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@BAL		6
8
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@BOS		3
4
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@CHW		2
7
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@KCA		7
0
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@NYY		6
3
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@HOU		1
9
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@LAD		12
3
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@MLN		4
1
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3
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@STL		3
1
Saturday, September 28, 1963,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,487, Time of Game: 2:17
Indians
7
78-83
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
0
73-88
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Jack Kralick (14-13)
L: Fred Norman (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  1   2  0  0   0  2  1    7  9  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Howser SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .241 .616 -0.076 0.72 0.016 -0.092 -0.8 1 3 SB
Vic Davalillo CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .295 .754 0.026 0.59 0.059 -0.033 -0.3 4 0
Max Alvis 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .276 .789 -0.038 0.44 0.000 -0.038 -0.9 0 4
Joe Adcock 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 .250 .739 0.064 0.54 0.072 -0.007 1.6 8 1 HR,3B,SF
Joe Azcue C 4 0 2 0 1 1 .284 .779 0.067 0.49 0.076 -0.009 0.5 8 1
Tito Francona LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229 .646 0.048 0.79 0.078 -0.030 0.1 2 0
Tommie Agee RF 0 0 0 1 1 0 .148 .503 0.083 2.29 0.083 0.000 1.0 0 0
   Willie Kirkland RF 3 2 2 0 0 1 .230 .677 0.044 0.35 0.051 -0.008 0.7 2 0
Larry Brown 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .648 0.027 0.80 0.096 -0.069 0.1 1 1 SB
Jack Kralick P 3 1 1 2 0 2 .182 .498 -0.050 0.84 0.028 -0.078 0.8 1 2 HR,SH
Team Totals 34 7 9 6 5 9 .265 .850 0.195 0.66 0.559 -0.364 2.7 27 12
3B: J Adcock (1, off A Monteagudo).
HR: J Kralick (1, off J Santiago; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Adcock (13, off J Santiago; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: J Adcock (3, off F Norman).
SH: J Kralick (10, off F Norman).
TB: J Adcock 7; J Kralick 4; W Kirkland 2; J Azcue 2; L Brown; V Davalillo.
RBI: J Kralick 2 (7); J Adcock 2 (49); L Brown (18); T Agee (3).
2-out RBI: J Kralick 2; J Adcock.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Kralick-D Howser-J Adcock; J Azcue-D Howser-M Alvis-L Brown.
Baserunning
SB: D Howser (9, 2nd base off B Landis/D Edwards); L Brown (4, Home off F Norman/D Edwards).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Tartabull CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .609 -0.068 0.66 0.000 -0.068 -0.9 1 0
Dick Green 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .736 -0.013 0.53 0.024 -0.038 -0.3 1 5
Wayne Causey 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .280 .740 -0.017 0.53 0.022 -0.039 -0.0 1 1
Doc Edwards C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 .658 0.033 0.64 0.054 -0.021 0.1 9 0
Ken Harrelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .670 -0.094 0.98 0.000 -0.094 -1.3 8 1
Tommie Reynolds LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .310 -0.064 0.63 0.000 -0.064 -0.9 0 0
John Wojcik RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .468 -0.055 0.87 0.028 -0.083 -0.7 5 0
Tony LaRussa SS 3 0 3 0 0 0 .268 .709 0.082 0.74 0.082 0.000 0.9 0 0
Fred Norman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.050 2.25 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 1 1
   Bill Landis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chuck Essegian PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .614 -0.023 0.97 0.000 -0.023 -0.3
   Aurelio Monteagudo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gino Cimoli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .675 -0.034 0.85 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 GDP
   Jose Santiago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 2 8 .219 .483 -0.303 0.71 0.210 -0.514 -4.3 27 8
TB: T LaRussa 3; D Edwards 2; D Green; W Causey.
GIDP: G Cimoli (12).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: T Reynolds (1).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: J Wojcik (2nd base by J Azcue).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Kralick, W (14-13) 9 7 0 0 2 8 0 3.03 34 79 0.305 0.71 4.3
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 8 0 0.00 34 79 0.305 0.66 4.3

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Norman, L (0-1) 3.1 5 4 4 4 3 0 11.37 19 33 -0.230 1.18 -2.6
Bill Landis 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 6 1 0 0.036 0.36 1.0
Aurelio Monteagudo 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57 7 0 0 0.024 0.18 1.0
Jose Santiago 2 3 3 3 0 2 2 9.00 9 0 0 -0.025 0.06 -2.0
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 5 9 2 7.00 41 33 1 0 -0.195 0.71 -2.7
Balks: None.
WP: F Norman (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 3,487.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Kansas City Athletics
1 Dick Howser SS 1 Jose Tartabull CF
2 Vic Davalillo CF 2 Dick Green 2B
3 Max Alvis 3B 3 Wayne Causey 3B
4 Joe Adcock 1B 4 Doc Edwards C
5 Joe Azcue C 5 Ken Harrelson 1B
6 Tito Francona LF 6 Tommie Reynolds LF
7 Tommie Agee RF 7 John Wojcik RF
8 Larry Brown 2B 8 Tony LaRussa SS
9 Jack Kralick P 9 Fred Norman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 1 12- OO KCA F. Norman J. Kralick 10% 62% Double Play: Strikeout, Wojcik Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B-2B)
t2 0-0 0 123 R CLE T. Agee F. Norman 8% 76% Walk; Adcock Scores; Azcue to 3B; Francona to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- CLE T. Francona F. Norman 8% 67% Walk; Adcock to 3B; Azcue to 2B
t4 2-0 0 -2- R CLE L. Brown F. Norman 7% 86% Single to CF; Kirkland Scores; Brown to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 1-0 1 123 O CLE J. Kralick F. Norman -7% 63% Strikeout (foul bunt)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Howser F. Norman -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE V. Davalillo F. Norman -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE M. Alvis F. Norman -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCA J. Tartabull J. Kralick 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- KCA D. Green J. Kralick -2% 45% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O KCA W. Causey J. Kralick 3% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-- KCA D. Edwards J. Kralick -2% 46% Single to 3B; Green to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O KCA K. Harrelson J. Kralick 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- CLE J. Adcock F. Norman 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- CLE J. Azcue F. Norman 6% 60% Single to RF; Adcock to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- CLE T. Francona F. Norman 8% 67% Walk; Adcock to 3B; Azcue to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 R CLE T. Agee F. Norman 8% 76% Walk; Adcock Scores; Azcue to 3B; Francona to 2B
t2 1-0 0 123 O CLE L. Brown F. Norman -6% 70% Popfly: 2B
t2 1-0 1 123 O CLE J. Kralick F. Norman -7% 63% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 1-0 2 123 O CLE D. Howser F. Norman -7% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
Willie Kirkland replaces Tommie Agee playing RF batting 7th
b2 0-1 0 --- O KCA T. Reynolds J. Kralick 3% 59% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- KCA J. Wojcik J. Kralick -3% 56% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- KCA T. LaRussa J. Kralick -4% 52% Single to RF; Wojcik to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- OO KCA F. Norman J. Kralick 10% 62% Double Play: Strikeout, Wojcik Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Fred Norman facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- CLE V. Davalillo F. Norman 3% 65% Single to CF
t3 1-0 0 1-- CLE M. Alvis F. Norman 3% 68% Wild Pitch; Davalillo to 2B
t3 1-0 0 -2- O CLE M. Alvis F. Norman -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; Davalillo to 3B
t3 1-0 1 --3 RO CLE J. Adcock F. Norman 3% 69% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davalillo Scores
t3 2-0 2 --- CLE J. Azcue F. Norman 1% 70% Single to CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- O CLE T. Francona F. Norman -2% 68% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O KCA J. Tartabull J. Kralick 3% 71% Flyball: RF
b3 0-2 1 --- O KCA D. Green J. Kralick 2% 73% Strikeout
b3 0-2 2 --- O KCA W. Causey J. Kralick 1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Fred Norman facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- CLE W. Kirkland F. Norman 5% 79% Single to CF; Kirkland to 2B/Adv on E7
t4 2-0 0 -2- R CLE L. Brown F. Norman 7% 86% Single to CF; Kirkland Scores; Brown to 2B/Adv on throw
t4 3-0 0 -2- O CLE J. Kralick F. Norman -0% 85% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brown to 3B
t4 3-0 1 --3 R CLE D. Howser F. Norman 2% 88% Brown Steals Hm
t4 4-0 1 --- CLE D. Howser F. Norman 1% 89% Walk
Bill Landis replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-0 1 1-- CLE V. Davalillo B. Landis 1% 89% Howser Steals 2B
t4 4-0 1 -2- O CLE V. Davalillo B. Landis -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 4-0 2 -2- O CLE M. Alvis B. Landis -1% 87% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- O KCA D. Edwards J. Kralick 2% 89% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 1 --- O KCA K. Harrelson J. Kralick 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-4 2 --- O KCA T. Reynolds J. Kralick 1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Bill Landis facing 4-5-6
t5 4-0 0 --- O CLE J. Adcock B. Landis -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- CLE J. Azcue B. Landis 1% 91% Walk
t5 4-0 1 1-- O CLE T. Francona B. Landis -1% 90% Strikeout
t5 4-0 2 1-- O CLE W. Kirkland B. Landis -1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 7-8-9
b5 0-4 0 --- O KCA J. Wojcik J. Kralick 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- KCA T. LaRussa J. Kralick -2% 89% Single to RF
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Bill Landis (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 1 1-- O KCA C. Essegian J. Kralick 2% 91% Strikeout
b5 0-4 2 1-- O KCA J. Tartabull J. Kralick 2% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Aurelio Monteagudo facing 8-9-1
Aurelio Monteagudo replaces Chuck Essegian (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-0 0 --- O CLE L. Brown A. Monteagudo -1% 92% Flyball: RF
t6 4-0 1 --- O CLE J. Kralick A. Monteagudo -0% 91% Strikeout
t6 4-0 2 --- O CLE D. Howser A. Monteagudo -0% 91% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 2-3-4
b6 0-4 0 --- O KCA D. Green J. Kralick 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-4 1 --- KCA W. Causey J. Kralick -2% 91% Walk
b6 0-4 1 1-- KCA D. Edwards J. Kralick -3% 87% Single to 3B; Causey to 2B
b6 0-4 1 12- O KCA K. Harrelson J. Kralick 4% 91% Strikeout
b6 0-4 2 12- O KCA T. Reynolds J. Kralick 3% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Aurelio Monteagudo facing 2-3-4
t7 4-0 0 --- O CLE V. Davalillo A. Monteagudo -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-0 1 --- O CLE M. Alvis A. Monteagudo -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 4-0 2 --- CLE J. Adcock A. Monteagudo 1% 94% Triple to CF
t7 4-0 2 --3 O CLE J. Azcue A. Monteagudo -1% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- O KCA J. Wojcik J. Kralick 2% 95% Strikeout
b7 0-4 1 --- KCA T. LaRussa J. Kralick -2% 93% Single to CF
Gino Cimoli pinch hits for Aurelio Monteagudo (P) batting 9th
b7 0-4 1 1-- OO KCA G. Cimoli J. Kralick 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Jose Santiago facing 6-7-8
Jose Santiago replaces Gino Cimoli (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 0 --- O CLE T. Francona J. Santiago -0% 96% Lineout: RF
t8 4-0 1 --- CLE W. Kirkland J. Santiago 0% 97% Single to 3B
t8 4-0 1 1-- O CLE L. Brown J. Santiago -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t8 4-0 2 1-- RR CLE J. Kralick J. Santiago 3% 99% Home Run; Kirkland Scores
t8 6-0 2 --- O CLE D. Howser J. Santiago -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
b8 0-6 0 --- O KCA J. Tartabull J. Kralick 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 0-6 1 --- O KCA D. Green J. Kralick 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 0-6 2 --- KCA W. Causey J. Kralick -0% 100% Single to RF
b8 0-6 2 1-- O KCA D. Edwards J. Kralick 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Athletics' Jose Santiago facing 2-3-4
t9 6-0 0 --- O CLE V. Davalillo J. Santiago -0% 100% Groundout: P unassisted
t9 6-0 1 --- O CLE M. Alvis J. Santiago -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 6-0 2 --- R CLE J. Adcock J. Santiago 0% 100% Home Run
t9 7-0 2 --- O CLE J. Azcue J. Santiago -0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Indians' Jack Kralick facing 5-6-7
b9 0-7 0 --- O KCA K. Harrelson J. Kralick 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-7 1 --- O KCA T. Reynolds J. Kralick 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-7 2 --- O KCA J. Wojcik J. Kralick 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

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