September 21, 1962 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
MIN 2 CHW 7
NYY 6 DET 6
@KCA 1 CLE 9
@LAA 6 BOS 4
@WSA 1 SFG 11
@HOU 5 NYM 4
CHC 1 PHI 8
CIN 6 MLN 7
@PIT 3 STL 11
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 1,993

Friday, September 21, 1962
Time of Game: 2:30

Tigers

80-74

Won 2

5th, 10½ GB

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

W: D Mossi (11-13), L: O Pena (5-4)

Athletics

69-85

Lost 3

9th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Fernandez SS                5   1   1   1    0   1  .249  .726    0    1   1   HR
B Bruton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .777    0    5   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   1   2   0    2   0  .304  .983    0    2   0   2B
R Colavito LF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .885    0    4   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .236  .882    0    5   0   2B
D McAuliffe 2B                4   1   3   3    0   0  .257  .742    0    2   2   HR,SB
F Kostro 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .601    0    0   1   
D Brown C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .638    0    7   0   
D Mossi P                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .164  .456    0    1   1   
Totals                       36   6  10   5    4   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: N Cash (13, off O Pena); A Kaline (15, off O Pena).

HR: C Fernandez (20, off O Pena; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D McAuliffe (12, off O Pena; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: D McAuliffe 6; C Fernandez 4; A Kaline 3; N Cash 2; B Bruton; F Kostro; D Mossi.

RBI: D McAuliffe 3 (57); C Fernandez (59); N Cash (86).

2-out RBI: D McAuliffe 3; N Cash.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: D McAuliffe (4, 2nd base off O Pena/H Sullivan).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Del Greco CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .772    0    1   0   
J Wojcik LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .847    0    3   0   
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .784    0    3   0   
N Siebern 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .303  .897    0    7   0   
E Charles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .290  .827    0    1   4   
G Cimoli RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .757    0    2   0   
W Causey SS                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .263  .701    0    2   4   
H Sullivan C                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .656    0    7   0   
O Pena P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .348    0    0   1   
  B Kern PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .610         1   2   
  G Alusik PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .809    0    0   0   
  F Norman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

TB: W Causey 2; G Cimoli; E Charles; J Lumpe.

RBI: W Causey (34).

2-out RBI: W Causey.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Segui-N Siebern.

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, W (11-13)             9     5   1   1    2   7   0   4.09   34     -       ·  ·      5·14· 1· 5     78    -     0.82   0.25
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      5·14· 1· 5           -

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
O Pena, L (5-4)                5     6   5   5    3   3   2   3.12   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 6     35    -     0.66  -0.28
D Segui                        2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.33   0.03
F Norman                       2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   6   2          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1·10           -

Balks: F Norman (1).

WP: O Pena 2 (3); F Norman (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Schwarts, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 1,993.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Athletics                
1. C Fernandez          SS    1. B Del Greco          CF 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. J Wojcik             LF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. N Cash               1B    5. E Charles            3B 
6. D McAuliffe          2B    6. G Cimoli             RF 
7. F Kostro             3B    7. W Causey             SS 
8. D Brown              C     8. H Sullivan           C  
9. D Mossi              P     9. O Pena               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  -23      20%  81% D McAuliffe     O Pena          Home Run; Kaline Scores; Cash Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      11%  60% N Cash          O Pena          Double to RF; Kaline to 3B; Bruton Scores
   b 4   2  4-0  12-      -8%  78% W Causey        D Mossi         Single to CF; Cimoli to 3B; Siebern Scores
   t 5   0  1-4  ---       6%  90% C Fernandez     O Pena          Home Run
   b 7   0  5-1  1--      -6%  84% W Causey        D Mossi         Single to CF; Cimoli to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Bruton        Single to CF
          1--      52%  A Kaline        Wild Pitch; Bruton to 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF; Bruton to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  N Cash          Double to RF; Kaline to 3B; Bruton Scores
   RRR    -23      81%  D McAuliffe     Home Run; Kaline Scores; Cash Scores
   O      ---      80%  F Kostro        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  B Del Greco     Popfly: P
   O      ---      83%  J Wojcik        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orlando Pena facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  D Brown         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      82%  D Mossi         Flyball: C
   O      ---      82%  C Fernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  N Siebern       Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  E Charles       Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  G Cimoli        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  W Causey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orlando Pena facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
          ---      87%  A Kaline        Double to RF
   O      -2-      85%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      84%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Mossi facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  H Sullivan      Walk
   O      1--      83%  O Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      86%  B Del Greco     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  J Wojcik        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Orlando Pena facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  D McAuliffe     Single to LF
          1--      90%  F Kostro        McAuliffe Steals 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      87%  D Brown         Fielder's Choice ; McAuliffe out at 3B/P-3B-SS-2B
   O      1--      86%  D Mossi         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
          ---      82%  J Lumpe         Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  N Siebern       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      88%  E Charles       Strikeout
          1--      86%  G Cimoli        Walk; Siebern to 2B
   R      12-      78%  W Causey        Single to CF; Cimoli to 3B; Siebern Scores
   O      1-3      84%  H Sullivan      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      90%  C Fernandez     Home Run
   O      ---      89%  B Bruton        Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      90%  R Colavito      Wild Pitch; Kaline to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      89%  N Cash          Walk
   O      12-      88%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Kern pinch hits for Orlando Pena batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  B Kern          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  B Del Greco     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  J Wojcik        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Diego Segui facing 7-8-9
                  Diego Segui replaces Bill Kern pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  F Kostro        Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  D Brown         Strikeout
          1--      93%  D Mossi         Single to LF; Kostro to 2B
   OO     12-      90%  C Fernandez     Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Mossi facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  N Siebern       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Diego Segui facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  B Bruton        Groundout: P-2B
   O      ---      93%  A Kaline        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Mossi facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  G Cimoli        Single to LF
          1--      84%  W Causey        Single to CF; Cimoli to 2B
   O      12-      89%  H Sullivan      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  George Alusik pinch hits for Diego Segui batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  G Alusik        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      96%  B Del Greco     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
                  Fred Norman replaces George Alusik pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  N Cash          Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  D McAuliffe     Single to LF
          1--      97%  F Kostro        Wild Pitch; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      96%  D Brown         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Don Mossi facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  J Wojcik        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  N Siebern       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  D Mossi         Walk
   O      1--      99%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B; Mossi to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  B Bruton        Strikeout
          -2-      99%  A Kaline        Single to RF; Mossi to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  R Colavito      Balk; Kaline to 2B; Mossi Scores
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Mossi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  E Charles       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  W Causey        Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196209210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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