GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Saturday, 4/8/1958
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B George Kell:
Hit by pitch.
CF Jim Landis:
Kell caught stealing at second.
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Gene Woodling:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (339 feet)
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Dick Rand:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Frank Malzone:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to right field.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
SS Dick Cole:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Walt Dropo:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
W. Dropo to third.
Dropo tries to score...
Woodling throws home...
Dropo scores!
F. Hatfield to second.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to shallow right field.
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Jim King:
SINGLES to center
C Dick Rand:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Wild pitch.
T. Francona to second.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to left
T. Francona to third.
T. Francona scores.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
P Johnny Kucks:
SAC BUNT.
Dropo advances to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
3B George Kell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Dick Cole:
Flies out to right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Cass Michaels:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (343 feet)
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Dick Rand:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to deep right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (413 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
Popped out to the catcher.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to right field.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to left
P Johnny Kucks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Dick Cole:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Jim King:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Gene Woodling:
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
New CF: Solly Drake.
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Woodling out at 2nd base.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Solly Drake:
SINGLES to center
PH Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to center field.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES down the left field line.
S. Drake to second.
1B Walt Dropo:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
S. Drake scores.
J. Coleman scores.
PH Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (383 feet)
3B George Kell:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
LF Pete Whisenant:
New RF: Bill Renna.
New SS: Granny Hamner.
Flies out to deep left-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Schultz to third.
SS Dick Cole:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
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