GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Tuesday, 8/15/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Grim
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to short right field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Moon out at 2nd base.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
J. Jensen to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Jensen to third.
J. Jensen scores.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to right
J. Garagiola to second.
J. Garagiola to third.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Pete Whisenant:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P. Whisenant to third.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
P. Whisenant scores.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Bob Grim:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
C Joe Garagiola:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES down the left field line.
H. Kuenn to third.
Kuenn tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Johnny Temple:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to short right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
SAC BUNT.
Pagliaroni advances to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
J. Pagliaroni to third.
C. Michaels to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
C. Michaels to third.
S. Esposito to second.
C. Michaels scores.
S. Esposito to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
P Bob Grim:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Grim to third.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
B. Grim scores.
W. Moon to third.
3B Roy Sievers:
Jensen steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Garagiola:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES to right
3B Ray Jablonski:
SAC BUNT.
Torre advances to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
F. Torre to third.
P Bob Purkey:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Torre scores.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Cepeda out at 2nd base.
CF Dick Williams:
Temple steals second.
SINGLES to right
J. Temple to third.
Temple tries to score...
Kuenn throws home...
Temple scores!
D. Williams to second.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
D. Williams to third.
P Bob Grim:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
Bob Grim was injured.
New pitcher: Ted Bowsfield.
CF Roger Maris:
Intentional walk.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to left
H. Kuenn to third.
R. Maris to second.
H. Kuenn scores.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
R. Maris to third.
T. Lepcio to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
New 3B: Ted Lepcio.
New 1B: Grady Hatton.
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
W. Moon to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
W. Moon to third.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
W. Moon scores.
R. Sievers to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Sievers to third.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to right
R. Sievers scores.
PH Clint Courtney:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
P Bob Purkey:
New 2B: Sammy Meeks.
Strikes out swinging.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES down the left field line.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to short center field.
C. Michaels to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
C. Michaels to third.
S. Esposito to second.
Michaels tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Dick Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
PH Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Ted Bowsfield
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 7, Kansas City 5
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