GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Friday, 8/18/1959
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
2B Jerry Coleman:
Hatfield steals second.
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to short center field.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounded into double play, U6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jack Banta
2B Cass Michaels:
Lines out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
CF Roger Maris:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
C Joe Ginsberg:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
1B Frank Torre:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Jim Piersall:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES down the left field line.
P Jack Banta:
SAC BUNT.
Landis advances to second.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to left
J. Landis to third.
Landis tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out looking.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jack Banta
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to shallow left field.
P Dick Rozek:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Popped out to the shortstop.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (394 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to right field.
P Jack Banta:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
J. Piersall to second.
P Dick Rozek:
SAC BUNT.
Piersall advances to third.
Pagliaroni advances to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Piersall scores.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
3B Fred Hatfield:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Frank Torre:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Dick Rozek:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
PH Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Rozek to third.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
D. Rozek scores.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
RF Frank Malzone:
New 3B: Sammy Esposito.
New 2B: Ted Lepcio.
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Brooks Robinson:
Flies out to right field.
PH Dick Rand:
Flies out to left-center.
PH Don Hoak:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jack Banta
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
1B Frank Torre:
New 3B: Brooks Robinson.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Game over. Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
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