasquel    N Garver        Single to RF; Moran to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Baxes         Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Tuttle        Walk
          1--      57%  H Lopez         Single to RF; Tuttle to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  V Power         Wild Pitch; Tuttle Scores; Lopez to 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      60%  B Cerv          Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  W Held          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  R Maris         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Herb Score facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  H Chiti         Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  J DeMaestri     Chiti Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      58%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  N Garver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  L Doby          Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  M Vernon        Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  R Nixon         Single to RF; Vernon out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--      62%  F Hatfield      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  M Baxes         Walk
   O      1--      60%  B Tuttle        Baxes Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      62%  " "             Single to SS
          1--      66%  H Lopez         Walk; Tuttle to 2B
   O      12-      62%  V Power         Flyball: RF
   RR     12-      80%  B Cerv          Double to CF; Tuttle Scores; Lopez Scores
   O      -2-      78%  W Held          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ned Garver facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  B Moran         Single to LF
                  Gary Geiger pinch hits for Herb Score batting 9th
   O      1--      78%  G Geiger        Flyball: LF
          1--      71%  C Carrasquel    Single to RF; Moran to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      83%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Ridzik facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Ridzik replaces Gary Geiger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  H Chiti         Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  J DeMaestri     Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  N Garver        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  L Doby          Single to RF
   OO     1--      84%  M Vernon        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      83%  R Nixon         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  F Hatfield      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Ridzik facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  M Baxes         Lineout: SS
          ---      85%  B Tuttle        Walk
   O      1--      84%  H Lopez         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      83%  V Power         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ned Garver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  B Moran         Flyball: LF
                  Bobby Avila pinch hits for Steve Ridzik batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Avila         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      88%  C Carrasquel    Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
                  Cal McLish replaces Bobby Avila pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  B Cerv          Single to LF; Cerv to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      89%  W Held          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      87%  H Chiti         Flyball: 3B
   R      -2-      92%  J DeMaestri     Single to LF; Cerv Scores
   O      1--      92%  N Garver        Single to CF; DeMaestri out at Hm/CF-2B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  M Minoso        Flyball: 3B
          ---      93%  L Doby          Walk
          1--      92%  M Vernon        Walk; Doby to 2B
   O      12-      95%  R Nixon         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  M Baxes         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  B Tuttle        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Baxes to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  H Lopez         Single to RF; Baxes Scores; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  V Power         Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      97%  B Cerv          Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  F Hatfield      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      98%  B Moran         Popfly: 3B
                  Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Cal McLish batting 9th
          ---      98%  C Hardy         Walk
   O      1--      99%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chuck Churn facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Churn replaces Carroll Hardy pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Held          Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  H Chiti         Strikeout
          1--      99%  J DeMaestri     Single to 1B; Held to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  N Garver        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  R Maris         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  L Doby          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chuck Churn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  M Baxes         Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  B Tuttle        Walk
   OO     1--      99%  H Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  M Vernon        Flyball: 2B
          ---      99%  R Nixon         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  F Hatfield      Strikeout
                  Preston Ward pinch hits for Billy Moran batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  P Ward          Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195804150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation