July 28, 1959 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 4
NYY 3 CLE 5
BOS 2 BOS 8
@CLE 4 DET 8
BAL 3 KCA 6
WSH 1 CIN 6
STL 4 LAD 9
PIT 4 CHC 5
@MLN 4 PHI 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, July 28, 1959
Time of Game: 2:51

Red Sox

41-56

Lost 1

8th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Indians         0  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  X    5  9  0

W: G Bell (10-9), L: F Sullivan (6-7)

Indians

57-40

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .734    0    1   2   
  J Busby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .588    0    0   0   
P Runnels 2B                  2   1   1   0    3   0  .320  .856    0    3   0   
M Keough CF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .763    0    4   0   
V Wertz 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .783    0    3   1   
G Stephens RF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .684    0    3   0   
G Geiger LF                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .257  .732    0    5   0   HR
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .750    0    1   0   IW
S White C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .613    0    4   1   
  D Gernert PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .808    0    0   0   
  P Daley C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .599         0   0   
F Sullivan P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .350    0    0   1   
  I Delock P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .054  .238    0    0   0   
  P Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  E Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Jensen PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .954    0    0   0   
  J Harshman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .671         0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    9   6                    24   5

BATTING

HR: G Geiger (6, off G Bell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: F Malzone (3, by G Bell).

TB: G Geiger 5; G Stephens; F Malzone; M Keough; P Runnels.

RBI: G Geiger 2 (22).

2-out RBI: G Geiger 2.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Sullivan-S White-V Wertz.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Held SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .766    0    1   0   
V Power 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .792    0    6   1   
M Minoso LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .843    0    7   0   
T Francona CF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .400 1.054    0    2   0   
  J Piersall CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .609         0   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .926    0    2   0   2B,GDP
G Strickland 3B               4   1   1   2    0   0  .270  .695    0    0   3   
J Baxes 2B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .273  .869    0    2   1   HR
D Brown C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .709    0    7   0   
G Bell P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .441    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       31   5   9   5    3   2                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Colavito (18, off F Sullivan).

HR: J Baxes (13, off F Sullivan; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: G Bell (5, off I Delock).

TB: J Baxes 4; R Colavito 3; T Francona 2; W Held; G Bell; M Minoso; G Strickland.

GIDP: R Colavito (6).

RBI: J Baxes 2 (24); G Strickland 2 (38); R Colavito (75).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Sullivan, L (6-7)            3     6   5   5    3   1   1   4.20   17     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 5     25    -     1.21  -0.43
I Delock                       3     3   0   0    0   1   0   3.43   12     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 3          1-0    0.51   0.07
E Wilson                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Harshman                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   2   1          35     -       ·  ·      6·15· 1· 8          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Bell, W (10-9)               9     6   2   2    9   6   1   3.87   42     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 5     64    -     1.09   0.16
Totals                         9     6   2   2    9   6   1          42     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 5           -

F Sullivan faced 6 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Bell (6).

IBB: G Bell (3; F Malzone).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Buddin             SS    1. W Held               SS 
2. P Runnels            2B    2. V Power              1B 
3. M Keough             CF    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. T Francona           CF 
5. G Stephens           RF    5. R Colavito           RF 
6. G Geiger             LF    6. G Strickland         3B 
7. F Malzone            3B    7. J Baxes              2B 
8. S White              C     8. D Brown              C  
9. F Sullivan           P     9. G Bell               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-0  1-3      15%  61% R Colavito      F Sullivan      Double to LF; Minoso Scores; Francona to 3B
   b 4   0  2-3  1--      15%  87% J Baxes         F Sullivan      Home Run (Deep LF); Strickland Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  123     -14%  50% R Colavito      F Sullivan      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
   b 4   0  2-0  1--      12%  46% T Francona      F Sullivan      Single to RF; Minoso to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% G Geiger        G Bell          Home Run (Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Buddin        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      54%  P Runnels       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  M Keough        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Held          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  V Power         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      61%  M Minoso        Single to CF; Power to 3B
          1-3      64%  T Francona      Walk; Minoso to 2B
   OO     123      50%  R Colavito      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Stephens      Strikeout
   R      ---      43%  G Geiger        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      43%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Sullivan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  G Strickland    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  J Baxes         Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  D Brown         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Bell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  S White         Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  F Sullivan      Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  D Buddin        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Sullivan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  V Power         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Bell facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  P Runnels       Walk
   O      1--      35%  M Keough        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Runnels to 2B
          -2-      33%  V Wertz         Walk
   O      12-      37%  G Stephens      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Runnels to 3B
   R      1-3      26%  G Geiger        Single to RF; Runnels Scores; Stephens to 2B
          12-      25%  F Malzone       Wild Pitch; Stephens to 3B; Geiger to 2B
          -23      24%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123      30%  S White         Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Sullivan facing 3-4-5
          ---      34%  M Minoso        Walk
          1--      46%  T Francona      Single to RF; Minoso to 3B
   R      1-3      61%  R Colavito      Double to LF; Minoso Scores; Francona to 3B
   RR     -23      72%  G Strickland    Single to LF; Francona Scores; Colavito Scores
   RR     1--      87%  J Baxes         Home Run (Deep LF); Strickland Scores
          ---      88%  D Brown         Walk
                  Ike Delock replaces Frank Sullivan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  G Bell          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  W Held          Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      85%  V Power         Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  I Delock        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Buddin        Strikeout Looking
          ---      87%  P Runnels       Walk
          1--      85%  M Keough        Walk; Runnels to 2B
   O      12-      89%  V Wertz         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ike Delock facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  T Francona      Single to LF
          1--      91%  R Colavito      Single to LF; Francona to 2B
   O      12-      89%  G Strickland    Flyball: LF
   O      12-      87%  J Baxes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  G Stephens      Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  G Geiger        Walk
   O      1--      90%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  S White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ike Delock facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  D Brown         Strikeout
          ---      92%  G Bell          Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  W Held          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      90%  V Power         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
                  Pumpsie Green pinch hits for Ike Delock batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  P Green         Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  D Buddin        Walk
          1--      86%  P Runnels       Walk; Buddin to 2B
   O      12-      91%  M Keough        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      95%  V Wertz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Earl Wilson facing 3-4-5
                  Earl Wilson replaces Pumpsie Green pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  T Francona      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      94%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  G Stephens      Popfly: 2B
                  Jim Piersall replaces Tito Francona playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---      97%  G Geiger        Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  F Malzone       Single to CF
                  Dick Gernert pinch hits for Sammy White batting 8th
          1--      94%  D Gernert       Walk; Malzone to 2B
                  Jackie Jensen pinch hits for Earl Wilson batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  J Jensen        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jack Harshman facing 6-7-8
                  Jack Harshman replaces Jackie Jensen pitching and batting 9th; Pete Daley replaces Dick Gernert playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  G Strickland    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  J Baxes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Brown         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Busby pinch hits for Don Buddin batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  J Busby         Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  P Runnels       Single to CF
          1--      92%  M Keough        Single to P/Bunt; Runnels to 2B
   O      12-      97%  V Wertz         Flyball: LF
          12-      92%  G Stephens      Single to RF; Runnels to 3B; Keough to 2B
   O      123     100%  G Geiger        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195907281

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