GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Sunday, 9/3/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to left
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Esposito out at 2nd base.
S. Esposito to second.
CF Roger Maris:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (446 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
3B Don Hoak:
SINGLES to right
2B Jerry Coleman:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
D. Hoak to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out looking.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out looking.
He gets ejected for arguing the call.
P Dick Rozek:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
SS Granny Hamner:
New C : Bob Roselli.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to right field.
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to right
S. Esposito to second.
S. Esposito to third.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Esposito scores.
H. Kuenn scores.
R. Maris to third.
Maris tries to score...
Amoros throws home...
Maris scores!
1B Frank Torre:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
P Nellie King:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Hoak caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Bob Roselli:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
P Dick Rozek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out looking.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to short left field.
1B Frank Torre:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
RF Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Hamner to third.
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES to left
G. Hamner scores.
F. Malzone to third.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
3B Don Hoak:
Landis caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Dick Rozek:
Base on balls.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES down the left field line.
D. Rozek to second.
D. Rozek to third.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Michaels out at 2nd base.
D. Rozek scores.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to right
S. Esposito to second.
S. Esposito to third.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
F. Torre to second.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Lepcio out at 2nd base.
F. Torre to third.
P Dick Rozek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to center
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Dick Rand:
SINGLES to short right-center.
F. Malzone to second.
F. Malzone to third.
3B Don Hoak:
Wild pitch.
F. Malzone scores.
D. Rand to second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
D. Rand to third.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
New pitcher: Stan Pitula.
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Stan Pitula
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to center field.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to right
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES to right
P. Whisenant to second.
P. Whisenant to third.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to right field.
Whisenant tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Bob Roselli:
Base on balls.
F. Torre to second.
P Dick Rozek:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to short right field.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Carlos Paula:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
3B Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
C. Paula to second.
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out down the left field line.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
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