GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Friday, 9/15/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to deep right-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Don Hoak:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (382 feet)
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
SS Granny Hamner:
Lines out to the second baseman.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Ray Jablonski:
Jablonski thrown out at third by the leftfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
P Dick Rozek:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Torre out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
P Jack Banta:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SAC BUNT.
Banta advances to third.
2B Don Hoak:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
SS Sammy Esposito:
Popped out to the shortstop.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to center
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (432 feet)
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Cleveland 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (399 feet)
SS Granny Hamner:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Frank Malzone:
Base on balls.
CF Jim Landis:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
F. Malzone to second.
P Jack Banta:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES to short right field.
P Dick Rozek:
SAC BUNT.
Torre advances to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to left
F. Torre to third.
C. Michaels to second.
Torre tries to score...
Amoros throws home...
Torre scores!
C. Michaels to third.
S. Esposito to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to left
C. Michaels scores.
S. Esposito to third.
R. Maris to second.
S. Esposito scores.
RF Jim Piersall:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
3B Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to third.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak scores.
S. Amoros to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
S. Amoros scores.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
Killebrew tries to score...
Whisenant throws home...
Killebrew scores!
J. Ginsberg to third.
G. Hamner to second.
RF Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Ginsberg scores.
G. Hamner scores.
New pitcher: Humberto Robinson.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 5 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
3B Ray Jablonski:
Lines out to the third baseman.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Humberto Robinson:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Humberto Robinson
3B Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Don Hoak:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Amoros out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Cass Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Humberto Robinson
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Frank Malzone:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
PH Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
J. Pagliaroni to third.
1B Frank Torre:
Lines out to the shortstop.
PH Ted Lepcio:
Wild pitch.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
R. Jablonski to second.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 6
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Humberto Robinson
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
CF Jim Landis:
New RF: Harvey Kuenn.
New 3B: Ted Lepcio.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Brooks Robinson:
Landis steals second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Lines out to the third baseman.
2B Don Hoak:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
J. Landis to third.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
New pitcher: Bob Trowbridge.
2B Cass Michaels:
New 3B: Brooks Robinson.
Lines out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to left
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to shallow right field.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 6
Game over. Score: Detroit 8, Cleveland 6
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