April 12, 1959 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@DET 3 NYY 3
BOS 2 LAD 5
@CHC 3 SFG 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,228

Sunday, April 12, 1959
Time of Game: 2:42

White Sox

3-0

Won 3

1st

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

W: D Donovan (1-0), L: F Lary (0-1), S: B Shaw (1)

Tigers

0-3

Lost 3

8th, 3 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .786    0    3   6   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .438 1.126    0    2   5   
J Landis CF                   4   2   1   0    0   1  .286 1.018    0    1   0   3B,SB
S Lollar C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .533 1.466    0    5   0   SB
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .300 1.017    0   11   0   HR
A Smith RF                    3   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .583    0    3   0   SF
J Callison LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .214    0    1   0   GDP
B Phillips 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .266    0    1   3   
D Donovan P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   SH
  R Arias P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Rudolph P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Shaw P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    1   4                    27  14

BATTING

3B: J Landis (1, off F Lary).

HR: N Cash (1, off F Lary; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: A Smith (1, off T Morgan).

SH: D Donovan (1, off F Lary).

TB: N Cash 4; J Landis 3; S Lollar 2; A Smith 2; L Aparicio; B Phillips.

GIDP: J Callison (1).

RBI: N Cash 2 (2); S Lollar 2 (5); A Smith (1).

2-out RBI: N Cash 2; S Lollar.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Phillips-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Lollar (2, 2nd base off F Lary/L Berberet); J Landis (1, 2nd base off T Morgan/L Berberet).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .286 1.018    0    1   0   HR,SH,GDP
H Kuenn CF                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .250  .563    0    0   0   2B,SH
A Kaline RF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .946    0    5   0   IW
G Harris 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    0    9   0   
C Maxwell LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.400    0    0   0   
  G Zernial PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Groth LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         1   0   
  N Chrisley PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    2   5   
R Bridges SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.071    0    4   2   
L Berberet C                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .611    0    4   0   
  O Alvarez PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Susce P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
F Lary P                      2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   2   
  B Osborne PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  T Morgan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  L Doby PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .222    0    0   0   
  R Wilson PR-C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    6   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: H Kuenn (1, off D Donovan).

HR: E Yost (1, off D Donovan; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: H Kuenn (1, off D Donovan); E Yost (1, off D Donovan).

IBB: A Kaline (1, by D Donovan).

TB: E Yost 5; F Bolling 2; H Kuenn 2; R Bridges; F Lary; A Kaline.

GIDP: E Yost (2).

RBI: H Kuenn 2 (4); E Yost (1).

2-out RBI: H Kuenn 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Bolling-R Bridges-G Harris.

E: G Harris (1); R Bridges (1).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Donovan, W (1-0)             6.1   7   3   3    3   3   1   4.26   30     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 7     47    -     1.36  -0.17
R Arias, H (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    5.38   0.31
T Lown, H (1)                  0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.83  -0.09
D Rudolph                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.13  -0.12
B Shaw, S (1)                  1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          3-0    2.72   0.40
Totals                         9     8   3   3    6   5   1          41     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 8          8-0

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, L (0-1)                7     8   4   4    1   4   1   5.14   29     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 8     48    -     0.95  -0.11
T Morgan                       1     0   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.23  -0.09
G Susce                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   4    1   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 8           -

D Rudolph faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Donovan (1; A Kaline).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 11,228.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. E Yost               3B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. H Kuenn              CF 
3. J Landis             CF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. S Lollar             C     4. G Harris             1B 
5. N Cash               1B    5. C Maxwell            LF 
6. A Smith              RF    6. F Bolling            2B 
7. J Callison           LF    7. R Bridges            SS 
8. B Phillips           3B    8. L Berberet           C  
9. D Donovan            P     9. F Lary               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-3  123      30%  92% E Yost          B Shaw          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 3   2  3-0  12-     -19%  58% H Kuenn         D Donovan       Double; Lary Scores; Yost Scores
   t 1   2  0-1  1--      17%  74% N Cash          F Lary          Home Run; Lollar Scores
   b 7   2  4-3  123      15%  74% G Zernial       R Arias         Flyball: RF
   b 7   1  4-3  123      15%  59% G Harris        R Arias         Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Aparicio      Single
   O      1--      52%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aparicio to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  J Landis        Strikeout
   R      -2-      57%  S Lollar        Single; Aparicio Scores
   RR     1--      74%  N Cash          Home Run; Lollar Scores
          ---      75%  A Smith         Single
   O      1--      73%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  E Yost          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      77%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  D Donovan       Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  G Harris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  C Maxwell       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Lary facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  N Fox           Lineout: RF
   O      ---      77%  J Landis        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  S Lollar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  R Bridges       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  L Berberet      Strikeout
          ---      79%  F Lary          Single
          1--      77%  E Yost          Single; Lary to 2B
   RR     12-      58%  H Kuenn         Double; Lary Scores; Yost Scores
   O      -2-      62%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Lary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  N Cash          Popfly: SS
          ---      62%  A Smith         Single
   OO     1--      57%  J Callison      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  G Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
          ---      61%  F Bolling       Single
          1--      58%  R Bridges       Single; Bolling to 2B
          12-      54%  L Berberet      Walk; Bolling to 3B; Bridges to 2B
   O      123      64%  F Lary          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  B Phillips      Single
   O      1--      66%  D Donovan       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      58%  N Fox           Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      43%  E Yost          Home Run
   O      ---      46%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      48%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Frank Lary facing 3-4-5
          ---      64%  J Landis        Triple
   R      --3      70%  S Lollar        Single; Landis Scores
   O      1--      66%  N Cash          Popfly: SS
   O      1--      64%  A Smith         Strikeout, Lollar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  J Callison      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Dick Donovan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  F Bolling       Single
   O      1--      65%  R Bridges       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      69%  L Berberet      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
          ---      69%  D Donovan       Walk
   O      1--      66%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Dick Donovan facing 9-1-2
                  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Frank Lary batting 9th
          ---      56%  B Osborne       Walk
          1--      45%  E Yost          Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Osborne to 2B
   O      12-      45%  H Kuenn         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Osborne to 3B; Yost to 2B
          -23      44%  A Kaline        Intentional Walk
                  Rudy Arias replaces Dick Donovan pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      59%  G Harris        Strikeout
                  Gus Zernial pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell batting 5th
   O      123      74%  G Zernial       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Morgan facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Morgan replaces Bobo Osborne pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Groth replaces Gus Zernial playing LF batting 5th
          ---      78%  J Landis        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      81%  S Lollar        Landis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -2-      81%  N Cash          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Landis to 3B
   RO     1-3      85%  A Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Landis Scores/unER
   O      1--      83%  J Callison      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Turk Lown facing 6-7-8
                  Turk Lown replaces Rudy Arias pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  F Bolling       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  R Bridges       Walk
          1--      74%  L Berberet      Walk; Bridges to 2B
                  Don Rudolph replaces Turk Lown pitching and batting 9th; Larry Doby pinch hits for Tom Morgan batting 9th; Ossie Alvarez pinch runs for Lou Berberet batting 8th
          12-      62%  L Doby          Walk; Bridges to 3B; Alvarez to 2B
                  Bob Shaw replaces Don Rudolph pitching and batting 9th; Red Wilson pinch runs for Larry Doby batting 9th
   OO     123      92%  E Yost          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, George Susce facing 8-9-1
                  George Susce replaces Ossie Alvarez pitching and batting 8th; Red Wilson moves to C
   O      ---      92%  B Phillips      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      91%  B Shaw          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Shaw facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  H Kuenn         Strikeout
          ---      89%  A Kaline        Single
   O      1--      95%  G Harris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Johnny Groth batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  N Chrisley      Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET195904120

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