April 23, 1960 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
CHW 2 KCA 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
BAL 2 BOS 8
@WSH 3 SFG 18
@CHC 2 PHI 3
CIN 2
(13) PIT 5
MLN 4 STL 9
LAD 5

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,816

Saturday, April 23, 1960
Time of Game: 2:28

White Sox

2-2

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: F Lary (1-0), L: B Pierce (0-1)

Tigers

4-0

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .541    0    2   3   
N Fox 2B                      2   0   0   0    2   0  .333  .967    0    1   0   
M Minoso LF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .294 1.140    0    1   0   HR
T Kluszewski 1B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .618    0    7   0   
G Freese 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .301    0    1   2   SB
S Lollar C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .875    0    6   0   2B
A Smith RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .502    0    1   0   2B
J Landis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .769    0    5   0   
B Pierce P                    1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
  J Hicks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  R Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Torgeson PH               0   1   0   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  J Striker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   2    3   7                    24   7

BATTING

2B: S Lollar (3, off F Lary); A Smith (1, off F Lary).

HR: M Minoso (3, off F Lary; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Minoso 4; S Lollar 2; A Smith 2; B Pierce.

RBI: M Minoso 2 (9).

2-out RBI: M Minoso 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Freese (1, 2nd base off F Lary/R Wilson).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .613    0    1   2   
C Wise 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .266    0    2   2   
C Maxwell LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .538    0    2   0   
A Kaline CF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .357 1.193    0    3   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   2   2   3    0   1  .278 1.128    0    0   0   HR
S Bilko 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .333 1.242    0    9   0   HR
  G Harris 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667         1   0   
C Fernandez SS                4   1   3   0    0   0  .235  .529    0    1   3   2B
R Wilson C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .833    0    8   0   
F Lary P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .286    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   6   8   6    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Fernandez (1, off B Pierce).

HR: S Bilko (2, off B Pierce; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Colavito (3, off R Moore; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: R Colavito 5; C Fernandez 4; S Bilko 4; R Wilson; C Maxwell.

RBI: R Colavito 3 (8); S Bilko 2 (4); R Wilson (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

E: C Fernandez (1); R Wilson (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
B Pierce, L (0-1)              4     5   3   3    2   3   1   6.75   19     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 5     41    -     0.91  -0.12
R Moore                        1     2   3   3    1   0   1   6.35    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.36  -0.09
T Lown                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.15    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
J Striker                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   6    3   6   2          35     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 8           -

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 (1-0)                9     4   2   2    3   7   1   1.89   35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 4     75    -     0.61   0.29
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   7   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Lary (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 14,816.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. E Yost               3B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. C Wise               2B 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. C Maxwell            LF 
4. T Kluszewski         1B    4. A Kaline             CF 
5. G Freese             3B    5. R Colavito           RF 
6. S Lollar             C     6. S Bilko              1B 
7. A Smith              RF    7. C Fernandez          SS 
8. J Landis             CF    8. R Wilson             C  
9. B Pierce             P     9. F Lary               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  1--      21%  77% S Bilko         B Pierce        Home Run (Deep LF); Colavito Scores
   b 5   1  0-3  12-       8%  98% R Colavito      R Moore         Home Run (Deep LF); Maxwell Scores; Kaline Scores
   b 4   1  0-2  -2-       6%  86% R Wilson        B Pierce        Single to CF; Fernandez Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  12-       5%  56% M Minoso        F Lary          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 4   2  0-0  --3       5%  56% A Smith         F Lary          Foul Flyball: 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  N Fox           Walk
   O      1--      53%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  E Yost          Walk
   O      1--      55%  C Wise          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      52%  C Maxwell       Flyball: 2B
          1--      54%  A Kaline        Walk; Yost to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Colavito      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  G Freese        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  S Bilko         Strikeout
          ---      55%  C Fernandez     Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  R Wilson        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  F Lary          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  J Landis        Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  B Pierce        Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  L Aparicio      Strikeout Looking
          1--      51%  N Fox           Walk; Pierce to 2B
   O      12-      56%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  E Yost          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  C Wise          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  C Maxwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Lary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Kluszewski    Strikeout
          ---      50%  G Freese        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Freese to 1B
   O      1--      53%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF
          1--      51%  A Smith         Freese Steals 2B; Freese to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      56%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  R Colavito      Single to CF
   RR     1--      77%  S Bilko         Home Run (Deep LF); Colavito Scores
          ---      80%  C Fernandez     Double to LF
   R      -2-      86%  R Wilson        Single to CF; Fernandez Scores
   O      1--      85%  F Lary          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      84%  E Yost          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  J Landis        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Joe Hicks pinch hits for Billy Pierce batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  J Hicks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Moore facing 2-3-4
                  Ray Moore replaces Joe Hicks pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  C Wise          Flyball: SS
          ---      89%  C Maxwell       Single to CF
          1--      90%  A Kaline        Walk; Maxwell to 2B
   RRR    12-      98%  R Colavito      Home Run (Deep LF); Maxwell Scores; Kaline Scores
   O      ---      98%  S Bilko         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      97%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Lary facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Minoso        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Turk Lown facing 8-9-1
                  Turk Lown replaces Ray Moore pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Wilson        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      98%  F Lary          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  E Yost          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Lary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  G Freese        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Lollar        Lineout: LF
          ---      99%  A Smith         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Landis        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Turk Lown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  C Wise          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Maxwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      99%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Lary facing 9-1-2
                  Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Turk Lown batting 9th
          ---      99%  E Torgeson      Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Torgeson to 2B
          -2-     100%  M Minoso        Wild Pitch; Torgeson to 3B
   RR     --3      98%  " "             Home Run (Deep LF); Torgeson Scores
   O      ---      99%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jake Striker facing 5-6-7
                  Jake Striker replaces Earl Torgeson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  S Bilko         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  C Fernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  R Wilson        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Frank Lary facing 5-6-7
                  Gail Harris replaces Steve Bilko playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  G Freese        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  S Lollar        Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  A Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-     100%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196004230

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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