May 15, 1960 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
@BOS 1 BAL 7
@BOS 4 CHW 4
@CLE 0 CLE 6
CHW 3
(10) KCA 5
@DET 0 KCA 5
@DET 4
(10) NYY 11
@WSH 2 STL 6
@CHC 1 CHC 4
STL 0 PHI 14
@CIN 3 CIN 5
PHI 1 PIT 6
@MLN 4 MLN 4
PIT 2 SFG 2
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 31,273

Sunday, May 15, 1960
Time of Game: 2:50

White Sox

14-10

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Klippstein (1-0), L: J Staley (3-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Indians

13-10

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .212  .503    0    1   5   SB
N Fox 2B                      4   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .753    0    0   4   
M Minoso LF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .299  .845    0    0   0   
R Sievers 1B                  3   0   0   1    1   2  .208  .738    0   16   2   
A Smith RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .787    0    4   0   
J Landis CF                   2   0   0   1    2   0  .214  .682    0    3   0   
D Brown C                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .500    0    2   0   
  T Kluszewski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .759    0    0   0   
  S Lollar C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .885    0    1   1   
S Esposito 3B                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .100  .358    0    1   3   
D Donovan P                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .250    0    1   1   
  F Baumann P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  J Staley P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   2   
Totals                       31   3   2   3    7  12                    29  18

BATTING

TB: A Smith; L Aparicio.

RBI: J Landis (7); R Sievers (13); A Smith (19).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: J Staley (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (6, 2nd base off D Stigman/J Romano).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .613    0    1   2   
J Piersall CF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .328  .882    0    2   0   SB
H Kuenn 3B                    5   1   1   3    0   0  .319  .822    0    0   1   HR
J Powers LF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .174  .573    0    4   0   3B,2B
V Power 1B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .340  .833    0    6   1   SH
W Bond RF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .220  .694    0    2   0   SF
J Romano C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .710    0   10   0   
  C Hardy PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
  R Nixon C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .684    0    2   0   
W Held SS                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .923    0    2   1   
  B Hale PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .717    0    0   0   
  M Grant PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Strickland SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   2   
D Stigman P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  G Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .295         0   0   
  P Whisenant PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .751    0    0   0   
  J Klippstein P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   6  10   6    0   3                    30   7

BATTING

2B: J Powers (1, off J Staley).

3B: J Powers (1, off D Donovan).

HR: H Kuenn (1, off J Staley; 10th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

SF: W Bond (2, off J Staley).

SH: V Power (2, off J Staley).

TB: J Powers 5; H Kuenn 4; J Piersall 2; V Power 2; B Hale; J Temple; J Romano.

RBI: H Kuenn 3 (7); V Power (14); B Hale (1); W Bond (13).

2-out RBI: H Kuenn 3; V Power; B Hale.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Temple-W Held.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Piersall (4, 2nd base off D Donovan/D Brown).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Donovan                      6.2   6   2   2    0   2   0   6.30   25     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 6     56    -     0.97   0.18
F Baumann                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.96    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    2.90  -0.14
J Staley, BS (4), L (3-1)      3     3   4   1    0   1   1   0.44   13     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 3          2-0    3.00  -0.45
Totals                         9.2  10   6   3    0   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     18· 7· 1·10          4-1

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 Stigman                      5.1   2   3   3    5   9   0   3.80   23     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 1· 1     56    -     1.31  -0.16
G Bell                         1.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   1.55    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          3-1    1.25   0.05
J Klippstein, W (1-0)          3     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.79    9     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.22
Totals                        10     2   3   3    7  12   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 1          3-1

F Baumann faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Charlie Berry.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 31,273.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. J Temple             2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. J Piersall           CF 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. H Kuenn              3B 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. J Powers             LF 
5. A Smith              RF    5. V Power              1B 
6. J Landis             CF    6. W Bond               RF 
7. D Brown              C     7. J Romano             C  
8. S Esposito           3B    8. W Held               SS 
9. D Donovan            P     9. D Stigman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  3-3  1-3      37% 100% H Kuenn         J Staley        Home Run (Deep CF); Temple Scores/unER; Piersall Scores/unER; Kuenn Scores/unER
   b 9   0  3-2  ---      24%  43% J Powers        J Staley        Double to RF
   t 6   1  1-0  123     -15%  36% R Sievers       D Stigman       Walk; Aparicio Scores; Fox to 3B; Minoso to 2B
   b 7   2  3-1  12-      14%  34% B Hale          F Baumann       Single to CF; Power Scores; Hardy to 2B
   b 9   1  3-2  --3      13%  53% W Bond          J Staley        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Powers Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Stigman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  N Fox           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  J Piersall      Single to CF
          1--      57%  H Kuenn         Piersall Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      50%  J Powers        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Stigman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Sievers       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  A Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  V Power         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  W Bond          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Romano        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Stigman facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  S Esposito      Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Donovan       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      53%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  N Fox           Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  W Held          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  D Stigman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Stigman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  M Minoso        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Sievers       Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  A Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  J Powers        Triple to RF
   R      --3      67%  V Power         Single to LF; Powers Scores
   O      1--      65%  W Bond          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Stigman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  D Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  S Esposito      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  J Romano        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  W Held          Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  D Stigman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Stigman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  D Donovan       Strikeout
          ---      66%  L Aparicio      Single to SS
          1--      64%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Walk
          12-      50%  M Minoso        Walk; Aparicio to 3B; Fox to 2B
   R      123      36%  R Sievers       Walk; Aparicio Scores; Fox to 3B; Minoso to 2B
   R      123      23%  A Smith         Single to RF; Fox Scores; Minoso to 3B; Sievers to 2B
                  Gary Bell replaces Dick Stigman pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      14%  J Landis        Walk; Minoso Scores; Sievers to 3B; Smith to 2B
                  Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Dick Brown batting 7th
   OO     123      24%  T Kluszewski    Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
                  Sherm Lollar replaces Ted Kluszewski playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      21%  J Temple        Single to SS; Temple out at 2B/C-2B-1B
   O      ---      19%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      17%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Bell facing 8-9-1
          ---      15%  S Esposito      Walk
   O      1--      17%  D Donovan       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      19%  L Aparicio      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      21%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      17%  J Powers        Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      21%  V Power         Single to LF
   O      1--      17%  W Bond          Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      20%  J Romano        Single to LF; Power to 2B
                  Frank Baumann replaces Dick Donovan pitching and batting 9th; Bob Hale pinch hits for Woodie Held batting 8th; Carroll Hardy pinch runs for Johnny Romano batting 7th
   R      12-      34%  B Hale          Single to CF; Power Scores; Hardy to 2B
                  Jerry Staley replaces Frank Baumann pitching and batting 9th; Tito Francona pinch hits for Pete Whisenant batting 9th; Pete Whisenant pinch hits for Gary Bell batting 9th; Mudcat Grant pinch runs for Bob Hale batting 8th
   O      12-      24%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Johnny Klippstein facing 3-4-5
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Tito Francona pitching and batting 9th; Russ Nixon replaces Carroll Hardy playing C batting 7th; George Strickland replaces Mudcat Grant playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      27%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  R Sievers       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      29%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Jerry Staley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  J Piersall      Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  H Kuenn         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Johnny Klippstein facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      17%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      18%  S Lollar        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      19%  S Esposito      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Jerry Staley facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  J Powers        Double to RF
   O      -2-      41%  V Power         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Powers to 3B
   RO     --3      53%  W Bond          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Powers Scores
   O      ---      50%  R Nixon         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Johnny Klippstein facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  J Staley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jerry Staley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  G Strickland    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      63%  J Klippstein    Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Klippstein to 1B
   O      1--      56%  J Temple        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      63%  J Piersall      Single to LF; Temple to 3B
   RRR    1-3     100%  H Kuenn         Home Run (Deep CF); Temple Scores/unER; Piersall Scores/unER; Kuenn Scores/unER
        3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196005152

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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