June 14, 1964 Kansas City Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
@BOS 1 BAL 8
@BOS 1 KCA 6
@CLE 5
(10) KCA 3
@CLE 2 DET 6
LAA 5 DET 6
LAA 4 NYY 8
CHW 3 NYY 4
CHW 3
(10) MIN 6
@WSA 5 MIN 9
@WSA 2 CHC 5
PIT 2 HOU 4
STL 1 MLN 5
@LAD 1 MLN 5
@LAD 1 PHI 9
NYM 5 PHI 4
NYM 2 SFG 8
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 30,013

Sunday, June 14, 1964
Time of Game: 2:27

Athletics

20-36

Won 3

10th, 14½ GB

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

W: J O'Donoghue (3-4), L: T John (2-5), S: J Wyatt (11)

Indians

27-27

Lost 3

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Causey SS                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .314  .829    0    2   2   
N Mathews CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .234  .624    0    2   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .255  .747    0    1   3   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .909    0    3   0   2B
J Gentile 1B                  1   0   0   1    2   0  .280  .978    0   10   0   SF
D Edwards C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .525    0    2   0   
  B Bryan PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .308 1.027    0    4   0   
G Alusik LF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .270  .803    0    1   0   
D Green 2B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .200  .593    0    2   3   HR,GDP
J O'Donoghue P                4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .750    0    0   2   
  J Wyatt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Colavito (8, off T John).

HR: D Green (4, off T John; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: J Gentile (4, off T John).

TB: D Green 4; N Mathews 2; R Colavito 2; G Alusik; E Charles; W Causey.

GIDP: D Green (4).

RBI: D Green 2 (21); J Gentile (34).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Causey-D Green-J Gentile.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .665    0    0   4   
V Davalillo CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .620    0    0   0   GDP
L Wagner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .866    0    4   0   
J Romano C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .295  .976    0    9   0   HR
M Alvis 3B                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .248  .703    0    0   2   HBP
B Chance 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .354 1.043    0   10   0   
  M Grant PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .911         0   0   
A Smith RF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .140  .411    0    1   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .684    0    0   0   
L Brown 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .659    0    3   3   SH
  F Whitfield PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .766    0    0   0   
T John P                      1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   SH
  S McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311         0   0   
  B Moran PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .646    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
  J Azcue PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .689    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   8   2    1   6                    27   9

BATTING

HR: J Romano (9, off J O'Donoghue; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: T John (2, off J O'Donoghue); L Brown (3, off J O'Donoghue).

HBP: M Alvis (4, by J O'Donoghue).

TB: J Romano 4; B Chance 2; T Francona; A Smith; L Brown; T John; D Howser.

GIDP: V Davalillo (1).

RBI: J Romano (23); T John (1).

2-out RBI: T John.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Alvis-L Brown-B Chance.

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J O'Donoghue, W (3-4)          8.1   7   2   2    1   4   1   5.59   33     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 7     64    -     1.50   0.19
J Wyatt, S (11)                0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.29    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    6.26   0.19
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 8          1-0

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 (2-5)                6.1   7   3   3    3   4   1   3.52   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7     48    -     1.39  -0.25
S McDowell                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.52    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.39   0.05
D McMahon                      2     0   0   0    1   3   0   1.13    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.81   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   8   1          37     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: T John (2); S McDowell (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J O'Donoghue (3; M Alvis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 30,013.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Causey             SS    1. D Howser             SS 
2. N Mathews            CF    2. V Davalillo          CF 
3. E Charles            3B    3. L Wagner             LF 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. J Romano             C  
5. J Gentile            1B    5. M Alvis              3B 
6. D Edwards            C     6. B Chance             1B 
7. G Alusik             LF    7. A Smith              RF 
8. D Green              2B    8. L Brown              2B 
9. J O'Donoghue         P     9. T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-1  1--      35%  71% D Green         T John          Home Run; Alusik Scores
   b 6   1  1-1  ---     -19%  27% J Romano        J O'Donoghue    Home Run
   b 9   2  3-2  12-      16% 100% J Azcue         J Wyatt         Strikeout
   b 9   1  3-2  12-      16%  84% F Whitfield     J Wyatt         Strikeout
   b 9   1  3-2  1--     -12%  68% T Francona      J Wyatt         Single to LF; Grant to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Causey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  N Mathews       Single to SS
   O      1--      48%  E Charles       Strikeout
          1--      51%  R Colavito      Double to 3B; Mathews to 3B
          -23      53%  J Gentile       Walk
   O      123      45%  D Edwards       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John O'Donoghue facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Howser        Single to RF
   OO     1--      49%  V Davalillo     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  G Alusik        Single to CF
   OO     1--      46%  D Green         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J O'Donoghue    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John O'Donoghue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Romano        Flyball: SS
          ---      45%  M Alvis         Hit By Pitch
          1--      41%  B Chance        Single to RF; Alvis to 2B
          12-      35%  A Smith         Walk; Alvis to 3B; Chance to 2B
   O      123      43%  L Brown         Flyball: RF
   R      123      32%  T John          Single to 3B; Alvis Scores; Chance to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      123      38%  D Howser        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Causey        Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  N Mathews       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      35%  E Charles       Strikeout
   O      1--      32%  R Colavito      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, John O'Donoghue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  L Wagner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  J Romano        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  J Gentile       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  D Edwards       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      30%  G Alusik        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, John O'Donoghue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  M Alvis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      34%  B Chance        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  J O'Donoghue    Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  W Causey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, John O'Donoghue facing 8-9-1
          ---      25%  L Brown         Single to LF
   O      1--      26%  T John          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  D Howser        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown to 3B
   O      --3      32%  V Davalillo     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
          ---      39%  N Mathews       Single to CF
          1--      48%  E Charles       Single to LF; Mathews to 2B
          12-      57%  R Colavito      Wild Pitch; Mathews to 3B; Charles to 2B
   O      -23      48%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   RO     -23      48%  J Gentile       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mathews Scores
   O      -2-      43%  D Edwards       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, John O'Donoghue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  L Wagner        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      27%  J Romano        Home Run
   O      ---      28%  M Alvis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      29%  B Chance        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
          ---      36%  G Alusik        Walk
   RR     1--      71%  D Green         Home Run; Alusik Scores
   O      ---      69%  J O'Donoghue    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      71%  W Causey        Walk
                  Sam McDowell replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
          1--      73%  N Mathews       Wild Pitch; Causey to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      66%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, John O'Donoghue facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  A Smith         Single to 3B
   O      1--      61%  L Brown         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
                  Billy Moran pinch hits for Sam McDowell batting 9th
   O      -2-      69%  B Moran         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      76%  D Howser        Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Smith out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don McMahon facing 4-5-6
                  Don McMahon replaces Billy Moran pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: 2B
          ---      77%  J Gentile       Walk
                  Billy Bryan pinch hits for Doc Edwards batting 6th
   O      1--      74%  B Bryan         Strikeout
   O      1--      72%  G Alusik        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, John O'Donoghue facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Bryan moves to C
   O      ---      78%  V Davalillo     Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  L Wagner        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      85%  J Romano        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don McMahon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  D Green         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  J O'Donoghue    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  W Causey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, John O'Donoghue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  B Chance        Single to 1B
                  John Wyatt replaces John O'Donoghue pitching and batting 9th; Tito Francona pinch hits for Al Smith batting 7th; Mudcat Grant pinch runs for Bob Chance batting 6th
          1--      68%  T Francona      Single to LF; Grant to 2B
                  Fred Whitfield pinch hits for Larry Brown batting 8th
   O      12-      84%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
                  Joe Azcue pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  J Azcue         Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196406142

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