GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Friday, 5/5/1959
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Hit by pitch.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Coleman out at 2nd base.
F. Hatfield to third.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to left field.
Hatfield tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
S. Amoros to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to left field.
1B Tito Francona:
Lines out to the pitcher.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to shallow left field.
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to short right-center.
P Nellie King:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to center
LF Sandy Amoros:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Coleman to third.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Coleman scores.
S. Amoros to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Mike Mccormick:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to right
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to deep right field.
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to short right-center.
P Nellie King:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Hit by pitch.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SAC BUNT.
Hatfield advances to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (348 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to right
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
P Mike Mccormick:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES down the left field line.
P Nellie King:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Landis out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to short left-center.
C. Michaels to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
C. Michaels to third.
T. Francona to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies into double play, 7-5!
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out looking.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to short left field.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Passed ball.
J. Coleman to second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
J. Coleman to third.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to left
J. Coleman scores.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to left field.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Jim Landis:
Base on balls.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
PH Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to left
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Pagliaroni to third.
Pagliaroni tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Pete Whisenant:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
H. Kuenn scores.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
New pitcher: Bob Trowbridge.
SS Sammy Esposito:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
P. Whisenant scores.
PH Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
S. Esposito scores.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to left
C. Michaels to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 4
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