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Standings
PHA
@BOS		7
2
DET
@CLE		1
4
WSH
@NYY		1
4
CHW
@SLB		3
0
NYG
@BRO		4
12
PIT
@PHI		3
5
Friday, April 24, 1953,
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 6,947, Time of Game: 2:30
White Sox
3
5-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Browns
0
5-3
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Gene Bearden (1-0)
L: Virgil Trucks (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  0
Browns          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  3

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nellie Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 .833 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -0.7 3 2 2B
Ferris Fain 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .661 -0.009 0.48 0.024 -0.034 -0.4 7 1
Minnie Minoso LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .929 0.021 0.61 0.062 -0.041 0.5 4 0 2B,CS
Sam Mele RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .185 .646 -0.043 0.72 0.010 -0.053 -0.9 3 0
Jim Rivera CF 3 0 2 2 0 1 .280 .846 0.182 0.70 0.204 -0.021 1.9 5 0 SB,CS,HBP
Rocky Krsnich 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .333 0.063 0.71 0.097 -0.034 0.3 1 3
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .531 -0.041 0.65 0.024 -0.065 -0.7 2 3 2B
Sherm Lollar C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .949 -0.049 0.46 0.000 -0.049 -0.9 1 0
Lou Kretlow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Bearden P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.040 0.50 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 1 1
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 1 6 .273 .678 0.036 0.60 0.421 -0.385 -1.6 27 10
2B: N Fox (3, off V Trucks); M Minoso (2, off D Larsen); C Carrasquel (1, off V Trucks).
HBP: J Rivera (1, by V Trucks).
TB: M Minoso 4; C Carrasquel 2; J Rivera 2; N Fox 2; F Fain; R Krsnich.
RBI: J Rivera 2 (4); R Krsnich (1).
2-out RBI: J Rivera 2; R Krsnich.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Carrasquel-N Fox-F Fain.
Baserunning
SB: J Rivera (3, 2nd base off V Trucks/C Courtney).
CS: J Rivera (4, 2nd base by V Trucks/C Courtney); M Minoso (2, 2nd base by V Trucks/C Courtney).

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Groth CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .233 .636 0.011 0.94 0.067 -0.056 0.1 6 0
Bobby Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .620 -0.119 1.22 0.000 -0.119 -1.1 3 2
Jim Dyck LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .120 .473 -0.019 0.83 0.038 -0.057 -0.2 1 0
Vic Wertz RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .878 0.019 0.95 0.064 -0.045 0.2 0 1
Bob Elliott 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .588 -0.172 1.35 0.031 -0.203 -1.8 2 1 GDP
Clint Courtney C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .600 -0.044 0.89 0.028 -0.072 -0.4 6 2
Roy Sievers 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265 .688 -0.018 0.77 0.038 -0.056 -0.1 6 0
Billy Hunter SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .530 -0.011 1.06 0.041 -0.052 -0.1 3 5
   Les Moss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .695 -0.015 0.51 0.000 -0.015 -0.2
Virgil Trucks P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.076 1.61 0.000 -0.076 -0.7 0 0
   Don Larsen PH-P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 6 1 .103 .361 -0.462 1.01 0.307 -0.769 -4.6 27 12
TB: C Courtney; B Hunter; R Sievers.
GIDP: B Elliott (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: V Trucks 2 (3); R Sievers (2).
Outfield Assists: V Wertz (N Fox at 3rd base).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lou Kretlow 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00 4 48 -0.105 1.42 -1.1
Gene Bearden, W (1-0) 8.2 3 0 0 3 1 0 0.00 31 3 0 0.568 0.96 5.7
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 6 1 0 0.00 35 48 3 0 0.463 0.60 4.6

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Virgil Trucks, L (1-1) 7 8 3 2 1 5 0 1.66 28 55 -0.061 0.68 0.6
Don Larsen 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 7 0 0 0.024 0.20 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 3 2 1 6 0 2.00 35 55 0 0 -0.037 1.01 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Trucks (1; J Rivera).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jim Duffy, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Grieve.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 6,947.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         St.Louis Browns
1 Nellie Fox 2B 1 Johnny Groth CF
2 Ferris Fain 1B 2 Bobby Young 2B
3 Minnie Minoso LF 3 Jim Dyck LF
4 Sam Mele RF 4 Vic Wertz RF
5 Jim Rivera CF 5 Bob Elliott 3B
6 Rocky Krsnich 3B 6 Clint Courtney C
7 Chico Carrasquel SS 7 Roy Sievers 1B
8 Sherm Lollar C 8 Billy Hunter SS
9 Lou Kretlow P 9 Virgil Trucks P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-2 1 123 OO SLB B. Elliott G. Bearden 15% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 12- R CHW J. Rivera V. Trucks 10% 60% Single to CF; Minoso Scores; Mele to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 R CHW R. Krsnich V. Trucks 10% 69% Single to LF; Mele Scores; Rivera to 3B; Krsnich to 2B/Adv on E1
t3 2-0 2 -2- R CHW J. Rivera V. Trucks 8% 78% Single to CF; Minoso Scores/unER
b1 0-2 1 12- SLB V. Wertz L. Kretlow -6% 54% Walk; Groth to 3B; Dyck to 2B

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW N. Fox V. Trucks -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW F. Fain V. Trucks 2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso V. Trucks -3% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- CHW S. Mele V. Trucks 1% 48% Minoso Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Minoso to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- CHW S. Mele V. Trucks 1% 49% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- R CHW J. Rivera V. Trucks 10% 60% Single to CF; Minoso Scores; Mele to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 R CHW R. Krsnich V. Trucks 10% 69% Single to LF; Mele Scores; Rivera to 3B; Krsnich to 2B/Adv on E1
t1 2-0 2 -23 O CHW C. Carrasquel V. Trucks -4% 65% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Lou Kretlow facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- SLB J. Groth L. Kretlow -4% 61% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- O SLB B. Young L. Kretlow 4% 65% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 1 1-- SLB J. Dyck L. Kretlow -4% 61% Walk; Groth to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- SLB V. Wertz L. Kretlow -6% 54% Walk; Groth to 3B; Dyck to 2B
Gene Bearden replaces Lou Kretlow pitching and batting 9th
b1 0-2 1 123 OO SLB B. Elliott G. Bearden 15% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Browns 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar V. Trucks -2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O CHW G. Bearden V. Trucks -1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 2-0 2 --- O CHW N. Fox V. Trucks -1% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Browns Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O SLB C. Courtney G. Bearden 2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-2 1 --- SLB R. Sievers G. Bearden -3% 66% Walk
b2 0-2 1 1-- SLB B. Hunter G. Bearden -4% 62% Single to CF; Sievers to 2B
b2 0-2 1 12- O SLB V. Trucks G. Bearden 5% 67% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-2 2 12- O SLB J. Groth G. Bearden 5% 71% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Browns 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O CHW F. Fain V. Trucks -2% 70% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- CHW M. Minoso V. Trucks 2% 71% Single to CF
t3 2-0 1 1-- CHW S. Mele V. Trucks 1% 73% Minoso Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Minoso to 2B
t3 2-0 1 -2- O CHW S. Mele V. Trucks -3% 70% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 -2- R CHW J. Rivera V. Trucks 8% 78% Single to CF; Minoso Scores/unER
t3 3-0 2 1-- O CHW R. Krsnich V. Trucks -1% 77% Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 2-3-4
b3 0-3 0 --- O SLB B. Young G. Bearden 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-3 1 --- O SLB J. Dyck G. Bearden 2% 81% Flyball: CF
b3 0-3 2 --- O SLB V. Wertz G. Bearden 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- O CHW R. Krsnich V. Trucks -1% 80% Flyball: CF
t4 3-0 1 --- CHW C. Carrasquel V. Trucks 2% 83% Double to RF
t4 3-0 1 -2- O CHW S. Lollar V. Trucks -2% 81% Flyball: 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- O CHW G. Bearden V. Trucks -2% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- O SLB B. Elliott G. Bearden 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- SLB C. Courtney G. Bearden -3% 78% Single to 1B
b4 0-3 1 1-- O SLB R. Sievers G. Bearden 3% 81% Strikeout
b4 0-3 2 1-- O SLB B. Hunter G. Bearden 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- O CHW N. Fox V. Trucks -1% 83% Double to RF; Fox out at 3B/RF-2B-SS-3B
t5 3-0 1 --- O CHW F. Fain V. Trucks -1% 82% Strikeout
t5 3-0 2 --- CHW M. Minoso V. Trucks 1% 82% Single to RF
t5 3-0 2 1-- O CHW S. Mele V. Trucks -1% 81% Minoso Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- O SLB V. Trucks G. Bearden 3% 84% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 1 --- SLB J. Groth G. Bearden -3% 81% Walk
b5 0-3 1 1-- O SLB B. Young G. Bearden 3% 84% Flyball: LF
b5 0-3 2 1-- O SLB J. Dyck G. Bearden 2% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- O CHW S. Mele V. Trucks -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- CHW J. Rivera V. Trucks 1% 87% Hit By Pitch
t6 3-0 1 1-- CHW R. Krsnich V. Trucks 1% 87% Rivera Steals 2B
t6 3-0 1 -2- O CHW R. Krsnich V. Trucks -2% 86% Flyball: SS
t6 3-0 2 -2- O CHW C. Carrasquel V. Trucks -2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 4-5-6
b6 0-3 0 --- O SLB V. Wertz G. Bearden 3% 87% Flyball: RF
b6 0-3 1 --- SLB B. Elliott G. Bearden -3% 84% Walk
b6 0-3 1 1-- O SLB C. Courtney G. Bearden 3% 87% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-3 2 1-- O SLB R. Sievers G. Bearden 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Virgil Trucks facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar V. Trucks -1% 89% Strikeout
t7 3-0 1 --- O CHW G. Bearden V. Trucks -1% 88% Strikeout
t7 3-0 2 --- O CHW N. Fox V. Trucks -0% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 8-9-1
b7 0-3 0 --- O SLB B. Hunter G. Bearden 3% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
Don Larsen pinch hits for Virgil Trucks (P) batting 9th
b7 0-3 1 --- O SLB D. Larsen G. Bearden 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-3 2 --- O SLB J. Groth G. Bearden 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Don Larsen facing 2-3-4
Don Larsen moves from PH to P
t8 3-0 0 --- O CHW F. Fain D. Larsen -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t8 3-0 1 --- CHW M. Minoso D. Larsen 1% 94% Double to LF
t8 3-0 1 -2- O CHW S. Mele D. Larsen -1% 92% Fielder's Choice SS; Minoso out at 3B/SS-3B; Mele to 1B
t8 3-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Rivera D. Larsen -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 2-3-4
b8 0-3 0 --- O SLB B. Young G. Bearden 3% 94% Flyball: 2B
b8 0-3 1 --- O SLB J. Dyck G. Bearden 2% 96% Flyball: CF
b8 0-3 2 --- O SLB V. Wertz G. Bearden 1% 97% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Browns' Don Larsen facing 6-7-8
t9 3-0 0 --- O CHW R. Krsnich D. Larsen -0% 96% Flyball: SS
t9 3-0 1 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel D. Larsen -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-0 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar D. Larsen -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Browns Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Gene Bearden facing 5-6-7
b9 0-3 0 --- O SLB B. Elliott G. Bearden 2% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 0-3 1 --- O SLB C. Courtney G. Bearden 1% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 0-3 2 --- SLB R. Sievers G. Bearden -1% 98% Single to LF
Les Moss pinch hits for Billy Hunter (SS) batting 8th
b9 0-3 2 1-- O SLB L. Moss G. Bearden 2% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Browns 0.

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