April 20, 1957 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 10
@BOS 7
(12) CHW 11
KCA 7 DET 7
CLE 0 WSH 6
BAL 4 BRO 2
PIT 0 MLN 5
CIN 4 PHI 6
@NYG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,907

Saturday, April 20, 1957
Time of Game: 2:22

Indians

1-2

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1
Tigers          0  2  2   2  0  0   1  0  X    7 13  0

W: F Lary (1-1), L: E Wynn (0-1)

Tigers

1-3

Won 1

7th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Smith CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .508    0    2   0   
B Avila 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .581    0    1   3   
V Wertz 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .400 1.071    0    7   0   2B
  J Altobelli PR-1B           0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .421    0    2   1   
R Maris LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .971    0    1   1   
C Carrasquel SS               2   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .633    0    0   1   
  L Raines SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
H Naragon C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    3   0   
  R Nixon C                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    2   0   
  B Harrell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Strickland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   3  .333  .929    0    4   4   
E Wynn P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tomanek P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C McLish P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Woodling PH               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  A Houtteman P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   0   8   0    1   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: V Wertz (1, off F Lary).

TB: V Wertz 2; R Colavito; B Avila; R Nixon; R Maris; G Woodling; C Carrasquel; H Naragon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Avila-G Strickland-V Wertz.

E: L Raines (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .583    0    3   2   
  E Torgeson 1B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    3   0   
F Bolling 2B                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .294  .929    0    2   3   HR,GDP
C Maxwell LF                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .214  .746    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .063  .243    0    0   0   2B
R Boone 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .400 1.004    0    6   0   
  R Samford SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
B Tuttle CF                   4   1   3   2    0   1  .250  .563    0    3   0   2B
F House C                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .667 1.667    0    7   0   2B
R Bertoia 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   2   
F Lary P                      3   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       34   7  13   7    4   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F House (2, off A Houtteman); B Tuttle (1, off E Wynn); A Kaline (1, off E Wynn).

HR: F Bolling (1, off E Wynn; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: F Lary (2, off D Tomanek).

TB: F Bolling 5; F House 4; B Tuttle 4; A Kaline 2; F Lary 2; R Bertoia; C Maxwell.

GIDP: F Bolling (1).

RBI: B Tuttle 2 (2); F Bolling 2 (2); C Maxwell (2); F House (1); F Lary (1).

2-out RBI: B Tuttle 2; F Bolling; C Maxwell; F Lary.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

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
E Wynn, L (0-1)                3     6   4   4    1   0   1  12.00   15     -       ·  ·      1· 7· 1· 5     30    -     0.88  -0.23
D Tomanek                      0.2   3   2   2    1   0   0  27.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.38  -0.05
C McLish                       2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 1          2-0    0.09   0.01
A Houtteman                    2     3   1   1    2   1   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   7   7    4   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2·11          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Lary, W (1-1)                9     8   0   0    1   6   0   1.06   36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 7     76    -     0.40   0.22
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Bill Summers, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 11,907.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Smith              CF    1. H Kuenn              SS 
2. B Avila              3B    2. F Bolling            2B 
3. V Wertz              1B    3. C Maxwell            LF 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. A Kaline             RF 
5. R Maris              LF    5. R Boone              1B 
6. C Carrasquel         SS    6. B Tuttle             CF 
7. H Naragon            C     7. F House              C  
8. G Strickland         2B    8. R Bertoia            3B 
9. E Wynn               P     9. F Lary               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       9%  64% B Tuttle        E Wynn          Double to LF (Line Drive); Boone to 3B
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3       9%  75% F Lary          E Wynn          Single to RF; Tuttle Scores; House to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  -23       8%  72% F House         E Wynn          Single to RF; Boone Scores; Tuttle to 3B
   b 3   0  0-2  ---       8%  85% F Bolling       E Wynn          Home Run
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3      -6%  66% R Bertoia       E Wynn          Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Avila         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  V Wertz         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  F Bolling       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      50%  C Maxwell       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  R Maris         Strikeout
          ---      53%  C Carrasquel    Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  H Naragon       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Kaline        Flyball: 1B
          ---      55%  R Boone         Walk
          1--      64%  B Tuttle        Double to LF (Line Drive); Boone to 3B
   R      -23      72%  F House         Single to RF; Boone Scores; Tuttle to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  R Bertoia       Foul Flyball: C
   R      1-3      75%  F Lary          Single to RF; Tuttle Scores; House to 2B
   O      12-      72%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  G Strickland    Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  E Wynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      85%  F Bolling       Home Run
   O      ---      84%  C Maxwell       Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  A Kaline        Double to CF
   O      -2-      84%  R Boone         Popfly: 1B
   RO     -2-      88%  B Tuttle        Single to LF; Kaline Scores; Tuttle out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Lary facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  B Avila         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      91%  V Wertz         Strikeout
          ---      90%  R Colavito      Single to CF
          1--      89%  R Maris         Single to RF; Colavito to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  C Carrasquel    Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dick Tomanek facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Tomanek replaces Early Wynn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  F House         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  R Bertoia       Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  F Lary          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bertoia to 2B
          -2-      92%  H Kuenn         Walk
   R      12-      95%  F Bolling       Single to LF; Bertoia Scores; Kuenn to 2B
   R      12-      97%  C Maxwell       Single to CF; Kuenn Scores; Bolling to 2B
                  Cal McLish replaces Dick Tomanek pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Lary facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  H Naragon       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  G Strickland    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  C McLish        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  R Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
          ---      98%  F House         Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  R Bertoia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  B Avila         Single to LF
          1--      96%  V Wertz         Walk; Avila to 2B
   O      12-      98%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      99%  R Maris         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Raines replaces Chico Carrasquel playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  F Lary          Lineout: SS
          ---      99%  H Kuenn         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      99%  F Bolling       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  L Raines        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  H Naragon       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      99%  G Strickland    Strikeout
                  Gene Woodling pinch hits for Cal McLish batting 9th
          1--      99%  G Woodling      Single to RF; Naragon to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Art Houtteman facing 3-4-5
                  Art Houtteman replaces Gene Woodling pitching and batting 9th; Russ Nixon replaces Hal Naragon playing C batting 7th
          ---     100%  C Maxwell       Walk
   O      1--      99%  A Kaline        Groundout: 2B-1B; Maxwell to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  R Boone         Flyball: CF; Maxwell to 3B
   R      --3     100%  B Tuttle        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Maxwell Scores
   O      1--     100%  F House         Double to RF; Tuttle out at Hm/RF-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Frank Lary facing 2-3-4
                  Earl Torgeson replaces Harvey Kuenn playing 1B batting 1st; Ron Samford replaces Ray Boone playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Avila         Popfly: 3B
          ---     100%  V Wertz         Double to LF
                  Joe Altobelli pinch runs for Vic Wertz batting 3rd
   O      -2-     100%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Art Houtteman facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Altobelli moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Bertoia       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  F Lary          Single to LF
          1--     100%  E Torgeson      Walk; Lary to 2B
   O      12-     100%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-     100%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  L Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Nixon         Single to RF
                  Billy Harrell pinch runs for Russ Nixon batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  G Strickland    Strikeout
                  Preston Ward pinch hits for Art Houtteman batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  P Ward          Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET195704200

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