GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Saturday, 9/9/1958
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to center
2B Jerry Coleman:
Wild pitch.
F. Hatfield to second.
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
RF Jim King:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES down the left field line.
F. Hatfield to third.
J. King to second.
C Dick Rand:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
F. Hatfield scores.
J. King to third.
G. Hamner to second.
King tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to right
G. Hamner to third.
D. Rand to second.
Hamner tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Bill Renna:
Flies out down the right field line.
CF Solly Drake:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to left
1B Tito Francona:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (361 feet)
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to short left-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to short left field.
R. Maris to second.
SS Jim Davenport:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to center field.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to left
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
RF Jim Piersall:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Jim King:
Flies out to left field.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Dick Rand:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
1B Walt Dropo:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
D. Rand to second.
LF Bill Renna:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (387 feet)
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
SS Jim Davenport:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Solly Drake:
SINGLES down the left field line.
P Johnny Kucks:
SAC BUNT.
Drake advances to second.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the right field line.
S. Drake to third.
Drake tries to score...
Piersall throws home...
Drake scores!
F. Hatfield to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Jim King:
SINGLES to center
F. Hatfield to third.
F. Hatfield scores.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. King scores.
C Dick Rand:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Bill Renna:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Dropo out at 2nd base.
CF Solly Drake:
Grounds out to the catcher.
B. Renna to second.
P Johnny Kucks:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to left field.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Fred Hatfield:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Popped out to the catcher.
RF Jim King:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
SS Jim Davenport:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Dick Rand:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
PH Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out looking.
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
2B Cass Michaels:
New CF: Jim Landis.
New LF: Sandy Amoros.
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Johnny Kucks:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Kucks out at 2nd base.
PH Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to left
F. Hatfield to second.
RF Jim King:
Flies out to center field.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Malzone out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
1B Tito Francona:
New 2B: Frank Malzone.
Popped out to the catcher.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Maris out at 2nd base.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES to center
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to right
J. Landis to second.
Landis tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
W. Dropo to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to left-center.
Landis tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Johnny Kucks:
SAC BUNT.
Dropo advances to third.
Amoros advances to second.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
W. Dropo scores.
S. Amoros to third.
S. Amoros scores.
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 9, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Jim Davenport:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (416 feet)
3B Ray Jablonski:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (358 feet)
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to left
PH Frank Torre:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Game over. Score: Detroit 9, Cleveland 5
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