July 31, 1963 Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
DET 1 MIN 9
@BOS 5 CLE 1
LAA 0 CLE 9
LAA 5 NYY 3
KCA 2 CHW 5
@WSA 2 PIT 6
@HOU 3 LAD 5
NYM 3 CHC 3
@MLN 2 PHI 7
@SFG 3
(14) CIN 9
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 7,288

Wednesday, July 31, 1963
Time of Game: 2:42

Angels

53-58

Lost 2

7th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    5 11  2
Indians         0  0  5   0  0  4   0  0  X    9 13  1

W: P Ramos (5-4), L: E Grba (1-2), S: G Bell (2)

Indians

53-55

Won 2

6th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Pearson CF                  4   1   3   0    1   0  .304  .803    0    2   0   CS
J Fregosi SS                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .261  .698    0    4   2   2B
L Thomas 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   0  .230  .679    0    5   2   HR,GDP
L Wagner LF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .304  .865    0    1   0   HR
B Moran 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .266  .657    0    3   1   
B Rodgers C                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .661    0    3   0   
  H Foiles C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .654    0    2   0   
F Torres 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .265  .691    0    0   3   
K Hunt RF                     4   1   1   0    0   3  .191  .634    0    2   0   
E Grba P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  D Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .097  .194         0   0   
  F Kostro PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .629    0    0   0   
  P Foytack P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301         1   0   
  J Spring P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  B Sadowski PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .600    0    0   0   
  J Navarro P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .606         0   0   
  J Koppe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .524    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    2  15                    24   9

BATTING

2B: J Fregosi (20, off P Ramos).

HR: L Thomas (9, off P Ramos; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); L Wagner (21, off P Ramos; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: L Wagner 5; L Thomas 4; A Pearson 3; J Fregosi 2; B Rodgers; F Torres; B Moran; K Hunt.

GIDP: L Thomas (8).

RBI: L Wagner 2 (68); L Thomas 2 (48); J Fregosi (35).

2-out RBI: L Wagner 2; L Thomas.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Fregosi-B Moran-L Thomas.

E: J Fregosi (22); B Moran (13).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Pearson (7, 2nd base by P Ramos/J Azcue).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Francona LF                 4   2   3   1    1   0  .223  .635    0    1   0   HR
L Brown SS                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .325  .767    0    1   1   HR,GDP
W Kirkland CF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .247  .711    0    2   0   
M Alvis 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .763    0    0   0   
  J Kindall 2B                2   0   2   0    0   0  .200  .546    0    1   2   
F Whitfield 1B                4   1   1   4    0   0  .242  .725    0    3   0   HR
J Azcue C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .277  .725    0   15   1   2B
A Luplow RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .592    0    2   0   
W Held 2B-3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .804    0    2   1   HR
P Ramos P                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .107  .459    0    0   0   2·HR
  G Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .221         0   0   
Totals                       37   9  13   9    2   5                    27   5

BATTING

2B: J Azcue (8, off D Lee).

HR: P Ramos 2 (2, off P Foytack, off E Grba; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); W Held (11, off P Foytack; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); L Brown (1, off P Foytack; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Francona (7, off P Foytack; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); F Whitfield (10, off D Lee; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: P Ramos 8; T Francona 6; L Brown 5; F Whitfield 4; W Held 4; J Kindall 2; J Azcue 2; W Kirkland.

GIDP: L Brown (2).

RBI: F Whitfield 4 (32); P Ramos 2 (4); T Francona (31); W Held (40); L Brown (5).

2-out RBI: F Whitfield 4; W Held; T Francona; P Ramos; L Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kindall-L Brown-F Whitfield.

E: W Held (9).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Brown (2nd base by E Grba).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Angels            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Grba, L (1-2)                2.1   4   4   4    1   1   1   4.20   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 4     33    -     1.08  -0.14
D Lee                          1.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   3.65    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          3-3    1.00  -0.22
P Foytack                      1.2   5   4   4    0   1   4   5.75   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.14  -0.03
J Spring                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.70    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Navarro                      2     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.91    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    13   9   9    2   5   6          39     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·13          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
P Ramos, W (5-4)               8.1  11   5   5    2  15   2   3.59   38     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0·11     54    -     0.57   0.10
G Bell, S (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.95    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.06   0.03
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2  15   2          39     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: E Grba (1; L Brown, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Al Salerno, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 7,288.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Pearson            CF    1. T Francona           LF 
2. J Fregosi            SS    2. L Brown              SS 
3. L Thomas             1B    3. W Kirkland           CF 
4. L Wagner             LF    4. M Alvis              3B 
5. B Moran              2B    5. F Whitfield          1B 
6. B Rodgers            C     6. J Azcue              C  
7. F Torres             3B    7. A Luplow             RF 
8. K Hunt               RF    8. W Held               2B 
9. E Grba               P     9. P Ramos              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  123      32%  90% F Whitfield     D Lee           Home Run; Francona Scores; Brown Scores; Kirkland Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  ---      13%  53% P Ramos         E Grba          Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% L Thomas        P Ramos         Home Run
   b 3   1  1-1  123      -8%  58% M Alvis         D Lee           Strikeout
   b 3   1  1-1  1--       8%  63% L Brown         E Grba          Single to CF; Francona to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Pearson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
   R      ---      43%  L Thomas        Home Run
          ---      42%  L Wagner        Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  B Moran         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Eli Grba facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  T Francona      Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  L Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      41%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
          1--      43%  M Alvis         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
   O      12-      39%  F Whitfield     Brown Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Ramos facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  B Rodgers       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  F Torres        Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  K Hunt          Strikeout
   O      1--      43%  E Grba          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Eli Grba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  F Whitfield     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  J Azcue         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  A Luplow        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
          ---      34%  A Pearson       Walk
   O      1--      40%  J Fregosi       Pearson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      41%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  L Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Eli Grba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  W Held          Strikeout
   R      ---      53%  P Ramos         Home Run
          ---      56%  T Francona      Single to P
          1--      63%  L Brown         Single to CF; Francona to 3B
          1-3      66%  W Kirkland      Walk; Brown to 2B
                  Don Lee replaces Eli Grba pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      58%  M Alvis         Strikeout
   RRRR   123      90%  F Whitfield     Home Run; Francona Scores; Brown Scores; Kirkland Scores
          ---      90%  J Azcue         Double to RF
   O      -2-      89%  A Luplow        Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 5.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Pedro Ramos facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Kindall replaces Max Alvis playing 2B batting 4th; Woodie Held moves to 3B
   O      ---      91%  L Wagner        Strikeout
          ---      89%  B Moran         Single to CF
          1--      86%  B Rodgers       Walk; Moran to 2B
   O      12-      89%  F Torres        Strikeout
   O      12-      92%  K Hunt          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  W Held          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      91%  P Ramos         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 5.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Pedro Ramos facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Kostro pinch hits for Don Lee batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  F Kostro        Strikeout
          ---      91%  A Pearson       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  J Fregosi       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  L Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul Foytack facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Foytack replaces Frank Kostro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      94%  J Kindall       Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 5.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Pedro Ramos facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  L Wagner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  B Moran         Strikeout
          ---      95%  B Rodgers       Single to 2B
   O      1--      96%  F Torres        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul Foytack facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  J Azcue         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  A Luplow        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      98%  W Held          Home Run
   R      ---      99%  P Ramos         Home Run
   R      ---      99%  T Francona      Home Run
   R      ---     100%  L Brown         Home Run
                  Jack Spring replaces Paul Foytack pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  W Kirkland      Single to CF
          1--     100%  J Kindall       Single to RF; Kirkland to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 9.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-9, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  K Hunt          Single to 3B
                  Bob Sadowski pinch hits for Jack Spring batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  B Sadowski      Popfly: 2B
          1--      99%  A Pearson       Single to P; Hunt to 2B
   R      12-      99%  J Fregosi       Double to RF; Hunt Scores; Pearson to 3B
   RO     -23      99%  L Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fregosi to 3B; Pearson Scores
   RR     --3      97%  L Wagner        Home Run; Fregosi Scores
   O      ---      98%  B Moran         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-5, Julio Navarro facing 6-7-8
                  Julio Navarro replaces Bob Sadowski pitching and batting 9th; Hank Foiles replaces Buck Rodgers playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      97%  J Azcue         Strikeout
          ---      98%  A Luplow        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  W Held          Popfly: SS
   O      1--      97%  P Ramos         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Indians 9.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-9, Pedro Ramos facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  H Foiles        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  F Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  K Hunt          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-5, Julio Navarro facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  T Francona      Walk
   OO     1--      99%  L Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Kirkland      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Indians 9.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-9, Pedro Ramos facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Koppe pinch hits for Julio Navarro batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Koppe         Strikeout
          ---      99%  A Pearson       Single to RF
          1--      97%  J Fregosi       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pearson to 2B
                  Gary Bell replaces Pedro Ramos pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-     100%  L Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Indians 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196307312

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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