June 7, 1959 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
BOS 4 BOS 4
@CHW 2 CLE 7
NYY 5 NYY 4
@CLE 3 DET 6
WSH 4 BAL 3
@KCA 0 SFG 5
@CIN 3 CIN 7
SFG 1 MLN 8
LAD 2 PHI 11
STL 9 STL 2
@PHI 0 CHC 4
@PIT 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 7, 1959
Time of Game: 2:53

Yankees

23-25

Lost 1

6th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  3    5  6  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  1   4  0  X    7 10  1

W: H Score (6-3), L: D Larsen (5-1)

Indians

26-22

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Slaughter LF                5   1   1   3    0   2  .188  .672    0    3   0   HR
H Bauer RF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .256  .737    0    2   0   2B
G McDougald 2B                4   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .647    0    3   2   
M Mantle CF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .314 1.002    0    2   0   SB
B Skowron 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .260  .784    0    7   1   
H Lopez 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .298  .907    0    0   2   HR
E Howard C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .765    0    3   2   3B
T Kubek SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .687    0    3   2   
D Larsen P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .409 1.052    0    0   0   
  R Duren P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Blanchard PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .881    0    0   0   
  J Coates P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Bronstad P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Throneberry PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .315    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   6   5    5   7                    24  10

BATTING

2B: H Bauer (8, off H Score).

3B: E Howard (1, off H Score).

HR: H Lopez (9, off H Score; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Slaughter (2, off H Score; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: H Lopez 5; E Slaughter 4; E Howard 3; H Bauer 3.

RBI: E Slaughter 3 (5); H Lopez 2 (36).

2-out RBI: H Lopez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Skowron-T Kubek-B Skowron; H Lopez-G McDougald-B Skowron; T Kubek-B Skowron.

E: T Kubek (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Mantle (11, 2nd base off H Score/R Nixon).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Held SS                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .275  .778    0    1   3   
M Minoso LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .297  .823    0    2   0   
T Francona 1B                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .321 1.037    0    5   0   HR,GDP
  V Power 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .752         2   0   
R Colavito RF                 2   1   1   0    2   0  .287  .912    0    2   0   CS
W Jones 3B                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .271  .810    0    0   3   
  R Webster PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .374         0   0   
  G Strickland 3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .755    0    0   0   
R Nixon C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .168  .439    0    7   0   GDP
J Piersall CF                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .238  .620    0    5   0   SF
B Martin 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .225  .650    0    3   1   GDP
H Score P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   7  10   7    5   3                    27   7

BATTING

HR: T Francona (3, off J Coates; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: J Piersall (1, off D Larsen).

TB: T Francona 5; M Minoso 2; B Martin 2; W Held 2; R Colavito; W Jones.

GIDP: T Francona (1); R Nixon (4); B Martin (3).

RBI: T Francona 3 (11); M Minoso (27); W Jones (25); J Piersall (13); B Martin (17).

2-out RBI: B Martin.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

E: H Score (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Colavito (2, 2nd base by J Coates/E Howard).

PO: R Nixon (1st base by E Howard).

PITCHING

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
D Larsen, L (5-1)              5.1   6   3   1    1   2   0   2.35   21     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 3     49    -     1.19  -0.12
R Duren                        0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   1.74    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.68  -0.03
J Coates                       1     4   4   4    1   0   1   3.66    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.72  -0.19
J Bronstad                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   5    5   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 4          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Score, W (6-3)               9     6   5   5    5   7   2   3.89   39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5     57    -     1.07   0.17
Totals                         9     6   5   5    5   7   2          39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. E Slaughter          LF    1. W Held               SS 
2. H Bauer              RF    2. M Minoso             LF 
3. G McDougald          2B    3. T Francona           1B 
4. M Mantle             CF    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. B Skowron            1B    5. W Jones              3B 
6. H Lopez              3B    6. R Nixon              C  
7. E Howard             C     7. J Piersall           CF 
8. T Kubek              SS    8. B Martin             2B 
9. D Larsen             P     9. H Score              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-0  1--     -27%  56% H Lopez         H Score         Home Run (Deep LF); Skowron Scores
   b 6   1  2-2  123      12%  83% W Jones         R Duren         Walk; Held Scores; Francona to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   b 5   2  0-1  -2-      10%  81% B Martin        D Larsen        Single to CF; Jones Scores/unER
   b 6   1  2-2  1--      10%  68% T Francona      D Larsen        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Held to 3B
   b 7   1  2-3  12-      10%  92% M Minoso        J Coates        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Held to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Slaughter     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  H Bauer         Double to RF
   O      -2-      51%  G McDougald     Flyball: LF
          -2-      50%  M Mantle        Walk
   O      12-      55%  B Skowron       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Held          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      51%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  H Lopez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  E Howard        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      55%  T Kubek         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  W Jones         Single to RF
   OO     1--      50%  R Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  D Larsen        Walk
   O      1--      50%  E Slaughter     Strikeout Looking
          1--      46%  H Bauer         Single to LF; Larsen to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G McDougald     Flyball: RF; Larsen to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  M Mantle        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  B Martin        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  H Score         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Skowron       Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  H Lopez         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      53%  E Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  T Kubek         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Held          Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  M Minoso        Single to RF
   OO     1--      50%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Herb Score facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Larsen        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  E Slaughter     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      56%  H Bauer         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  R Colavito      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  W Jones         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Colavito to 2B
          12-      77%  R Nixon         Walk; Colavito to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RO     123      75%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Colavito Scores/unER
   O      12-      70%  B Martin        Nixon Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   R      -2-      81%  " "             Single to CF; Jones Scores/unER
   O      1--      79%  H Score         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Herb Score facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  G McDougald     Walk
   O      1--      79%  M Mantle        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      82%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      56%  H Lopez         Home Run (Deep LF); Skowron Scores
   O      ---      57%  E Howard        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  W Held          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      58%  M Minoso        Strikeout
          1--      68%  T Francona      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Held to 3B
                  Ryne Duren replaces Don Larsen pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      71%  R Colavito      Walk; Francona to 2B
   R      123      83%  W Jones         Walk; Held Scores; Francona to 3B; Colavito to 2B
                  Ray Webster pinch runs for Willie Jones batting 5th
   O      123      77%  R Nixon         Strikeout
   O      123      70%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Herb Score facing 8-9-1
                  George Strickland replaces Ray Webster playing 3B batting 5th
          ---      63%  T Kubek         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
                  Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Ryne Duren batting 9th
   O      1--      70%  J Blanchard     Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  E Slaughter     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      80%  H Bauer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Coates facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Coates replaces Johnny Blanchard pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  B Martin        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      80%  H Score         Popfly: P
          1--      82%  W Held          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
   R      12-      92%  M Minoso        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Held to 3B
   RRR    1-3      99%  T Francona      Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Held Scores; Minoso Scores
          ---      99%  R Colavito      Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Strickland    Colavito Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      98%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Herb Score facing 3-4-5
                  Vic Power replaces Tito Francona playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  M Mantle        Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Skowron       Strikeout, Mantle Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  H Lopez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jim Bronstad facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Bronstad replaces Jim Coates pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  J Piersall      Walk
   OO     1--      99%  B Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Herb Score facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  E Howard        Triple to RF
          --3      96%  T Kubek         Walk
                  Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Jim Bronstad batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  M Throneberry   Strikeout
   RRR    1-3      97%  E Slaughter     Home Run (Deep RF); Howard Scores; Kubek Scores
   O      ---      99%  H Bauer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE195906071

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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