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Standings
BAL
@BOS		4
5
BAL
@BOS		3
8
DET
@CHW		4
2
DET
@CHW		3
4
KCA
@CLE		2
3
KCA
@CLE		3
1
NYY
@WSH		11
2
NYY
@WSH		11
0
PIT
@CIN		3
1
STL
@LAD		6
7
PHI
@MLN		2
4
CHC
@SFG		2
5
Saturday, May 30, 1959,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 20,338, Time of Game: 2:14
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Athletics
3
19-21
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Indians
1
25-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Rip Coleman (1-3)
L: Cal McLish (5-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    3  8  0
Indians         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Tuttle CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .298 .823 0.033 0.73 0.086 -0.053 0.1 2 0 2B
Whitey Herzog RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .325 .922 -0.107 0.77 0.004 -0.111 -0.8 3 0
Dick Williams LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .295 .813 0.149 0.78 0.178 -0.029 0.6 1 0 2B
Ray Boone 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .333 .850 0.234 1.11 0.265 -0.030 1.4 8 1 2B
   Kent Hadley 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .777 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Jerry Lumpe 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .241 .637 0.058 1.15 0.114 -0.055 0.4 4 3 2B
Hal Smith 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 .227 .629 0.053 1.09 0.098 -0.045 0.6 2 3
Frank House C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .704 -0.211 1.66 0.000 -0.211 -2.0 3 0 GDP
Joe DeMaestri SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .662 -0.004 1.20 0.040 -0.044 -0.0 1 5 IW
Rip Coleman P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.151 1.52 0.000 -0.151 -1.5 0 1
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 4 6 .229 .651 0.054 1.08 0.785 -0.729 -1.3 27 13
2B: D Williams (17, off C McLish); B Tuttle (8, off C McLish); J Lumpe (2, off C McLish); R Boone (3, off C McLish).
IBB: J DeMaestri (2, by C McLish).
TB: D Williams 3; J Lumpe 3; B Tuttle 2; R Boone 2; H Smith; W Herzog.
GIDP: F House (3).
RBI: J Lumpe (3); R Boone (8); D Williams (18).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .670 -0.067 0.67 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 1 0
Vic Power 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .785 0.021 1.13 0.089 -0.069 -0.1 6 1
Minnie Minoso LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .834 -0.100 1.33 0.012 -0.112 -0.5 3 1
Rocky Colavito RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .967 -0.119 1.21 0.000 -0.119 -0.8 2 0
Ed Fitz Gerald C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .244 .622 0.057 1.13 0.109 -0.052 0.4 6 0 2B
Jim Baxes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .809 -0.145 1.54 0.011 -0.156 -0.9 0 3
Woodie Held SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .273 .802 0.071 0.89 0.108 -0.036 0.7 5 2 2B
Billy Martin 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .620 -0.088 1.19 0.000 -0.088 -0.8 3 2 SH
Cal McLish P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .457 -0.048 0.92 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 1 1
   Mudcat Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Bolger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.027 1.10 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Jim Perry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 0 3 .188 .438 -0.445 1.13 0.329 -0.774 -3.3 27 10
2B: E Fitz Gerald (7, off R Coleman); W Held (4, off R Coleman).
SH: B Martin (3, off R Coleman).
TB: E Fitz Gerald 3; W Held 2; J Baxes; V Power; M Minoso.
RBI: W Held (18).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Martin-W Held-V Power.
E: C McLish (1); V Power (2).
Outfield Assists: M Minoso (D Williams at 3rd base).

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rip Coleman, W (1-3) 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 2.93 33 74 0.445 1.13 3.3
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 1.00 33 74 0.445 1.08 3.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cal McLish, L (5-2) 7 7 3 3 3 4 0 3.04 31 52 -0.097 1.28 0.3
Mudcat Grant 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.39 4 0 0 0.026 0.47 0.5
Jim Perry 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.05 4 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 4 6 0 3.00 39 52 0 0 -0.055 1.13 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C McLish (2; J DeMaestri).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Frank Tabacchi.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 20,338.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Bill Tuttle CF 1 Jim Piersall CF
2 Whitey Herzog RF 2 Vic Power 1B
3 Dick Williams LF 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Ray Boone 1B 4 Rocky Colavito RF
5 Jerry Lumpe 2B 5 Ed Fitz Gerald C
6 Hal Smith 3B 6 Jim Baxes 3B
7 Frank House C 7 Woodie Held SS
8 Joe DeMaestri SS 8 Billy Martin 2B
9 Rip Coleman P 9 Cal McLish P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 0 -2- R KCA R. Boone C. McLish 22% 65% Double to RF; Williams Scores; Boone to 3B/Adv on throw
t4 0-1 1 12- OO KCA F. House C. McLish -11% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 -2- R CLE W. Held R. Coleman -11% 32% Double to LF; Fitz Gerald Scores
t6 0-1 0 --- KCA D. Williams C. McLish 10% 43% Double to LF
b9 1-3 0 --- CLE V. Power R. Coleman -9% 83% Single to RF

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle C. McLish -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCA W. Herzog C. McLish -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCA D. Williams C. McLish -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall R. Coleman 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE V. Power R. Coleman 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE M. Minoso R. Coleman -1% 48% Single to RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE R. Colavito R. Coleman 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCA R. Boone C. McLish -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- KCA J. Lumpe C. McLish 3% 50% Single to RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCA H. Smith C. McLish 4% 54% Single to LF; Lumpe to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O KCA F. House C. McLish -5% 49% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 12- KCA J. DeMaestri C. McLish 3% 53% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Lumpe to 3B; Smith to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 O KCA R. Coleman C. McLish -8% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- CLE E. Fitz Gerald R. Coleman -6% 39% Double to LF
b2 0-0 0 -2- O CLE J. Baxes R. Coleman 4% 43% Popfly: SS
b2 0-0 1 -2- R CLE W. Held R. Coleman -11% 32% Double to LF; Fitz Gerald Scores
b2 1-0 1 -2- O CLE B. Martin R. Coleman 3% 35% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Held to 3B
b2 1-0 2 --3 O CLE C. McLish R. Coleman 3% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle C. McLish -3% 36% Popfly: SS
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCA W. Herzog C. McLish -2% 34% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-1 2 --- O KCA D. Williams C. McLish -1% 33% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall R. Coleman 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O CLE V. Power R. Coleman 1% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O CLE M. Minoso R. Coleman 1% 37% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- KCA R. Boone C. McLish 5% 42% Walk
t4 0-1 0 1-- O KCA J. Lumpe C. McLish -4% 37% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-1 1 1-- KCA H. Smith C. McLish 5% 42% Walk; Lumpe to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- OO KCA F. House C. McLish -11% 31% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito R. Coleman 2% 33% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 1 --- O CLE E. Fitz Gerald R. Coleman 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- CLE J. Baxes R. Coleman -1% 33% Single to LF
b4 1-0 2 1-- O CLE W. Held R. Coleman 2% 35% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
t5 0-1 0 --- O KCA J. DeMaestri C. McLish -3% 32% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O KCA R. Coleman C. McLish -2% 30% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 --- KCA B. Tuttle C. McLish 2% 32% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Tuttle to 1B
t5 0-1 2 1-- O KCA W. Herzog C. McLish -3% 29% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O CLE B. Martin R. Coleman 2% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 1 --- O CLE C. McLish R. Coleman 1% 32% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O CLE J. Piersall R. Coleman 1% 33% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Cal McLish facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- KCA D. Williams C. McLish 10% 43% Double to LF
t6 0-1 0 -2- R KCA R. Boone C. McLish 22% 65% Double to RF; Williams Scores; Boone to 3B/Adv on throw
t6 1-1 0 --3 R KCA J. Lumpe C. McLish 9% 74% Double to CF; Boone Scores
t6 2-1 0 -2- O KCA H. Smith C. McLish -5% 69% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-1 1 -2- O KCA F. House C. McLish -4% 65% Popfly: 2B
t6 2-1 2 -2- KCA J. DeMaestri C. McLish 1% 66% Intentional Walk
t6 2-1 2 12- O KCA R. Coleman C. McLish -5% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- O CLE V. Power R. Coleman 4% 66% Groundout: P-1B
b6 1-2 1 --- O CLE M. Minoso R. Coleman 3% 68% Strikeout
b6 1-2 2 --- O CLE R. Colavito R. Coleman 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
t7 2-1 0 --- KCA B. Tuttle C. McLish 7% 77% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 2-1 0 -2- O KCA W. Herzog C. McLish -5% 72% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-1 1 -2- RO KCA D. Williams C. McLish 8% 80% Single to LF; Tuttle Scores; Williams out at 3B/LF-P-SS
t7 3-1 2 --- O KCA R. Boone C. McLish -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 5-6-7
Kent Hadley replaces Ray Boone playing 1B batting 4th
b7 1-3 0 --- O CLE E. Fitz Gerald R. Coleman 4% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-3 1 --- O CLE J. Baxes R. Coleman 3% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- O CLE W. Held R. Coleman 2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
Mudcat Grant replaces Cal McLish pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 0 --- O KCA J. Lumpe M. Grant -1% 86% Flyball: LF
t8 3-1 1 --- KCA H. Smith M. Grant 1% 87% Walk
t8 3-1 1 1-- O KCA F. House M. Grant -1% 86% Popfly: SS
t8 3-1 2 1-- O KCA J. DeMaestri M. Grant -1% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 8-9-1
b8 1-3 0 --- O CLE B. Martin R. Coleman 4% 89% Flyball: RF
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Mudcat Grant (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 1 --- O CLE J. Bolger R. Coleman 3% 92% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 1-3 2 --- O CLE J. Piersall R. Coleman 2% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
Jim Perry replaces Jim Bolger (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- O KCA R. Coleman J. Perry -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 3-1 1 --- O KCA B. Tuttle J. Perry -1% 92% Popfly: 2B
t9 3-1 2 --- KCA W. Herzog J. Perry 0% 92% Single to LF
t9 3-1 2 1-- O KCA D. Williams J. Perry -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rip Coleman facing 2-3-4
b9 1-3 0 --- CLE V. Power R. Coleman -9% 83% Single to RF
b9 1-3 0 1-- O CLE M. Minoso R. Coleman 7% 90% Popfly: 2B
b9 1-3 1 1-- O CLE R. Colavito R. Coleman 6% 96% Flyball: RF
b9 1-3 2 1-- CLE E. Fitz Gerald R. Coleman -4% 91% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Power to 2B
b9 1-3 2 12- O CLE J. Baxes R. Coleman 9% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.

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