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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 22, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 22, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 22, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 22, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 3,253 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Gary Bell | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
Larry Doby | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Gail Harris | First Baseman |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bill Norman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 22, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bell
Yost hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bell
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Bell
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon 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 -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bell
Harris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bell
Bridges hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Bell
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bell
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Lary
Leek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leek moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Lary
Bell bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Leek moves to third. Martin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leek scores. Martin scores. Bell moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bell
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bell
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Bell
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doby vs. Bell
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Lary
Leek hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bell
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bell
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Bell
Bolling hits a line drive towards first. Power catches it and steps on first to double up Bridges. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lary
Martin 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 -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lary
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Lary
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Bell
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Bell
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bell
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Bell
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Lary
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lary
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lary
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leek moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Bell
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bell
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Bell
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Naragon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn who is chasing the ball. Naragon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Morgan
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Naragon tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Morgan
Leek hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Morgan
Martin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Bell
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Bell
Charlie Lau pinch hits for Red Wilson.
Lau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Bell
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Bell
There goes Osborne. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Osborne steals second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Bell
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Susce
Charlie Lau now catching. George Susce now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Susce
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Susce
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Susce
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Susce
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Bell
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Bell
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Bell
Harris hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Susce
Naragon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Doby. Naragon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Susce
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Naragon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leek vs. Susce
Leek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Susce
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Susce
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bell
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Bell
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Bell
Lau strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/22/1959 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Piersall J, cf 5 1 2 4 Yost E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 0 Kuenn H, cf 4 0 1 0 Minoso M, lf 5 1 2 0 Doby L, lf 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 5 1 2 3 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Naragon H, c 5 2 2 0 Harris G, 1b 4 1 2 1 Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 1 Bridges R, ss 3 0 1 0 Leek G, 3b 4 2 2 2 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Wilson R, c 2 0 0 0 Bell G, p 4 1 2 0 Lau C, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Lary F, p 2 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Osborne B, ph 0 0 0 0 Susce G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 42 10 15 10 31 1 7 1 Cleveland 002 020 402 -- 10 Detroit 010 000 000 -- 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bell G (W) 9.0 7 1 1 4 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (L)* 6.0 10 7 7 1 4 Morgan T 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Susce G 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Bolling F DP -- Cleveland 3 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Detroit 7 2B -- Naragon H 3B -- Naragon H HR -- Harris G, Piersall J, Colavito R, Leek G SB -- Osborne B SH -- Bell G SF -- Strickland G T -- 2:27 A -- 3253
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