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4
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7
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@CHW		4
11
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@CLE		3
6
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@NYY		3
4
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6
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4
Wednesday, September 2, 1959,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 15,264, Time of Game: 2:33
Athletics
3
59-71
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Indians
6
76-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Gary Bell (15-11)
L: Ned Garver (9-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  0
Indians         0  0  5   0  0  1   0  0  X    6 12  1

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wayne Terwilliger 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .276 .716 -0.022 1.34 0.081 -0.103 -0.1 1 2
Russ Snyder CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .309 .764 -0.081 1.42 0.056 -0.137 -0.6 1 0
Dick Williams 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .280 .788 0.085 1.23 0.175 -0.089 1.1 7 0 HR
Bob Cerv LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .293 .831 0.033 0.85 0.084 -0.051 0.7 3 0
Roger Maris RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .279 .848 0.039 0.78 0.079 -0.041 0.5 3 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .652 -0.042 0.82 0.026 -0.068 -0.8 2 3
Hal Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .736 -0.066 1.36 0.053 -0.119 -1.2 6 1
Joe DeMaestri SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .671 -0.057 1.77 0.045 -0.101 -0.7 0 2
   Kent Hadley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .736 0.040 0.84 0.040 0.000 0.4
   John Tsitouris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ned Garver P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .754 -0.017 0.67 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 1
   Ray Herbert P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .515 -0.041 1.81 0.000 -0.041 -0.3 0 0
   Joe Morgan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .609 0.054 1.63 0.054 0.000 0.4
   Tom Sturdivant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Grim P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .363 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Jerry Lumpe PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .614 -0.037 1.62 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 36 3 8 3 5 4 .222 .623 -0.112 1.19 0.693 -0.804 -1.3 24 10
HR: D Williams (15, off G Bell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: D Williams 5; B Cerv 2; R Maris; H Smith; R Snyder; R Jablonski.
RBI: D Williams 2 (69); R Maris (61).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. J DeMaestri-W Terwilliger-D Williams; B Grim-R Jablonski; H Smith-R Jablonski.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vic Power 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .775 -0.046 0.92 0.000 -0.046 -0.6 8 0 SH
Minnie Minoso LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .846 0.022 1.04 0.068 -0.047 0.2 6 0 CS
Tito Francona CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .377 1.008 0.169 1.32 0.216 -0.047 1.2 4 0 GDP
Rocky Colavito RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .887 -0.130 0.97 0.006 -0.135 -0.8 3 0 SB
Woodie Held SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 .255 .786 0.260 0.95 0.288 -0.028 2.2 0 1 3B,2B
George Strickland 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .243 .623 0.085 0.60 0.104 -0.020 0.4 0 5 2B,SF
Jim Baxes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .776 -0.030 0.41 0.007 -0.038 -0.5 2 1
Ed Fitz Gerald C 3 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .625 0.046 0.62 0.061 -0.014 0.8 4 0
Herb Score P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .228 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Bell P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .227 .518 0.016 0.88 0.064 -0.048 -0.7 0 1
Team Totals 32 6 12 6 0 6 .375 .864 0.392 0.84 0.814 -0.423 2.2 27 8
2B: G Strickland (15, off N Garver); W Held (14, off N Garver).
3B: W Held (1, off T Sturdivant).
SF: G Strickland (6, off T Sturdivant).
SH: V Power (3, off N Garver).
TB: W Held 5; T Francona 2; G Strickland 2; M Minoso 2; E Fitz Gerald 2; R Colavito; J Baxes; G Bell.
GIDP: T Francona (10).
RBI: G Strickland 2 (47); W Held 2 (60); T Francona 2 (67).
2-out RBI: W Held 2; G Strickland.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Baxes (17).
Baserunning
SB: R Colavito (3, 2nd base off J Tsitouris/H Smith).
CS: M Minoso (10, 3rd base by N Garver/H Smith).

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ned Garver, L (9-11) 2.2 7 5 5 0 2 0 3.92 15 26 -0.444 1.48 -3.9
Ray Herbert 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.60 7 1 0 0.086 0.55 1.3
Tom Sturdivant 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.36 4 0 0 -0.087 0.40 -1.7
Bob Grim 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.81 4 2 0 0.049 0.26 1.6
John Tsitouris 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.37 4 0 0 0.006 0.12 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 6 6 0 6 0 6.75 34 26 3 0 -0.390 1.19 -2.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Herb Score 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 4.57 5 34 -0.315 1.56 -3.8
Gary Bell, W (15-11) 9 5 1 1 3 4 1 3.83 36 3 0 0.424 1.14 5.1
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 5 4 1 3.00 41 34 3 0 0.109 0.84 1.3
H Score faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 15,264.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Wayne Terwilliger 2B 1 Vic Power 1B
2 Russ Snyder CF 2 Minnie Minoso LF
3 Dick Williams 1B 3 Tito Francona CF
4 Bob Cerv LF 4 Rocky Colavito RF
5 Roger Maris RF 5 Woodie Held SS
6 Ray Jablonski 3B 6 George Strickland 3B
7 Hal Smith C 7 Jim Baxes 2B
8 Joe DeMaestri SS 8 Ed Fitz Gerald C
9 Ned Garver P 9 Herb Score P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-3 2 1-3 RR CLE W. Held N. Garver 23% 66% Double to CF; Minoso Scores; Francona Scores
b3 0-3 1 123 RR CLE T. Francona N. Garver 18% 51% Single to RF; Fitz Gerald Scores; Bell Scores; Minoso to 3B
b3 4-3 2 -2- R CLE G. Strickland N. Garver 10% 76% Double to RF (Deep RF); Held Scores
t1 0-0 0 12- R KCA D. Williams H. Score -9% 32% Single to LF; Terwilliger Scores; Snyder to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- OO CLE R. Colavito N. Garver -9% 29% Double Play: Strikeout, Minoso Caught Stealing 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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Herb Score facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCA W. Terwilliger H. Score -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- KCA R. Snyder H. Score -6% 41% Single to P/Bunt; Terwilliger to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- R KCA D. Williams H. Score -9% 32% Single to LF; Terwilliger Scores; Snyder to 2B
t1 1-0 0 12- KCA B. Cerv H. Score -6% 25% Single to RF; Snyder to 3B; Williams to 2B
t1 1-0 0 123 R KCA R. Maris H. Score -7% 19% Walk; Snyder Scores; Williams to 3B; Cerv to 2B
Gary Bell replaces Herb Score pitching and batting 9th
t1 2-0 0 123 O KCA R. Jablonski G. Bell 5% 23% Strikeout Looking
t1 2-0 1 123 O KCA H. Smith G. Bell 5% 29% Strikeout Looking
t1 2-0 2 123 O KCA J. DeMaestri G. Bell 5% 34% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O CLE V. Power N. Garver -2% 32% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 1 --- CLE M. Minoso N. Garver 3% 34% Single to 3B
b1 0-2 1 1-- CLE T. Francona N. Garver 4% 38% Single to RF; Minoso to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- OO CLE R. Colavito N. Garver -9% 29% Double Play: Strikeout, Minoso Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
t2 2-0 0 --- O KCA N. Garver G. Bell 2% 31% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O KCA W. Terwilliger G. Bell 1% 32% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 2 --- O KCA R. Snyder G. Bell 1% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O CLE W. Held N. Garver -2% 30% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland N. Garver -2% 29% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- O CLE J. Baxes N. Garver -1% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- R KCA D. Williams G. Bell -8% 19% Home Run (Deep LF)
t3 3-0 0 --- KCA B. Cerv G. Bell -2% 17% Single to LF
t3 3-0 0 1-- O KCA R. Maris G. Bell 2% 19% Flyball: LF
t3 3-0 1 1-- O KCA R. Jablonski G. Bell 1% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cerv to 2B
t3 3-0 2 -2- O KCA H. Smith G. Bell 2% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- CLE E. Fitz Gerald N. Garver 4% 26% Single to LF
b3 0-3 0 1-- CLE G. Bell N. Garver 6% 32% Single to RF; Fitz Gerald to 2B
b3 0-3 0 12- O CLE V. Power N. Garver -1% 31% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Fitz Gerald to 3B; Bell to 2B
b3 0-3 1 -23 CLE M. Minoso N. Garver 2% 33% Fielder's Choice P; Fitz Gerald stays at 3B; Bell stays at 2B
b3 0-3 1 123 RR CLE T. Francona N. Garver 18% 51% Single to RF; Fitz Gerald Scores; Bell Scores; Minoso to 3B
b3 2-3 1 1-3 O CLE R. Colavito N. Garver -8% 43% Strikeout
b3 2-3 2 1-3 RR CLE W. Held N. Garver 23% 66% Double to CF; Minoso Scores; Francona Scores
b3 4-3 2 -2- R CLE G. Strickland N. Garver 10% 76% Double to RF (Deep RF); Held Scores
Ray Herbert replaces Ned Garver pitching and batting 9th
b3 5-3 2 -2- O CLE J. Baxes R. Herbert -2% 74% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 8-9-1
t4 3-5 0 --- KCA J. DeMaestri G. Bell -4% 70% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t4 3-5 0 1-- O KCA R. Herbert G. Bell 4% 74% Popfly: 2B
t4 3-5 1 1-- KCA W. Terwilliger G. Bell -5% 69% Walk; DeMaestri to 2B
t4 3-5 1 12- O KCA R. Snyder G. Bell 5% 75% Flyball: LF
t4 3-5 2 12- O KCA D. Williams G. Bell 5% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1
b4 5-3 0 --- O CLE E. Fitz Gerald R. Herbert -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 5-3 1 --- O CLE G. Bell R. Herbert -1% 77% Strikeout
b4 5-3 2 --- O CLE V. Power R. Herbert -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
t5 3-5 0 --- O KCA B. Cerv G. Bell 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-5 1 --- O KCA R. Maris G. Bell 2% 81% Flyball: CF
t5 3-5 2 --- O KCA R. Jablonski G. Bell 1% 82% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 2-3-4
b5 5-3 0 --- CLE M. Minoso R. Herbert 2% 84% Single to LF
b5 5-3 0 1-- OO CLE T. Francona R. Herbert -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 5-3 2 --- O CLE R. Colavito R. Herbert -1% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
t6 3-5 0 --- KCA H. Smith G. Bell -5% 74% Single to CF
t6 3-5 0 1-- O KCA J. DeMaestri G. Bell 5% 79% Popfly: 2B
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Ray Herbert (P) batting 9th
t6 3-5 1 1-- KCA J. Morgan G. Bell -5% 73% Walk; Smith to 2B
t6 3-5 1 12- O KCA W. Terwilliger G. Bell 6% 80% Flyball: LF
t6 3-5 2 12- O KCA R. Snyder G. Bell 6% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Tom Sturdivant facing 5-6-7
Tom Sturdivant replaces Joe Morgan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- CLE W. Held T. Sturdivant 6% 91% Triple to CF (Deep CF)
b6 5-3 0 --3 RO CLE G. Strickland T. Sturdivant 0% 91% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Held Scores
b6 6-3 1 --- CLE J. Baxes T. Sturdivant 1% 92% Single to LF
b6 6-3 1 1-- CLE E. Fitz Gerald T. Sturdivant 2% 94% Single to LF; Baxes to 3B
Bob Grim replaces Tom Sturdivant pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-3 1 1-3 OO CLE G. Bell B. Grim -4% 90% Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 6.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
t7 3-6 0 --- O KCA D. Williams G. Bell 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-6 1 --- O KCA B. Cerv G. Bell 1% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 3-6 2 --- KCA R. Maris G. Bell -1% 93% Single to RF
t7 3-6 2 1-- KCA R. Jablonski G. Bell -3% 90% Single to LF; Maris to 3B
t7 3-6 2 1-3 O KCA H. Smith G. Bell 5% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Athletics' Bob Grim facing 1-2-3
b7 6-3 0 --- O CLE V. Power B. Grim -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b7 6-3 1 --- O CLE M. Minoso B. Grim -0% 94% Flyball: LF
b7 6-3 2 --- O CLE T. Francona B. Grim -0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 6.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 8-9-1
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri (SS) batting 8th
t8 3-6 0 --- KCA K. Hadley G. Bell -4% 90% Walk
Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Bob Grim (P) batting 9th
t8 3-6 0 1-- O KCA J. Lumpe G. Bell 4% 93% Flyball: RF
t8 3-6 1 1-- O KCA W. Terwilliger G. Bell 3% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 3-6 2 1-- O KCA R. Snyder G. Bell 2% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 4-5-6
John Tsitouris replaces Kent Hadley (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Jerry Lumpe moves from PH to SS
b8 6-3 0 --- CLE R. Colavito J. Tsitouris 0% 98% Single to CF
b8 6-3 0 1-- O CLE W. Held J. Tsitouris -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 6-3 1 1-- O CLE G. Strickland J. Tsitouris -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 6-3 2 1-- CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris 0% 97% Colavito Steals 2B
b8 6-3 2 -2- O CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 6.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
t9 3-6 0 --- O KCA D. Williams G. Bell 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 3-6 1 --- O KCA B. Cerv G. Bell 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 3-6 2 --- O KCA R. Maris G. Bell 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 6.

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