September 7, 1959 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
WSH 0 WSH 8
@BAL 1
(10) BOS 12
NYY 4 CHW 2
KCA 1 CHW 13
KCA 7 CLE 15
DET 14 CLE 6
DET 5 PHI 6
@CIN 4 LAD 7
CHC 1 MLN 5
PIT 1 MLN 4
PIT 1 SFG 4
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 7, 1959
Time of Game: 3:20

Tigers

69-68

Lost 1

3rd, 16½ GB

                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

W: B Locke (3-2), L: J Bunning (15-11)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

79-56

Won 3

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     5   2   2   3    0   0  .274  .891    0    1   7   2·HR
G Harris 1B                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .214  .623    0   13   1   
H Kuenn RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .354  .908    0    1   0   2B
A Kaline CF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .331  .938    0    0   0   GDP
C Maxwell LF                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .259  .840    0    2   0   IW
F Bolling 2B                  5   3   3   3    0   0  .266  .748    0    2   5   HR
L Berberet C                  4   2   1   3    1   0  .220  .670    0    5   1   HR
T Lepcio SS                   4   1   0   1    1   2  .289  .760    0    0   4   
P Foytack P                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .113  .298    0    1   0   2B
  T Morgan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.000         0   0   
  D Sisler P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  J Bunning P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .473         0   0   
Totals                       39  14  13  14    6   3                    25  18

BATTING

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, off M Garcia, 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. T Lepcio-F Bolling-G Harris; F Bolling-G Harris-E Yost-L Berberet-T Lepcio-E Yost.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 5   2   3   4    1   1  .237  .630    0    6   0   2B
M Minoso LF                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .296  .835    0    3   0   2B
T Francona 1B                 5   2   4   3    0   0  .391 1.043    0    5   0   HR
R Colavito RF                 4   1   1   2    1   1  .265  .886    0    3   0   HR
W Held SS                     4   1   2   2    0   2  .257  .795    0    1   2   HR,SH
V Power 2B                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .298  .773    0    4   4   3B
G Strickland 3B               1   1   0   0    1   0  .240  .615    0    1   1   
  H Score P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .098  .228         0   0   
  E Valo PH                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .643    0    0   0   
  D Ferrarese P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .666         0   0   
  G Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .533         0   0   
  R Nixon PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .537    0    0   0   2B
  M Grant PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .467         0   0   
  B Locke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .860         0   0   
  J Harshman PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .114  .467    0    0   0   
E Fitz Gerald C               4   1   1   1    1   0  .243  .623    0    4   0   GDP
  R Webster PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .127  .463         0   0   
M Garcia P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142         0   0   
  C McLish P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .406         0   0   
  J Perry P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .702    0    0   0   
  A Cicotte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  J Baxes PH-3B               2   1   0   0    1   1  .242  .781    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       37  15  16  15    7   5                    27   8

BATTING

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.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Foytack                      4     7   7   7    4   1   2   4.79   21     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 1· 7     17    -     0.96  -0.31
T Morgan                       1     4   5   5    1   0   1   4.35    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          0-0    1.09  -0.41
D Sisler, BS (2)               3     3   2   2    2   4   0   4.25   14     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 3          1-1    2.04  -0.08
J Bunning, BS (1), L (15-11)   0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.08    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    5.63  -0.68
Totals                         8.1  16  15  15    7   5   3          46     -       ·  ·     14· 2· 2·16          3-3

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garcia                       1     3   5   5    2   0   1   3.95    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 3     25    -     1.18  -0.34
C McLish                       0.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   3.51    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          3-3    1.77  -0.17
J Perry                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.90    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.46   0.08
A Cicotte                      2     5   7   7    2   1   2   5.49   13     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.84  -0.31
H Score                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.54    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
D Ferrarese                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.20    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.02
G Bell                         1     2   2   2    0   1   1   3.95    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.07  -0.29
B Locke, W (3-2)               2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.34    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.43   0.04
Totals                         9    13  14  14    6   3   4          45     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0·13          6-3

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.
M Garcia faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Cicotte (3; C Maxwell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Eddie Hurley.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. E Yost               3B    1. J Piersall           CF 
2. G Harris             1B    2. M Minoso             LF 
3. H Kuenn              RF    3. T Francona           1B 
4. A Kaline             CF    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. C Maxwell            LF    5. W Held               SS 
6. F Bolling            2B    6. V Power              2B 
7. L Berberet           C     7. G Strickland         3B 
8. T Lepcio             SS    8. E Fitz Gerald        C  
9. P Foytack            P     9. M Garcia             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1 14-13 -23      47% 100% J Piersall      J Bunning       Single to CF; Harshman Scores; Webster Scores
   t 7   2 12-12 1--     -35%  20% E Yost          G Bell          Home Run (Deep LF); Sisler Scores
   b 6   0 12-9  12-      22%  49% M Minoso        T Morgan        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Baxes Scores; Piersall Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  1--      20%  62% R Colavito      P Foytack       Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Francona Scores
   b 9   0 14-12 12-      19%  51% E Fitz Gerald   J Bunning       Single to LF; Power Scores; Harshman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      40%  E Yost          Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      42%  G Harris        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      43%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  J Piersall      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      41%  T Francona      Single to RF
   RR     1--      62%  R Colavito      Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Francona Scores
   O      ---      61%  W Held          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
          ---      57%  C Maxwell       Single to LF
          1--      51%  F Bolling       Single to LF; Maxwell to 2B
          12-      42%  L Berberet      Walk; Maxwell to 3B; Bolling to 2B
                  Cal McLish replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      33%  T Lepcio        Walk; Maxwell Scores; Bolling to 3B; Berberet to 2B
   R      123      24%  P Foytack       Single to LF; Bolling Scores; Berberet to 3B; Lepcio to 2B
   O      123      30%  E Yost          Popfly: 3B
   RR     123      17%  G Harris        Single to RF; Berberet Scores; Lepcio Scores; Foytack to 3B
          1-3      15%  H Kuenn         Walk; Harris to 2B
                  Jim Perry replaces Cal McLish pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123      24%  A Kaline        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, Paul Foytack facing 6-7-8
          ---      28%  V Power         Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  G Strickland    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      28%  E Fitz Gerald   Walk; Strickland to 2B
   O      12-      25%  J Perry         Groundout: 2B-P; Strickland to 3B; Fitz Gerald to 2B
   RR     -23      42%  J Piersall      Double to LF; Strickland Scores; Fitz Gerald Scores
   O      -2-      38%  M Minoso        Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Al Cicotte facing 5-6-7
                  Al Cicotte replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      40%  C Maxwell       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      29%  F Bolling       Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      31%  L Berberet      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  T Lepcio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Paul Foytack facing 3-4-5
          ---      36%  T Francona      Single to RF
          1--      43%  R Colavito      Walk; Francona to 2B
   O      12-      42%  W Held          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Francona to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   OO     -23      26%  V Power         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, Al Cicotte facing 9-1-2
          ---      21%  P Foytack       Double to RF
   O      -2-      24%  E Yost          Popfly: 2B
          -2-      23%  G Harris        Walk
   R      12-      13%  H Kuenn         Double to RF; Foytack Scores; Harris to 3B
   O      -23      17%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B; Harris stays at 3B; Kuenn stays at 2B
          -23      16%  C Maxwell       Intentional Walk
   RR     123       7%  F Bolling       Single to CF; Harris Scores; Kuenn Scores; Maxwell to 2B
   RRR    12-       2%  L Berberet      Home Run (Deep RF); Maxwell Scores; Bolling Scores
   O      ---       2%  T Lepcio        Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-12, Paul Foytack facing 7-8-9
          ---       2%  G Strickland    Walk
   OO     1--       1%  E Fitz Gerald   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Jim Baxes pinch hits for Al Cicotte batting 9th
   O      ---       1%  J Baxes         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-4, Herb Score facing 9-1-2
                  Herb Score replaces George Strickland pitching and batting 7th; Jim Baxes moves to 3B
   O      ---       1%  P Foytack       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       1%  E Yost          Flyball: CF
   O      ---       1%  G Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-12, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
          ---       2%  J Piersall      Walk
          1--       3%  M Minoso        Single to CF; Piersall to 2B
   RRR    12-       7%  T Francona      Home Run (Deep CF); Piersall Scores; Minoso Scores
                  Tom Morgan replaces Paul Foytack pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       5%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---       9%  W Held          Home Run (Deep CF)
          ---      14%  V Power         Triple to LF
                  Elmer Valo pinch hits for Herb Score batting 7th
   RO     --3      14%  E Valo          Groundout: 2B-1B; Power Scores
   O      ---      13%  E Fitz Gerald   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 9.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-9, Don Ferrarese facing 3-4-5
                  Don Ferrarese replaces Elmer Valo pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      14%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
          ---      13%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      1--      14%  C Maxwell       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      15%  F Bolling       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 9-12, Tom Morgan facing 9-1-2
          ---      19%  J Baxes         Walk
          1--      27%  J Piersall      Single to LF; Baxes to 2B
   RR     12-      49%  M Minoso        Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Baxes Scores; Piersall Scores
                  Dave Sisler replaces Tom Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      47%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B; Minoso to 3B
   O      --3      36%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      54%  W Held          Single to LF; Minoso Scores
   O      1--      50%  V Power         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Indians 12.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 12-12, Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Bell replaces Don Ferrarese pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      54%  L Berberet      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
          ---      54%  D Sisler        Single to LF
   RR     1--      20%  E Yost          Home Run (Deep LF); Sisler Scores
   O      ---      20%  G Harris        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 12-14, Dave Sisler facing 7-8-9
                  Russ Nixon pinch hits for Gary Bell batting 7th
          ---      30%  R Nixon         Double to CF
                  Mudcat Grant pinch runs for Russ Nixon batting 7th
   O      -2-      27%  E Fitz Gerald   Groundout: 1B unassisted; Grant to 3B
   O      --3      18%  J Baxes         Strikeout
   O      --3      13%  J Piersall      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-12, Bobby Locke facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Locke replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      14%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
          ---      13%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   O      1--      14%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      15%  F Bolling       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, Dave Sisler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      11%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      16%  T Francona      Single to RF
   O      1--      11%  R Colavito      Lineout: RF
   O      1--       7%  W Held          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-12, Bobby Locke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       8%  L Berberet      Flyball: LF
   O      ---       8%  T Lepcio        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       9%  D Sisler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 12.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 12-14, Dave Sisler facing 6-7-8
          ---      17%  V Power         Walk
                  Jack Harshman pinch hits for Bobby Locke batting 7th
          1--      32%  J Harshman      Walk; Power to 2B
                  Jim Bunning replaces Dave Sisler pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      51%  E Fitz Gerald   Single to LF; Power Scores; Harshman to 2B
                  Ray Webster pinch runs for Ed Fitz Gerald batting 8th
   O      12-      53%  J Baxes         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Harshman to 3B; Webster to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  J Piersall      Single to CF; Harshman Scores; Webster Scores
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 14, Indians 15.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation