May 2, 1962 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@CHW 3 KCA 12
DET 8 BAL 6
@MIN 5 CHC 3
@LAD 1 SFG 3
PIT 2 STL 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 4,914

Wednesday, May 2, 1962
Time of Game: 2:36

Tigers

9-7

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  1  2   2  2  0   0  0  0    8 12  0
Athletics       0  7  0   3  0  0   1  1  X   12 15  1

W: J Wyatt (2-1), L: D Mossi (2-3), S: D Segui (2)

Athletics

10-11

Won 1

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     4   2   3   2    1   0  .286  .743    0    3   3   SB
B Bruton CF                   5   2   1   2    0   0  .273  .845    0    2   0   HR
A Kaline RF                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .358 1.165    0    1   0   HR,SB
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .288 1.152    0    8   0   
R Colavito LF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .537    0    1   0   
S Boros 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .578    0    2   3   
D McAuliffe SS                5   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .786    0    1   3   
D Brown C                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .340 1.020    0    6   1   HR
D Mossi P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .600    0    0   0   
  S Jones P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.250    0    0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Osborne PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .600    0    0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  V Wertz PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .556 1.112    0    0   0   
  J Bunning PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .665         0   0   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
Totals                       39   8  12   8    4   5                    24  12

BATTING

HR: B Bruton (3, off N Bass; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); A Kaline (7, off N Bass; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); D Brown (4, off N Bass; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: A Kaline 6; D Brown 6; B Bruton 4; J Wood 3; R Colavito; V Wertz.

RBI: A Kaline 3 (20); B Bruton 2 (14); J Wood 2 (9); D Brown (12).

2-out RBI: J Wood 2; B Bruton 2; D Brown.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Kline-D Brown-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wood (5, 2nd base off N Bass/H Sullivan); A Kaline (1, 2nd base off N Bass/H Sullivan).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .233  .615    0    2   5   
B Del Greco CF                5   1   1   2    0   0  .247  .859    0    4   0   2B
J Lumpe 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .383  .947    0    2   0   2B,SF
N Siebern 1B                  5   2   3   2    0   0  .321  .910    0    9   0   HR
M Jimenez LF                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .395 1.131    0    3   0   2B,HBP
G Cimoli RF                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .329  .941    0    1   0   3B,2·2B
W Causey 3B                   3   3   2   3    1   1  .239  .672    0    1   3   HR,HBP,IW
H Sullivan C                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .186  .480    0    5   1   GDP
N Bass P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .100    0    0   1   SH
  J Wyatt P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Tartabull PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   3B
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36  12  15  12    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Lumpe (4, off R Kline); B Del Greco (11, off D Mossi); M Jimenez (2, off S Jones); G Cimoli 2 (6, off R Kline, off S Jones).

3B: J Tartabull (1, off R Kline); G Cimoli (4, off D Mossi).

HR: N Siebern (3, off S Jones; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); W Causey (1, off S Jones; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: J Lumpe (2, off D Mossi).

SH: N Bass (1, off D Mossi).

IBB: W Causey (1, by R Kline).

HBP: W Causey (1, by R Kline); M Jimenez (3, by S Jones).

TB: G Cimoli 7; N Siebern 6; W Causey 5; M Jimenez 3; J Tartabull 3; J Lumpe 3; B Del Greco 2; H Sullivan.

GIDP: H Sullivan (1).

RBI: W Causey 3 (8); N Siebern 2 (19); B Del Greco 2 (12); G Cimoli 2 (19); J Tartabull (1); M Jimenez (7); J Lumpe (13).

2-out RBI: G Cimoli 2; N Siebern.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

E: H Sullivan (2).

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
D Mossi, L (2-3)               1.2   7   6   6    1   0   0   4.13   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 7     16    -     1.29  -0.42
S Jones                        1.2   4   4   4    2   2   2   8.10   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          1-1    0.73  -0.29
F Gladding                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
H Aguirre                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.06
R Kline                        2     4   2   2    1   0   0   4.61   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.30  -0.05
Totals                         8    15  12  12    4   4   2          44     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1·15          1-1

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 Bass                         3.2   7   6   6    2   3   3   7.07   20     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 7     24    -     0.92  -0.32
J Wyatt, W (2-1)               3.1   5   2   2    2   1   0   5.70   17     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 5          0-0    1.16   0.07
D Segui, S (2)                 2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.06
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   5   3          43     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Kline (1; W Causey).

HBP: R Kline (1; W Causey); S Jones (1; M Jimenez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Harry Schwarts.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 4,914.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Athletics                
1. J Wood               2B    1. D Howser             SS 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. B Del Greco          CF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. N Cash               1B    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. R Colavito           LF    5. M Jimenez            LF 
6. S Boros              3B    6. G Cimoli             RF 
7. D McAuliffe          SS    7. W Causey             3B 
8. D Brown              C     8. H Sullivan           C  
9. D Mossi              P     9. N Bass               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-1  123      18%  73% B Del Greco     D Mossi         Double to RF; Howser to 3B; Sullivan Scores; Causey Scores
   t 4   2  7-4  1--     -17%  67% B Bruton        N Bass          Home Run; Wood Scores
   t 5   2 10-6  123     -11%  76% J Wood          J Wyatt         Single to RF; Osborne to 2B; Brown Scores; Colavito Scores
   b 4   0  6-7  ---      10%  79% N Siebern       S Jones         Home Run
   t 2   2  0-1  ---     -10%  33% D Brown         N Bass          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Norm Bass facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  J Wood          Single to LF
          1--      44%  B Bruton        Wood Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Wood to 3B
   R      --3      40%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Wood Scores
          1--      36%  N Cash          Kaline Steals 2B; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      41%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      --3      45%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Howser        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      41%  B Del Greco     Lineout: SS
          ---      42%  J Lumpe         Single to LF
          1--      45%  N Siebern       Single to RF; Lumpe to 3B
   O      1-3      40%  M Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Norm Bass facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  S Boros         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      33%  D Brown         Home Run
   O      ---      34%  D Mossi         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
          ---      44%  G Cimoli        Triple to LF
   R      --3      48%  W Causey        Single to RF; Cimoli Scores
          1--      55%  H Sullivan      Single to LF; Causey to 2B
   O      12-      54%  N Bass          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Sullivan to 2B; Causey to 3B
          -23      55%  D Howser        Walk
   RR     123      73%  B Del Greco     Double to RF; Howser to 3B; Sullivan Scores; Causey Scores
   RO     -23      74%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Howser Scores
   R      -2-      81%  N Siebern       Single to CF; Del Greco Scores
                  Sam Jones replaces Don Mossi pitching and batting 9th
          1--      82%  M Jimenez       Hit By Pitch; Siebern to 2B
   RR     12-      92%  G Cimoli        Double to RF; Jimenez Scores; Siebern Scores
   O      -2-      91%  W Causey        Strikeout Looking
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 7.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Norm Bass facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  J Wood          Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  B Bruton        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      82%  A Kaline        Home Run; Bruton Scores
          ---      79%  N Cash          Walk
          1--      76%  R Colavito      Single to LF; Cash to 2B
   O      12-      80%  S Boros         Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cash to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Sam Jones facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  H Sullivan      Walk
   O      1--      84%  N Bass          Strikeout
          1--      86%  D Howser        Walk; Sullivan to 2B
   O      12-      84%  B Del Greco     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sullivan to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  J Lumpe         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 7.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Norm Bass facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  D Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  S Jones         Strikeout
          ---      84%  J Wood          Walk
   RR     1--      67%  B Bruton        Home Run; Wood Scores
                  John Wyatt replaces Norm Bass pitching and batting 9th
          ---      66%  A Kaline        Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-6, Sam Jones facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      79%  N Siebern       Home Run
          ---      83%  M Jimenez       Double to RF
   O      -2-      82%  G Cimoli        Groundout: 2B-1B; Jimenez to 3B
   RR     --3      91%  W Causey        Home Run; Jimenez Scores
                  Fred Gladding replaces Sam Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  H Sullivan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Wyatt         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 10.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-10, John Wyatt facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  R Colavito      Walk
   O      1--      89%  S Boros         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
          1--      90%  D Brown         Single to RF; Colavito to 3B
                  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Fred Gladding batting 9th
          1-3      87%  B Osborne       Walk; Brown to 2B
   RR     123      76%  J Wood          Single to RF; Osborne to 2B; Brown Scores; Colavito Scores
   O      12-      81%  B Bruton        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-8, Hank Aguirre facing 1-2-3
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Bobo Osborne pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  D Howser        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  B Del Greco     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 10.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-10, John Wyatt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  N Cash          Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-8, Hank Aguirre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  N Siebern       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      82%  M Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Cimoli        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 10.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-10, John Wyatt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  S Boros         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  D Brown         Single to LF
                  Vic Wertz pinch hits for Hank Aguirre batting 9th
          1--      82%  V Wertz         Single to LF; Brown to 2B
                  Jim Bunning pinch runs for Vic Wertz batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-8, Ron Kline facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Kline replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
          ---      90%  W Causey        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      89%  H Sullivan      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for John Wyatt batting 9th
   R      1--      96%  J Tartabull     Triple to LF; Causey Scores
   O      --3      94%  D Howser        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      93%  B Del Greco     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 11.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-11, Diego Segui facing 2-3-4
                  Diego Segui replaces Jose Tartabull pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 11-8, Ron Kline facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  J Lumpe         Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B; Lumpe to 3B
   R      --3      99%  M Jimenez       Single to RF; Lumpe Scores
          1--      99%  G Cimoli        Double to RF; Jimenez to 3B
          -23      99%  W Causey        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      99%  H Sullivan      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 12.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 8-12, Diego Segui facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Boros         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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