April 21, 1962 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
DET 3 KCA 9
@CHW 6 MIN 5
@LAA 2 NYY 3
CLE 1 BAL 3
@WSA 0 SFG 8
@CIN 6 PHI 3
@HOU 1 LAD 4
@MLN 1 PIT 8
NYM 4 STL 8
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 24,543

Saturday, April 21, 1962, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:13

Indians

3-3

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Yankees         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  5  0

W: W Ford (1-0), L: B Latman (0-2), S: L Arroyo (3)

Yankees

5-2

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Francona 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558    0    9   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .610    0    1   3   HBP
C Essegian LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .471 1.079    0    2   0   
G Green RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .286 1.000    0    2   0   HR,GDP
J Romano C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .642    0    5   0   
W Held SS                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .691    0    1   1   
W Kirkland CF                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .286  .851    0    3   0   
J Kindall 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .238  .571    0    1   3   2B
B Latman P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Aspromonte PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Funk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Edwards PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Nieman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M de la Hoz PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    4   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: J Kindall (2, off W Ford).

HR: G Green (1, off W Ford; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: B Phillips (1, by W Ford).

TB: G Green 4; J Kindall 3; C Essegian 2; W Held.

GIDP: G Green (2).

RBI: G Green (2).

2-out RBI: G Green.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Funk-W Held-T Francona.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               3   1   1   0    1   0  .233  .548    0    2   2   
T Tresh SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .677    0    1   4   
R Maris RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .486    0    2   0   
M Mantle CF                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .375 1.542    0    3   0   
J Blanchard LF                4   1   1   3    0   1  .286  .937    0    2   0   HR,GDP
  L Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Howard C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .385 1.077    0    5   0   
B Skowron 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .621    0   11   0   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .478 1.364    0    0   2   
W Ford P                      2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    0   2   
  J Reed LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       28   3   5   3    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

HR: J Blanchard (2, off B Latman; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Blanchard 4; C Boyer 2; B Richardson; R Maris.

GIDP: J Blanchard (2).

RBI: J Blanchard 3 (8).

2-out RBI: J Blanchard 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Ford-B Richardson-B Skowron.

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
B Latman, L (0-2)              1     1   3   3    2   0   1   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1     37    -     1.05  -0.24
F Funk                         2     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.50   0.05
M Grant                        1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.58  -0.02
B Allen                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.22   0.07
J Perry                        3     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 2· 1          0-0    0.35   0.06
Totals                         8     5   3   3    5   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 3· 4          2-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Ford, W (1-0)                8     6   1   1    4   4   1   3.79   34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 5     66    -     1.01   0.35
L Arroyo, S (3)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: W Ford (1; B Phillips).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 24,543.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. T Francona           1B    1. B Richardson         2B 
2. B Phillips           3B    2. T Tresh              SS 
3. C Essegian           LF    3. R Maris              RF 
4. G Green              RF    4. M Mantle             CF 
5. J Romano             C     5. J Blanchard          LF 
6. W Held               SS    6. E Howard             C  
7. W Kirkland           CF    7. B Skowron            1B 
8. J Kindall            2B    8. C Boyer              3B 
9. B Latman             P     9. W Ford               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      25%  79% J Blanchard     B Latman        Home Run; Richardson Scores; Mantle Scores
   t 3   1  3-0  12-       8%  85% G Green         W Ford          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   t 4   2  3-0  123       8%  87% T Francona      W Ford          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   t 5   2  3-0  ---      -7%  81% G Green         W Ford          Home Run
   t 6   0  3-1  ---      -5%  74% W Held          W Ford          Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Phillips      Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  C Essegian      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  G Green         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Latman facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Richardson    Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Tresh         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      53%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B; Richardson to 2B
          -2-      54%  M Mantle        Walk
   RRR    12-      79%  J Blanchard     Home Run; Richardson Scores; Mantle Scores
   O      ---      79%  E Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  J Romano        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      82%  W Held          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---      81%  W Kirkland      Walk
          1--      78%  J Kindall       Double to 3B; Kirkland to 3B
                  Ken Aspromonte pinch hits for Barry Latman batting 9th
   O      -23      83%  K Aspromonte    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Funk facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Funk replaces Ken Aspromonte pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  B Skowron       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  C Boyer         Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  W Ford          Walk
   O      1--      80%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  T Francona      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      80%  B Phillips      Hit By Pitch
          1--      76%  C Essegian      Single to CF (Short CF); Phillips to 2B
   OO     12-      85%  G Green         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Funk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  T Tresh         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  R Maris         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      87%  M Mantle        Walk; Maris to 2B
   OO     12-      82%  J Blanchard     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Whitey Ford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  J Romano        Flyball: C
   O      ---      86%  W Held          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  W Kirkland      Walk
          1--      83%  J Kindall       Single to CF; Kirkland to 2B
                  Doc Edwards pinch hits for Frank Funk batting 9th
          12-      79%  D Edwards       Walk; Kirkland to 3B; Kindall to 2B
   O      123      87%  T Francona      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mudcat Grant facing 6-7-8
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Doc Edwards pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  E Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Skowron       Lineout: CF
          ---      86%  C Boyer         Single to RF (Short RF)
   O      1--      85%  W Ford          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Whitey Ford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  C Essegian      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      81%  G Green         Home Run
   O      ---      82%  J Romano        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  B Richardson    Single (LF-CF)
          1--      87%  T Tresh         Walk; Richardson to 2B
   O      12-      86%  R Maris         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Richardson to 3B
                  Bob Allen replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      82%  M Mantle        Strikeout
   O      1-3      79%  J Blanchard     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Whitey Ford facing 6-7-8
          ---      74%  W Held          Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  W Kirkland      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      82%  J Kindall       Strikeout
                  Bob Nieman pinch hits for Bob Allen batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  B Nieman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Perry replaces Bob Nieman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  E Howard        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      83%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  C Boyer         Single to P
   O      1--      82%  W Ford          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Whitey Ford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      88%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  C Essegian      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  B Richardson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Tresh         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      87%  R Maris         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Whitey Ford facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  G Green         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Romano        Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  W Held          Walk
   O      1--      94%  W Kirkland      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Blanchard     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  E Howard        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Luis Arroyo facing 8-9-1
                  Luis Arroyo replaces Johnny Blanchard pitching and batting 5th; Jack Reed replaces Whitey Ford playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Kindall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M de la Hoz     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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