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@CHW		7
2
KCA
@CHW		6
10
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@DET		4
0
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@NYY		0
5
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@NYY		5
7
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@BRO		3
8
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@CIN		5
2
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@PIT		5
2
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@PIT		5
3		 
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Sunday, May 22, 1955,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 35,743, Time of Game: 2:21
Indians
4
22-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
0
19-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Early Wynn (4-1)
L: Ned Garver (3-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  1    4 10  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Smith 3B 3 3 2 0 2 0 .314 .940 0.107 0.93 0.129 -0.022 1.5 1 2
Bobby Avila 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .846 0.006 1.02 0.087 -0.080 0.6 4 4 2B,SH
Dave Pope LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .344 1.098 0.101 0.78 0.128 -0.027 1.2 1 0 2B
   Ralph Kiner PH-LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .836 0.001 0.04 0.001 0.000 0.4 0 0
Larry Doby CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .274 .696 0.032 0.62 0.058 -0.026 0.0 1 0 SB,SF
Vic Wertz 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .767 0.020 0.59 0.058 -0.038 -0.7 9 0
Dave Philley RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .891 -0.098 0.73 0.000 -0.098 -1.8 6 0
Sam Dente SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .241 .613 -0.021 0.78 0.021 -0.042 -0.1 0 1 SH
Jim Hegan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .136 .453 -0.084 0.88 0.015 -0.099 -0.8 5 0 GDP
Early Wynn P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .411 -0.037 0.68 0.015 -0.052 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 10 3 5 4 .294 .728 0.027 0.76 0.512 -0.484 -0.4 27 7
2B: D Pope (5, off N Garver); B Avila (7, off V Fletcher).
SF: L Doby (2, off N Garver).
SH: S Dente (1, off N Garver); B Avila (5, off N Garver).
TB: B Avila 3; D Pope 3; A Smith 2; E Wynn; S Dente; V Wertz; L Doby.
GIDP: J Hegan (3).
RBI: L Doby 2 (15); D Pope (16).
2-out RBI: D Pope.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Dente-B Avila-V Wertz.
Baserunning
SB: L Doby (1, 2nd base off A Aber/R Wilson).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .373 .890 -0.069 0.69 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 1 0
Bill Tuttle CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .266 .705 -0.031 0.79 0.030 -0.060 -0.4 6 0
Al Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .358 1.043 -0.072 0.73 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 0 0
Ferris Fain 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .783 -0.005 0.61 0.037 -0.042 -0.0 8 1
Jim Delsing LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .773 -0.072 1.23 0.000 -0.072 -0.7 5 0
Fred Hatfield 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .716 -0.021 0.92 0.032 -0.053 -0.3 0 2
Red Wilson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .215 .615 -0.063 1.04 0.010 -0.073 -0.5 4 1 GDP
Harry Malmberg 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .646 -0.001 1.50 0.031 -0.031 0.1 1 3
   Ray Boone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .701 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2
   Reno Bertoia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ned Garver P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .285 -0.096 1.94 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 2 0
   Charlie Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.016 0.63 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Van Fletcher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Aber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 1 0 4 4 .037 .198 -0.472 0.95 0.140 -0.610 -4.4 27 8
TB: F Hatfield.
GIDP: R Wilson (5).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Hatfield-H Malmberg-F Fain.
E: F Hatfield (6).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, W (4-1) 9 1 0 0 4 4 0 3.35 31 85 0.472 0.95 4.4
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 4 4 0 0.00 31 85 0.472 0.76 4.4

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ned Garver, L (3-6) 8 8 3 3 4 3 0 3.47 36 53 -0.014 0.89 0.9
Van Fletcher 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 -0.019 0.17 -1.5
Al Aber 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.20 4 2 1 0.004 0.07 1.0
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 5 4 0 4.00 42 53 2 1 -0.029 0.95 0.4
V Fletcher faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: N Garver (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Bill Grieve.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 35,743.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Al Smith 3B 1 Harvey Kuenn SS
2 Bobby Avila 2B 2 Bill Tuttle CF
3 Dave Pope LF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Larry Doby CF 4 Ferris Fain 1B
5 Vic Wertz 1B 5 Jim Delsing LF
6 Dave Philley RF 6 Fred Hatfield 3B
7 Sam Dente SS 7 Red Wilson C
8 Jim Hegan C 8 Harry Malmberg 2B
9 Early Wynn P 9 Ned Garver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-0 2 -2- R CLE D. Pope N. Garver 8% 89% Double to RF; Smith Scores
b2 0-0 2 123 O DET N. Garver E. Wynn 8% 50% Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
t3 0-0 1 1-- CLE B. Avila N. Garver 7% 58% Single to CF; Smith to 3B
b4 0-2 1 1-- OO DET R. Wilson E. Wynn 6% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 -23 O CLE J. Hegan N. Garver -6% 45% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Smith N. Garver -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Avila N. Garver -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Pope N. Garver -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn E. Wynn 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Tuttle E. Wynn 2% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline E. Wynn 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- CLE L. Doby N. Garver 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- CLE V. Wertz N. Garver 6% 60% Single to CF; Doby to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O CLE D. Philley N. Garver -6% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 12- O CLE S. Dente N. Garver -3% 51% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Doby to 3B; Wertz to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -23 O CLE J. Hegan N. Garver -6% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- DET F. Fain E. Wynn -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O DET J. Delsing E. Wynn 2% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fain to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O DET F. Hatfield E. Wynn 4% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 -2- DET R. Wilson E. Wynn -1% 46% Walk
b2 0-0 2 12- DET H. Malmberg E. Wynn -3% 42% Walk; Fain to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 O DET N. Garver E. Wynn 8% 50% Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE E. Wynn N. Garver -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- CLE A. Smith N. Garver 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- CLE B. Avila N. Garver 7% 58% Single to CF; Smith to 3B
t3 0-0 1 1-3 R CLE D. Pope N. Garver 6% 63% Wild Pitch; Smith Scores; Avila to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- CLE D. Pope N. Garver 5% 68% Single to RF; Avila to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 RO CLE L. Doby N. Garver 2% 70% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Avila Scores
t3 2-0 2 1-- O CLE V. Wertz N. Garver -2% 68% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn E. Wynn 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- DET B. Tuttle E. Wynn -3% 68% Walk
b3 0-2 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline E. Wynn 3% 71% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-2 2 1-- O DET F. Fain E. Wynn 3% 74% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O CLE D. Philley N. Garver -2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O CLE S. Dente N. Garver -1% 71% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 2 --- CLE J. Hegan N. Garver 1% 72% Walk
t4 2-0 2 1-- CLE E. Wynn N. Garver 2% 73% Single to RF; Hegan to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- CLE A. Smith N. Garver 2% 75% Walk; Hegan to 3B; Wynn to 2B
t4 2-0 2 123 O CLE B. Avila N. Garver -5% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- O DET J. Delsing E. Wynn 3% 73% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- DET F. Hatfield E. Wynn -3% 69% Single to RF
b4 0-2 1 1-- OO DET R. Wilson E. Wynn 6% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 3-4-5
t5 2-0 0 --- O CLE D. Pope N. Garver -2% 74% Strikeout
t5 2-0 1 --- O CLE L. Doby N. Garver -1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-0 2 --- O CLE V. Wertz N. Garver -1% 72% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- O DET H. Malmberg E. Wynn 3% 75% Strikeout
b5 0-2 1 --- O DET N. Garver E. Wynn 2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O DET H. Kuenn E. Wynn 1% 79% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 6-7-8
t6 2-0 0 --- O CLE D. Philley N. Garver -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- CLE S. Dente N. Garver 2% 79% Walk
t6 2-0 1 1-- OO CLE J. Hegan N. Garver -4% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
b6 0-2 0 --- O DET B. Tuttle E. Wynn 3% 78% Flyball: RF
b6 0-2 1 --- O DET A. Kaline E. Wynn 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- O DET F. Fain E. Wynn 1% 82% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
t7 2-0 0 --- O CLE E. Wynn N. Garver -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 2-0 1 --- CLE A. Smith N. Garver 2% 82% Single (LF-CF)
t7 2-0 1 1-- O CLE B. Avila N. Garver -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
t7 2-0 2 -2- R CLE D. Pope N. Garver 8% 89% Double to RF; Smith Scores
t7 3-0 2 -2- O CLE L. Doby N. Garver -1% 88% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
b7 0-3 0 --- O DET J. Delsing E. Wynn 3% 91% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 0-3 1 --- O DET F. Hatfield E. Wynn 2% 92% Lineout: 2B
b7 0-3 2 --- O DET R. Wilson E. Wynn 1% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
t8 3-0 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz N. Garver -1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 3-0 1 --- O CLE D. Philley N. Garver -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-0 2 --- CLE S. Dente N. Garver 0% 93% Single to CF
t8 3-0 2 1-- CLE J. Hegan N. Garver 1% 93% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dente to 2B
t8 3-0 2 12- O CLE E. Wynn N. Garver -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Early Wynn facing 8-9-1
Ray Boone pinch hits for Harry Malmberg (2B) batting 8th
b8 0-3 0 --- O DET R. Boone E. Wynn 3% 94% Flyball: RF
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Ned Garver (P) batting 9th
b8 0-3 1 --- O DET C. Maxwell E. Wynn 2% 96% Flyball: CF
b8 0-3 2 --- O DET H. Kuenn E. Wynn 1% 97% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Van Fletcher facing 1-2-3
Van Fletcher replaces Charlie Maxwell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Reno Bertoia replaces Ray Boone (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t9 3-0 0 --- CLE A. Smith V. Fletcher 0% 97% Single to SS
t9 3-0 0 1-- CLE B. Avila V. Fletcher 1% 99% Double to RF; Smith to 3B
Al Aber replaces Van Fletcher pitching and batting 9th
Ralph Kiner pinch hits for Dave Pope (LF) batting 3rd
t9 3-0 0 -23 CLE R. Kiner A. Aber 0% 99% Walk
t9 3-0 0 123 RO CLE L. Doby A. Aber 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; Avila to 3B
t9 4-0 1 1-3 CLE V. Wertz A. Aber 0% 99% Doby Steals 2B
t9 4-0 1 -23 O CLE V. Wertz A. Aber -1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-0 2 -23 O CLE D. Philley A. Aber -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
Ralph Kiner moves from PH to LF
b9 0-4 0 --- O DET B. Tuttle E. Wynn 1% 99% Flyball: RF
b9 0-4 1 --- O DET A. Kaline E. Wynn 1% 100% Foul Flyball: C
b9 0-4 2 --- O DET F. Fain E. Wynn 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

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