GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Friday, 9/8/1959
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Monbouquette
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
2B Don Hoak:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to right
F. Hatfield to third.
D. Hoak to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Hatfield tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (420 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
S. Esposito to second.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
S. Esposito to third.
3B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Esposito scores.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Monbouquette
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Nellie King:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Hit by pitch.
N. King to second.
2B Don Hoak:
Hit by pitch.
N. King to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to center
N. King scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
D. Hoak to second.
F. Hatfield scores.
D. Hoak to third.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to center field.
P Bill Monbouquette:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Monbouquette
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to center
SS Granny Hamner:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (433 feet)
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to left
CF Jim Landis:
SAC BUNT.
Malzone advances to second.
P Nellie King:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Esposito out at 2nd base.
1B Frank Torre:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Monbouquette
2B Don Hoak:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Ted Lepcio:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Grady Hatton:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Monbouquette
SS Granny Hamner:
Base on balls.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hamner out at 2nd base.
CF Jim Landis:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (369 feet)
P Nellie King:
Hit by pitch.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, King out at 2nd base.
2B Don Hoak:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Bob Roselli:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Cass Michaels:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Monbouquette
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to right
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to center
S. Amoros to second.
Amoros tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to shallow left field.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Amoros scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
RF Frank Malzone:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES down the left field line.
H. Killebrew scores.
G. Hamner to third.
G. Hamner scores.
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 10, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
1B Frank Torre:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Maris to third.
Maris tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
F. Torre to third.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
F. Torre scores.
T. Lepcio to second.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
T. Lepcio to third.
LF Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 10, Cleveland 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Sturdivant
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Don Hoak:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
S. Amoros to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Amoros scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
H. Killebrew scores.
New pitcher: Mark Freeman.
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Ginsberg to third.
G. Hamner to second.
J. Ginsberg scores.
CF Jim Landis:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
P Mark Freeman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to left
C. Michaels to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Esposito out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mark Freeman
P Nellie King:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to center
2B Don Hoak:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
RF Jim Piersall:
Base on balls.
LF Grady Hatton:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Mark Freeman
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to short right field.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Malzone out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Mark Freeman:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
M. Freeman to second.
M. Freeman to third.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito to second.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
1B Frank Torre:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Detroit 13, Cleveland 4
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