September 21, 1963 Los Angeles Angels at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 13
@BOS 4 BOS 11
MIN 2 LAA 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
CHW 3 KCA 5
@NYY 3 MLN 4
@CHC 0 PHI 4
@HOU 3 LAD 5
PIT 3 NYM 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 1,617

Saturday, September 21, 1963
Time of Game: 2:15

Angels

70-86

Won 2

9th, 31 GB

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

W: D Chance (13-17), L: T John (0-2), S: B Duliba (1)

Indians

73-82

Lost 1

6th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Angels           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Pearson CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .821    0    4   0   
J Fregosi SS                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .287  .746    0    3   5   2B
B Moran 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .684    0    1   3   SH,IW
F Torres 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .673    0    0   1   SH,GDP
B Perry RF                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .260  .687    0    0   0   HR
B Rodgers C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .606    0    6   1   
L Thomas 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .216  .611    0   12   1   
E Kirkpatrick LF              3   0   2   0    1   0  .197  .573    0    1   0   SB
D Chance P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .321    0    0   0   
  J Spring P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  B Duliba P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  10   2    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Fregosi (28, off T John).

HR: B Perry (3, off T John; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: F Torres (5, off T John); B Moran (10, off T John).

IBB: B Moran (2, by T John).

TB: B Perry 5; J Fregosi 4; E Kirkpatrick 2; A Pearson 2; L Thomas.

GIDP: F Torres (20).

RBI: B Perry 2 (13).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

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

E: F Torres (23).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Kirkpatrick (1, 2nd base off B Latman/J Azcue).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Held 2B                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .249  .788    0    5   4   
V Davalillo CF                3   0   2   0    1   0  .298  .767    0    3   0   
M Alvis 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .279  .804    0    0   3   
F Whitfield 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .799    0    9   0   2B
  B Latman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .535         0   0   
B Chance RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .837    0    1   0   2B
J Azcue C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .751    0    8   0   
T Francona LF-1B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .647    0    0   0   GDP
L Brown SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .251  .661    0    1   3   
T John P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Seyfried P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Kirkland PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .673    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Chance (3, off D Chance); F Whitfield (16, off D Chance).

TB: V Davalillo 2; B Chance 2; F Whitfield 2; W Held; L Brown; M Alvis.

GIDP: T Francona (9).

RBI: W Held (58); M Alvis (67).

2-out RBI: W Held; M Alvis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Held-F Whitfield.

E: V Davalillo (1); L Brown 2 (13); J Azcue (5).

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
D Chance, W (13-17)            6.2   6   2   2    2   5   0   3.19   29     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 6     57    -     1.24   0.33
J Spring                       0     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.05    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            0-0               
B Duliba, S (1)                2.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-1    1.81   0.15
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   7   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 7          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, L (0-2)                6.1   9   4   3    2   4   1   2.51   32     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0· 9     43    -     1.24  -0.07
G Seyfried                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.00
B Latman                       2     1   0   0    0   3   0   4.94    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.55   0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   3    2   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Chance (6).

IBB: T John (1; B Moran).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Sam Carrigan.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 1,617.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Angels            Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Pearson            CF    1. W Held               2B 
2. J Fregosi            SS    2. V Davalillo          CF 
3. B Moran              2B    3. M Alvis              3B 
4. F Torres             3B    4. F Whitfield          1B 
5. B Perry              RF    5. B Chance             RF 
6. B Rodgers            C     6. J Azcue              C  
7. L Thomas             1B    7. T Francona           LF 
8. E Kirkpatrick        LF    8. L Brown              SS 
9. D Chance             P     9. T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-1  1--      13%  87% B Moran         T John          Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Moran to 2B/Adv on E8; Fregosi Scores/No RBI
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      11%  64% J Fregosi       T John          Double to RF; Pearson to 3B
   b 7   2  4-1  12-      -9%  80% M Alvis         B Duliba        Single to CF; Davalillo to 3B; Held Scores
   b 8   1  4-2  1--       9%  93% T Francona      B Duliba        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  1-0  ---      -8%  50% F Whitfield     D Chance        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  A Pearson       Single to 2B
          1--      64%  J Fregosi       Double to RF; Pearson to 3B
          -23      67%  B Moran         Intentional Walk
   ROO    123      60%  F Torres        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Fregosi to 3B; Pearson Scores
   O      --3      56%  B Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  W Held          Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  V Davalillo     Single to 2B
   O      1--      59%  M Alvis         Strikeout
   O      1--      61%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  B Rodgers       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  L Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      59%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to 2B
   O      1--      57%  D Chance        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 5-6-7
          ---      50%  B Chance        Double to CF
   O      -2-      51%  J Azcue         Flyball: CF; Chance to 3B
   O      --3      58%  T Francona      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      62%  L Brown         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  A Pearson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  B Moran         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      58%  F Torres        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  T John          Strikeout
          ---      57%  W Held          Walk
   O      1--      59%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 3B-1B; Held to 2B
          -2-      59%  M Alvis         Wild Pitch; Held to 3B
   O      --3      63%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  B Perry         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  B Rodgers       Strikeout
   O      1--      61%  L Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      59%  E Kirkpatrick   Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 4-5-6
          ---      50%  F Whitfield     Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  B Chance        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Whitfield to 3B
   O      --3      60%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      65%  T Francona      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  D Chance        Strikeout
          ---      65%  A Pearson       Single to LF
          1--      69%  J Fregosi       Single to CF; Pearson to 2B
   O      12-      66%  B Moran         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Fregosi to 2B; Pearson to 3B
   O      -23      60%  F Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  L Brown         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      60%  T John          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  W Held          Strikeout
          1--      61%  V Davalillo     Single to CF; John to 2B
   O      12-      67%  M Alvis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  B Perry         Single to 3B
   O      1--      68%  B Rodgers       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      75%  L Thomas        Single to RF; Rodgers to 3B
          1-3      77%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      123      70%  D Chance        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123      62%  A Pearson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  B Chance        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  J Fregosi       Single to RF
   R      1--      87%  B Moran         Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Moran to 2B/Adv on E8; Fregosi Scores/No RBI
   O      -2-      87%  F Torres        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Moran to 3B
   RR     --3      95%  B Perry         Home Run; Moran Scores/unER
                  Gordon Seyfried replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Rodgers       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  L Thomas        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Dean Chance facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  T Francona      Popfly: SS
          ---      94%  L Brown         Single to CF
                  Willie Kirkland pinch hits for Gordon Seyfried batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 2B-1B; Brown to 2B
   R      -2-      92%  W Held          Single to CF; Brown Scores
                  Jack Spring replaces Dean Chance pitching and batting 9th
          1--      89%  V Davalillo     Walk; Held to 2B
                  Bob Duliba replaces Jack Spring pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      80%  M Alvis         Single to CF; Davalillo to 3B; Held Scores
   O      1-3      88%  F Whitfield     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Barry Latman facing 8-9-1
                  Barry Latman replaces Fred Whitfield pitching and batting 4th; Tito Francona moves to 1B; Willie Kirkland moves to LF
          ---      89%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to LF
          1--      91%  B Duliba        Kirkpatrick Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      87%  A Pearson       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      85%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Duliba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  B Chance        Strikeout
          ---      84%  J Azcue         Walk
   OO     1--      93%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Barry Latman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  B Moran         Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  F Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Perry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Duliba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  L Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  W Held          Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

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