Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Brown
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Brown
  
  Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Brown
  
  Power hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tasby vs. Ferrarese
  
  Tasby strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Tasby out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyd vs. Ferrarese
  
  Boyd hits a line drive towards third. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nieman vs. Ferrarese
  
  Nieman strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Brown
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Brown
  
  Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nixon vs. Brown
  
  There goes Colavito. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Carrasquel applying the tag. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Brown
  
  Nixon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Triandos vs. Ferrarese
  
  Triandos hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Ferrarese
  
  Avila strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Ferrarese
  
  Carrasquel hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Brown
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Brown, and towards Carrasquel, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Brown
  
  Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ferrarese vs. Brown
  
  Ferrarese bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Held vs. Brown
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Piersall vs. Brown
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Avila settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Ferrarese
  
  Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gardner vs. Ferrarese
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Ferrarese
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tasby vs. Ferrarese
  
  Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardner moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Boyd vs. Ferrarese
  
  Boyd takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to third. Tasby moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Nieman vs. Ferrarese
  
  Nieman takes first base on ball four. Gardner scores. Tasby moves to third. Boyd moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Triandos vs. Ferrarese
  
  Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Brown
  
  Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Brown
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Minoso vs. Brown
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nixon vs. Brown
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Ferrarese
  
  Avila hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Ferrarese
  
  Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Finigan vs. Ferrarese
  
  Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Brown
  
  Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. Brown
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Avila settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ferrarese vs. Brown
  
  Ferrarese hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. Brown
  
  Held hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Ferrarese
  
  Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Ferrarese
  
  Brown bunts towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardner moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tasby vs. Ferrarese
  
  Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardner scores. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boyd vs. Ferrarese
  
  Boyd hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tasby moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nieman vs. Ferrarese
  
  Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. Tasby scores. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Triandos vs. Ferrarese
  
  Triandos takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Avila vs. Ferrarese
  
  Avila hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Brown
  
  Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Power vs. Brown
  
  Power hits a fly ball into right field. Avila settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Colavito vs. Brown
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Minoso vs. Brown
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Ferrarese
  
  Carrasquel strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Finigan vs. Ferrarese
  
  Finigan 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, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Ferrarese
  
  Gardner hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Brown
  
  Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Brown
  
  Granny Hamner pinch hits for George Strickland.
  
  Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Brown
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Ferrarese
  
  Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tasby vs. Ferrarese
  
  Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boyd vs. Ferrarese
  
  Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dillard vs. Brown
  
  Al Pilarcik now playing right field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Don Dillard pinch hits for Don Ferrarese.
  
  Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Brown
  
  Tito Francona pinch hits for Woodie Held.
  
  Francona strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. Brown
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Brown
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyd. Dillard moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Colavito vs. Loes
  
  Billy Loes now pitching.
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Cicotte
  
  Al Cicotte now pitching. Gene Leek now playing third base.
  
  Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Triandos vs. Cicotte
  
  Triandos bunts towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. Cicotte
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Carrasquel vs. Cicotte
  
  Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Finigan vs. Cicotte
  
  Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Loes
  
  Minoso is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nixon vs. Loes
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hamner vs. Loes
  
  Hamner strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/18/1959 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Held W, 3b            3  0  1  0   Tasby W, cf           4  1  2  1   
Francona T, ph        1  0  0  0   Boyd B, 1b            3  0  1  0   
Leek G, 3b            0  0  0  0   Nieman B, lf          2  0  0  2   
Piersall J, cf        4  0  1  0   Pilarcik A, rf        1  0  1  0   
Power V, 1b           4  0  0  0   Triandos G, c         2  0  0  0   
Colavito R, rf        4  0  2  0   Avila B, rf           3  0  0  0   
Minoso M, lf          3  0  0  0   Green L, lf           1  0  0  0   
Nixon R, c            4  0  0  0   Carrasquel C, ss      3  0  0  0   
Strickland G, ss      1  0  0  0   Finigan J, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Hamner G, ph-ss       2  0  0  0   Gardner B, 2b         3  2  1  0   
Martin B, 2b          3  0  1  0   Brown H, p            2  0  0  0   
Ferrarese D, p        1  0  0  0   Loes B, p             0  0  0  0   
Dillard D, ph         1  0  1  0                                      
Cicotte A, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  0  6  0                        28  3  6  3

Cleveland        000 000 000 --  0
Baltimore        001 020 00x --  3

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ferrarese D (L)       7.0  5  3  3  3  5
Cicotte A             1.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brown H (W)           7.2  6  0  0  1  5
Loes B (S)            1.1  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Boyd B
DP -- Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Baltimore 7
2B -- Colavito R, Piersall J
CS -- Colavito R
SH -- Ferrarese D, Brown H, Triandos G
HBP -- by Loes B (Minoso M)
WP -- Ferrarese D
T -- 2:31
A -- 9167

    

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