April 9, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@DET 5 NYY 8
@KCA 2 LAA 4
BOS 1 CLE 5
@MIN 4 LAD 5
@CHC 1 SFG 9
@HOU 2 STL 7
@NYM 0 PHI 2
CIN 1 PIT 3
MLN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 37,781

Tuesday, April 9, 1963
Time of Game: 2:58

White Sox

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  3   0  0  0   4  0  0    7 10  1
Tigers          0  4  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    5 13  1

W: F Baumann (1-0), L: J Bunning (0-1), S: H Wilhelm (1)

Tigers

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Landis CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   2   2   0    0   1  .500 1.100    0    3   2   HBP
J Cunningham 1B               5   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .800    0    9   0   3B
F Robinson RF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.100    0    0   0   HBP
P Ward 3B                     4   1   1   3    1   0  .250 1.400    0    1   3   HR
D Nicholson LF                5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    4   0   
R Hansen SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   3   
J Martin C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   1   
R Herbert P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Joyce P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Hershberger PH            1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  F Baumann P                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   1   
  A Weis PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  J Pizarro P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   7  10   7    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

3B: J Cunningham (1, off J Bunning).

HR: P Ward (1, off J Bunning; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

HBP: N Fox (1, by J Bunning); F Robinson (1, by J Bunning).

TB: P Ward 4; J Cunningham 3; F Robinson 2; N Fox 2; F Baumann; J Landis; M Hershberger; R Hansen.

RBI: P Ward 3 (3); J Cunningham 2 (2); F Robinson 2 (2).

2-out RBI: P Ward 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Ward-N Fox-J Cunningham.

E: J Landis (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Phillips 3B                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.200    0    0   2   
B Bruton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    3   0   
A Kaline RF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .800    0    5   0   GDP
R Colavito LF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .600 1.200    0    2   0   
N Cash 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    9   1   
  F Kostro PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
G Triandos C                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .500 1.750    0    4   0   HR
C Fernandez SS                4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   3   
J Bunning P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  D Egan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Herzog PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Dustal P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   5  13   5    1   6                    27   9

BATTING

HR: G Triandos (1, off R Herbert; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: J Bunning (1, off R Herbert).

TB: G Triandos 5; R Colavito 3; B Phillips 3; A Kaline 2; C Fernandez 2; B Bruton.

GIDP: A Kaline (1).

RBI: G Triandos (1); R Colavito (1); C Fernandez (1); A Kaline (1); B Phillips (1).

2-out RBI: C Fernandez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: N Cash (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
R Herbert                      1.1   8   4   4    1   0   1  27.00   13     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 8     21    -     1.26  -0.31
M Joyce                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.71   0.03
F Baumann, W (1-0)             4     4   1   1    0   3   0   2.25   15     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.86   0.04
J Pizarro                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.59  -0.07
H Wilhelm, S (1)               3     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.53   0.31
Totals                         9    13   5   5    1   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·13          3-0

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 (0-1)             7.2  10   7   3    1   3   1   3.52   37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·10     41    -     1.21  -0.53
D Egan                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.02
B Dustal                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   3    2   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0·10          2-0

J Pizarro faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Bunning 2 (2; F Robinson, N Fox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Al Salerno.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 37,781.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Landis             CF    1. B Phillips           3B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. B Bruton             CF 
3. J Cunningham         1B    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. R Colavito           LF 
5. P Ward               3B    5. N Cash               1B 
6. D Nicholson          LF    6. D McAuliffe          2B 
7. R Hansen             SS    7. G Triandos           C  
8. J Martin             C     8. C Fernandez          SS 
9. R Herbert            P     9. J Bunning            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  5-4  1-3      51%  81% P Ward          J Bunning       Home Run; Fox Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER; Ward Scores/unER
   t 3   1  4-0  12-      16%  32% J Cunningham    J Bunning       Triple; Fox Scores; Hershberger Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---     -11%  34% G Triandos      R Herbert       Home Run
   b 5   2  3-4  12-     -11%  18% C Fernandez     F Baumann       Single; Triandos to 2B; Colavito Scores
   t 7   1  5-3  12-      10%  34% J Cunningham    J Bunning       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Fox to 2B; Weis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Landis        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  N Fox           Single
   O      1--      49%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fox to 2B
          -2-      50%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      45%  P Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Phillips      Single
   O      1--      45%  B Bruton        Flyball: CF
          1--      42%  A Kaline        Single; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-      46%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: C
          12-      43%  N Cash          Walk; Phillips to 3B; Kaline to 2B
   O      123      50%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Hansen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Martin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      34%  G Triandos      Home Run
          ---      31%  C Fernandez     Single
   O      1--      32%  J Bunning       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 2B
   R      -2-      24%  B Phillips      Single; Fernandez Scores
          1--      18%  B Bruton        Single; Bruton to 2B/Adv on E8; Phillips to 3B
   R      -23      13%  A Kaline        Single; Bruton to 3B; Phillips Scores
   R      1-3      10%  R Colavito      Single; Kaline to 2B; Bruton Scores
                  Mike Joyce replaces Ray Herbert pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      11%  N Cash          Groundout: 3B-C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Colavito to 2B
   O      12-      13%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Mike Joyce batting 9th
          ---      16%  M Hershberger   Single
   O      1--      13%  J Landis        Strikeout Looking
          1--      16%  N Fox           Hit By Pitch; Hershberger to 2B
   RR     12-      32%  J Cunningham    Triple; Fox Scores; Hershberger Scores
   R      --3      38%  F Robinson      Single; Cunningham Scores
   O      1--      35%  P Ward          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      32%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank Baumann facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Baumann replaces Mike Hershberger pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      34%  G Triandos      Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  C Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  J Bunning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      34%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      32%  J Martin        Flyball: RF
          ---      34%  F Baumann       Single
   O      1--      31%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank Baumann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      33%  B Phillips      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  B Bruton        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      35%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      30%  J Cunningham    Flyball: 2B
          ---      32%  F Robinson      Single to 3B
   O      1--      28%  P Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Frank Baumann facing 4-5-6
          ---      25%  R Colavito      Single
   O      1--      28%  N Cash          Strikeout
   O      1--      31%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
          1--      29%  G Triandos      Single; Colavito to 2B
   R      12-      18%  C Fernandez     Single; Triandos to 2B; Colavito Scores
   O      12-      21%  J Bunning       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      18%  D Nicholson     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      16%  R Hansen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      14%  J Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank Baumann facing 1-2-3
          ---      13%  B Phillips      Single
   O      1--      14%  B Bruton        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      17%  A Kaline        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
                  Al Weis pinch hits for Frank Baumann batting 9th
          ---      23%  A Weis          Walk
   O      1--      18%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
          1--      24%  N Fox           Single; Weis to 2B
          12-      34%  J Cunningham    Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Fox to 2B; Weis to 3B
   RO     123      30%  F Robinson      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Weis Scores/unER; Fox to 3B
   RRR    1-3      81%  P Ward          Home Run; Fox Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER; Ward Scores/unER
   O      ---      80%  D Nicholson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Juan Pizarro facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Pizarro replaces Al Weis pitching and batting 9th
          ---      73%  R Colavito      Single
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Juan Pizarro pitching and batting 9th; Frank Kostro pinch hits for Norm Cash batting 5th
   O      1--      79%  F Kostro        Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  G Triandos      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Kostro moves to 1B
          ---      89%  R Hansen        Single
   O      1--      88%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  H Wilhelm       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      87%  J Landis        Single; Wilhelm to 2B
                  Dick Egan replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  N Fox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Dick Egan batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  W Herzog        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob Dustal facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Dustal replaces Whitey Herzog pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Cunningham    Foul Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  F Robinson      Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  P Ward          Walk
   O      1--      92%  D Nicholson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196304090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation