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NYY
@CHW		1
3
BOS
@CLE		3
4
BAL
@DET		2
11
WSH
@KCA		1
4
STL
@CIN		1
0
PIT
@LAD		5
4		 
(12)
CHC
@MLN		2
6
PHI
@SFG		2
7
Thursday, July 30, 1959
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 10,244, Time of Game: 2:43
Red Sox
3
43-57
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
7th, 16 GB
 at Indians
4
58-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Bobby Locke (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3  6  0
Indians         0  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  1    4 12  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pumpsie Green 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .611 -0.143 1.42 0.000 -0.143 -1.1 1 3 SH
Pete Runnels 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .315 .855 -0.029 1.10 0.025 -0.054 -0.3 11 0
Gary Geiger CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 .743 -0.047 1.18 0.038 -0.085 -0.2 2 0
Ted Williams LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 .762 -0.072 1.56 0.064 -0.135 -0.3 3 0
   Gene Stephens LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .685 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jackie Jensen RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .294 .942 0.075 1.53 0.159 -0.083 0.4 2 0 SB
Frank Malzone 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .277 .762 0.297 1.64 0.374 -0.077 2.8 0 3 HR,SB
Sammy White C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262 .654 -0.068 1.56 0.094 -0.162 -0.3 4 0 2B
Jim Mahoney SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.099 1.65 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 0 3
   Vic Wertz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .780 -0.053 1.70 0.000 -0.053 -0.4
   Don Buddin SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .728 -0.092 1.77 0.000 -0.092 -0.4 2 1
Tom Brewer P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .268 -0.011 2.04 0.073 -0.083 -0.3 0 1 SB,SH
   Mike Fornieles P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .167 -0.043 1.75 0.000 -0.043 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 6 3 5 4 .200 .648 -0.285 1.48 0.827 -1.109 -1.3 25 11
2B: S White (9, off M Grant).
HR: F Malzone (14, off M Grant; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: T Brewer (4, off M Grant); P Green (2, off M Grant).
TB: F Malzone 5; S White 2; T Brewer; T Williams; G Geiger.
RBI: F Malzone 3 (61).
2-out RBI: F Malzone 3.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Green-D Buddin-P Runnels.
Baserunning
SB: J Jensen (13, 3rd base off M Grant/R Nixon); T Brewer (2, 3rd base off M Grant/R Nixon); F Malzone (3, 2nd base off M Grant/R Nixon).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Martin 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 .254 .699 -0.013 1.39 0.084 -0.098 0.2 3 2
Vic Power 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .305 .800 0.049 1.66 0.134 -0.085 0.5 6 0
Minnie Minoso LF 5 0 3 4 0 1 .295 .837 0.480 2.21 0.564 -0.083 2.4 0 0
Tito Francona CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .393 1.039 -0.129 1.01 0.000 -0.129 -1.8 3 0 GDP
Rocky Colavito RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .277 .913 0.024 0.98 0.072 -0.047 0.1 5 1
George Strickland SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .681 0.000 1.25 0.063 -0.063 -0.2 2 1
Jim Baxes 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .846 -0.113 1.36 0.008 -0.121 -0.7 3 2
Russ Nixon C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .397 -0.165 1.63 0.000 -0.165 -1.1 4 1
Mudcat Grant P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .175 .425 0.009 0.80 0.040 -0.031 -0.1 1 3
   Bobby Locke P 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .975 0.074 2.23 0.074 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 12 4 3 4 .333 .718 0.216 1.43 1.039 -0.822 -0.4 27 10
TB: B Martin 3; M Minoso 3; R Colavito 2; V Power 2; M Grant; G Strickland.
GIDP: T Francona (6).
RBI: M Minoso 4 (66).
2-out RBI: M Minoso 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Colavito-V Power.
Outfield Assists: R Colavito (J Jensen at 1st base).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Brewer 7.1 10 3 3 2 2 0 3.33 33 46 -0.016 1.09 -0.1
Mike Fornieles, L (1-2) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.42 6 2 0 -0.201 3.29 0.5
Team Totals 8.1 12 4 4 3 4 0 4.32 39 46 2 0 -0.217 1.48 0.4

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mudcat Grant 8 6 3 3 5 3 1 4.05 34 56 0.152 1.46 0.8
Bobby Locke, W (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.18 3 0 0 0.132 1.77 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 5 4 1 3.00 37 56 0 0 0.284 1.43 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 10,244.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Pumpsie Green 2B 1 Billy Martin 2B
2 Pete Runnels 1B 2 Vic Power 1B
3 Gary Geiger CF 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Ted Williams LF 4 Tito Francona CF
5 Jackie Jensen RF 5 Rocky Colavito RF
6 Frank Malzone 3B 6 George Strickland SS
7 Sammy White C 7 Jim Baxes 3B
8 Jim Mahoney SS 8 Russ Nixon C
9 Tom Brewer P 9 Mudcat Grant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-3 2 1-3 RRR BOS F. Malzone M. Grant -32% 56% Home Run (Deep LF); Geiger Scores; Williams Scores
b9 3-3 1 12- R CLE M. Minoso M. Fornieles 30% 100% Single to LF (Deep LF); Locke Scores; Power to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -23 RR CLE M. Minoso T. Brewer 19% 76% Single to LF; Martin Scores; Power Scores
t8 3-3 1 1-- OO BOS S. White M. Grant 11% 60% Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
t2 0-0 1 -23 O BOS J. Mahoney M. Grant 10% 51% Fielder's Choice 3B; Jensen out at Hm/3B-C-3B

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS P. Green M. Grant 2% 52% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS P. Runnels M. Grant 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS G. Geiger M. Grant -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS T. Williams M. Grant 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Martin T. Brewer -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE V. Power T. Brewer -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE M. Minoso T. Brewer -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Jensen M. Grant -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- BOS F. Malzone M. Grant -6% 40% Single to P; Jensen to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O BOS S. White M. Grant 6% 46% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- BOS J. Mahoney M. Grant -5% 41% Jensen Steals 3B; Malzone Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -23 O BOS J. Mahoney M. Grant 10% 51% Fielder's Choice 3B; Jensen out at Hm/3B-C-3B
t2 0-0 2 12- O BOS T. Brewer M. Grant 4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Francona T. Brewer -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- CLE R. Colavito T. Brewer 3% 55% Single to SS (Pop Fly)
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE G. Strickland T. Brewer -3% 52% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE J. Baxes T. Brewer -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS P. Green M. Grant 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS P. Runnels M. Grant 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS G. Geiger M. Grant 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Nixon T. Brewer -2% 53% Lineout: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE M. Grant T. Brewer -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- CLE B. Martin T. Brewer 1% 53% Single to SS (Pop Fly)
b3 0-0 2 1-- CLE V. Power T. Brewer 4% 57% Single to RF; Martin to 3B; Power to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 0-0 2 -23 RR CLE M. Minoso T. Brewer 19% 76% Single to LF; Martin Scores; Power Scores
b3 2-0 2 1-- O CLE T. Francona T. Brewer -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Williams M. Grant 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen M. Grant 2% 78% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 --- O BOS F. Malzone M. Grant 1% 80% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito T. Brewer -1% 78% Strikeout
b4 2-0 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland T. Brewer -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- CLE J. Baxes T. Brewer 1% 78% Walk
b4 2-0 2 1-- O CLE R. Nixon T. Brewer -2% 76% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- BOS S. White M. Grant -8% 69% Double to LF
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Jim Mahoney (SS) batting 8th
t5 0-2 0 -2- O BOS V. Wertz M. Grant 5% 74% Popfly: SS
t5 0-2 1 -2- O BOS T. Brewer M. Grant 4% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; White to 3B
t5 0-2 2 --3 O BOS P. Green M. Grant 4% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 9-1-2
Don Buddin replaces Vic Wertz (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b5 2-0 0 --- O CLE M. Grant T. Brewer -1% 81% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 1 --- CLE B. Martin T. Brewer 1% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 2-0 1 1-- CLE V. Power T. Brewer 2% 84% Walk; Martin to 2B
b5 2-0 1 12- R CLE M. Minoso T. Brewer 8% 92% Single to LF; Martin Scores; Power to 3B
b5 3-0 1 1-3 OO CLE T. Francona T. Brewer -5% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- O BOS P. Runnels M. Grant 2% 90% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 0-3 1 --- BOS G. Geiger M. Grant -3% 87% Single to RF
t6 0-3 1 1-- BOS T. Williams M. Grant -6% 81% Single to CF; Geiger to 3B
t6 0-3 1 1-3 O BOS J. Jensen M. Grant 7% 87% Flyball: RF
t6 0-3 2 1-3 RRR BOS F. Malzone M. Grant -32% 56% Home Run (Deep LF); Geiger Scores; Williams Scores
t6 3-3 2 --- BOS S. White M. Grant -2% 54% Walk
t6 3-3 2 1-- O BOS D. Buddin M. Grant 3% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
b6 3-3 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito T. Brewer -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-3 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland T. Brewer -2% 52% Popfly: SS
b6 3-3 2 --- O CLE J. Baxes T. Brewer -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
t7 3-3 0 --- BOS T. Brewer M. Grant -6% 44% Single to LF
t7 3-3 0 1-- O BOS P. Green M. Grant 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brewer to 2B
t7 3-3 1 -2- BOS P. Runnels M. Grant -3% 44% Walk
t7 3-3 1 12- O BOS G. Geiger M. Grant 6% 50% Strikeout, Brewer Steals 3B
t7 3-3 2 1-3 O BOS T. Williams M. Grant 9% 59% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 8-9-1
b7 3-3 0 --- O CLE R. Nixon T. Brewer -4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
b7 3-3 1 --- CLE M. Grant T. Brewer 4% 59% Single to CF
b7 3-3 1 1-- CLE B. Martin T. Brewer 6% 64% Single to LF; Grant to 2B
b7 3-3 1 12- O CLE V. Power T. Brewer -7% 57% Flyball: CF
b7 3-3 2 12- O CLE M. Minoso T. Brewer -7% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
t8 3-3 0 --- BOS J. Jensen M. Grant -7% 43% Walk
t8 3-3 0 1-- O BOS F. Malzone M. Grant 7% 50% Flyball: CF
t8 3-3 1 1-- OO BOS S. White M. Grant 11% 60% Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 4-5-6
Gene Stephens replaces Ted Williams playing LF batting 4th
b8 3-3 0 --- O CLE T. Francona T. Brewer -4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-3 1 --- CLE R. Colavito T. Brewer 5% 60% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b8 3-3 1 1-- CLE G. Strickland T. Brewer 6% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Colavito to 2B
Mike Fornieles replaces Tom Brewer pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-3 1 12- O CLE J. Baxes M. Fornieles -8% 59% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 3-3 2 12- O CLE R. Nixon M. Fornieles -9% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 8-9-1
Bobby Locke replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-3 0 --- O BOS D. Buddin B. Locke 6% 56% Flyball: RF
t9 3-3 1 --- O BOS M. Fornieles B. Locke 4% 60% Strikeout
t9 3-3 2 --- O BOS P. Green B. Locke 3% 63% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Red Sox' Mike Fornieles facing 9-1-2
b9 3-3 0 --- CLE B. Locke M. Fornieles 7% 71% Walk
b9 3-3 0 1-- O CLE B. Martin M. Fornieles -8% 63% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b9 3-3 1 1-- CLE V. Power M. Fornieles 7% 70% Single to LF; Locke to 2B
b9 3-3 1 12- R CLE M. Minoso M. Fornieles 30% 100% Single to LF (Deep LF); Locke Scores; Power to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

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