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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		6
5
CHW
@CLE		5
2
DET
@KCA		3
4
BAL
@NYY		5
4
BAL
@NYY		3
2
BOS
@WSH		1
2
SFG
@CHC		3
2
MLN
@CIN		10
11
PIT
@PHI		9
2
PIT
@PHI		5
10
LAD
@STL		17
11
Sunday, April 26, 1959,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 14,358, Time of Game: 2:45
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
White Sox
5
9-5
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Indians
2
10-4
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Billy Pierce (2-1)
L: Gary Bell (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 10  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  8  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .302 .855 -0.038 0.57 0.024 -0.062 -1.0 0 5 CS
Nellie Fox 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .387 .933 -0.015 0.55 0.034 -0.049 0.0 3 2
Billy Goodman 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .357 .929 0.002 0.61 0.040 -0.039 0.2 0 1 SB
   Bubba Phillips 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .186 .511 0.018 0.27 0.018 0.000 1.0 0 2 2B
Sherm Lollar C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .799 -0.047 0.44 0.000 -0.047 -1.1 5 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .750 -0.064 0.62 0.006 -0.070 -0.9 12 0
Jim Rivera LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .438 1.194 -0.016 0.56 0.026 -0.042 -0.5 0 0
Al Smith RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .188 .460 0.067 0.56 0.091 -0.024 0.7 4 0 CS,HBP
Jim Landis CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .218 .666 0.043 0.81 0.073 -0.030 -0.0 3 0
Billy Pierce P 4 1 3 2 0 0 .429 1.357 0.173 0.65 0.196 -0.023 2.2 0 0 3B,2B,GDP
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 5 4 .294 .812 0.123 0.58 0.508 -0.386 0.7 27 10
2B: B Pierce (1, off G Bell); B Phillips (3, off H Robinson).
3B: B Pierce (1, off H Robinson).
HBP: A Smith (1, by M Grant).
TB: B Pierce 6; B Phillips 2; N Fox 2; A Smith; J Rivera; L Aparicio; J Landis.
GIDP: B Pierce (1).
RBI: B Pierce 2 (3); L Aparicio (11); J Landis (6); B Phillips (4).
2-out RBI: B Phillips.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Aparicio-N Fox-E Torgeson.
Baserunning
SB: B Goodman (1, 2nd base off G Bell/D Brown).
CS: L Aparicio (1, Home by H Robinson/D Brown); A Smith (1, 2nd base by J Perry/D Brown).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .628 -0.030 0.70 0.025 -0.055 -0.4 1 0
Vic Power 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .431 1.174 0.084 0.93 0.115 -0.031 0.6 8 3 2B
Minnie Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .769 -0.044 1.44 0.064 -0.108 -0.3 2 0
Rocky Colavito RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .298 .866 -0.101 1.32 0.020 -0.121 -0.6 2 0
George Strickland SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .360 1.024 -0.064 1.19 0.029 -0.092 -0.7 4 3
Billy Martin 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .208 .604 0.043 1.01 0.096 -0.052 0.4 2 2
Gene Leek 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .767 -0.113 1.23 0.014 -0.127 -0.6 1 0 2B
Dick Brown C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .250 .650 -0.018 0.97 0.049 -0.067 0.7 4 3
Gary Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Randy Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.050 1.20 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 GDP
   Mudcat Grant P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.67 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
   Jim Perry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jim Bolger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 -0.027 1.10 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Humberto Robinson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Herb Score P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carroll Hardy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .368 -0.042 1.53 0.000 -0.042 -0.5
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 2 4 .235 .572 -0.378 1.10 0.412 -0.788 -2.3 27 12
2B: G Leek (1, off B Pierce); V Power (4, off B Pierce).
TB: V Power 3; G Leek 2; R Colavito; B Martin; J Piersall; D Brown; G Strickland.
GIDP: R Jackson (1).
RBI: B Martin (6); D Brown (1).
2-out RBI: B Martin; D Brown.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Martin-G Strickland-V Power.
PB: D Brown (1).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Pierce, W (2-1) 9 8 2 2 2 4 0 3.24 36 65 0.378 1.10 2.3
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 4 0 2.00 36 65 0.378 0.58 2.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Bell, L (2-1) 3 5 3 3 1 1 0 3.62 15 37 -0.187 0.95 -1.6
Mudcat Grant 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0.00 16 0 0 0.092 0.42 1.9
Jim Perry 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 0.026 0.37 0.5
Humberto Robinson 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.86 5 0 0 -0.055 0.29 -1.8
Herb Score 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 1 1 0 0.002 0.09 0.3
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 5 4 0 5.00 40 37 1 0 -0.122 1.10 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Grant (1; A Smith).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 14,358.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Luis Aparicio SS 1 Jim Piersall CF
2 Nellie Fox 2B 2 Vic Power 1B
3 Billy Goodman 3B 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Sherm Lollar C 4 Rocky Colavito RF
5 Earl Torgeson 1B 5 George Strickland SS
6 Jim Rivera LF 6 Billy Martin 2B
7 Al Smith RF 7 Gene Leek 3B
8 Jim Landis CF 8 Dick Brown C
9 Billy Pierce P 9 Gary Bell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 1-0 1 12- RR CHW B. Pierce G. Bell 16% 80% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores; Landis Scores
b7 0-3 2 12- R CLE B. Martin B. Pierce -10% 79% Single to LF; Power Scores; Minoso to 3B
b8 1-3 2 1-3 O CLE M. Minoso B. Pierce 9% 93% Flyball: CF
b7 1-3 2 1-3 O CLE G. Leek B. Pierce 8% 87% Strikeout
b7 0-3 0 12- O CLE R. Colavito B. Pierce 7% 83% Strikeout Looking

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio G. Bell -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW N. Fox G. Bell 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Goodman G. Bell -3% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW S. Lollar G. Bell -2% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall B. Pierce 2% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE V. Power B. Pierce 1% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE M. Minoso B. Pierce 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW E. Torgeson G. Bell -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- CHW J. Rivera G. Bell 3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- CHW A. Smith G. Bell 7% 57% Single to LF; Rivera to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 R CHW J. Landis G. Bell 7% 64% Single to CF; Rivera Scores; Smith to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- RR CHW B. Pierce G. Bell 16% 80% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Smith Scores; Landis Scores
t2 3-0 1 -2- O CHW L. Aparicio G. Bell -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B; Pierce stays at 2B
t2 3-0 2 -2- O CHW N. Fox G. Bell -2% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito B. Pierce 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland B. Pierce 1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-3 2 --- O CLE B. Martin B. Pierce 1% 81% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- CHW B. Goodman G. Bell 2% 83% Walk
t3 3-0 0 1-- CHW S. Lollar G. Bell 2% 84% Goodman Steals 2B
t3 3-0 0 -2- O CHW S. Lollar G. Bell -1% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Goodman to 3B
t3 3-0 1 --3 O CHW E. Torgeson G. Bell -4% 80% Popfly: 2B
t3 3-0 2 --3 O CHW J. Rivera G. Bell -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- O CLE G. Leek B. Pierce 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-3 1 --- CLE D. Brown B. Pierce -3% 78% Walk
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Gary Bell (P) batting 9th
b3 0-3 1 1-- OO CLE R. Jackson B. Pierce 5% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
Mudcat Grant replaces Randy Jackson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 3-0 0 --- O CHW A. Smith M. Grant -1% 81% Groundout: C-1B
t4 3-0 1 --- O CHW J. Landis M. Grant -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-0 2 --- CHW B. Pierce M. Grant 1% 81% Single to LF
t4 3-0 2 1-- CHW L. Aparicio M. Grant 1% 82% Passed Ball; Pierce to 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- CHW L. Aparicio M. Grant 0% 82% Walk
t4 3-0 2 12- O CHW N. Fox M. Grant -2% 80% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
b4 0-3 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall B. Pierce 2% 82% Popfly: C
b4 0-3 1 --- O CLE V. Power B. Pierce 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O CLE M. Minoso B. Pierce 1% 85% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- O CHW B. Goodman M. Grant -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- O CHW S. Lollar M. Grant -1% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 3-0 2 --- CHW E. Torgeson M. Grant 1% 83% Walk
t5 3-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Rivera M. Grant -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
b5 0-3 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito B. Pierce 2% 85% Strikeout
b5 0-3 1 --- CLE G. Strickland B. Pierce -3% 82% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 0-3 1 1-- O CLE B. Martin B. Pierce 3% 85% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 2 1-- O CLE G. Leek B. Pierce 2% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
t6 3-0 0 --- CHW A. Smith M. Grant 2% 89% Hit By Pitch
t6 3-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Landis M. Grant -1% 87% Popfly: SS
t6 3-0 1 1-- OO CHW B. Pierce M. Grant -2% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
b6 0-3 0 --- O CLE D. Brown B. Pierce 3% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-3 1 --- O CLE M. Grant B. Pierce 2% 89% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 2 --- O CLE J. Piersall B. Pierce 1% 90% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
t7 3-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio M. Grant -1% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 3-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox M. Grant -1% 89% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 3-0 2 --- CHW B. Goodman M. Grant 0% 89% Walk
t7 3-0 2 1-- O CHW S. Lollar M. Grant -1% 88% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
Bubba Phillips replaces Billy Goodman playing 3B batting 3rd
b7 0-3 0 --- CLE V. Power B. Pierce -7% 82% Double to CF
b7 0-3 0 -2- CLE M. Minoso B. Pierce -6% 75% Walk
b7 0-3 0 12- O CLE R. Colavito B. Pierce 7% 83% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-3 1 12- O CLE G. Strickland B. Pierce 6% 89% Popfly: 2B
b7 0-3 2 12- R CLE B. Martin B. Pierce -10% 79% Single to LF; Power Scores; Minoso to 3B
b7 1-3 2 1-3 O CLE G. Leek B. Pierce 8% 87% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
Jim Perry replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 0 --- O CHW E. Torgeson J. Perry -1% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 3-1 1 --- O CHW J. Rivera J. Perry -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- CHW A. Smith J. Perry 1% 86% Walk
t8 3-1 2 1-- O CHW J. Landis J. Perry -1% 85% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
b8 1-3 0 --- O CLE D. Brown B. Pierce 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Jim Perry (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 1 --- O CLE J. Bolger B. Pierce 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-3 2 --- CLE J. Piersall B. Pierce -3% 89% Single to CF
b8 1-3 2 1-- CLE V. Power B. Pierce -5% 84% Single to RF; Piersall to 3B
b8 1-3 2 1-3 O CLE M. Minoso B. Pierce 9% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Humberto Robinson facing 8-9-1
Humberto Robinson replaces Jim Bolger (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O CHW J. Landis H. Robinson -1% 92% Popfly: 1B
t9 3-1 1 --- CHW B. Pierce H. Robinson 3% 95% Triple to CF
t9 3-1 1 --3 R CHW L. Aparicio H. Robinson 2% 97% Single to LF; Pierce Scores
t9 4-1 1 1-- CHW N. Fox H. Robinson 1% 98% Single to LF; Aparicio to 3B
t9 4-1 1 1-3 O CHW B. Phillips H. Robinson -1% 97% Aparicio Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Fox to 2B
t9 4-1 2 -2- R CHW B. Phillips H. Robinson 2% 99% Double to LF; Fox Scores
Herb Score replaces Humberto Robinson pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-1 2 -2- O CHW S. Lollar H. Score -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
b9 1-5 0 --- CLE R. Colavito B. Pierce -2% 96% Single to CF
b9 1-5 0 1-- O CLE G. Strickland B. Pierce 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-5 1 1-- O CLE B. Martin B. Pierce 1% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b9 1-5 2 1-- CLE G. Leek B. Pierce -1% 98% Double to LF; Colavito to 3B
b9 1-5 2 -23 R CLE D. Brown B. Pierce -2% 96% Single to LF; Colavito Scores; Leek to 3B
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Herb Score (P) batting 9th
b9 2-5 2 1-3 O CLE C. Hardy B. Pierce 4% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 2.

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