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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 7, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 7, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Narleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,041 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
| Ray Narleski | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Bob Smith | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 7, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Smith
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Smith
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Smith
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Smith
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Smith
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Smith
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Narleski
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Narleski
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Narleski
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Narleski
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Smith
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Smith
Narleski hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Narleski
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Narleski
There's a wild pitch. Held moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Narleski
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strickland vs. Narleski
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Narleski
Brown hits a line drive to left field. Maxwell throws towards the plate. Wilson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Held scores. Power scores. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Narleski
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Narleski
Piersall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Narleski
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Smith
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Smith
Bolling strikes out. Brown drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bolling out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Smith
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Narleski
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Narleski
The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Narleski
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Narleski
Held hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Narleski
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Smith
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Smith
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Smith
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Narleski
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Narleski
Brown hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Narleski
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Narleski
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Narleski
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Smith
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Narleski vs. Smith
Narleski bunts towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Smith
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Smith
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Narleski
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Narleski
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Narleski
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Narleski
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Smith
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Smith
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Smith
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Narleski
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Narleski
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Narleski
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio fields it and has Power trapped. There's the throw to Yost and over to Bolling, who tags Power for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Narleski
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Smith
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Smith
Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Grant
Bobo Osborne pinch runs for Gus Zernial. Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Lepcio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Grant
Narleski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Grant
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Grant
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Grant
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Narleski
Bobo Osborne now playing first base.
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Narleski
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Narleski
Francona takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Piersall scores. Minoso moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Burnside
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Francona moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Burnside
Power hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Locke
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Locke
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Locke
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Burnside
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Burnside
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Burnside
Jim Baxes pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. Garcia
Burnside hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Burnside
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Burnside
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Burnside
Francona is hit by the pitch. Piersall moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Minoso moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Sisler
Held strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Sisler
There's a wild pitch. Minoso scores. Francona moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Francona tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1959, game 2 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Piersall J, cf 5 2 2 0
Bolling F, 2b 5 1 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 2 0
Kuenn H, rf 4 0 1 0 Francona T, 1b 3 1 1 0
Kaline A, cf 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 3 0 1 2
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 1 Held W, ss 5 1 1 0
Zernial G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Power V, 2b 3 1 1 1
Osborne B, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Strickland G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 4 2 2 0 Brown D, c 4 0 1 2
Lepcio T, ss 4 1 2 3 Smith B, p 3 0 0 0
Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Grant M, p 0 0 0 0
Narleski R, p 2 0 0 0 Locke B, p 0 0 0 0
Burnside P, p 1 0 0 0 Baxes J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 34 6 9 5
Detroit 100 010 300 -- 5
Cleveland 020 000 103 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Narleski R* 6.0 6 3 3 5 6
Burnside P (L)+ 2.0 2 3 3 1 1
Sisler D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Smith B# 6.0 6 4 4 1 4
Grant M 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Locke B 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Garcia M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
# Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Wilson R, Zernial G, Held W
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 10
2B -- Held W
HR -- Lepcio T
SH -- Narleski R
SF -- Yost E, Power V
HBP -- by Burnside P (Francona T)
WP -- Narleski R 2, Sisler D
PB -- Wilson R
T -- 3:02
A -- 28041
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