GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Friday, 9/1/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Cass Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out looking.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to center
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to deep right field.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Hatfield to second.
Hatfield tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
F. Hatfield scores.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
S. Amoros to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounded into double play, U6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Frank Torre:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Bob Roselli:
Strikes out swinging.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Coleman to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
RF Frank Malzone:
Lines into double play, U3!
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
CF Jim Landis:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (367 feet)
P Jack Banta:
SINGLES to center
3B Fred Hatfield:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Banta to third.
Banta tries to score...
Maris throws home...
Banta scores!
2B Jerry Coleman:
SAC BUNT.
Hatfield advances to third.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Wild pitch.
F. Hatfield scores.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (344 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P George O'donnell:
Base on balls.
2B Cass Michaels:
Hit by pitch.
G. O'donnell to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
G. O'donnell scores.
C. Michaels scores.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Jim Landis:
Base on balls.
P Jack Banta:
Landis steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
J. Landis to third.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to center
C Bob Roselli:
Base on balls.
R. Jablonski to second.
P George O'donnell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Jablonski out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Coleman out at 2nd base.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (449 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out looking.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
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