GAME LOG Baltimore @ Cleveland
Saturday, 6/17/1959
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
LF Bill Bruton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Mel Clark:
SINGLES to left
C Hardy Peterson:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Joe Koppe:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Mel Roach:
SINGLES to left
1B Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
M. Roach to second.
SS Don Buddin:
Hit by pitch.
M. Roach to third.
V. Wertz to second.
P Tom Brewer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Buddin out at 2nd base.
M. Roach scores.
D. Buddin to second.
LF Bill Bruton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (381 feet)
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
RF Mel Clark:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Hardy Peterson:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Joe Koppe:
SINGLES down the left field line.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
C Bob Roselli:
SINGLES to center
P Dick Rozek:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
3B Mel Roach:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
1B Vic Wertz:
SINGLES down the right field line.
M. Roach to second.
SS Don Buddin:
SAC BUNT.
Roach advances to third.
Wertz advances to second.
P Tom Brewer:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bill Bruton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (459 feet)
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Lines out to the third baseman.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Maris out at 2nd base.
C Bob Roselli:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
RF Mel Clark:
Strikes out looking.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Joe Koppe:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Koppe scores.
3B Mel Roach:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
P Dick Rozek:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to center
SS Sammy Esposito:
Michaels caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
1B Vic Wertz:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Don Buddin:
Strikes out swinging.
P Tom Brewer:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES down the right field line.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Lines out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
LF Bill Bruton:
Base on balls.
PH Jack Merson:
Bruton steals second.
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Bruton scores.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
M. Wills to third.
PH Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
Wild pitch.
M. Wills scores.
SINGLES to right
PH Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
B. Virdon to second.
1B Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
B. Virdon to third.
J. Collins to second.
B. Virdon scores.
SS Don Buddin:
Buddin thrown out at third by the leftfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
J. Collins scores.
V. Wertz scores.
Inning over... 5 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
CF Roger Maris:
New 3B: Maury Wills.
New LF: Richie Ashburn.
New RF: Joe Collins.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
C Bob Roselli:
Flies out to right field.
PH Ted Lepcio:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 7, Cleveland 4
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
P Tom Brewer:
New 3B: Ted Lepcio.
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Maury Wills:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
2B Cass Michaels:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
PH Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to left
C. Michaels to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
C. Michaels to third.
T. Francona to second.
Michaels tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
T. Francona to third.
P. Whisenant to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
T. Francona scores.
P. Whisenant to third.
H. Kuenn to second.
PH Jim Piersall:
Lines out to the first baseman.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Sturdivant
New pitcher: Humberto Robinson.
C Hardy Peterson:
New C : Jim Pagliaroni.
New SS: Dick Cole.
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Richie Ashburn:
Lines out to the third baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
H. Peterson to second.
RF Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
H. Peterson to third.
B. Virdon to second.
1B Vic Wertz:
Flies out to right-center.
Peterson tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Don Buddin:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Baltimore 8, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
3B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES down the left field line.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Lepcio to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Baltimore 8, Cleveland 6
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