April 20, 1961 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 6
WSA 1 DET 11
@CLE 4 NYY 7
LAA 5 NYY 4
LAA 2 STL 11
@LAD 2 MLN 7
@PHI 6
(11) CHC 3
@PIT 0 SFG 2
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 2,272

Thursday, April 20, 1961
Time of Game: 2:31

Tigers

4-1

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          4  0  0   0  3  0   1  3  0   11  9  1
Indians         0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  1    4  8  2

W: F Lary (2-0), L: G Bell (0-2)

Indians

3-3

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     4   2   1   1    2   0  .300  .890    0    3   2   SB
B Bruton CF                   4   2   0   0    2   0  .167  .708    0    3   0   SB
A Kaline RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .381 1.102    0    1   0   2B,SB
R Colavito LF                 3   2   2   1    2   0  .222  .808    0    1   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     3   2   1   3    2   0  .278 1.020    0   11   0   HR
S Boros 3B                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .353  .862    0    1   3   2·HBP
D Brown C                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .760    0    5   0   
C Fernandez SS                5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    2   6   
F Lary P                      5   0   0   0    0   4  .222  .555    0    0   3   
Totals                       37  11   9  10    8   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Kaline (4, off R Heman); R Colavito (1, off G Bell).

HR: N Cash (1, off G Bell; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: S Boros 2 (2, by B Latman, by R Heman).

TB: N Cash 4; R Colavito 3; A Kaline 3; C Fernandez; S Boros; J Wood; D Brown.

RBI: N Cash 3 (5); S Boros 3 (6); R Colavito (3); A Kaline (5); D Brown (2); J Wood (4).

2-out RBI: S Boros 3; N Cash 3; R Colavito; D Brown.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Fernandez-N Cash; F Lary-C Fernandez-N Cash.

PB: D Brown (1).

E: J Wood (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bruton (1, 2nd base off G Bell/J Romano); J Wood (2, 2nd base off R Heman/J Romano); A Kaline (2, 2nd base off B Latman/J Romano).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .391  .853    0    3   1   
T Francona LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .629    0    1   0   GDP
J Piersall CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .346  .870    0    6   0   
W Kirkland RF                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .261  .711    0    1   0   
  W Bond RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
W Held SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .130  .361    0    2   2   
V Power 1B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .280  .640    0    9   0   GDP
B Phillips 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .375  .983    0    0   3   
J Romano C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .742    0    5   0   2B
G Bell P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Morgan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Latman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Dillard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Heman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Romano (3, off F Lary).

TB: J Romano 2; W Held; T Francona; W Kirkland; J Temple; V Power; J Piersall; B Phillips.

GIDP: T Francona (2); V Power (1).

RBI: V Power 2 (3); W Kirkland (3); J Romano (1).

2-out RBI: V Power 2; J Romano.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Romano (1); B Phillips (1).

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
F Lary, W (2-0)                9     8   4   3    2   5   0   1.50   36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 8     60    -     0.81  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   3    2   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 8           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Bell, L (0-2)                5     5   7   4    3   2   1   5.73   24     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 2· 5     34    -     0.68  -0.49
B Latman                       2     1   1   1    2   1   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.38  -0.00
R Heman                        2     3   3   3    3   1   0  13.50   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9     9  11   8    8   4   1          47     -       ·  ·      8·14· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Latman (1; S Boros); R Heman (1; S Boros).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Kinnamon.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 2,272.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Wood               2B    1. J Temple             2B 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. T Francona           LF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. J Piersall           CF 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. W Kirkland           RF 
5. N Cash               1B    5. W Held               SS 
6. S Boros              3B    6. V Power              1B 
7. D Brown              C     7. B Phillips           3B 
8. C Fernandez          SS    8. J Romano             C  
9. F Lary               P     9. G Bell               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-4  1-3      25%  89% N Cash          G Bell          Home Run (Deep LF); Kaline Scores/unER; Colavito Scores/unER; Cash Scores/unER
   b 4   2  4-1  -23     -17%  61% V Power         F Lary          Single to LF; Piersall Scores; Kirkland Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-2  12-      14%  82% D Brown         G Bell          Single to RF; Cash Scores; Boros Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  59% R Colavito      G Bell          Double to LF; Bruton Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  12-       9%  69% S Boros         G Bell          Single to LF; Colavito Scores; Cash to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Wood          Lineout: 2B
          ---      50%  B Bruton        Walk
   O      1--      47%  A Kaline        Popfly: SS
          1--      48%  R Colavito      Bruton Steals 2B
   R      -2-      59%  " "             Double to LF; Bruton Scores
          -2-      59%  N Cash          Walk
   R      12-      69%  S Boros         Single to LF; Colavito Scores; Cash to 2B
   RR     12-      82%  D Brown         Single to RF; Cash Scores; Boros Scores/Adv on throw/No RBI
   O      1--      81%  C Fernandez     Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  J Temple        Walk
   OO     1--      84%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  F Lary          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  J Wood          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  B Bruton        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Lary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  W Kirkland      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      82%  W Held          Single to CF
   OO     1--      86%  V Power         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gary Bell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  R Colavito      Walk
   O      1--      85%  N Cash          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  S Boros         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Lary facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Romano        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  D Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  F Lary          E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      86%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  J Temple        Walk
          1--      77%  T Francona      Single to LF; Temple to 2B
   O      12-      81%  J Piersall      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Temple to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  W Kirkland      Single to CF; Temple Scores; Piersall to 2B
          12-      70%  W Held          Passed Ball; Piersall to 3B; Kirkland to 2B
   O      -23      78%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      61%  V Power         Single to LF; Piersall Scores; Kirkland Scores/unER
   O      1--      64%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  J Wood          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      60%  B Bruton        Lineout: 1B
          ---      61%  A Kaline        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      64%  R Colavito      Single to CF; Kaline to 3B
   RRR    1-3      89%  N Cash          Home Run (Deep LF); Kaline Scores/unER; Colavito Scores/unER; Cash Scores/unER
   O      ---      88%  S Boros         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  J Romano        Groundout: P-1B
                  Joe Morgan pinch hits for Gary Bell batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Barry Latman facing 7-8-9
                  Barry Latman replaces Joe Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  D Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  F Lary          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Frank Lary facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  T Francona      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      82%  J Piersall      Single to CF; Francona to 2B
   O      12-      87%  W Kirkland      Lineout: 1B
   O      12-      91%  W Held          Strikeout
   O      12-      94%  V Power         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Barry Latman facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  J Wood          Walk
   O      1--      94%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      96%  A Kaline        Single to RF; Wood to 3B
          1-3      96%  R Colavito      Kaline Steals 2B
          -23      96%  " "             Walk
   O      123      95%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
   R      123      97%  S Boros         Hit By Pitch; Wood Scores; Kaline to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   O      123      96%  D Brown         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Frank Lary facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  J Romano        Strikeout
                  Don Dillard pinch hits for Barry Latman batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Dillard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Russ Heman facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Heman replaces Don Dillard pitching and batting 9th; Walt Bond replaces Willie Kirkland playing RF batting 4th
          ---      99%  C Fernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  F Lary          Groundout: P-1B; Fernandez to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  J Wood          Single to RF; Fernandez Scores
          1--      99%  B Bruton        Wood Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Walk
   R      12-     100%  A Kaline        Double to LF; Wood Scores; Bruton to 3B
   O      -23     100%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
          -23     100%  N Cash          Walk
   R      123     100%  S Boros         Hit By Pitch; Bruton Scores; Kaline to 3B; Cash to 2B
   O      123     100%  D Brown         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  J Temple        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  J Piersall      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  W Bond          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Russ Heman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  F Lary          Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Wood          Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Frank Lary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  V Power         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  B Phillips      Single to LF
   R      1--     100%  J Romano        Double to LF; Phillips Scores
                  Bob Hale pinch hits for Russ Heman batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  B Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196104200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation