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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 29,525

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

Red Sox

42-56

Won 1

8th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  2  0   3  0  0    8  9  0
Indians         3  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  0

W: B Monbouquette (3-3), L: J Perry (6-3), S: M Fornieles (5)

Indians

57-41

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Green 2B                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .167  .611    0    2   1   SB,SH
P Runnels 1B                  3   2   1   2    2   0  .320  .865    0    9   0   HR
J Busby CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .602    0    1   0   2B,GDP
  M Keough PH-CF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .771    0    4   0   2B
D Gernert LF                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .812    0    1   0   
  G Geiger PH-LF              1   0   1   2    0   0  .261  .740    0    0   0   CS
F Malzone 3B                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .275  .755    0    0   2   HR
J Jensen RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .299  .953    0    4   1   CS
P Daley C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .585    0    3   1   
J Mahoney SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   4   
B Monbouquette P              4   1   1   0    0   3  .105  .255    0    0   3   
  M Fornieles P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
Totals                       32   8   9   8    6  10                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Busby (6, off D Ferrarese); M Keough (10, off M Garcia).

HR: P Runnels (5, off J Perry; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); F Malzone (13, off D Ferrarese; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: P Green (1, off M Garcia).

TB: F Malzone 4; P Runnels 4; M Keough 2; J Busby 2; B Monbouquette; J Jensen; P Green; D Gernert; G Geiger.

GIDP: J Busby (2).

RBI: F Malzone 3 (57); P Runnels 2 (34); G Geiger 2 (24); M Keough (22).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Monbouquette-J Mahoney-P Runnels; F Malzone-P Green-P Runnels.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Green (2, 2nd base off D Ferrarese/E Fitz Gerald).

CS: G Geiger (3, 2nd base by M Grant/E Fitz Gerald); J Jensen (4, 2nd base by J Perry/E Fitz Gerald).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Martin 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .688    0    0   1   HR,2B
V Power 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .301  .795    0    9   0   
M Minoso LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .836    0    1   0   SH
T Francona CF                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .404 1.070    0    0   0   2·2B
  R Webster PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .484         0   0   SB
R Colavito RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .921    0    2   0   
G Strickland SS               4   0   1   1    0   0  .270  .692    0    1   3   
J Baxes 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .861    0    4   4   GDP
E Fitz Gerald C               3   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .543    0   10   3   
D Ferrarese P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .666    0    0   0   
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .534         0   0   
  E Valo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .572    0    0   0   GDP
  M Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   1   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .405         0   0   
  R Nixon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .407    0    0   0   
  B Locke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933         0   0   
Totals                       32   4  10   4    1   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Martin (7, off B Monbouquette); T Francona 2 (11, 2 off B Monbouquette).

HR: B Martin (9, off B Monbouquette; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: M Minoso (3, off B Monbouquette).

TB: B Martin 6; T Francona 4; V Power 2; R Colavito; J Baxes; E Fitz Gerald; G Strickland.

GIDP: J Baxes (8); E Valo (2).

RBI: B Martin (21); G Strickland (39); R Colavito (76); T Francona (42).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Strickland-J Baxes-V Power.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Webster (1, 2nd base off M Fornieles/P Daley).

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
B Monbouquette, W (3-3)        8    10   4   4    1   2   1   4.95   31     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 9     47    -     0.81  -0.09
M Fornieles, S (5)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.31    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.71   0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   2   1          34     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 9          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
D Ferrarese                    3     3   3   3    4   3   1   3.24   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3     40    -     0.87  -0.24
J Perry, L (6-3)               2     3   2   2    0   2   1   2.89    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-0    1.00  -0.14
M Garcia                       1.1   3   3   3    1   2   0   3.39    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.18  -0.19
M Grant                        1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.11    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.02
B Locke                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.27    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     9   8   8    6  10   2          39     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 7          2-0

B Monbouquette faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Ferrarese faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 29,525.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. P Green              2B    1. B Martin             3B 
2. P Runnels            1B    2. V Power              1B 
3. J Busby              CF    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. D Gernert            LF    4. T Francona           CF 
5. F Malzone            3B    5. R Colavito           RF 
6. J Jensen             RF    6. G Strickland         SS 
7. P Daley              C     7. J Baxes              2B 
8. J Mahoney            SS    8. E Fitz Gerald        C  
9. B Monbouquette       P     9. D Ferrarese          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  4-3  1--      27%  62% P Runnels       J Perry         Home Run (Deep RF); Green Scores
   t 4   0  3-0  12-      23%  50% F Malzone       D Ferrarese     Home Run (Deep LF); Busby Scores; Gernert Scores
   t 7   1  4-5  12-      14%  88% M Keough        M Garcia        Double to RF; Monbouquette Scores; Runnels to 3B
   b 5   0  5-4  1--      11%  65% E Valo          B Monbouquette  Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 4   1  3-3  -2-     -11%  31% G Strickland    B Monbouquette  Single to CF; Francona Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Green         Strikeout
          ---      50%  P Runnels       Walk
   OO     1--      45%  J Busby         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      35%  B Martin        Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---      32%  V Power         Single to LF
   O      1--      33%  M Minoso        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Power to 2B
   R      -2-      25%  T Francona      Double to LF; Power Scores
   RO     -2-      20%  R Colavito      Single to CF; Francona Scores; Colavito out at 2B/C-2B
   O      ---      21%  G Strickland    Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Ferrarese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      19%  D Gernert       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      18%  F Malzone       Strikeout Looking
          ---      19%  J Jensen        Walk
   O      1--      17%  P Daley         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      18%  J Baxes         Single to RF; Baxes out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      19%  E Fitz Gerald   Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  D Ferrarese     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Ferrarese facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      17%  J Mahoney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      16%  B Monbouquette  Strikeout
          ---      17%  P Green         Walk
          1--      18%  P Runnels       Green Steals 2B
   O      -2-      15%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Monbouquette facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      16%  B Martin        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      17%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      17%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Ferrarese facing 3-4-5
          ---      23%  J Busby         Double to LF
          -2-      27%  D Gernert       Walk
   RRR    12-      50%  F Malzone       Home Run (Deep LF); Busby Scores; Gernert Scores
          ---      54%  J Jensen        Single to LF
                  Jim Perry replaces Don Ferrarese pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      47%  P Daley         Jensen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  J Mahoney       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Bill Monbouquette facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  T Francona      Double to LF
   O      -2-      42%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B; Francona stays at 2B
   R      -2-      31%  G Strickland    Single to CF; Francona Scores
   OO     1--      35%  J Baxes         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  B Monbouquette  Strikeout
          ---      36%  P Green         Single to LF
   RR     1--      62%  P Runnels       Home Run (Deep RF); Green Scores
   O      ---      61%  J Busby         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      62%  D Gernert       Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Bill Monbouquette facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  E Fitz Gerald   Single to CF
                  Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th
   OO     1--      65%  E Valo          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      62%  B Martin        Double to LF
   O      -2-      67%  V Power         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Garcia replaces Elmer Valo pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  J Jensen        Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  P Daley         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  J Mahoney       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Bill Monbouquette facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  T Francona      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      70%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  B Monbouquette  Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      73%  P Green         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Monbouquette to 2B
          -2-      74%  P Runnels       Walk
                  Marty Keough pinch hits for Jim Busby batting 3rd
   R      12-      88%  M Keough        Double to RF; Monbouquette Scores; Runnels to 3B
                  Gary Geiger pinch hits for Dick Gernert batting 4th
   RR     -23      95%  G Geiger        Single to CF (Line Drive); Runnels Scores; Keough Scores
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      94%  F Malzone       Geiger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Bill Monbouquette facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Geiger moves to LF; Marty Keough moves to CF
   O      ---      95%  G Strickland    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  J Baxes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  E Fitz Gerald   Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  P Daley         Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  J Mahoney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Bill Monbouquette facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Nixon pinch hits for Mudcat Grant batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Martin        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      98%  V Power         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bobby Locke facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Locke replaces Russ Nixon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Monbouquette  Strikeout
          ---      99%  P Green         Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Runnels       Groundout: C-1B; Green to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  M Keough        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Bill Monbouquette facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  T Francona      Walk
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Bill Monbouquette pitching and batting 9th; Ray Webster pinch runs for Tito Francona batting 4th
          1--      96%  R Colavito      Webster Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Flyball: CF; Webster to 3B
   O      --3      99%  G Strickland    Flyball: CF
   O      --3     100%  J Baxes         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation