GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Sunday, 4/30/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Francona out at 2nd base.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Maris out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right field.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
LF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to center
J. Coleman to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to third.
G. Woodling to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
J. Coleman scores.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
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 to left
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Malzone to second.
Malzone tries to advance to third...
Maris throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
P Nellie King:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
F. Malzone scores.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Gene Woodling:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
F. Hatfield scores.
J. Coleman scores.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P George O'donnell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Cass Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to center
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Francona tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
P Nellie King:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
LF Gene Woodling:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
J. Coleman to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, 2 errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to left
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to right-center.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Cass Michaels:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Piersall scores.
1B Tito Francona:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (384 feet)
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to center
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Ginsberg to second.
J. Ginsberg to third.
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to left field.
Ginsberg tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Jim Landis:
Base on balls.
G. Hamner to second.
P Nellie King:
SINGLES to right
G. Hamner to third.
J. Landis to second.
Hamner tries to score...
Piersall throws home...
Hamner is out at home!
J. Landis to third.
N. King to second.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to center
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
P. Whisenant to second.
P. Whisenant to third.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jablonski out at 2nd base.
P. Whisenant scores.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
J. Piersall scores.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
2B Jerry Coleman:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Gene Woodling:
Intentional walk.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
J. Coleman to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (359 feet)
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (415 feet)
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
RF Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to right
F. Malzone to second.
PH Brooks Robinson:
SAC BUNT.
Malzone advances to third.
Amoros advances to second.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
PH Dick Rand:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
3B Ray Jablonski:
New 2B: Don Hoak.
New CF: Gene Woodling.
New LF: Sandy Amoros.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
CF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
PH Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to right
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Schultz out at 2nd base.
CF Roger Maris:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (361 feet)
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 7
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left field.
RF Frank Malzone:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to right-center.
PH Frank House:
SINGLES to center
J. Fridley to second.
J. Fridley to third.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 7
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