May 3, 1957 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 11
WSH 6 DET 6
BOS 0 NYY 8
@KCA 5 BRO 6
STL 0 CIN 11
@NYG 10 PHI 9
CHC 6 MLN 8
@PIT 7
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 2,810

Friday, May 3, 1957
Time of Game: 2:03

Red Sox

8-7

Lost 3

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: P Foytack (1-1), L: F Sullivan (1-2)

Tigers

7-9

Won 2

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .243  .621    0    1   2   2·2B
B Klaus SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .170  .569    0    2   4   GDP
G Stephens LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .758    0    2   0   
D Gernert 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .755    0    9   1   
J Jensen RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .913    0    3   0   
J Piersall CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .438    0    1   0   
T Lepcio 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    1   2   
S White C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .626    0    5   0   
F Sullivan P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  M Vernon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .600    0    0   0   
  B Chakales P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .572         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    3   4                    24  11

BATTING

2B: F Malzone 2 (8, 2 off P Foytack).

TB: F Malzone 4; J Jensen; S White.

GIDP: B Klaus (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Klaus-T Lepcio-D Gernert; F Sullivan-D Gernert-F Malzone.

E: S White (2); D Gernert (2).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn SS                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .174  .592    0    2   4   3B
  R Samford SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         1   0   
F Bolling 2B                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .290  .873    0    3   1   SF
C Maxwell LF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .805    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .258  .675    0    5   1   SB
R Boone 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .853    0    9   0   GDP
B Tuttle CF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .281  .798    0    0   0   
F House C                     3   1   1   3    1   0  .310  .808    0    5   0   HR,SB,IW
R Bertoia 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .383  .867    0    0   2   
P Foytack P                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   6   7   6    5   5                    27   8

BATTING

3B: H Kuenn (2, off F Sullivan).

HR: F House (1, off B Chakales; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: F Bolling (1, off F Sullivan).

IBB: F House (3, by F Sullivan).

TB: F House 4; H Kuenn 3; A Kaline 3; R Bertoia 2.

GIDP: R Boone (3).

RBI: F House 3 (5); H Kuenn 2 (3); F Bolling (5).

2-out RBI: F House 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Kaline-R Boone; F Bolling-H Kuenn-R Boone.

E: R Boone (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: F House (1, 2nd base off F Sullivan/S White); A Kaline (2, 2nd base off F Sullivan/S White).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Sullivan, L (1-2)            6     5   3   3    3   4   0   2.61   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 4     51    -     0.90  -0.08
B Chakales                     2     2   3   3    2   1   1   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.18  -0.01
Totals                         8     7   6   6    5   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 6           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Foytack, W (1-1)             9     4   0   0    3   4   0   1.69   33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 4     80    -     0.89   0.41
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   4   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Sullivan (1; F House).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 2,810.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. F Malzone            3B    1. H Kuenn              SS 
2. B Klaus              SS    2. F Bolling            2B 
3. G Stephens           LF    3. C Maxwell            LF 
4. D Gernert            1B    4. A Kaline             RF 
5. J Jensen             RF    5. R Boone              1B 
6. J Piersall           CF    6. B Tuttle             CF 
7. T Lepcio             2B    7. F House              C  
8. S White              C     8. R Bertoia            3B 
9. F Sullivan           P     9. P Foytack            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  12-      24%  85% H Kuenn         F Sullivan      Triple; Bertoia Scores; Foytack Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% B Klaus         P Foytack       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   1  0-0  1--      -6%  50% B Tuttle        F Sullivan      Double Play: Groundout: P-1B-3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -6%  44% F Malzone       P Foytack       Double
   t 5   2  0-0  12-       6%  56% G Stephens      P Foytack       Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  F Malzone       Double
   O      -2-      48%  B Klaus         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      52%  G Stephens      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-      55%  D Gernert       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  F Bolling       Strikeout
          ---      52%  C Maxwell       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  A Kaline        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Foytack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Jensen        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  T Lepcio        Walk
          1--      51%  S White         Single; Lepcio to 2B
   O      12-      55%  F Sullivan      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  B Tuttle        Walk
   O      1--      52%  F House         Flyball: RF
          1--      55%  R Bertoia       Single; Tuttle to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  P Foytack       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  F Malzone       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      54%  B Klaus         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Stephens      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  F Bolling       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Gernert       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Jensen        Single
   O      1--      53%  J Piersall      Lineout: RF
   O      1--      56%  T Lepcio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  A Kaline        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      56%  R Boone         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      50%  B Tuttle        Double Play: Groundout: P-1B-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Foytack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  S White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  F Sullivan      Strikeout
          ---      52%  F Malzone       Double
          -2-      51%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      12-      56%  G Stephens      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  F House         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  R Bertoia       Single
          1--      61%  P Foytack       Walk; Bertoia to 2B
   RR     12-      85%  H Kuenn         Triple; Bertoia Scores; Foytack Scores
   RO     --3      88%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuenn Scores
   O      ---      87%  C Maxwell       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  D Gernert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Jensen        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  A Kaline        Single
   O      1--      92%  R Boone         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  B Tuttle        Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  F House         Kaline Steals 2B; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3      92%  " "             Intentional Walk
          1-3      92%  R Bertoia       House Steals 2B
   O      -23      90%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Foytack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
          ---      90%  S White         Walk
                  Mickey Vernon pinch hits for Frank Sullivan batting 9th
   OO     1--      95%  M Vernon        Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Chakales facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Chakales replaces Mickey Vernon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  P Foytack       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  F Bolling       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Samford replaces Harvey Kuenn playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Klaus         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  G Stephens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Chakales facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  C Maxwell       Walk
          1--      98%  A Kaline        Single; Maxwell to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  R Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Maxwell to 3B
          --3      97%  B Tuttle        Walk
   RRR    1-3     100%  F House         Home Run; Maxwell Scores; Tuttle Scores
   O      ---     100%  R Bertoia       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Foytack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  D Gernert       Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  J Jensen        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  J Piersall      Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET195705030

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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