April 15, 1961 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
MIN 0 BOS 3
LAA 0 DET 6
CHW 2 NYY 5
KCA 3 CLE 3
@WSA 1 CHC 9
MLN 5 PIT 4
@LAD 1 PHI 2
@SFG 0 STL 4
CIN 0
(6)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 5,371

Saturday, April 15, 1961
Time of Game: 2:43

White Sox

1-2

Lost 2

8th, 1 GB

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

W: D Mossi (1-0), L: C McLish (0-1), S: T Fox (1)

Tigers

2-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .672    0    2   3   CS,SF
N Fox 2B                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .091  .258    0    3   5   
J Landis CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .728    0    2   0   
R Sievers 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .286 1.169    0    8   0   
M Minoso LF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .100  .350    0    0   0   
A Smith RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .273    0    0   0   
J Martin 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    0    2   2   
C Carreon C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    7   1   
C McLish P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Roselli PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  T Lown PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Lepcio PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Pizarro P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  F Robinson PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667    0    0   0   HBP
  J Staley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Torgeson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   3                    24  14

BATTING

2B: B Roselli (1, off D Mossi).

SF: L Aparicio (1, off D Mossi).

HBP: F Robinson (1, by T Fox).

TB: B Roselli 2; N Fox; L Aparicio; C Carreon; J Landis; M Minoso; R Sievers.

RBI: M Minoso (1); L Aparicio (2).

2-out RBI: M Minoso.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Carreon-J Martin-N Fox-L Aparicio.

E: R Sievers (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Aparicio (2, 2nd base by D Mossi/D Brown).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     3   1   1   0    2   1  .417 1.167    0    2   1   SB
B Bruton CF                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .100  .708    0    3   0   HR
A Kaline RF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .308  .846    0    4   1   SB
R Colavito LF                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .182  .763    0    0   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   0   2   2    1   0  .364 1.053    0    9   0   3B,2B
S Boros 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .400  .855    0    5   2   SH
D Brown C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .200  .773    0    4   2   HR,IW
C Fernandez SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .764    0    0   3   SB
D Mossi P                     2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Fox P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   6   7   6    7   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: N Cash (1, off B Shaw).

3B: N Cash (1, off C McLish).

HR: B Bruton (1, off B Shaw; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Brown (1, off C McLish; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: S Boros (1, off B Shaw).

IBB: D Brown (1, by B Shaw).

TB: N Cash 5; B Bruton 4; D Brown 4; C Fernandez; S Boros; J Wood.

RBI: B Bruton 3 (3); N Cash 2 (2); D Brown (1).

2-out RBI: B Bruton 3; N Cash 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Kaline-D Brown-S Boros.

E: N Cash (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Fernandez (1, 2nd base off C McLish/C Carreon); J Wood (1, 3rd base off C McLish/C Carreon); A Kaline (1, 2nd base off C McLish/C Carreon).

PO: R Colavito (3rd base by C Carreon).

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
C McLish, L (0-1)              2     2   3   3    3   3   1  13.50   11     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2     40    -     0.91  -0.19
B Shaw                         3     3   3   0    3   0   1   7.36   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.44  -0.11
J Pizarro                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.30   0.01
J Staley                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         8     7   6   3    7   6   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 7           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mossi, W (1-0)               5.2   6   2   2    2   3   0   3.18   23     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 6     50    -     0.79   0.09
T Fox, S (1)                   3.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 1          3-0    0.87   0.13
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 7          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Shaw (1).

IBB: B Shaw (1; D Brown).

HBP: T Fox (1; F Robinson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Sam Carrigan, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 5,371.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 55° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. J Wood               2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. B Bruton             CF 
3. J Landis             CF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. R Colavito           LF 
5. M Minoso             LF    5. N Cash               1B 
6. A Smith              RF    6. S Boros              3B 
7. J Martin             3B    7. D Brown              C  
8. C Carreon            C     8. C Fernandez          SS 
9. C McLish             P     9. D Mossi              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      18%  72% N Cash          C McLish        Triple to CF (Deep CF); Kaline Scores; Colavito Scores
   b 4   2  1-3  12-      16%  94% B Bruton        B Shaw          Home Run (Deep RF); Mossi Scores/unER; Wood Scores/unER; Bruton Scores/unER
   t 3   0  3-0  1--     -10%  66% B Roselli       D Mossi         Double to LF; Carreon to 3B
   t 3   1  3-1  --3      10%  76% N Fox           D Mossi         Double Play: Flyball: RF-C-3B
   b 2   0  0-2  ---       7%  82% D Brown         C McLish        Home Run (Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Aparicio      Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  N Fox           Aparicio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Landis        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Wood          Walk
   O      1--      57%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Wood to 2B
          -2-      59%  A Kaline        Wood Steals 3B
   O      --3      52%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Wood out at Hm/P-C; Kaline to 1B
          1--      53%  R Colavito      Kaline Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-      72%  N Cash          Triple to CF (Deep CF); Kaline Scores; Colavito Scores
   O      --3      70%  S Boros         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      69%  M Minoso        Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  A Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      75%  J Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cal McLish facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      82%  D Brown         Home Run (Deep LF Line)
          ---      84%  C Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Mossi         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      81%  J Wood          Strikeout
          1--      81%  B Bruton        Fernandez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Mossi facing 8-9-1
          ---      76%  C Carreon       Single to LF
                  Bob Roselli pinch hits for Cal McLish batting 9th
          1--      66%  B Roselli       Double to LF; Carreon to 3B
   RO     -23      67%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Carreon Scores; Roselli to 3B
                  Turk Lown pinch runs for Bob Roselli batting 9th
   OO     --3      76%  N Fox           Double Play: Flyball: RF-C-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Shaw facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Shaw replaces Turk Lown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  R Colavito      Popfly: 2B
          ---      75%  N Cash          Double to CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-      73%  S Boros         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  J Landis        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  R Sievers       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      78%  M Minoso        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Shaw facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  D Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  C Fernandez     Popfly: 3B
          ---      77%  D Mossi         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Mossi to 1B
          1--      78%  J Wood          Single to CF; Mossi to 2B
   RRR    12-      94%  B Bruton        Home Run (Deep RF); Mossi Scores/unER; Wood Scores/unER; Bruton Scores/unER
   O      ---      93%  A Kaline        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  J Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  C Carreon       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      97%  N Cash          Wild Pitch; Colavito to 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      97%  S Boros         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Colavito to 3B; Cash to 2B
          -23      97%  D Brown         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      95%  C Fernandez     Double Play: Colavito Picked off 3B (C-3B); Cash out at 3B/3B-2B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Bob Shaw batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  T Lepcio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  N Fox           Single to LF
          1--      95%  J Landis        Single to CF; Fox to 2B
          12-      93%  R Sievers       Walk; Fox to 3B; Landis to 2B
   R      123      89%  M Minoso        Walk; Fox Scores; Landis to 3B; Sievers to 2B
                  Terry Fox replaces Don Mossi pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      95%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at Hm
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Juan Pizarro facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Pizarro replaces Ted Lepcio pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  C Fernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  T Fox           Strikeout
          1--      96%  J Wood          Walk; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Bruton        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      94%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Terry Fox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  C Carreon       Reached on E3 (Pop Fly)
                  Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Juan Pizarro batting 9th
          1--      91%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch; Carreon to 2B
   O      12-      94%  L Aparicio      Popfly: 3B
          12-      91%  N Fox           Walk; Carreon to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      123      97%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at Hm
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Staley facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Staley replaces Floyd Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      96%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  S Boros         Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  D Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Terry Fox facing 4-5-6
          ---      94%  R Sievers       Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B; Sievers to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      99%  J Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Staley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Fox           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Terry Fox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  C Carreon       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Jerry Staley batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Torgeson      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196104150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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