April 29, 1956 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 1
CLE 0
(10) CLE 8
@DET 4 BAL 8
@WSH 6 WSH 5
BAL 4 PIT 10
@BRO 1 PIT 11
@BRO 3 CIN 5
CHC 4 CIN 8
CHC 4 PHI 5
@NYG 4
(10) NYG 8
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 22,222

Sunday, April 29, 1956
Time of Game: 2:12

Indians

6-5

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: B Lemon (2-1), L: B Black (1-1)

Tigers

4-6

Lost 1

6th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Busby CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .571    0    5   0   
G Woodling LF                 3   1   2   0    2   0  .293  .821    0    2   0   
B Avila 2B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .286  .756    0    2   2   HBP,GDP
V Wertz 1B                    4   3   2   3    1   1  .447 1.438    0   13   1   2·HR
A Smith RF                    4   2   2   4    0   2  .269  .855    0    1   0   2·HR
A Rosen 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .216  .667    0    0   4   
C Carrasquel SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .533    0    3   2   SH
H Naragon C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.833    0    1   0   HR,CS
B Lemon P                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    0    0   2   
Totals                       33   8   8   8    5   8                    27  11

BATTING

HR: H Naragon (1, off V Trucks; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); V Wertz 2 (5, off B Miller, off B Black; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); A Smith 2 (2, off B Black, off V Trucks; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: C Carrasquel (1, off V Trucks).

HBP: B Avila (1, by V Trucks).

TB: A Smith 8; V Wertz 8; H Naragon 4; G Woodling 2; A Rosen.

GIDP: B Avila (1).

RBI: A Smith 4 (6); V Wertz 3 (11); H Naragon (1).

2-out RBI: A Smith 4; V Wertz 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: H Naragon (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: H Naragon (1, 2nd base by B Miller/F House).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .244  .736    0    3   0   
E Torgeson 1B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .235  .807    0    8   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .195  .689    0    1   0   2B
H Kuenn SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .589    0    1   3   
R Boone 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .704    0    0   1   
F House C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .542    0    8   2   
C Maxwell LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .435 1.219    0    2   0   HR
R Bertoia 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .189  .547    0    4   5   
B Black P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
  J Delsing PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .182    0    0   0   HBP
  V Trucks P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Belardi PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.850    0    0   0   
  P Foytack P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Small PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Maas P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Phillips PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    2   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Kaline (1, off B Lemon).

HR: C Maxwell (2, off B Lemon; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: J Delsing (1, by B Lemon).

TB: C Maxwell 4; A Kaline 3; J Small; R Bertoia; J Phillips; F House.

RBI: A Kaline 2 (8); C Maxwell (3); E Torgeson (3).

2-out RBI: A Kaline 2; E Torgeson; C Maxwell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Bertoia-H Kuenn-E Torgeson.

E: R Boone (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Lemon, W (2-1)               9     7   4   4    2   1   1   2.88   37     -       ·  ·     12·13· 1· 7     56    -     0.29   0.20
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   1   1          37     -       ·  ·     12·13· 1· 7           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Black, L (1-1)               1     3   3   3    1   1   2   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3     35    -     0.65  -0.23
B Miller                       2     2   1   1    1   2   1   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.55  -0.01
V Trucks                       3     3   4   4    2   2   2  12.00   16     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.29  -0.06
P Foytack                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Maas                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   8   8    5   8   5          40     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: V Trucks (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: V Trucks (1; B Avila); B Lemon (1; J Delsing).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 22,222.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Busby              CF    1. B Tuttle             CF 
2. G Woodling           LF    2. E Torgeson           1B 
3. B Avila              2B    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. H Kuenn              SS 
5. A Smith              RF    5. R Boone              3B 
6. A Rosen              3B    6. F House              C  
7. C Carrasquel         SS    7. C Maxwell            LF 
8. H Naragon            C     8. R Bertoia            2B 
9. B Lemon              P     9. B Black              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      18%  65% V Wertz         B Black         Home Run; Woodling Scores
   t 1   2  0-2  ---       8%  74% A Smith         B Black         Home Run
   t 5   2  0-4  12-       8%  97% A Smith         V Trucks        Home Run; Avila Scores; Wertz Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  ---       7%  84% V Wertz         B Miller        Home Run
   t 3   0  0-3  1--      -5%  77% B Avila         B Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Busby         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  G Woodling      Walk
   O      1--      47%  B Avila         Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      65%  V Wertz         Home Run; Woodling Scores
   R      ---      74%  A Smith         Home Run
          ---      74%  A Rosen         Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  C Carrasquel    Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  E Torgeson      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      77%  A Kaline        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Miller replaces Bud Black pitching and batting 9th
          ---      80%  H Naragon       Walk
   O      1--      78%  B Lemon         Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  J Busby         Naragon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      74%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  R Boone         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  F House         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  G Woodling      Single to LF
   OO     1--      77%  B Avila         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---      84%  V Wertz         Home Run
   O      ---      83%  A Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Lemon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  C Maxwell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Bertoia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jim Delsing pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
          ---      86%  J Delsing       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      87%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Virgil Trucks facing 6-7-8
                  Virgil Trucks replaces Jim Delsing pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  A Rosen         Walk
   O      1--      88%  C Carrasquel    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Rosen to 2B
          -2-      89%  H Naragon       Wild Pitch; Rosen to 3B
   O      --3      87%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      85%  B Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  E Torgeson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  J Busby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  G Woodling      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  B Avila         Hit By Pitch
          1--      89%  V Wertz         Walk; Avila to 2B
   RRR    12-      97%  A Smith         Home Run; Avila Scores; Wertz Scores
   O      ---      97%  A Rosen         Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Bob Lemon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  R Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  F House         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Virgil Trucks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: LF
   R      ---      99%  H Naragon       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  B Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  J Busby         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  G Woodling      Single to CF; Busby to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Avila         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Bob Lemon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  R Bertoia       Strikeout Looking
                  Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Virgil Trucks batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Belardi       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-0, Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Foytack replaces Wayne Belardi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  A Rosen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Bob Lemon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  E Torgeson      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  A Kaline        Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF; Kaline to 3B
   O      --3     100%  R Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-0, Paul Foytack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  C Carrasquel    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  H Naragon       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Bob Lemon facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  F House         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C Maxwell       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Bertoia       Flyball: SS
                  Jim Small pinch hits for Paul Foytack batting 9th
          1--     100%  J Small         Single to LF; House to 2B
          12-     100%  B Tuttle        Passed Ball; Small to 2B; House to 3B
          -23     100%  " "             Walk
   R      123      99%  E Torgeson      Walk; House Scores; Small to 3B; Tuttle to 2B
   RR     123      98%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Torgeson to 2B; Tuttle Scores; Small Scores
   O      12-      99%  H Kuenn         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Duke Maas facing 1-2-3
                  Duke Maas replaces Jim Small pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Busby         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  G Woodling      Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Avila         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      99%  V Wertz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Lemon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  F House         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  C Maxwell       Home Run
          ---      99%  R Bertoia       Single to CF
                  Jack Phillips pinch hits for Duke Maas batting 9th
          1--      99%  J Phillips      Single to CF; Bertoia to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Tuttle        Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET195604292

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation