May 4, 1962 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 13
CHW 6 CLE 6
@KCA 5 LAA 5
BAL 4 MIN 4
DET 2 SFG 11
@CHC 6 CIN 3
STL 2 HOU 7
@MLN 4 PHI 6
NYM 5 PIT 5
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 7,608

Friday, May 4, 1962
Time of Game: 2:25

Indians

10-7

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: S McDowell (2-1), L: D Pfister (0-3), S: B Latman (2)

Athletics

11-12

Lost 1

8th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Cline CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .765    0    3   0   
  C Essegian PH-RF            1   1   0   0    1   1  .371 1.063    0    0   0   
A Luplow LF                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .265  .947    0    5   0   
T Francona 1B                 4   0   1   2    0   2  .261  .591    0    6   0   
W Kirkland RF-CF              4   1   0   1    0   1  .185  .561    0    3   0   
J Romano C                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .333  .944    0    6   0   2·HR
W Held SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .709    0    2   4   2·HBP
B Phillips 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .562    0    0   0   
J Kindall 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .268  .726    0    2   3   
D Donovan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277         0   0   
  F Funk P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  D Dillard PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    0    0   0   
  S McDowell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   1   
  M de la Hoz PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  B Latman P                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       32   6   5   6    4  12                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Latman (1, off J Wyatt).

HR: J Romano 2 (2, 2 off D Pfister; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: W Held 2 (2, 2 by D Pfister).

TB: J Romano 8; B Latman 2; T Francona; J Kindall.

RBI: J Romano 3 (10); T Francona 2 (5); W Kirkland (11).

2-out RBI: J Romano 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kindall-W Held-T Francona.

E: W Held (4); B Phillips (1).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .234  .624    0    1   1   2B
B Del Greco CF                5   0   3   1    0   1  .266  .904    0    2   0   2B
J Lumpe 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .356  .873    0    1   1   
N Siebern 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .326  .938    0    4   2   2B
M Jimenez LF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .373 1.036    0    5   0   
G Cimoli RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .326  .919    0    0   0   GDP
W Causey 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .657    0    0   2   
H Sullivan C                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .213  .543    0   12   0   2B
D Pfister P                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .444  .888    0    1   1   
  D Wickersham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  J Tartabull PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .666    0    0   0   
  J Wyatt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       38   5  11   5    2   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: N Siebern (5, off S McDowell); B Del Greco (12, off F Funk); D Howser (2, off D Donovan); H Sullivan (2, off S McDowell).

TB: B Del Greco 4; H Sullivan 3; M Jimenez 2; D Howser 2; N Siebern 2; G Cimoli; D Pfister.

GIDP: G Cimoli (2).

RBI: H Sullivan 2 (4); D Howser 2 (15); B Del Greco (13).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

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 Donovan                      1.1   7   5   5    0   0   0   2.75   11     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 7     20    -     1.03  -0.32
F Funk                         2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.42   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.29   0.04
S McDowell, W (2-1)            3     3   0   0    2   1   0   5.11   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.22   0.03
B Latman, S (2)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   7.53    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.35   0.35
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·11          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
D Pfister, L (0-3)             7.2   4   6   6    4  11   2   4.08   33     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 4     54    -     0.79  -0.46
D Wickersham                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.95   0.03
J Wyatt                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.47    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.84   0.04
Totals                         9     5   6   6    4  12   2          38     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 5          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Pfister 2 (3; W Held, W Held).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kinnamon.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 7,608.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Athletics                
1. T Cline              CF    1. D Howser             SS 
2. A Luplow             LF    2. B Del Greco          CF 
3. T Francona           1B    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. W Kirkland           RF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. J Romano             C     5. M Jimenez            LF 
6. W Held               SS    6. G Cimoli             RF 
7. B Phillips           3B    7. W Causey             3B 
8. J Kindall            2B    8. H Sullivan           C  
9. D Donovan            P     9. D Pfister            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  5-4  1--      51%  70% J Romano        D Pfister       Home Run; Kirkland Scores
   t 8   1  5-1  123      12%  24% T Francona      D Pfister       Single; Luplow to 3B; Essegian Scores; Kindall Scores
   b 2   1  0-2  12-     -11%  11% D Howser        D Donovan       Double; Pfister Scores; Sullivan Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  -23     -11%  25% H Sullivan      D Donovan       Single; Cimoli Scores; Jimenez Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--     -11%  31% G Cimoli        D Donovan       Single; Jimenez to 3B; Cimoli to 2B/Adv on E5

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Pfister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Cline         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  A Luplow        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      45%  T Francona      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Howser        Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  B Del Greco     Single
   O      1--      48%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  N Siebern       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Pfister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  J Romano        Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  W Held          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      45%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  M Jimenez       Single
          1--      31%  G Cimoli        Single; Jimenez to 3B; Cimoli to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -23      36%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   RR     -23      25%  H Sullivan      Single; Cimoli Scores; Jimenez Scores
          1--      23%  D Pfister       Single; Sullivan to 2B
   RR     12-      11%  D Howser        Double; Pfister Scores; Sullivan Scores
   R      -2-       8%  B Del Greco     Single; Howser Scores
                  Frank Funk replaces Dick Donovan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--       8%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B; Del Greco to 2B
   O      -2-       9%  N Siebern       Strikeout
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Dan Pfister facing 8-9-1
          ---      12%  J Kindall       Walk
   O      1--      10%  F Funk          Strikeout
   O      1--       8%  T Cline         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--       7%  A Luplow        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Frank Funk facing 5-6-7
          ---       6%  M Jimenez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       7%  G Cimoli        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--       7%  W Causey        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--       8%  H Sullivan      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Dan Pfister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       7%  T Francona      Strikeout
   O      ---       6%  W Kirkland      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---       9%  J Romano        Home Run
   O      ---       9%  W Held          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Frank Funk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       9%  D Pfister       Strikeout
   O      ---      10%  D Howser        Groundout: P-1B
          ---       9%  B Del Greco     Double
   O      -2-      10%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Pfister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       9%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       8%  J Kindall       Strikeout
                  Don Dillard pinch hits for Frank Funk batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  D Dillard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
                  Sam McDowell replaces Don Dillard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  N Siebern       Flyball: CF
          ---       7%  M Jimenez       Single
   OO     1--       8%  G Cimoli        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Pfister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       7%  T Cline         Strikeout
          ---       8%  A Luplow        Walk
   O      1--       6%  T Francona      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--       5%  W Kirkland      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       5%  W Causey        Groundout: P-1B
          ---       4%  H Sullivan      Double
   O      -2-       5%  D Pfister       Flyball: RF
          -2-       5%  D Howser        Walk
   O      12-       6%  B Del Greco     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Pfister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       4%  J Romano        Strikeout
   O      ---       3%  W Held          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       3%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       3%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
          ---       3%  N Siebern       Double
   O      -2-       3%  M Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-       3%  G Cimoli        Walk
   O      12-       4%  W Causey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Pfister facing 8-9-1
          ---       6%  J Kindall       Single
                  Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Sam McDowell batting 9th
   O      1--       4%  M de la Hoz     Flyball: LF
                  Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Ty Cline batting 1st
          1--       6%  C Essegian      Walk; Kindall to 2B
          12-      12%  A Luplow        Walk; Kindall to 3B; Essegian to 2B
   RR     123      24%  T Francona      Single; Luplow to 3B; Essegian Scores; Kindall Scores
   RO     1-3      19%  W Kirkland      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Luplow Scores
   RR     1--      70%  J Romano        Home Run; Kirkland Scores
          ---      72%  W Held          Hit By Pitch
                  Dave Wickersham replaces Dan Pfister pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      69%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Barry Latman facing 8-9-1
                  Barry Latman replaces Mike de la Hoz pitching and batting 9th; Willie Kirkland moves to CF; Chuck Essegian moves to RF
   O      ---      76%  H Sullivan      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Dave Wickersham batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  J Tartabull     Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  D Howser        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Wyatt facing 8-9-1
                  John Wyatt replaces Jose Tartabull pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  J Kindall       Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  B Latman        Double
   O      -2-      82%  C Essegian      Strikeout
   O      -2-      80%  A Luplow        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Barry Latman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  B Del Greco     Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  N Siebern       Foul Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 5.

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