April 18, 1959 Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
WSH 1 NYY 16
@BOS 7 DET 5
@CHW 2 CLE 13
KCA 4 PHI 14
@CIN 9 LAD 8
CHC 7 PIT 11
@MLN 5 SFG 8
STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 3,959

Saturday, April 18, 1959
Time of Game: 2:30

Athletics

2-5

Lost 2

7th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   2  1  0    4  9  2
Indians         1  4  2   0  0  5   0  1  X   13 16  0

W: D Ferrarese (2-0), L: R Terry (0-2)

Indians

6-0

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .806    0    3   0   SB
R Maris RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .179  .687    0    1   0   HR,2B
H Lopez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .697    0    1   2   
B Cerv LF                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .261  .965    0    4   0   SF
H Smith 3B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .240  .727    0    3   1   CS
D Williams 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .673    0    5   0   2B,GDP
F House C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.151    0    5   2   3B
J DeMaestri SS                3   0   0   1    0   0  .188  .629    0    1   2   
  T Carroll SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   0   
R Terry P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Freeman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Snyder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Brunet P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Z Bella PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Meyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Simpson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    3   2                    24   7

BATTING

2B: R Maris (1, off D Ferrarese); D Williams (2, off D Ferrarese).

3B: F House (1, off D Ferrarese).

HR: R Maris (2, off D Ferrarese; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: B Cerv (1, off D Ferrarese).

TB: R Maris 6; F House 4; B Cerv 2; D Williams 2; B Tuttle; H Smith.

GIDP: D Williams (1).

RBI: F House (4); R Maris (2); B Cerv (3); J DeMaestri (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Tuttle (1); G Brunet (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Tuttle (1, 2nd base off D Ferrarese/H Naragon).

CS: H Smith (1, 2nd base by D Ferrarese/H Naragon).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hardy CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .572    0    3   0   
B Martin 2B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .125  .404    0    2   3   HR,SF
M Minoso LF                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .551    0    0   0   
R Colavito RF                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .360  .905    0    3   0   HR
V Power 1B                    4   3   3   1    1   0  .409 1.318    0   14   0   HR,2B,SB
H Naragon C                   5   3   3   1    0   0  .600 1.514    0    3   2   2B
W Held 3B                     4   3   3   2    0   1  .280 1.040    0    1   3   HR
G Strickland SS               3   1   2   3    1   1  .550 1.559    0    1   3   2·2B,IW
D Ferrarese P                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .715    0    0   3   2B
Totals                       39  13  16  12    2   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: G Strickland 2 (5, off M Freeman, off R Terry); H Naragon (1, off R Terry); D Ferrarese (1, off M Freeman); V Power (1, off R Meyer).

HR: W Held (4, off G Brunet; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B Martin (1, off R Terry; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Colavito (1, off G Brunet; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); V Power (2, off R Terry; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: B Martin (1, off M Freeman).

IBB: G Strickland (1, by G Brunet).

TB: V Power 7; W Held 6; B Martin 5; R Colavito 5; H Naragon 4; G Strickland 4; D Ferrarese 2.

RBI: G Strickland 3 (6); R Colavito 2 (2); B Martin 2 (2); W Held 2 (9); V Power (3); H Naragon (2); D Ferrarese (2).

2-out RBI: R Colavito 2; W Held 2; G Strickland 2; H Naragon.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Strickland-B Martin-V Power.

BASERUNNING

SB: V Power (2, Home off R Meyer/F House).

PO: B Martin (1st base by G Brunet).

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, L (0-2)               1     5   5   5    0   1   2   7.88    8     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 2· 5     24    -     0.70  -0.30
M Freeman                      3     4   2   2    0   1   0   6.00   13     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 3· 4          2-2    0.27  -0.05
G Brunet                       2     6   5   5    2   3   2  22.50   14     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 6          0-0    0.06  -0.01
R Meyer                        2     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    7     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  13  13    2   5   4          42     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 5·16          2-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ferrarese, W (2-0)           9     9   4   4    3   2   1   3.31   36     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 8     52    -     0.47   0.14
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   2   1          36     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 8           -

R Terry faced 4 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: G Brunet (1).

WP: R Meyer (1).

IBB: G Brunet (1; G Strickland).

PO: G Brunet (0; B Martin, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 3,959.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Tuttle             CF    1. C Hardy              CF 
2. R Maris              RF    2. B Martin             2B 
3. H Lopez              2B    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. B Cerv               LF    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. H Smith              3B    5. V Power              1B 
6. D Williams           1B    6. H Naragon            C  
7. F House              C     7. W Held               3B 
8. J DeMaestri          SS    8. G Strickland         SS 
9. R Terry              P     9. D Ferrarese          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  ---      11%  63% B Martin        R Terry         Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 2   0  0-1  ---       9%  76% V Power         R Terry         Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 2   0  0-2  1-3       6%  90% G Strickland    R Terry         Double to RF; Naragon Scores; Held to 3B
   t 2   1  1-0  12-       5%  61% J DeMaestri     D Ferrarese     Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 2   2  1-0  12-       5%  66% R Terry         D Ferrarese     Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Tuttle        Walk
          1--      44%  R Maris         Tuttle Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      51%  H Lopez         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      55%  B Cerv          Single to 1B; Tuttle out at 3B/2B-3B-C-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ralph Terry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Hardy         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      63%  B Martin        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      62%  M Minoso        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      61%  R Colavito      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Ferrarese facing 5-6-7
          ---      57%  H Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  D Williams      Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  F House         Single to LF; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      61%  J DeMaestri     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      66%  R Terry         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      76%  V Power         Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      80%  H Naragon       Double to RF
          -2-      84%  W Held          Single to RF; Naragon to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  G Strickland    Double to RF; Naragon Scores; Held to 3B
                  Mark Freeman replaces Ralph Terry pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      94%  D Ferrarese     Double to CF; Held Scores; Strickland to 3B
   O      -23      92%  C Hardy         Strikeout
   RO     -23      92%  B Martin        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Strickland Scores
   O      -2-      92%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  H Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Freeman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  V Power         Lineout: CF
          ---      93%  H Naragon       Single to LF
          1--      94%  W Held          Single to LF; Naragon to 2B
   RR     12-      98%  G Strickland    Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Naragon Scores; Held Scores
   O      -2-      97%  D Ferrarese     Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Don Ferrarese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  B Cerv          Popfly: 2B
          ---      97%  H Smith         Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Williams      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      98%  F House         Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mark Freeman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  C Hardy         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      98%  B Martin        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Don Ferrarese facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  F House         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  J DeMaestri     Flyball: RF
                  Russ Snyder pinch hits for Mark Freeman batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Snyder        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
                  George Brunet replaces Russ Snyder pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Colavito      Single to LF
          1--     100%  V Power         Single to CF; Colavito to 3B/Adv on E8; Power to 2B
   O      -23      99%  H Naragon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      99%  W Held          Strikeout
          -23      99%  G Strickland    Intentional Walk
   O      123      99%  D Ferrarese     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  B Tuttle        Single to CF
          1--      96%  R Maris         Double to RF; Tuttle to 3B
   O      -23      97%  H Lopez         Popfly: 1B
   RO     -23      98%  B Cerv          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tuttle Scores
   O      -2-      99%  H Smith         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, George Brunet facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  C Hardy         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  B Martin        Single to CF
          1--      99%  M Minoso        Martin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Martin to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Fielder's Choice 2B; Martin out at Hm/2B-C-3B; Minoso to 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  R Colavito      Home Run (Deep LF); Minoso Scores
          ---     100%  V Power         Walk
          1--     100%  H Naragon       Balk; Power to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Single to RF; Power Scores; Naragon to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -2-     100%  W Held          Home Run (Deep LF); Naragon Scores
   O      ---     100%  G Strickland    Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 12.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-12, Don Ferrarese facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  D Williams      Double to LF (Short LF)
   R      -2-     100%  F House         Triple to RF; Williams Scores
   RO     --3     100%  J DeMaestri     Groundout: 3B-1B; House Scores
                  Zeke Bella pinch hits for George Brunet batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  Z Bella         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Tuttle        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, Russ Meyer facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Meyer replaces Zeke Bella pitching and batting 9th; Tom Carroll replaces Joe DeMaestri playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  D Ferrarese     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  C Hardy         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Martin        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 12.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-12, Don Ferrarese facing 2-3-4
   R      ---     100%  R Maris         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---     100%  H Lopez         Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Cerv          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  H Smith         Walk; Cerv to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  D Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-4, Russ Meyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  M Minoso        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  V Power         Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
          -2-     100%  H Naragon       Wild Pitch; Power to 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Power Steals Hm
   O      ---     100%  " "             Groundout: C-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 13.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-13, Don Ferrarese facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  F House         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  T Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Harry Simpson pinch hits for Russ Meyer batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  H Simpson       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 13.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195904180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation