GAME LOG Baltimore @ Detroit
Monday, 5/15/1959
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Don Buddin:
Base on balls.
2B Joe Koppe:
Flies out to center field.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Buddin to second.
D. Buddin to third.
LF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to deep right field.
Buddin tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Hardy Peterson:
Base on balls.
B. Virdon to second.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
CF Jim Landis:
Base on balls.
C Dick Rand:
Flies out down the left field line.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out looking.
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
1B Joe Collins:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Maury Wills:
Collins steals second.
Throwing error by the catcher, runner to third.
J. Collins to third.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Collins scores.
P Jim Umbricht:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Don Buddin:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Joe Koppe:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
SS Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to short right field.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Vic Wertz:
Wild pitch.
B. Virdon to second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Virdon to third.
C Hardy Peterson:
SINGLES to left
B. Virdon scores.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Collins:
SINGLES to center
H. Peterson to second.
H. Peterson to third.
3B Maury Wills:
SINGLES down the right field line.
H. Peterson scores.
J. Collins to second.
Collins tries to advance to third...
Woodling throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Jim Umbricht:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Wills out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to short right field.
P Johnny Kucks:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
CF Jim Landis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Kucks scores.
C Dick Rand:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
SS Don Buddin:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
2B Joe Koppe:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
D. Buddin to second.
CF Bill Virdon:
SAC BUNT.
Buddin advances to third.
Koppe advances to second.
LF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to shallow center field.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to short center field.
SS Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Maury Wills:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
RF Gene Woodling:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
P Johnny Kucks:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Jim Umbricht:
SINGLES to center
SS Don Buddin:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
2B Joe Koppe:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out swinging.
C Dick Rand:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Bill Virdon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Vic Wertz:
Intentional walk.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
B. Virdon to third.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
2B Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to right
PH Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to left field.
PH Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
F. Malzone to second.
Malzone tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
1B Joe Collins:
New SS: Granny Hamner.
New C : Joe Ginsberg.
New 3B: Fred Hatfield.
Hit by pitch.
PH Bill Bruton:
SAC BUNT.
Collins advances to second.
P Jim Umbricht:
Flies out to left field.
SS Don Buddin:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Collins scores.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
2B Joe Koppe:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
P Vito Valentinetti:
New 3B: Mel Roach.
PH Don Hoak:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Wertz out at 2nd base.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Baltimore 5, Detroit 1
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