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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		1
7
CLE
@DET		5
9
CHC
@CIN		3
2
BRO
@NYG		1
5
PHI
@PIT		4
6
MLN
@STL		11
4
Wednesday, August 17, 1955,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 15,836, Time of Game: 2:36
Indians
5
70-48
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Tigers
9
62-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Babe Birrer (4-2)
L: Bob Lemon (13-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   2  2  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Tigers          0  2  3   2  0  0   2  0  X    9 14  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Avila 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .266 .752 -0.058 1.12 0.059 -0.117 -0.1 3 4 HR
Gene Woodling LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .736 -0.008 0.91 0.085 -0.093 0.2 0 1 HR
Ferris Fain 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .799 -0.062 0.83 0.012 -0.074 -0.4 7 2
Vic Wertz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .801 -0.028 0.78 0.033 -0.061 -0.4 2 0
Larry Doby CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .292 .839 0.077 0.85 0.126 -0.049 0.9 2 1 HR
Al Smith 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .306 .882 -0.030 0.79 0.030 -0.060 -0.3 1 2
Hal Naragon C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .329 .877 0.016 0.92 0.067 -0.050 0.0 5 1
George Strickland SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 .214 .595 0.101 1.08 0.125 -0.023 0.5 3 2 GDP
Bob Lemon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .592 -0.021 0.76 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 0
   Dale Mitchell PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .260 .636 0.067 2.29 0.067 0.000 1.2
   Bob Feller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .145 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hoot Evers PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .737 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Early Wynn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .519 -0.079 3.00 0.000 -0.079 -0.6
   Ray Narleski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .556 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Art Houtteman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ralph Kiner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .814 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
Team Totals 35 5 10 5 3 4 .286 .885 -0.034 0.99 0.604 -0.636 0.6 24 13
HR: L Doby (18, off J Bunning; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); G Woodling (6, off J Bunning; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Avila (9, off J Bunning; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: L Doby 5; B Avila 4; G Woodling 4; G Strickland 2; F Fain; D Mitchell; H Naragon; V Wertz.
GIDP: G Strickland (8).
RBI: D Mitchell 2 (8); G Woodling (38); B Avila (47); L Doby (56).
2-out RBI: D Mitchell 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Strickland-B Avila-F Fain.
Outfield Assists: L Doby (B Tuttle at 2nd base); G Woodling (F House at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .323 .791 -0.022 0.63 0.032 -0.054 -0.6 3 0
Bill Tuttle CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .272 .744 0.091 0.72 0.106 -0.015 1.5 0 1
Al Kaline RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 .350 1.005 0.156 0.81 0.203 -0.046 2.6 6 0 3B,CS
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 1 2 2 1 1 .280 .782 0.078 0.52 0.088 -0.010 1.8 6 1 SB
Ray Boone 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 .852 0.022 0.67 0.063 -0.041 -0.8 1 2 GDP
Charlie Maxwell LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .274 .823 -0.039 0.79 0.006 -0.045 -0.7 3 0 SF
   Bubba Phillips LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .648 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank House C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .264 .759 0.132 0.81 0.136 -0.004 1.5 5 0 HR,2B
Fred Hatfield 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .234 .681 0.108 1.03 0.109 -0.001 1.0 2 3
Jim Bunning P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.035 0.68 0.000 -0.035 -0.6 1 0
   Babe Birrer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .851 -0.024 0.54 0.000 -0.024 -0.6 0 1
Team Totals 33 9 14 9 3 5 .424 1.066 0.467 0.73 0.743 -0.275 5.1 27 8
2B: F House (8, off R Narleski).
3B: A Kaline (7, off B Lemon).
HR: F House (11, off B Feller; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: C Maxwell (1, off R Narleski).
TB: F House 6; A Kaline 5; B Tuttle 3; F Hatfield 2; E Torgeson 2; R Boone; H Kuenn.
GIDP: R Boone (13).
RBI: F Hatfield 2 (28); E Torgeson 2 (48); A Kaline 2 (85); B Tuttle (56); C Maxwell (12); F House (41).
2-out RBI: B Tuttle.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Boone-F Hatfield-E Torgeson.
Outfield Assists: B Tuttle (D Mitchell at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Torgeson (9, 2nd base off R Narleski/H Naragon).
CS: A Kaline (7, 2nd base by B Feller/H Naragon).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Lemon, L (13-8) 3 6 5 5 2 0 0 3.85 15 25 -0.342 1.16 -3.5
Bob Feller 2 4 2 2 0 2 1 3.44 8 0 0 -0.080 0.54 -1.0
Ray Narleski 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 2.90 11 0 0 -0.047 0.51 -1.0
Art Houtteman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49 3 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 9 9 3 5 1 10.12 37 25 0 0 -0.466 0.99 -5.1

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Bunning 4 7 5 5 2 1 3 5.12 20 27 -0.195 0.85 -3.0
Babe Birrer, W (4-2) 5 3 0 0 1 3 0 3.50 18 0 0 0.229 1.14 2.4
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 4 3 5.00 38 27 0 0 0.034 0.73 -0.6
J Bunning faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - John Rice.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 15,836.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Bobby Avila 2B 1 Harvey Kuenn SS
2 Gene Woodling LF 2 Bill Tuttle CF
3 Ferris Fain 1B 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Vic Wertz RF 4 Earl Torgeson 1B
5 Larry Doby CF 5 Ray Boone 3B
6 Al Smith 3B 6 Charlie Maxwell LF
7 Hal Naragon C 7 Frank House C
8 George Strickland SS 8 Fred Hatfield 2B
9 Bob Lemon P 9 Jim Bunning P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-1 0 12- RR DET A. Kaline B. Lemon 14% 89% Triple to RF; Kuenn Scores; Tuttle Scores
t2 0-0 0 --- R CLE L. Doby J. Bunning -11% 39% Home Run
b2 0-1 1 123 RRO DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon 9% 64% Single to LF; Torgeson Scores; Boone Scores; House out at 3B/LF-3B
t5 4-7 0 --- R CLE G. Woodling J. Bunning -9% 76% Home Run
t6 5-7 0 1-- CLE G. Strickland B. Birrer -9% 65% Single to RF; Naragon to 2B

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' Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Bunning 2% 52% Foul Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling J. Bunning 2% 54% Lineout: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CLE F. Fain J. Bunning -1% 53% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE V. Wertz J. Bunning 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn B. Lemon -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Tuttle B. Lemon -2% 51% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Lemon -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- R CLE L. Doby J. Bunning -11% 39% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- O CLE A. Smith J. Bunning 2% 41% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- O CLE H. Naragon J. Bunning 1% 43% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 2 --- CLE G. Strickland J. Bunning -1% 42% Single to CF
t2 1-0 2 1-- O CLE B. Lemon J. Bunning 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- DET E. Torgeson B. Lemon 4% 48% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- DET R. Boone B. Lemon 6% 54% Single to LF; Torgeson to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- O DET C. Maxwell B. Lemon -3% 51% Flyball: CF; Torgeson to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 DET F. House B. Lemon 4% 55% Walk; Boone to 2B
b2 0-1 1 123 RRO DET F. Hatfield B. Lemon 9% 64% Single to LF; Torgeson Scores; Boone Scores; House out at 3B/LF-3B
b2 2-1 2 1-- O DET J. Bunning B. Lemon -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O CLE B. Avila J. Bunning 3% 64% Flyball: 2B
t3 1-2 1 --- O CLE G. Woodling J. Bunning 2% 66% Flyball: RF
t3 1-2 2 --- O CLE F. Fain J. Bunning 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- DET H. Kuenn B. Lemon 3% 70% Single to LF
b3 2-1 0 1-- DET B. Tuttle B. Lemon 5% 75% Single to 2B/Bunt; Kuenn to 2B
b3 2-1 0 12- RR DET A. Kaline B. Lemon 14% 89% Triple to RF; Kuenn Scores; Tuttle Scores
b3 4-1 0 --3 R DET E. Torgeson B. Lemon 2% 91% Single to RF; Kaline Scores
b3 5-1 0 1-- OO DET R. Boone B. Lemon -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 5-1 2 --- O DET C. Maxwell B. Lemon -0% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 5.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
t4 1-5 0 --- O CLE V. Wertz J. Bunning 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-5 1 --- CLE L. Doby J. Bunning -2% 88% Single to RF
t4 1-5 1 1-- CLE A. Smith J. Bunning -3% 85% Walk; Doby to 2B
t4 1-5 1 12- O CLE H. Naragon J. Bunning 4% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1-5 2 12- CLE G. Strickland J. Bunning -3% 86% Walk; Doby to 3B; Smith to 2B
Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Bob Lemon (P) batting 9th
t4 1-5 2 123 RRO CLE D. Mitchell J. Bunning -7% 79% Single to CF; Doby Scores; Smith Scores; Strickland to 3B; Mitchell out at 2B/CF-3B-SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Bob Feller facing 7-8-9
Bob Feller replaces Dale Mitchell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-3 0 --- R DET F. House B. Feller 7% 87% Home Run
b4 6-3 0 --- DET F. Hatfield B. Feller 2% 88% Single to LF
b4 6-3 0 1-- O DET J. Bunning B. Feller -1% 87% Strikeout
b4 6-3 1 1-- O DET H. Kuenn B. Feller -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hatfield to 2B
b4 6-3 2 -2- RO DET B. Tuttle B. Feller 4% 90% Single to CF; Hatfield Scores; Tuttle out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 7.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Tigers' Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
t5 3-7 0 --- R CLE B. Avila J. Bunning -6% 84% Home Run
t5 4-7 0 --- R CLE G. Woodling J. Bunning -9% 76% Home Run
Babe Birrer replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-7 0 --- O CLE F. Fain B. Birrer 3% 79% Flyball: RF
t5 5-7 1 --- CLE V. Wertz B. Birrer -3% 75% Single to CF
t5 5-7 1 1-- O CLE L. Doby B. Birrer 4% 79% Strikeout
t5 5-7 2 1-- O CLE A. Smith B. Birrer 3% 82% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Indians' Bob Feller facing 3-4-5
b5 7-5 0 --- DET A. Kaline B. Feller 2% 84% Single to LF
b5 7-5 0 1-- O DET E. Torgeson B. Feller -4% 80% Kaline Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 7-5 1 --- O DET E. Torgeson B. Feller -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
b5 7-5 2 --- O DET R. Boone B. Feller -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 7.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 7-8-9
t6 5-7 0 --- CLE H. Naragon B. Birrer -5% 73% Single to RF
t6 5-7 0 1-- CLE G. Strickland B. Birrer -9% 65% Single to RF; Naragon to 2B
Early Wynn pinch hits for Hoot Evers batting 9th
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Bob Feller (P) batting 9th
t6 5-7 0 12- O CLE E. Wynn B. Birrer 8% 73% Foul Flyball: C
t6 5-7 1 12- O CLE B. Avila B. Birrer 6% 79% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 5-7 2 12- O CLE G. Woodling B. Birrer 6% 85% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Indians' Ray Narleski facing 6-7-8
Ray Narleski replaces Early Wynn (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-5 0 --- O DET C. Maxwell R. Narleski -1% 84% Strikeout
b6 7-5 1 --- DET F. House R. Narleski 2% 86% Double to CF
b6 7-5 1 -2- DET F. Hatfield R. Narleski 1% 87% Walk
b6 7-5 1 12- O DET B. Birrer R. Narleski -2% 85% Strikeout
b6 7-5 2 12- O DET H. Kuenn R. Narleski -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 7.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 3-4-5
t7 5-7 0 --- O CLE F. Fain B. Birrer 3% 86% Flyball: SS
t7 5-7 1 --- O CLE V. Wertz B. Birrer 2% 88% Flyball: LF
t7 5-7 2 --- O CLE L. Doby B. Birrer 1% 89% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Indians' Ray Narleski facing 2-3-4
b7 7-5 0 --- DET B. Tuttle R. Narleski 1% 91% Single to LF
b7 7-5 0 1-- DET A. Kaline R. Narleski 4% 95% Single to RF; Tuttle to 3B
b7 7-5 0 1-3 R DET E. Torgeson R. Narleski 3% 97% Single to CF; Tuttle Scores; Kaline to 3B
b7 8-5 0 1-3 DET R. Boone R. Narleski 0% 98% Torgeson Steals 2B
b7 8-5 0 -23 O DET R. Boone R. Narleski -1% 96% Strikeout
b7 8-5 1 -23 RO DET C. Maxwell R. Narleski 1% 97% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kaline Scores
b7 9-5 2 -2- O DET F. House R. Narleski -0% 97% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 6-7-8
Bubba Phillips replaces Charlie Maxwell playing LF batting 6th
t8 5-9 0 --- O CLE A. Smith B. Birrer 1% 98% Strikeout
t8 5-9 1 --- CLE H. Naragon B. Birrer -1% 97% Walk
t8 5-9 1 1-- OO CLE G. Strickland B. Birrer 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians' Art Houtteman facing 8-9-1
Art Houtteman replaces Ray Narleski pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-5 0 --- O DET F. Hatfield A. Houtteman -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 9-5 1 --- O DET B. Birrer A. Houtteman -0% 99% Flyball: SS
b8 9-5 2 --- O DET H. Kuenn A. Houtteman -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 9-1-2
Ralph Kiner pinch hits for Art Houtteman (P) batting 9th
t9 5-9 0 --- O CLE R. Kiner B. Birrer 1% 99% Strikeout
t9 5-9 1 --- O CLE B. Avila B. Birrer 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 5-9 2 --- O CLE G. Woodling B. Birrer 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 9.

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