June 23, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 0 CHW 2
@CLE 1 CLE 2
CHW 0 DET 11
@KCA 2 WSA 4
@LAA 0 BAL 4
@MIN 1 PIT 7
@CHC 6 CIN 4
HOU 0 CIN 8
HOU 1 MLN 10
SFG 4 NYM 5
PHI 0 NYM 4
PHI 1 LAD 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 23, 1963
Time of Game: 2:18

White Sox

41-28

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: R Herbert (7-4), L: J Kralick (7-6), S: H Wilhelm (9)

Indians

35-31

Lost 3

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hershberger CF-RF           4   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .715    0    3   0   
A Weis 2B-SS                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .233  .520    0    4   4   
F Robinson RF-LF              4   1   1   0    0   1  .331  .902    0    1   0   
D Nicholson LF                3   0   2   0    1   1  .240  .783    0    3   1   2B
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
P Ward 3B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .299  .827    0    0   2   
R Hansen SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .708    0    1   1   
  N Fox PH-2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .666    0    1   2   
T McCraw 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .700    0    9   1   
C Carreon C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .597    0    4   0   
  J Martin C                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .169  .518    0    0   0   2B
R Herbert P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .670    0    0   0   
  J Landis PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .746    0    1   0   
Totals                       36   2   9   2    2  10                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Martin (4, off T Abernathy); D Nicholson (4, off J Kralick).

TB: D Nicholson 3; J Martin 2; F Robinson; P Ward; C Carreon; A Weis; M Hershberger; T McCraw.

RBI: P Ward 2 (40).

2-out RBI: P Ward 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Fox-A Weis-T McCraw.

E: T McCraw (2); P Ward (16).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Held 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .762    0    1   4   
A Luplow RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .538    0    3   0   
W Kirkland CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .828    0    2   0   
F Whitfield 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .767    0    9   0   
M Alvis 3B                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .263  .738    0    1   1   2B,HBP
T Francona LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .606    0    0   0   GDP
J Azcue C                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .796    0   10   0   
J Kindall SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .504    0    1   2   
J Kralick P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .333    0    0   0   SH
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    0   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: M Alvis (13, off R Herbert).

SH: J Kralick (6, off R Herbert).

HBP: M Alvis (3, by R Herbert).

TB: M Alvis 3; J Azcue; T Francona; W Kirkland.

GIDP: T Francona (5).

RBI: J Azcue (20).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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
R Herbert, W (7-4)             7     4   1   1    0   4   0   3.71   27     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4     69    -     0.88   0.19
H Wilhelm, S (9)               2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.83    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.83   0.32
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 5           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Kralick, L (7-6)             7.2   8   2   2    1   9   0   2.45   32     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 8     63    -     1.43  -0.07
T Abernathy                    1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.57    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.09   0.07
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2  10   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Herbert (2; M Alvis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - (none), 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Hershberger        CF    1. W Held               2B 
2. A Weis               2B    2. A Luplow             RF 
3. F Robinson           RF    3. W Kirkland           CF 
4. D Nicholson          LF    4. F Whitfield          1B 
5. P Ward               3B    5. M Alvis              3B 
6. R Hansen             SS    6. T Francona           LF 
7. T McCraw             1B    7. J Azcue              C  
8. C Carreon            C     8. J Kindall            SS 
9. R Herbert            P     9. J Kralick            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  1-0  123      46%  76% P Ward          J Kralick       Single; Nicholson to 2B; Robinson Scores; Weis Scores
   b 9   1  2-1  1--      20% 100% T Francona      H Wilhelm       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   1  2-1  ---      -9%  80% M Alvis         H Wilhelm       Single
   b 9   0  2-1  ---       8%  90% F Whitfield     H Wilhelm       Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3      -7%  30% J Azcue         R Herbert       Single; Francona to 2B; Alvis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Hershberger   Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  A Weis          Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  F Robinson      Strikeout
          1--      51%  D Nicholson     Double to RF; Hershberger to 3B
   O      -23      45%  P Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Luplow        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  W Kirkland      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  R Hansen        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  T McCraw        Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  C Carreon       Single
   O      1--      45%  R Herbert       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  M Alvis         Hit By Pitch
          1--      38%  T Francona      Single; Alvis to 3B
   R      1-3      30%  J Azcue         Single; Francona to 2B; Alvis Scores
   O      12-      34%  J Kindall       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      38%  J Kralick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  M Hershberger   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  A Weis          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  W Held          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  A Luplow        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      37%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  P Ward          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      31%  R Hansen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  M Alvis         Strikeout
          ---      33%  T Francona      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      35%  J Azcue         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  T McCraw        Single
   O      1--      35%  C Carreon       Strikeout
   O      1--      31%  R Herbert       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      28%  M Hershberger   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1
          ---      25%  J Kindall       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      26%  J Kralick       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Kindall to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  W Held          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      33%  A Luplow        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  A Weis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      27%  F Robinson      Popfly: 2B
          ---      29%  D Nicholson     Single
   O      1--      25%  P Ward          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  W Kirkland      Single; Kirkland out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      28%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
          ---      26%  M Alvis         Double
   O      -2-      29%  T Francona      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      25%  R Hansen        Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  T McCraw        Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  C Carreon       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      22%  J Azcue         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  J Kindall       Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  J Kralick       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Landis pinch hits for Ray Herbert batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  J Landis        Strikeout
   O      ---      15%  M Hershberger   Flyball: CF
          ---      18%  A Weis          Single
          1--      23%  F Robinson      Single; Weis to 2B
          12-      30%  D Nicholson     Walk; Weis to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   RR     123      76%  P Ward          Single; Nicholson to 2B; Robinson Scores; Weis Scores
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Jack Kralick pitching and batting 9th; Nellie Fox pinch hits for Ron Hansen batting 6th
   O      12-      72%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Dave Nicholson pitching and batting 4th; J.C. Martin replaces Cam Carreon playing C batting 8th; Nellie Fox moves to 2B; Al Weis moves to SS; Floyd Robinson moves to LF; Jim Landis moves to CF; Mike Hershberger moves to RF
   O      ---      78%  W Held          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      82%  A Luplow        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  T McCraw        Popfly: 1B
          ---      86%  J Martin        Double
   O      -2-      84%  J Landis        Strikeout
          -2-      84%  M Hershberger   Walk
   O      12-      82%  A Weis          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  M Alvis         Single
   OO     1--     100%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196306231

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation