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Anthony Volpe of the Yankees is Box-Toppers Player of the Game in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4.
The New York Yankees win 11-4, winning their first game of the best-of-seven-game series, which the Los Angeles Dodgers lead 3-1.
Volpe hit a third-inning, go-ahead grand slam and doubled, going 2-for-3, scoring three times and driving in four runs.
This was Volpe’s first Box-Toppers Player of the Game honor of 2024 in the regular season or postseason. He did not win Player of the Game honors in any of the 160 games he played during the regular season. His only previous career Player of the Game honor was earned on April 26, 2023, when he scored 1.5 career Box-Toppers points.
Volpe’s 0.0 Box-Toppers points for 2024 ranks 948th among all players and 204th among AL batters.
Volpe had a Box-Toppers game score Tuesday of +6.0, best among the game’s players. Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil had a -10.0 game score (4IP 5H 4R 2BB K ND). Yankees reliever Clay Holmes, who picked up the win, had a +3.1 game score (1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K W). One other Yankees batter, catcher Austin Wells, had a postive game score of +2.0 (HR 2B 2-3 2R BI). Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge had a 0.0 game score (1-3 R BI).
Dodgers opening pitcher Ben Casparius had a -3.0 Box-Toppers game score (2IP H R 3BB K ND). Dodgers reliever Daniel Hudson, who picked up the loss, had a -9.0 game score (1IP 2H 4R BB K L). Dodgers reliever Brent Honeywell Jr. had the game’s lowest game score of -14.0 (1IP 4H 5R BB 0K ND). Reliever Landon Knack was the only Dodgers pitcher with a positive game score of +1.0 (4IP 2H R BB 2K ND).
First baseman Freddie Freeman had the highest Box-Toppers game score among Dodgers batters of +1.0 (HR 1-4 R 3BI), hitting a home run in a record-breaking sixth straight World Series game, including all four games in 2024. Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had a -3.0 game score (1-4 0R 0BI).
A look at Box-Toppers game scores of all Yankees players in World Series Game 4 (chart).
Top Yankees in World Series Game 4: Yankees 11, Dodgers 4
Here are the Box-Toppers game scores (BTG) of all Yankees players who appeared in World Series Game 4, listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score. Player of the Game (POG) is Anthony Volpe.| 10/29 | BTG | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POG | +6.0 | Anthony Volpe SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +4.1 | Luke Weaver (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | Clay Holmes (W, 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | Austin Wells C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.2 | Mark Leiter Jr. (H, 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| +1.0 | Tim Mayza | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.0 | Gleyber Torres2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Alex Verdugo LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| 0.0 | Aaron Judge CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -0.8 | Tim Hill | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| -2.0 | Juan Soto RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -2.0 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -3.0 | Giancarlo Stanton DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -4.0 | Anthony Rizzo 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| -10.0 | Luis Gil | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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` Pitcher had a no‑decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
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Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total in 2024 (’24). Also shown is their point total for this season and last (’23-24), the period 2019-2024 (’19-24) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2024 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2023 total (+/-).Back to top
| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career | +/‑ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volpe, Anthony 4793 | ss | nyy al | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
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World Series Game 5, Dodgers lead Yankees, 3-1
Wednesday’s pitching matchup (for more, see matchups chart below):
Dodgers—Jack Flaherty, 12.0 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 34th overall and 17th among NL pitchers.
Flaherty was Player of the Game Oct. 13 in the NL Championship Series Game 1 win over the Mets.
Yankees—Gerrit Cole, 9.7 Box-Toppers points in 2024, 61st overall, 28th among AL pitchers.
Cole was Player of the Game Oct. 10 in the ALDS Game 4 win over the Royals.
This is a rematch of World Series Game 1, which the Dodgers won, 6-3, in 10 innings. Neither starter was Player of the Game in that game, but both had positive Box-Toppers game scores:
Flaherty had a +1.1 game score (5.1IP 5H 2R BB 6K ND).
Cole had a +4.0 game score (6IP 4H R 0BB 4K ND), best among all the game’s players.
A Box-Toppers look at Wednesday’s World Series pitching matchups
A Box-Toppers look at the upcoming day’s probable pitching matchups. Teams are paired below with visiting teams on top and home teams on the bottom. Each team’s starting pitcher is shown with their Box-Toppers point total from 2024 (’24), this year and last year (’23-24), over a six-year period (’19-24) and their career point total.Back to top
| Game | Starter | ’24 | ’23‑24 | ’19‑24 | Career |
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| LAD | Flaherty, Jack 3971 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 44.2 | 57.3 |
| NYY | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | 9.7 | 26.7 | 104.1 | 165.0 |
* Player has yet to earn any career Box-Toppers points.
What are those numbers after players' names?
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About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day. (No Box-Toppers points are awarded in postseason games.)
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