April 27, 1960 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
BOS 3 KCA 3
DET 1 WSH 5
@NYY 4 LAD 9
@CHC 4 MLN 8
@CIN 5 PIT 3
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 7,991

Wednesday, April 27, 1960
Time of Game: 2:25

Tigers

5-2

Lost 2

1st

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

W: R Herbert (2-0), L: H Aguirre (0-1)

Athletics

4-4

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .785    0    2   2   3B
C Wise 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   3  .241  .784    0    1   3   
C Maxwell LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .372    0    0   0   
  N Chrisley PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
A Kaline CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .841    0    1   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .971    0    1   0   
S Bilko 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .697    0   10   1   
C Fernandez SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .676    0    2   3   
L Berberet C                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .800    0    7   0   
H Aguirre P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  N Cash PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.833    0    0   0   
  B Bruce P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2   5                    24  10

BATTING

3B: E Yost (1, off R Herbert).

TB: E Yost 3; C Fernandez 2; L Berberet 2; R Colavito.

RBI: L Berberet (6).

2-out RBI: L Berberet.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: L Berberet (2).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .539    0    3   0   
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .471  .986    0    0   1   
H Bauer RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .161  .580    0    1   0   
N Siebern 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .900    0    9   0   
  M Throneberry 1B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629         1   0   
B Cerv LF                     4   2   2   1    0   1  .308  .994    0    3   0   HR
  R Snyder LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
D Williams 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .353  .860    0    1   2   2B
H Chiti C                     4   0   2   2    0   1  .393 1.023    0    6   0   
K Hamlin SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .438    0    2   4   SB,HBP
R Herbert P                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .286    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    3   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Williams (2, off H Aguirre).

HR: B Cerv (2, off B Bruce; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: K Hamlin (1, by B Bruce).

TB: B Cerv 5; D Williams 3; H Chiti 2; J Lumpe 2; N Siebern.

RBI: H Chiti 2 (8); B Cerv (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Siebern.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Hamlin (1, 3rd base off B Bruce/L Berberet).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Aguirre, L (0-1)             6     7   2   2    2   4   0   3.38   27     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 7     52    -     1.07   0.03
B Bruce                        2     2   1   1    1   1   1   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.53  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   3   3    3   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 9           -

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
R Herbert, W (2-0)             9     6   1   1    2   5   0   1.00   34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 2· 6     74    -     1.22   0.52
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Bruce (1; K Hamlin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Smith, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 7,991.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Athletics                
1. E Yost               3B    1. B Tuttle             CF 
2. C Wise               2B    2. J Lumpe              2B 
3. C Maxwell            LF    3. H Bauer              RF 
4. A Kaline             CF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. R Colavito           RF    5. B Cerv               LF 
6. S Bilko              1B    6. D Williams           3B 
7. C Fernandez          SS    7. H Chiti              C  
8. L Berberet           C     8. K Hamlin             SS 
9. H Aguirre            P     9. R Herbert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  -23      15%  69% H Chiti         H Aguirre       Single; Cerv Scores; Williams Scores
   t 7   0  2-1  1--      14%  77% L Berberet      R Herbert       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   b 4   1  1-0  1--      12%  54% D Williams      H Aguirre       Double; Cerv to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3     -10%  40% L Berberet      R Herbert       Single; Colavito Scores; Fernandez to 2B
   t 3   0  0-1  ---      -9%  29% E Yost          R Herbert       Triple

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Yost          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Wise          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C Maxwell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Aguirre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Tuttle        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  H Bauer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  R Colavito      Single
   O      1--      52%  S Bilko         Groundout: SS-1B; Colavito to 2B
          -2-      50%  C Fernandez     Single; Colavito to 3B
   R      1-3      40%  L Berberet      Single; Colavito Scores; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-      44%  H Aguirre       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Hank Aguirre facing 4-5-6
          ---      48%  N Siebern       Single
   O      1--      44%  B Cerv          Strikeout
   O      1--      41%  D Williams      Popfly: 2B
          1--      43%  H Chiti         Single; Siebern to 2B
   O      12-      38%  K Hamlin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
          ---      29%  E Yost          Triple
   O      --3      34%  C Wise          Strikeout
   O      --3      39%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
          --3      38%  A Kaline        Walk
   O      1-3      43%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Hank Aguirre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  R Herbert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
          ---      40%  J Lumpe         Single
   O      1--      37%  H Bauer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Herbert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  S Bilko         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  C Fernandez     Flyball: LF
          ---      40%  L Berberet      Single
   O      1--      42%  H Aguirre       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Hank Aguirre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      39%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  B Cerv          Single
          1--      54%  D Williams      Double; Cerv to 3B
   RR     -23      69%  H Chiti         Single; Cerv Scores; Williams Scores
   O      1--      67%  K Hamlin        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      68%  R Herbert       Walk; Hamlin to 2B
   O      12-      64%  B Tuttle        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  E Yost          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  C Wise          Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hank Aguirre facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  H Bauer         Walk
   O      1--      69%  N Siebern       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      67%  B Cerv          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  S Bilko         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Hank Aguirre facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  D Williams      Single
          1--      80%  H Chiti         Passed Ball; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      73%  K Hamlin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      70%  R Herbert       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
          ---      63%  C Fernandez     Single
   OO     1--      77%  L Berberet      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  Norm Cash pinch hits for Hank Aguirre batting 9th
   O      ---      79%  N Cash          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Bruce facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Bruce replaces Norm Cash pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  B Tuttle        Lineout: SS
          ---      79%  J Lumpe         Single
   O      1--      77%  H Bauer         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      75%  N Siebern       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  E Yost          Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      74%  C Wise          Walk
                  Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell batting 3rd
   O      1--      81%  N Chrisley      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      87%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Bruce facing 5-6-7
                  Neil Chrisley moves to LF
   R      ---      94%  B Cerv          Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      94%  D Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  H Chiti         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  K Hamlin        Hit By Pitch
          1--      94%  R Herbert       Walk; Hamlin to 2B
          12-      94%  B Tuttle        Hamlin Steals 3B
   O      1-3      93%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
                  Marv Throneberry replaces Norm Siebern playing 1B batting 4th; Russ Snyder replaces Bob Cerv playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  R Colavito      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  S Bilko         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  C Fernandez     Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196004270

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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