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Wednesday, May 24, 1961,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 5,586, Time of Game: 2:45
Indians
7
22-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Angels
1
13-22
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Gary Bell (2-4)
L: Jerry Casale (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  4   0  0  0   0  2  0    7 11  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  3

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 5 2 1 1 0 1 .349 .835 -0.059 0.62 0.022 -0.081 -0.2 0 2 2B
Jim Piersall CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 .317 .790 0.123 0.55 0.143 -0.020 2.1 2 0 2B
Tito Francona LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 .308 .794 0.068 0.78 0.079 -0.011 1.0 0 0
   Don Dillard PR-LF 3 1 0 0 0 2 .227 .801 -0.012 0.14 0.000 -0.012 -0.7 0 0
Vic Power 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .302 .761 0.085 0.36 0.086 0.000 1.6 9 1 2B
Willie Kirkland RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .248 .656 -0.058 0.52 0.021 -0.079 0.2 1 0 GDP
John Romano C 4 1 1 2 1 0 .312 .916 0.116 0.44 0.138 -0.022 0.6 10 0 HR
Woodie Held SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .746 -0.061 0.45 0.000 -0.061 -2.2 2 1 GDP
Bubba Phillips 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258 .693 0.010 0.52 0.039 -0.029 -0.4 2 3
Gary Bell P 3 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .200 0.037 0.50 0.051 -0.014 -0.1 1 1 SH
Team Totals 36 7 11 7 5 6 .306 .862 0.249 0.48 0.579 -0.329 2.0 27 8
2B: J Temple (7, off N Garver); J Piersall (7, off J Casale); V Power (14, off J Casale).
HR: J Romano (4, off J Casale; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SH: G Bell (2, off N Garver).
TB: J Romano 4; J Piersall 4; V Power 3; B Phillips 2; J Temple 2; T Francona; W Kirkland.
GIDP: W Held (5); W Kirkland (1).
RBI: J Romano 2 (20); T Francona 2 (20); J Piersall 2 (15); J Temple (10).
2-out RBI: J Temple; J Piersall; J Romano.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Phillips-V Power; W Held-V Power.

Los Angeles Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Aspromonte 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .591 -0.101 0.76 0.000 -0.101 -2.0 3 2 GDP
Lee Thomas RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .706 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -0.9 0 0
Leon Wagner LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 .284 .954 0.013 0.25 0.031 -0.017 1.0 2 0 HR
Ted Kluszewski 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .865 -0.051 0.55 0.004 -0.055 -0.3 7 0
Ken Hunt CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .275 .905 -0.040 0.40 0.000 -0.040 -1.0 3 1
Earl Averill C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .290 .992 -0.025 0.24 0.000 -0.025 -1.0 6 0
Gene Leek 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .785 -0.034 0.43 0.000 -0.034 -0.7 3 3
Rocky Bridges SS 2 0 2 0 1 0 .280 .699 0.035 0.27 0.035 0.000 0.7 3 4
Jerry Casale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1.064 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Johnny James P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.035 0.80 0.000 -0.035 -0.6 0 1 GDP
   Albie Pearson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .827 0.025 0.70 0.025 0.000 0.4
   Ned Garver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Faye Throneberry PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .603 0.004 0.09 0.004 0.000 0.2
   Tom Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 4 1 4 10 .138 .484 -0.252 0.43 0.099 -0.350 -4.0 27 13
HR: L Wagner (9, off G Bell; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: L Wagner 4; R Bridges 2; F Throneberry.
GIDP: J James (1); K Aspromonte (5).
RBI: L Wagner (20).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Bridges-T Kluszewski; G Leek-K Aspromonte-T Kluszewski.
E: J Casale (1); K Aspromonte (8); L Thomas (2).
Outfield Assists: K Hunt (J Piersall at 2nd base).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Bell, W (2-4) 9 4 1 1 4 10 1 3.79 33 81 0.252 0.43 4.0
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 10 1 1.00 33 81 0.252 0.48 4.0

Los Angeles Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Casale, L (1-4) 2.1 5 5 4 1 1 1 6.62 13 29 -0.279 0.97 -3.8
Johnny James 3.2 0 0 0 4 4 0 2.70 15 2 1 0.050 0.41 2.2
Ned Garver 2 6 2 2 0 1 0 5.23 11 0 0 -0.020 0.14 -0.9
Tom Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 7 6 5 6 1 6.00 42 29 2 1 -0.248 0.43 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 5,586.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Los Angeles Angels
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Ken Aspromonte 2B
2 Jim Piersall CF 2 Lee Thomas RF
3 Tito Francona LF 3 Leon Wagner LF
4 Vic Power 1B 4 Ted Kluszewski 1B
5 Willie Kirkland RF 5 Ken Hunt CF
6 John Romano C 6 Earl Averill C
7 Woodie Held SS 7 Gene Leek 3B
8 Bubba Phillips 3B 8 Rocky Bridges SS
9 Gary Bell P 9 Jerry Casale P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 1 12- R CLE J. Piersall J. Casale 13% 77% Double to LF; Bell Scores; Temple to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- R CLE J. Romano J. Casale 10% 56% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t3 2-0 1 -23 RR CLE T. Francona J. Casale 8% 85% Single to 1B; Temple Scores/unER; Piersall Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE W. Kirkland J. Casale -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b6 0-5 1 12- OO LAA K. Aspromonte G. Bell 5% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B

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, Angels' Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Temple J. Casale -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Piersall J. Casale -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE T. Francona J. Casale -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O LAA K. Aspromonte G. Bell 2% 47% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O LAA L. Thomas G. Bell 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O LAA L. Wagner G. Bell 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Jerry Casale facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- CLE V. Power J. Casale 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE W. Kirkland J. Casale -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- R CLE J. Romano J. Casale 10% 56% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t2 1-0 2 --- O CLE W. Held J. Casale -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O LAA T. Kluszewski G. Bell 3% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O LAA K. Hunt G. Bell 2% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O LAA E. Averill G. Bell 1% 61% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Jerry Casale facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- CLE B. Phillips J. Casale 3% 64% Single to LF
t3 1-0 0 1-- CLE G. Bell J. Casale 5% 69% Reached on E1 (throw)/Bunt; Phillips to 2B; Bell to 1B
t3 1-0 0 12- O CLE J. Temple J. Casale -5% 64% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Bell to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- R CLE J. Piersall J. Casale 13% 77% Double to LF; Bell Scores; Temple to 3B
t3 2-0 1 -23 RR CLE T. Francona J. Casale 8% 85% Single to 1B; Temple Scores/unER; Piersall Scores
Don Dillard pinch runs for Tito Francona (LF) batting 3rd
t3 4-0 1 1-- CLE V. Power J. Casale 4% 89% Double to LF; Dillard to 3B
Johnny James replaces Jerry Casale pitching and batting 9th
t3 4-0 1 -23 CLE W. Kirkland J. James 0% 89% Walk
t3 4-0 1 123 R CLE J. Romano J. James 4% 92% Walk; Dillard Scores; Power to 3B; Kirkland to 2B
t3 5-0 1 123 O CLE W. Held J. James -2% 90% Strikeout
t3 5-0 2 123 O CLE B. Phillips J. James -2% 88% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
Don Dillard moves from PR to LF
b3 0-5 0 --- O LAA G. Leek G. Bell 2% 89% Strikeout
b3 0-5 1 --- LAA R. Bridges G. Bell -2% 88% Single to CF
b3 0-5 1 1-- OO LAA J. James G. Bell 4% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Johnny James facing 9-1-2
t4 5-0 0 --- O CLE G. Bell J. James -1% 90% Strikeout
t4 5-0 1 --- O CLE J. Temple J. James -1% 90% Flyball: CF
t4 5-0 2 --- CLE J. Piersall J. James 0% 90% Walk
t4 5-0 2 1-- O CLE D. Dillard J. James -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
b4 0-5 0 --- O LAA K. Aspromonte G. Bell 2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-5 1 --- O LAA L. Thomas G. Bell 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-5 2 --- O LAA L. Wagner G. Bell 1% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Johnny James facing 4-5-6
t5 5-0 0 --- CLE V. Power J. James 1% 94% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t5 5-0 0 1-- CLE W. Kirkland J. James 1% 95% Walk; Power to 2B
t5 5-0 0 12- O CLE J. Romano J. James -1% 94% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Kirkland to 2B
t5 5-0 1 12- OO CLE W. Held J. James -2% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
b5 0-5 0 --- O LAA T. Kluszewski G. Bell 2% 93% Flyball: RF
b5 0-5 1 --- O LAA K. Hunt G. Bell 1% 94% Strikeout
b5 0-5 2 --- O LAA E. Averill G. Bell 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Johnny James facing 8-9-1
t6 5-0 0 --- O CLE B. Phillips J. James -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-0 1 --- O CLE G. Bell J. James -0% 94% Strikeout
t6 5-0 2 --- O CLE J. Temple J. James -0% 93% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 7-8-9
b6 0-5 0 --- O LAA G. Leek G. Bell 1% 95% Strikeout
b6 0-5 1 --- LAA R. Bridges G. Bell -2% 93% Walk
Albie Pearson pinch hits for Johnny James (P) batting 9th
b6 0-5 1 1-- LAA A. Pearson G. Bell -3% 91% Walk; Bridges to 2B
b6 0-5 1 12- OO LAA K. Aspromonte G. Bell 5% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Angels' Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
Ned Garver replaces Albie Pearson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-0 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall N. Garver -0% 96% Single to CF; Piersall out at 2B/CF-2B-SS
t7 5-0 1 --- O CLE D. Dillard N. Garver -0% 96% Strikeout
t7 5-0 2 --- CLE V. Power N. Garver 0% 96% Single to CF
t7 5-0 2 1-- CLE W. Kirkland N. Garver 1% 96% Single to RF; Power to 3B; Kirkland to 2B/Adv on E9
t7 5-0 2 -23 O CLE J. Romano N. Garver -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Gary Bell facing 2-3-4
b7 0-5 0 --- O LAA L. Thomas G. Bell 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 0-5 1 --- R LAA L. Wagner G. Bell -3% 94% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b7 1-5 1 --- O LAA T. Kluszewski G. Bell 1% 95% Popfly: SS
b7 1-5 2 --- O LAA K. Hunt G. Bell 1% 96% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Angels 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Angels' Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
t8 5-1 0 --- O CLE W. Held N. Garver -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-1 1 --- CLE B. Phillips N. Garver 0% 96% Single to CF
t8 5-1 1 1-- O CLE G. Bell N. Garver -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
t8 5-1 2 -2- R CLE J. Temple N. Garver 2% 98% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Phillips Scores
t8 6-1 2 -2- R CLE J. Piersall N. Garver 1% 99% Single to RF; Temple Scores
t8 7-1 2 1-- O CLE D. Dillard N. Garver -0% 99% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-7, Indians' Gary Bell facing 6-7-8
b8 1-7 0 --- O LAA E. Averill G. Bell 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 1-7 1 --- O LAA G. Leek G. Bell 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-7 2 --- LAA R. Bridges G. Bell -0% 99% Single to LF
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Ned Garver (P) batting 9th
b8 1-7 2 1-- LAA F. Throneberry G. Bell -0% 99% Single to RF; Bridges to 2B
b8 1-7 2 12- O LAA K. Aspromonte G. Bell 1% 100% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Angels 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, Angels' Tom Morgan facing 4-5-6
Tom Morgan replaces Faye Throneberry (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-1 0 --- O CLE V. Power T. Morgan -0% 100% Popfly: 3B
t9 7-1 1 --- O CLE W. Kirkland T. Morgan -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 7-1 2 --- O CLE J. Romano T. Morgan -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-7, Indians' Gary Bell facing 2-3-4
b9 1-7 0 --- O LAA L. Thomas G. Bell 0% 100% Lineout: CF
b9 1-7 1 --- LAA L. Wagner G. Bell -0% 100% Walk
b9 1-7 1 1-- LAA T. Kluszewski G. Bell -0% 99% Walk; Wagner to 2B
b9 1-7 1 12- O LAA K. Hunt G. Bell 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 1-7 2 12- O LAA E. Averill G. Bell 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Angels 1.

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