April 20, 1958 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@DET 2 KCA 8
CHW 2 NYY 7
BAL 0 WSH 6
BOS 5
(10) STL 9
@CHC 4 SFG 12
@LAD 2 PHI 3
MLN 2 PIT 4
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 19,063

Sunday, April 20, 1958
Time of Game: 2:38

Indians

3-3

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

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

W: R Narleski (1-1), L: J Bunning (1-1), S: H Score (1)

Tigers

3-3

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               5   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .604    0    4   3   
B Avila 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343    0    0   1   
  P Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .429  .929    0    0   0   
  B Harrell 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
M Minoso LF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .737    0    2   0   HR
R Maris RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .280  .828    0    2   0   HR
R Nixon C                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .632         0   0   
  D Brown C                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.500    0    4   1   HR,HBP
R Colavito 1B                 2   1   2   1    2   0  .400 1.167    0    6   0   HR,CS
  C Hardy PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Vernon 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.225         1   0   
G Geiger CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .547    0    3   0   
B Moran 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    5   3   
R Narleski P                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  H Score P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    4   2                    27   9

BATTING

HR: R Maris (2, off J Bunning; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Minoso (1, off J Bunning; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Brown (1, off J Bunning; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Colavito (1, off J Bunning; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: D Brown (1, by J Bunning).

TB: R Colavito 5; R Maris 4; M Minoso 4; D Brown 4; B Moran; C Carrasquel.

RBI: M Minoso (3); R Colavito (4); D Brown (1); R Maris (4).

2-out RBI: M Minoso.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Avila-B Moran-R Colavito; C Carrasquel-B Moran-R Colavito.

E: R Maris (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Colavito (1, 2nd base by J Bunning/T Thompson).

PO: C Carrasquel (2nd base by J Bunning).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .522 1.317    0    1   2   
B Martin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    5   4   
H Kuenn CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .407 1.133    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .208  .644    0    3   0   
R Boone 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .333 1.036    0   12   0   HR
C Maxwell LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.110    0    1   0   
R Bertoia 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .833    0    0   2   GDP
  G Harris PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Hoeft PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Thompson C                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .500 1.300    0    3   1   
  J Groth PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Bunning P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .857    0    0   3   GDP
  G Spencer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Taylor PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Zernial PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .500    0    0   0   
  R Wilson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    6   4                    27  12

BATTING

HR: R Boone (2, off R Narleski; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Boone 4; R Bertoia 2; C Maxwell; A Kaline; G Harris.

GIDP: J Bunning (1); R Bertoia (1).

RBI: R Boone 2 (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

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
R Narleski, W (1-1)            8.1   6   2   2    6   4   1   6.48   35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 1· 5     61    -     1.43   0.17
H Score, S (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.97    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.26   0.20
Totals                         9     6   2   2    6   4   1          37     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5          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
J Bunning, L (1-1)             8     6   4   4    4   1   4   2.12   33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 6     51    -     0.94  -0.16
G Spencer                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.59   0.03
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   2   4          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 7          1-0

J Bunning faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Bunning (1; C Carrasquel, 2nd base).

HBP: J Bunning (1; D Brown).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Charlie Berry.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 19,063.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Carrasquel         SS    1. F Bolling            2B 
2. B Avila              3B    2. B Martin             SS 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. H Kuenn              CF 
4. R Maris              RF    4. A Kaline             RF 
5. R Nixon              C     5. R Boone              1B 
6. R Colavito           1B    6. C Maxwell            LF 
7. G Geiger             CF    7. R Bertoia            3B 
8. B Moran              2B    8. T Thompson           C  
9. R Narleski           P     9. J Bunning            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-2  ---      29%  71% M Minoso        J Bunning       Home Run
   b 6   1  2-0  1--     -28%  46% R Boone         R Narleski      Home Run; Kuenn Scores
   b 4   1  2-0  1-3      14%  75% R Bertoia       R Narleski      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   1  0-1  ---      11%  72% R Colavito      J Bunning       Home Run
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% R Maris         J Bunning       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Avila         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      45%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Narleski facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  F Bolling       Walk
                  Dick Brown replaces Russ Nixon playing C batting 5th
   O      1--      45%  B Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  H Kuenn         Lineout: SS
          1--      45%  A Kaline        Single to RF; Bolling to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      60%  R Maris         Home Run
          ---      64%  D Brown         Hit By Pitch
          1--      69%  R Colavito      Single to LF; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      64%  G Geiger        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      60%  B Moran         Flyball: CF
          12-      63%  R Narleski      Walk; Brown to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   O      123      56%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Narleski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
          ---      56%  R Bertoia       Single to LF
          1--      52%  T Thompson      Walk; Bertoia to 2B
   OO     12-      61%  J Bunning       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  B Avila         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  M Minoso        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Narleski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  F Bolling       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  B Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  H Kuenn         Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  D Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      72%  R Colavito      Home Run
   O      ---      70%  G Geiger        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  B Moran         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Narleski facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      1--      69%  R Boone         Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  C Maxwell       Single to RF; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E9
   OO     1-3      75%  R Bertoia       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  R Narleski      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  C Carrasquel    Single to LF
   O      1--      73%  B Avila         Flyball: 2B
          1--      75%  M Minoso        Walk; Carrasquel to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Maris         Carrasquel Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Narleski facing 8-9-1
          ---      66%  T Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      71%  J Bunning       Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bunning to 1B
   O      1--      75%  F Bolling       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      78%  B Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  R Maris         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  D Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  R Colavito      Walk
   O      1--      75%  G Geiger        Colavito Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Narleski facing 3-4-5
          ---      69%  H Kuenn         Walk
   O      1--      74%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      46%  R Boone         Home Run; Kuenn Scores
   O      ---      48%  C Maxwell       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      46%  R Bertoia       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  T Thompson      Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  G Geiger        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  B Moran         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Narleski      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ray Narleski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  J Bunning       Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  F Bolling       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Martin        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: SS
                  Preston Ward pinch hits for Bobby Avila batting 2nd
   O      ---      42%  P Ward          Strikeout
   R      ---      71%  M Minoso        Home Run
   O      ---      70%  R Maris         Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Ray Narleski facing 3-4-5
                  Billy Harrell replaces Preston Ward playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---      76%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  A Kaline        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  R Boone         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      93%  D Brown         Home Run
          ---      94%  R Colavito      Walk
                  George Spencer replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th; Carroll Hardy pinch runs for Rocky Colavito batting 6th
   O      1--      93%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Geiger to 1B
          1--      95%  B Moran         Single to RF; Geiger to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  R Narleski      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      91%  C Carrasquel    Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ray Narleski facing 6-7-8
                  Mickey Vernon replaces Carroll Hardy playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      96%  C Maxwell       Flyball: SS
                  Gail Harris pinch hits for Reno Bertoia batting 7th
          ---      89%  G Harris        Single to CF
                  Billy Hoeft pinch runs for Gail Harris batting 7th
          1--      80%  T Thompson      Walk; Hoeft to 2B
                  Herb Score replaces Ray Narleski pitching and batting 9th; Bill Taylor pinch hits for George Spencer batting 9th; Gus Zernial pinch hits for Bill Taylor batting 9th; Johnny Groth pinch runs for Tim Thompson batting 8th
   O      12-      90%  G Zernial       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hoeft to 3B; Zernial to 1B
                  Red Wilson pinch runs for Gus Zernial batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  F Bolling       Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET195804200

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