April 11, 1959 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
@DET 3 CLE 3
@KCA 2 CHC 6
LAD 1 MLN 4
@PIT 3 SFG 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 8,181

Saturday, April 11, 1959
Time of Game: 2:40

Indians

2-0

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  0    3 11  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  4  1

W: D Ferrarese (1-0), L: N Garver (0-1), S: D Brodowski (2)

Athletics

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .444 1.000    0    5   0   
B Martin 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .125  .347    0    3   3   
M Minoso LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    1   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .444 1.000    0    3   0   
R Nixon C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    3   1   
V Power 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .429  .985    0   11   0   CS
W Held 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   4   
G Strickland SS               4   1   2   0    0   0  .625 1.500    0    0   2   2·2B
D Ferrarese P                 3   0   1   1    0   2  .333  .666    0    0   1   
  D Brodowski P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   2    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Strickland 2 (2, 2 off N Garver).

TB: G Strickland 4; J Piersall 2; V Power 2; R Colavito 2; D Ferrarese; R Nixon; M Minoso.

RBI: D Ferrarese (1); V Power (1).

2-out RBI: D Ferrarese; V Power.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Power; W Held-B Martin-V Power.

BASERUNNING

CS: V Power (1, 2nd base by N Garver/H Chiti).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .958    0    5   0   HR
R Maris RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .476    0    2   0   
H Lopez 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .286 1.518    0    3   2   HR
B Cerv LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .946    0    1   0   
H Smith 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    0   4   HBP
H Chiti C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    5   2   GDP
D Williams 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0   10   1   
  H Simpson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J DeMaestri SS                1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   4   HBP
  P Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
N Garver P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  T Gorman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Z Bella PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Tomanek P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Hadley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .800    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   2   4   2    5   3                    27  15

BATTING

HR: B Tuttle (1, off D Ferrarese; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); H Lopez (2, off D Ferrarese; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: N Garver (1, off D Ferrarese).

HBP: H Smith (1, by D Brodowski); J DeMaestri (1, by D Ferrarese).

TB: H Lopez 4; B Tuttle 4; B Cerv; H Chiti.

GIDP: H Chiti (1).

RBI: H Lopez (2); B Tuttle (1).

2-out RBI: H Lopez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Williams (1).

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
D Ferrarese, W (1-0)           7.1   4   2   2    4   2   2   2.45   29     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4     60    -     1.15   0.13
D Brodowski, S (2)             1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          1-0    4.08   0.35
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   3   2          36     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 4          1-0

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Garver, L (0-1)              7.2  10   3   2    1   4   0   2.35   33     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2· 5     52    -     1.11  -0.08
T Gorman                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.02
D Tomanek                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.61   0.04
Totals                         9    11   3   2    1   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 2· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Brodowski (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Ferrarese (1; J DeMaestri); D Brodowski (1; H Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Frank Tabacchi, 3B - Joe Paparella.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 8,181.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Athletics                
1. J Piersall           CF    1. B Tuttle             CF 
2. B Martin             2B    2. R Maris              RF 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. H Lopez              2B 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. B Cerv               LF 
5. R Nixon              C     5. H Smith              3B 
6. V Power              1B    6. H Chiti              C  
7. W Held               3B    7. D Williams           1B 
8. G Strickland         SS    8. J DeMaestri          SS 
9. D Ferrarese          P     9. N Garver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  123      20%  84% H Chiti         D Brodowski     Foul Flyball: 3B
   b 6   2  1-0  ---     -19%  48% H Lopez         D Ferrarese     Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   t 7   2  1-1  -2-      19%  67% D Ferrarese     N Garver        Single to LF; Strickland Scores
   t 6   2  0-0  -2-      16%  63% R Colavito      N Garver        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Martin Scores/No RBI/unER; Colavito to 1B
   t 8   2  1-2  12-      12%  86% V Power         N Garver        Single to CF; Colavito Scores; Nixon to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Lopez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Nixon         Lineout: CF
          ---      47%  V Power         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      45%  W Held          Power Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  B Cerv          Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  H Smith         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      50%  H Chiti         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  W Held          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  G Strickland    Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      48%  D Ferrarese     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      45%  J Piersall      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Strickland out at Hm/1B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  D Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  J DeMaestri     Walk
   O      1--      46%  N Garver        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; DeMaestri to 2B
          -2-      45%  B Tuttle        Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Maris         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  B Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  M Minoso        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      55%  R Colavito      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Minoso to 2B
   O      12-      49%  R Nixon         Strikeout
   O      12-      44%  V Power         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  H Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Cerv          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  W Held          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  G Strickland    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      43%  D Ferrarese     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  H Chiti         Single to RF
   OO     1--      49%  D Williams      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  J DeMaestri     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  N Garver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Piersall      Groundout: C-1B
          ---      50%  B Martin        Walk
   O      1--      48%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B; Martin to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  R Colavito      Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Martin Scores/No RBI/unER; Colavito to 1B
   O      1--      61%  R Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  B Tuttle        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      48%  H Lopez         Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      46%  B Cerv          Walk
   O      1--      50%  H Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Ned Garver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  V Power         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  W Held          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  G Strickland    Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-      67%  D Ferrarese     Single to LF; Strickland Scores
   O      1--      64%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Ferrarese facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  H Chiti         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  D Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  J DeMaestri     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  B Martin        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      71%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  R Colavito      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      74%  R Nixon         Single to RF; Colavito to 2B
   R      12-      86%  V Power         Single to CF; Colavito Scores; Nixon to 2B
                  Tom Gorman replaces Ned Garver pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  W Held          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Ferrarese facing 9-1-2
                  Zeke Bella pinch hits for Tom Gorman batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  Z Bella         Groundout: C-1B
   R      ---      76%  B Tuttle        Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
          ---      69%  R Maris         Walk
                  Dick Brodowski replaces Don Ferrarese pitching and batting 9th
          1--      64%  H Lopez         Wild Pitch; Maris to 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      72%  B Cerv          Popfly: 2B
          12-      64%  H Smith         Hit By Pitch; Maris to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   O      123      84%  H Chiti         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Tomanek facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Tomanek replaces Zeke Bella pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  G Strickland    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  D Brodowski     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      82%  J Piersall      Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  B Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Brodowski facing 7-8-9
                  Harry Simpson pinch hits for Dick Williams batting 7th
   O      ---      89%  H Simpson       Flyball: RF
                  Preston Ward pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  P Ward          Flyball: RF
                  Kent Hadley pinch hits for Dick Tomanek batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  K Hadley        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1195904110

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