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NYY  1

DET  5
@CHW  4

KCA  9
@CLE  4

LAD 13
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 2,270

Wednesday, April 16, 1958
Time of Game: 2:44
Athletics
9
2-0
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       5  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  2    9 14  0
Indians         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  1
W: R Terry (1-0), L: R Narleski (0-1), S: T Gorman (1)
Indians
4
0-2
Lost 2
7th, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Baxes 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .733    0    4   2   
B Tuttle RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
H Lopez 3B                    3   3   2   0    2   0  .571 1.271    0    1   0   
V Power 1B                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .250  .583    0    4   1   
B Cerv LF                     5   2   3   5    0   0  .556 1.778    0    1   0   HR,2·2B
W Held CF                     2   0   0   1    2   1  .167  .500    0    4   0   SF
F House C                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    7   0   GDP
J DeMaestri SS                4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    5   1   
R Terry P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
  T Gorman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   9  14   9    4   3                    27   4
BATTING
2B: B Cerv 2 (3, off S Ridzik, off C Churn).
HR: B Cerv (1, off D Tomanek; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: W Held (1, off S Ridzik).
SH: R Terry (1, off C McLish).
TB: B Cerv 8; H Lopez 2; B Tuttle 2; V Power 2; J DeMaestri 2; M Baxes 2; F House.
GIDP: F House (1).
RBI: B Cerv 5 (7); V Power 2 (2); J DeMaestri (2); W Held (1).
2-out RBI: J DeMaestri.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J DeMaestri-M Baxes-V Power; M Baxes-J DeMaestri.
PB: F House (1).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .555    0    4   3   2B
R Maris RF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    1   1   
M Minoso LF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    1   0   
L Doby CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .661    0    4   0   
M Vernon 1B                   3   2   2   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    1   1   
R Nixon C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    4   0   GDP
F Hatfield 3B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .143  .393    0    4   1   
B Moran 2B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    5   0   
  P Ward PH                   0   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  B Harrell 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Narleski P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Ridzik P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  G Geiger PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Colavito PH               0   0   0   1    1   0                0    0   0   
  C Churn P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   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   
  H Naragon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tomanek P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    5   7                    27   8
BATTING
2B: C Carrasquel (1, off R Terry).
TB: C Carrasquel 2; B Moran 2; M Vernon 2; F Hatfield; R Nixon; R Maris; M Minoso.
GIDP: R Nixon (1).
RBI: B Moran (1); P Ward (1); R Colavito (1); F Hatfield (1).
2-out RBI: R Colavito; B Moran.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Tomanek-C Carrasquel-M Vernon.
E: C Carrasquel (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
R Terry, W (1-0)               7.1   9   4   4    4   7   0   4.91   34     -       ·  ·      3·10· 1· 9     47    -     0.87   0.02
T Gorman, S (1)                1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 0          3-1    1.62   0.11
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   7   0          39     -       ·  ·      3·13· 2· 9          3-1 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Narleski, L (0-1)            0     3   4   4    1   0   0    inf    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3     27    -     1.42  -0.26
S Ridzik                       3     3   1   1    0   1   0   1.80   12     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 1· 3          2-2    0.49  -0.09
H Wilhelm                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.22   0.01
C Churn                        3     4   2   2    2   2   0   3.60   14     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.50  -0.02
C McLish                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.11   0.00
D Tomanek                      1     2   2   2    1   0   1  18.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.14  -0.02
Totals                         9    14   9   9    4   3   1          43     -       ·  ·      5·16· 1·14          2-2 
R Narleski faced 4 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Bill McKinley.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 2,270.
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. F House              C     7. F Hatfield           3B 
8. J DeMaestri          SS    8. B Moran              2B 
9. R Terry              P     9. R Narleski           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  7-4  123      20%  97% H Naragon       T Gorman        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 1   0  0-0  123      10%  76% V Power         R Narleski      Single to LF; Baxes Scores; Tuttle Scores; Lopez to 2B
   b 8   1  7-3  123     -10%  77% P Ward          T Gorman        Walk; Vernon Scores; Nixon to 3B; Hatfield to 2B
   t 1   0  0-2  12-       9%  86% B Cerv          S Ridzik        Double to CF; Lopez Scores; Power to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% B Tuttle        R Narleski      Single to RF; Baxes to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Narleski facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Baxes         Single to LF
          1--      63%  B Tuttle        Single to RF; Baxes to 3B
          1-3      67%  H Lopez         Walk; Tuttle to 2B
   RR     123      76%  V Power         Single to LF; Baxes Scores; Tuttle Scores; Lopez to 2B
                  Steve Ridzik replaces Ray Narleski pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      86%  B Cerv          Double to CF; Lopez Scores; Power to 3B
   RO     -23      85%  W Held          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Power Scores
   O      -2-      84%  F House         Strikeout
   R      -2-      89%  J DeMaestri     Single to LF; Cerv Scores; DeMaestri to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      88%  R Terry         Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ralph Terry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  C Carrasquel    Strikeout
          ---      87%  R Maris         Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  L Doby          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Ridzik facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  M Baxes         Flyball: SS
          ---      91%  B Tuttle        Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  H Lopez         Groundout: P-2B; Tuttle to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  V Power         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  M Vernon        Single to RF
   OO     1--      91%  R Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  F Hatfield      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Ridzik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  B Cerv          Flyball: P
   O      ---      91%  W Held          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      91%  F House         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ralph Terry facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  B Moran         Single to LF
                  Gary Geiger pinch hits for Steve Ridzik batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  G Geiger        Strikeout
   O      1--      92%  C Carrasquel    Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      93%  R Maris         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 8-9-1
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Gary Geiger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J DeMaestri     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      92%  R Terry         Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  M Baxes         Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  B Tuttle        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ralph Terry facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  M Minoso        Walk
   O      1--      92%  L Doby          Strikeout
          1--      89%  M Vernon        Walk; Minoso to 2B
   O      12-      92%  R Nixon         Strikeout
          12-      90%  F Hatfield      Walk; Minoso to 3B; Vernon to 2B
   R      123      84%  B Moran         Single to CF; Minoso Scores; Vernon to 3B; Hatfield to 2B
                  Rocky Colavito pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm batting 9th
   R      123      77%  R Colavito      Walk; Vernon Scores; Hatfield to 3B; Moran to 2B
   O      123      85%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chuck Churn facing 3-4-5
                  Chuck Churn replaces Rocky Colavito pitching and batting 9th
          ---      87%  H Lopez         Walk
   O      1--      85%  V Power         Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      84%  B Cerv          Fielder's Choice SS; Lopez out at 3B/SS-3B-P; Cerv to 1B
          1--      85%  W Held          Walk; Cerv to 2B
   O      12-      83%  F House         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cerv out at 3B/SS-3B; Held to 2B; House to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Ralph Terry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  R Maris         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      88%  L Doby          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chuck Churn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  J DeMaestri     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      86%  R Terry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  M Baxes         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  M Vernon        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  R Nixon         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      91%  F Hatfield      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Chuck Churn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
          ---      91%  H Lopez         Single to CF
          1--      93%  V Power         Single to CF; Lopez to 3B
   RR     1-3      98%  B Cerv          Double to LF; Lopez Scores; Power Scores
   O      -2-      97%  W Held          Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  F House         Single to RF; Cerv out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Ralph Terry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  B Moran         Flyball: SS
                  Bobby Avila pinch hits for Chuck Churn batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Avila         Flyball: SS
          ---      98%  C Carrasquel    Double to LF
          -2-      98%  R Maris         Passed Ball; Carrasquel to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
                  Cal McLish replaces Bobby Avila pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  J DeMaestri     Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  R Terry         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; DeMaestri to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  M Baxes         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  B Tuttle        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Ralph Terry facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  M Minoso        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  L Doby          Flyball: LF
          1--      97%  M Vernon        Single to RF; Minoso to 2B
          12-      93%  R Nixon         Single to LF; Minoso to 3B; Vernon to 2B
   R      123      87%  F Hatfield      Single to RF; Minoso Scores; Vernon to 3B; Nixon to 2B
                  Tom Gorman replaces Ralph Terry pitching and batting 9th; Preston Ward pinch hits for Billy Moran batting 8th
   R      123      77%  P Ward          Walk; Vernon Scores; Nixon to 3B; Hatfield to 2B
                  Hal Naragon pinch hits for Cal McLish batting 9th
   OO     123      97%  H Naragon       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dick Tomanek facing 3-4-5
                  Dick Tomanek replaces Hal Naragon pitching and batting 9th; Billy Harrell replaces Preston Ward playing 2B batting 8th
          ---      97%  H Lopez         Single to P
   O      1--      97%  V Power         Flyball: 2B
   RR     1--      99%  B Cerv          Home Run; Lopez Scores
          ---      99%  W Held          Walk
   OO     1--      99%  F House         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Tom Gorman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Maris         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Minoso        Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195804160

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