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WSH
@BAL		0
7
WSH
@BAL		8
1		 
(10)
NYY
@BOS		4
12
KCA
@CHW		1
2
KCA
@CHW		7
13
DET
@CLE		14
15
DET
@CLE		5
6
PHI
@CIN		6
4
CHC
@LAD		1
7
PIT
@MLN		1
5
PIT
@MLN		1
4
STL
@SFG		2
4
Monday, September 7, 1959,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:20
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
14
69-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Indians
15
79-56
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Bobby Locke (3-2)
L: Jim Bunning (15-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  4  1   6  0  0   2  0  0   14 13  0
Indians         2  2  0   0  5  3   0  0  3   15 16  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Yost 3B 5 2 2 3 0 0 .274 .891 0.357 1.03 0.449 -0.092 1.5 1 7 2·HR
Gail Harris 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .214 .623 0.116 0.88 0.143 -0.027 1.4 13 1
Harvey Kuenn RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .354 .908 0.085 0.80 0.120 -0.035 1.3 1 0 2B
Al Kaline CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .331 .937 -0.112 0.66 0.023 -0.135 -1.9 0 0 GDP
Charlie Maxwell LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .259 .841 -0.002 0.81 0.047 -0.048 -0.2 2 0 IW
Frank Bolling 2B 5 3 3 3 0 0 .266 .748 0.239 0.92 0.262 -0.023 2.8 2 5 HR
Lou Berberet C 4 2 1 3 1 0 .220 .670 0.084 0.98 0.141 -0.057 2.9 5 1 HR
Ted Lepcio SS 4 1 0 1 1 2 .289 .761 0.054 0.86 0.095 -0.041 0.5 0 4
Paul Foytack P 3 1 2 1 0 0 .113 .298 0.131 1.00 0.132 -0.001 1.4 1 0 2B
   Tom Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Sisler P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .571 0.017 0.46 0.021 -0.004 0.0 0 0
   Jim Bunning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .473 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 14 13 14 6 3 .333 1.115 0.969 0.86 1.433 -0.463 9.7 25 18
2B: H Kuenn (37, off A Cicotte); P Foytack (1, off A Cicotte).
HR: L Berberet (13, off A Cicotte; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); F Bolling (12, off A Cicotte; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); E Yost 2 (21, 1 off M Garcia, 1 off G Bell; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
IBB: C Maxwell (6, by A Cicotte).
TB: E Yost 8; F Bolling 6; L Berberet 4; P Foytack 3; H Kuenn 2; D Sisler; C Maxwell; A Kaline; G Harris.
GIDP: A Kaline (11).
RBI: F Bolling 3 (50); L Berberet 3 (40); E Yost 3 (58); G Harris 2 (39); H Kuenn (60); P Foytack (2); T Lepcio (17).
2-out RBI: L Berberet 3; F Bolling 2; E Yost 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Bolling-G Harris-E Yost-L Berberet-T Lepcio-E Yost; T Lepcio-F Bolling-G Harris.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Piersall CF 5 2 3 4 1 1 .237 .629 0.641 2.13 0.717 -0.076 3.3 6 0 2B
Minnie Minoso LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .296 .835 0.139 1.33 0.233 -0.093 1.6 3 0 2B
Tito Francona 1B 5 2 4 3 0 0 .391 1.043 0.124 1.04 0.146 -0.022 2.6 5 0 HR
Rocky Colavito RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 .265 .886 0.101 1.60 0.274 -0.173 1.4 3 0 HR
Woodie Held SS 4 1 2 2 0 2 .257 .795 0.150 1.41 0.208 -0.058 1.5 1 2 HR,SH
Vic Power 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .298 .773 -0.025 1.27 0.171 -0.196 -0.2 4 4 3B
George Strickland 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 .615 -0.027 0.86 0.007 -0.034 0.0 1 1
   Herb Score P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .228 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Elmer Valo PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .643 0.000 1.00 0.000 0.000 0.2
   Don Ferrarese P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .532 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Nixon PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .537 0.099 1.51 0.099 0.000 0.6 2B
   Mudcat Grant PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .466 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bobby Locke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .860 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jack Harshman PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .114 .467 0.141 3.40 0.141 0.000 0.6
Ed Fitz Gerald C 4 1 1 1 1 0 .243 .623 0.170 1.87 0.232 -0.061 0.4 4 0 GDP
   Ray Webster PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .127 .463 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mike Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cal McLish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .406 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Perry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .703 -0.029 2.03 0.000 -0.029 -0.3 0 0
   Al Cicotte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Baxes PH-3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .242 .780 -0.016 2.34 0.070 -0.086 -0.4 0 1 SH
Team Totals 37 15 16 15 7 5 .432 1.334 1.468 1.62 2.298 -0.828 11.2 27 8
2B: M Minoso (26, off T Morgan); J Piersall (13, off P Foytack); R Nixon (5, off D Sisler).
3B: V Power (6, off T Morgan).
HR: W Held (28, off T Morgan; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); T Francona (19, off P Foytack; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); R Colavito (40, off P Foytack; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SH: W Held (2, off P Foytack); J Baxes (2, off J Bunning).
TB: T Francona 7; W Held 5; V Power 4; R Colavito 4; J Piersall 4; M Minoso 3; R Nixon 2; E Fitz Gerald.
GIDP: E Fitz Gerald (7).
RBI: J Piersall 4 (25); T Francona 3 (73); W Held 2 (63); M Minoso 2 (81); R Colavito 2 (100); E Fitz Gerald (8); E Valo (3).
2-out RBI: J Piersall 2; R Colavito 2; W Held.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Held-V Power-T Francona.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Foytack 4 7 7 7 4 1 2 4.79 21 17 -0.304 0.98 -5.1
Tom Morgan 1 4 5 5 1 0 1 4.35 8 0 0 -0.406 1.04 -4.1
Dave Sisler, BS (2) 3 3 2 2 2 4 0 4.25 14 1 1 -0.075 2.01 0.1
Jim Bunning, BS (1), L (15-11) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.08 3 2 2 -0.684 5.77 -2.0
Team Totals 8.1 16 15 15 7 5 3 16.20 46 17 3 3 -1.469 0.86 -11.2
P Foytack faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
T Morgan faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
D Sisler faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Garcia 1 3 5 5 2 0 1 3.95 8 25 -0.344 1.25 -3.4
Cal McLish 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.51 4 3 3 -0.170 1.92 -2.2
Jim Perry 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.90 1 3 0 0.084 1.45 1.5
Al Cicotte 2 5 7 7 2 1 2 5.49 13 0 0 -0.309 0.78 -6.1
Herb Score 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.54 3 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Don Ferrarese 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.20 4 0 0 0.022 0.41 0.5
Gary Bell 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.95 5 0 0 -0.295 1.04 -1.5
Bobby Locke, W (3-2) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34 7 0 0 0.042 0.35 0.9
Team Totals 9 13 14 14 6 3 4 14.00 45 25 6 3 -0.968 1.62 -9.7
M Garcia faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: A Cicotte (3; C Maxwell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Cleveland Indians
1 Eddie Yost 3B 1 Jim Piersall CF
2 Gail Harris 1B 2 Minnie Minoso LF
3 Harvey Kuenn RF 3 Tito Francona 1B
4 Al Kaline CF 4 Rocky Colavito RF
5 Charlie Maxwell LF 5 Woodie Held SS
6 Frank Bolling 2B 6 Vic Power 2B
7 Lou Berberet C 7 George Strickland 3B
8 Ted Lepcio SS 8 Ed Fitz Gerald C
9 Paul Foytack P 9 Mike Garcia P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 13-14 1 -23 RR CLE J. Piersall J. Bunning 47% 100% Single to CF; Harshman Scores; Webster Scores
t7 12-12 2 1-- RR DET E. Yost G. Bell -35% 20% Home Run (Deep LF); Sisler Scores
b6 9-12 0 12- RR CLE M. Minoso T. Morgan 22% 49% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Baxes Scores; Piersall Scores
b1 0-1 2 1-- RR CLE R. Colavito P. Foytack 20% 62% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Francona Scores
b9 12-14 0 12- R CLE E. Fitz Gerald J. Bunning 19% 51% Single to LF; Power Scores; Harshman to 2B

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R DET E. Yost M. Garcia -10% 40% Home Run (Deep LF)
t1 1-0 0 --- O DET G. Harris M. Garcia 2% 42% Popfly: 2B
t1 1-0 1 --- O DET H. Kuenn M. Garcia 1% 43% Flyball: RF
t1 1-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline M. Garcia 1% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall P. Foytack -2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O CLE M. Minoso P. Foytack -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- CLE T. Francona P. Foytack 1% 41% Single to RF
b1 0-1 2 1-- RR CLE R. Colavito P. Foytack 20% 62% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Francona Scores
b1 2-1 2 --- O CLE W. Held P. Foytack -1% 61% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- DET C. Maxwell M. Garcia -4% 57% Single to LF
t2 1-2 0 1-- DET F. Bolling M. Garcia -6% 51% Single to LF; Maxwell to 2B
t2 1-2 0 12- DET L. Berberet M. Garcia -9% 42% Walk; Maxwell to 3B; Bolling to 2B
Cal McLish replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
t2 1-2 0 123 R DET T. Lepcio M. Garcia -10% 32% Walk; Maxwell Scores; Bolling to 3B; Berberet to 2B
t2 2-2 0 123 R DET P. Foytack C. McLish -8% 24% Single to LF; Bolling Scores; Berberet to 3B; Lepcio to 2B
t2 3-2 0 123 O DET E. Yost C. McLish 6% 30% Popfly: 3B
t2 3-2 1 123 RR DET G. Harris C. McLish -13% 17% Single to RF; Berberet Scores; Lepcio Scores; Foytack to 3B
t2 5-2 1 1-3 DET H. Kuenn C. McLish -2% 15% Walk; Harris to 2B
Jim Perry replaces Cal McLish pitching and batting 9th
t2 5-2 1 123 OO DET A. Kaline J. Perry 8% 24% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 6-7-8
b2 2-5 0 --- CLE V. Power P. Foytack 4% 28% Single to RF
b2 2-5 0 1-- O CLE G. Strickland P. Foytack -3% 24% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 2-5 1 1-- CLE E. Fitz Gerald P. Foytack 4% 28% Walk; Strickland to 2B
b2 2-5 1 12- O CLE J. Perry P. Foytack -3% 25% Groundout: 2B-P; Strickland to 3B; Fitz Gerald to 2B
b2 2-5 2 -23 RR CLE J. Piersall P. Foytack 17% 42% Double to LF; Strickland Scores; Fitz Gerald Scores
b2 4-5 2 -2- O CLE M. Minoso P. Foytack -4% 38% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 4.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Indians' Al Cicotte facing 5-6-7
Al Cicotte replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
t3 5-4 0 --- O DET C. Maxwell A. Cicotte 2% 40% Flyball: LF
t3 5-4 1 --- R DET F. Bolling A. Cicotte -11% 29% Home Run (Deep LF)
t3 6-4 1 --- O DET L. Berberet A. Cicotte 1% 31% Flyball: RF
t3 6-4 2 --- O DET T. Lepcio A. Cicotte 1% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 3-4-5
b3 4-6 0 --- CLE T. Francona P. Foytack 4% 36% Single to RF
b3 4-6 0 1-- CLE R. Colavito P. Foytack 7% 43% Walk; Francona to 2B
b3 4-6 0 12- O CLE W. Held P. Foytack -1% 42% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Francona to 3B; Colavito to 2B
b3 4-6 1 -23 OO CLE V. Power P. Foytack -16% 26% Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B-3B-C-SS-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' Al Cicotte facing 9-1-2
t4 6-4 0 --- DET P. Foytack A. Cicotte -5% 21% Double to RF
t4 6-4 0 -2- O DET E. Yost A. Cicotte 3% 24% Popfly: 2B
t4 6-4 1 -2- DET G. Harris A. Cicotte -1% 23% Walk
t4 6-4 1 12- R DET H. Kuenn A. Cicotte -10% 13% Double to RF; Foytack Scores; Harris to 3B
t4 7-4 1 -23 O DET A. Kaline A. Cicotte 4% 17% Groundout: 3B-1B; Harris stays at 3B; Kuenn stays at 2B
t4 7-4 2 -23 DET C. Maxwell A. Cicotte -1% 16% Intentional Walk
t4 7-4 2 123 RR DET F. Bolling A. Cicotte -9% 7% Single to CF; Harris Scores; Kuenn Scores; Maxwell to 2B
t4 9-4 2 12- RRR DET L. Berberet A. Cicotte -6% 2% Home Run (Deep RF); Maxwell Scores; Bolling Scores
t4 12-4 2 --- O DET T. Lepcio A. Cicotte 0% 2% Strikeout Looking
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-12, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 7-8-9
b4 4-12 0 --- CLE G. Strickland P. Foytack 1% 2% Walk
b4 4-12 0 1-- OO CLE E. Fitz Gerald P. Foytack -1% 1% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Jim Baxes pinch hits for Al Cicotte (P) batting 9th
b4 4-12 2 --- O CLE J. Baxes P. Foytack -0% 1% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-4, Indians' Herb Score facing 9-1-2
Herb Score replaces George Strickland (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Jim Baxes moves from PH to 3B
t5 12-4 0 --- O DET P. Foytack H. Score 0% 1% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 12-4 1 --- O DET E. Yost H. Score 0% 1% Flyball: CF
t5 12-4 2 --- O DET G. Harris H. Score 0% 1% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-12, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
b5 4-12 0 --- CLE J. Piersall P. Foytack 1% 2% Walk
b5 4-12 0 1-- CLE M. Minoso P. Foytack 1% 3% Single to CF; Piersall to 2B
b5 4-12 0 12- RRR CLE T. Francona P. Foytack 4% 7% Home Run (Deep CF); Piersall Scores; Minoso Scores
Tom Morgan replaces Paul Foytack pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-12 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito T. Morgan -1% 5% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 7-12 1 --- R CLE W. Held T. Morgan 4% 9% Home Run (Deep CF)
b5 8-12 1 --- CLE V. Power T. Morgan 4% 14% Triple to LF
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Herb Score (P) batting 7th
b5 8-12 1 --3 RO CLE E. Valo T. Morgan -0% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B; Power Scores
b5 9-12 2 --- O CLE E. Fitz Gerald T. Morgan -1% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 9.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-9, Indians' Don Ferrarese facing 3-4-5
Don Ferrarese replaces Elmer Valo (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t6 12-9 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn D. Ferrarese 1% 14% Flyball: CF
t6 12-9 1 --- DET A. Kaline D. Ferrarese -1% 13% Walk
t6 12-9 1 1-- O DET C. Maxwell D. Ferrarese 1% 14% Flyball: LF
t6 12-9 2 1-- O DET F. Bolling D. Ferrarese 1% 15% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 9-12, Tigers' Tom Morgan facing 9-1-2
b6 9-12 0 --- CLE J. Baxes T. Morgan 5% 19% Walk
b6 9-12 0 1-- CLE J. Piersall T. Morgan 8% 27% Single to LF; Baxes to 2B
b6 9-12 0 12- RR CLE M. Minoso T. Morgan 22% 49% Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Baxes Scores; Piersall Scores
Dave Sisler replaces Tom Morgan pitching and batting 9th
b6 11-12 0 -2- O CLE T. Francona D. Sisler -2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Minoso to 3B
b6 11-12 1 --3 O CLE R. Colavito D. Sisler -11% 36% Strikeout Looking
b6 11-12 2 --3 R CLE W. Held D. Sisler 17% 53% Single to LF; Minoso Scores
b6 12-12 2 1-- O CLE V. Power D. Sisler -3% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 12.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 12-12, Indians' Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
Gary Bell replaces Don Ferrarese pitching and batting 7th
t7 12-12 0 --- O DET L. Berberet G. Bell 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t7 12-12 1 --- O DET T. Lepcio G. Bell 3% 57% Strikeout
t7 12-12 2 --- DET D. Sisler G. Bell -2% 54% Single to LF
t7 12-12 2 1-- RR DET E. Yost G. Bell -35% 20% Home Run (Deep LF); Sisler Scores
t7 14-12 2 --- O DET G. Harris G. Bell 1% 21% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 12-14, Tigers' Dave Sisler facing 7-8-9
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Gary Bell (P) batting 7th
b7 12-14 0 --- CLE R. Nixon D. Sisler 10% 30% Double to CF
Mudcat Grant pinch runs for Russ Nixon (PH) batting 7th
b7 12-14 0 -2- O CLE E. Fitz Gerald D. Sisler -4% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grant to 3B
b7 12-14 1 --3 O CLE J. Baxes D. Sisler -9% 18% Strikeout
b7 12-14 2 --3 O CLE J. Piersall D. Sisler -5% 13% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-12, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 3-4-5
Bobby Locke replaces Mudcat Grant (PR) pitching and batting 7th
t8 14-12 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn B. Locke 1% 14% Flyball: CF
t8 14-12 1 --- DET A. Kaline B. Locke -1% 13% Single to CF
t8 14-12 1 1-- O DET C. Maxwell B. Locke 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 14-12 2 1-- O DET F. Bolling B. Locke 1% 15% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 12-14, Tigers' Dave Sisler facing 2-3-4
b8 12-14 0 --- O CLE M. Minoso D. Sisler -4% 11% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 12-14 1 --- CLE T. Francona D. Sisler 5% 16% Single to RF
b8 12-14 1 1-- O CLE R. Colavito D. Sisler -5% 11% Lineout: RF
b8 12-14 2 1-- O CLE W. Held D. Sisler -4% 7% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-12, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 7-8-9
t9 14-12 0 --- O DET L. Berberet B. Locke 1% 8% Flyball: LF
t9 14-12 1 --- O DET T. Lepcio B. Locke 1% 8% Flyball: CF
t9 14-12 2 --- O DET D. Sisler B. Locke 0% 9% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 12-14, Tigers' Dave Sisler facing 6-7-8
b9 12-14 0 --- CLE V. Power D. Sisler 9% 17% Walk
Jack Harshman pinch hits for Bobby Locke (P) batting 7th
b9 12-14 0 1-- CLE J. Harshman D. Sisler 14% 32% Walk; Power to 2B
Jim Bunning replaces Dave Sisler pitching and batting 9th
b9 12-14 0 12- R CLE E. Fitz Gerald J. Bunning 19% 51% Single to LF; Power Scores; Harshman to 2B
Ray Webster pinch runs for Ed Fitz Gerald (C) batting 8th
b9 13-14 0 12- O CLE J. Baxes J. Bunning 2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Harshman to 3B; Webster to 2B
b9 13-14 1 -23 RR CLE J. Piersall J. Bunning 47% 100% Single to CF; Harshman Scores; Webster Scores
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 15.

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