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Results Table

															Batting				Pitching
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Score	Event	Role	Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	WPA	LI	cWPA	cLI	Tm	Batter	cWPA	cLI	Tm	Pitcher	cWPA	cLI	Play Description
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11	1921-09-07			ahead 4-3	Out	Fld	b4	12-	2		0.043	1.58	0.20%	12.18	CLE	Smoky Joe Wood	-0.20%	12.18	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Lineout: SS
12	1921-09-07			ahead 3-1	Out	Bat	t3	12-	2		0.036	1.34	0.17%	10.33	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CLE	Jim Bagby	0.17%	10.33	Flyball: CF
13	1921-09-07			ahead 4-3	RoE	Fld	b5	---	0		0.033	.89	0.15%	6.86	CLE	Larry Gardner	0.15%	6.86	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
14	1921-09-18			ahead 1-0	Out	Bat	t4	---	1		0.018	.71	0.13%	8.30	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	NYY	Waite Hoyt	0.13%	8.30	Flyball: RF
15	1921-09-18			ahead 2-1	RoE	Fld	b7	1--	2		0.018	.81	0.12%	9.47	NYY	Bob Meusel	0.12%	9.47	DET	Jim Middleton	0.00%	.00	Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ruth to 2B
16	1921-09-08			tied 0-0	Out	Bat	t4	---	0		0.029	1.08	0.12%	7.57	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CLE	Allan Sothoron	0.12%	7.57	Flyball: LF
17	1921-09-22			down 6-5	SO	Bat	t5	---	2		0.016	.59	0.11%	7.01	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	NYY	Jack Quinn	0.11%	7.01	Strikeout
18	1921-09-07			ahead 5-3	Out	Fld	b7	12-	2		0.024	.89	0.11%	6.86	CLE	Charlie Jamieson	-0.11%	6.86	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
19	1921-09-08			tied 0-0	Out	Fld	b2	1--	2		0.025	.84	0.11%	5.89	CLE	Allan Sothoron	-0.11%	5.89	DET	Hooks Dauss	0.00%	.00	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
20	1921-09-07			tied 0-0	RoE	Fld	b1	---	2		0.012	.42	0.06%	3.24	CLE	Tris Speaker	0.06%	3.24	DET	Jim Middleton	0.00%	.00	Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
21	1921-09-07			ahead 5-3	Out	Fld	b8	-2-	1		0.012	.39	0.05%	3.01	CLE	Smoky Joe Wood	-0.05%	3.01	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Popfly: SS
22	1921-08-26			down 10-2	Out	Bat	b9	---	0		0.001	.02	0.00%	.15	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	NYY	Carl Mays	0.00%	.15	Groundout: 3B-1B
23	1921-09-05			down 3-1	SO	Bat	b6	---	2		0.017	.62	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CHW	Roy Wilkinson	0.00%	.00	Strikeout
24	1921-10-01			ahead 11-6	Out	Fld	t11	1--	1		0.001	.05	0.00%	.00	SLB	Jack Tobin	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
25	1921-10-01			tied 6-6	FC	Fld	t11	1--	1		0.081	3.12	0.00%	.00	SLB	Hank Severeid	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Fielder's Choice SS; Jacobson to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Severeid to 1B
26	1921-10-01			tied 6-6	Out	Bat	b9	1-3	2		0.145	5.03	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	SLB	Elam Vangilder	0.00%	.00	Flyball: LF
27	1921-10-01			tied 6-6	Out	Fld	t9	1--	2		0.070	2.42	0.00%	.00	SLB	Dutch Wetzel	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
28	1921-10-01			ahead 5-3	Out	Bat	b8	---	0		0.008	.28	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	SLB	Elam Vangilder	0.00%	.00	Groundout: 3B-1B
29	1921-10-01			down 5-3	Out	Fld	t6	1--	0		0.049	2.07	0.00%	.00	SLB	Marty McManus	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
30	1921-10-01			ahead 5-3	SO	Bat	b5	1--	1		0.020	.81	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	SLB	Elam Vangilder	0.00%	.00	Strikeout
31	1921-10-01			down 5-3	Out	Fld	t5	---	1		0.021	.82	0.00%	.00	SLB	Hank Severeid	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: SS-1B
32	1921-10-01			down 5-2	Out	Fld	t4	123	0		0.024	2.63	0.00%	.00	SLB	Jack Tobin	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wetzel Scores; McManus to 3B
33	1921-10-01			ahead 4-2	3B	Bat	b3	---	2		0.020	.33	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	SLB	Bill Bayne	0.00%	.00	Triple
34	1921-10-01			down 4-2	Out	Fld	t2	1--	1		0.030	1.20	0.00%	.00	SLB	Jack Tobin	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
35	1921-10-01			tied 2-2	1B	Bat	b1	1-3	2		0.086	1.68	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	SLB	Bill Bayne	0.00%	.00	Single to RF; Blue Scores; Shorten to 2B
36	1921-10-01			tied 0-0	Out	Fld	t1	-2-	1		0.034	1.16	0.00%	.00	SLB	George Sisler	0.00%	.00	DET	Red Oldham	0.00%	.00	Groundout: SS-1B
37	1921-09-05			ahead 3-1	Out	Fld	t7	---	1		0.013	.52	0.00%	.00	CHW	Ray Schalk	0.00%	.00	DET	Bert Cole	0.00%	.00	Groundout: SS-1B
38	1921-09-10			tied 3-3	Out	Fld	b9	1--	1		0.075	2.98	0.00%	.00	CHW	Harry Hooper	0.00%	.00	DET	Bert Cole	0.00%	.00	Groundout: CF-SS/Forceout at 2B
39	1921-09-05			down 2-1	1B	Bat	b4	---	2		0.017	.56	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CHW	Roy Wilkinson	0.00%	.00	Single to CF
40	1921-09-05			down 1-0	RoE	Fld	t3	1--	1		0.070	1.36	0.00%	.00	CHW	Roy Wilkinson	0.00%	.00	DET	Bert Cole	0.00%	.00	Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McClellan to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
41	1921-09-05			ahead 1-0	Out	Bat	b2	---	1		0.015	.59	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CHW	Roy Wilkinson	0.00%	.00	Flyball: CF
42	1921-09-05			tied 0-0	Out	Fld	t1	---	1		0.016	.63	0.00%	.00	CHW	Ernie Johnson	0.00%	.00	DET	Bert Cole	0.00%	.00	Popfly: SS
43	1921-09-02			down 12-1	1B	Bat	b9	---	1		0.000	.00	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CLE	Jim Bagby	0.00%	.00	Single to LF
44	1921-08-31			down 10-1	Out	Bat	b9	1--	2		0.000	.00	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CLE	Allan Sothoron	0.00%	.00	*ENDED GAME*:Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
45	1921-09-10			ahead 6-3	1B	Bat	t10	12-	1		0.021	.32	0.00%	.00	DET	Herm Merritt	0.00%	.00	CHW	Lee Thompson	0.00%	.00	Single; Heilmann Scores; Blue to 3B

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