GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Saturday, 4/15/1959
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right field.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Popped out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Jim King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out looking.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
G. Hamner to second.
CF Jim Landis:
Hit by pitch.
G. Hamner to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
P Kent Peterson:
Reaches second base on a throwing error by the second baseman.
G. Hamner scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Landis to second.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Peterson out at 2nd base.
H. Killebrew scores.
J. Landis to third.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Pete Whisenant:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (442 feet)
2B Ted Lepcio:
Base on balls.
P Mike Mccormick:
Lepcio steals second.
Flies out to short left-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jim King:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
1B Tito Francona:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (402 feet)
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out swinging.
P Kent Peterson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
R. Jablonski to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to center
R. Jablonski to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
P Mike Mccormick:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
R. Jablonski scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
H. Kuenn scores.
M. Mccormick to second.
M. Mccormick to third.
1B Tito Francona:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
M. Mccormick scores.
S. Esposito to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Lines out to the shortstop.
RF Jim King:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
C Joe Ginsberg:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Kent Peterson
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to left-center.
P Mike Mccormick:
Flies out to deep left field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
S. Esposito scores.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to short left field.
T. Francona to third.
T. Francona scores.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
R. Maris to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to left
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES down the right field line.
H. Kuenn to second.
Kuenn tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to right
H. Kuenn scores.
P. Whisenant to second.
P Mike Mccormick:
SAC BUNT.
Whisenant advances to third.
Lepcio advances to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to left
P. Whisenant scores.
T. Lepcio to third.
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to deep center field.
Lepcio tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Roger Maris:
Hit by pitch.
S. Esposito to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out looking.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Jim King:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Smith
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Jablonski to second.
R. Jablonski to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Jablonski tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
P Mike Mccormick:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Detroit 3
Game over. Score: Cleveland 11, Detroit 3
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