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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 18, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 18, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Locke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,386 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Locke | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 18, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sullivan
Held hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Sullivan
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Locke
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels 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 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Locke
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Locke
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Francona. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Stephens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Locke
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Locke
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Locke
Keough strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Sullivan
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Sullivan
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Locke
Daley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Locke
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Locke
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Sullivan
Locke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sullivan
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Sullivan
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels 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, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Locke
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Locke
Wertz 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, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Sullivan
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Strickland reaches third base with a triple. Minoso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Sullivan
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Locke vs. Sullivan
Locke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sullivan
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Locke
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Locke
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Locke
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daley vs. Locke
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locke fields it and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Locke
Ted Williams pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buddin vs. Locke
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Ted Williams.
Buddin takes first base on ball four. Jensen scores. Keough moves to third. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Jack Harshman now pitching.
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Harshman
Francona bunts towards the mound. Harshman throws to first for one, and Wertz throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Power scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harshman
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Harshman
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Locke
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Locke
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Locke
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Locke
Malzone hits a popup towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Locke
Keough 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, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Harshman
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Harshman
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Locke
Daley hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Locke
Harshman hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Locke
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Harshman
Garcia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Harshman
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Garcia
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garcia
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Garcia
Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Garcia
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Malzone scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Garcia
Daley takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harshman vs. Garcia
Harshman strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Harshman
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harshman
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Harshman
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Harshman
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Garcia
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garcia
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Perry
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Perry
Bobby Avila pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Avila moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Harshman
Dick Gernert now playing first base.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Harshman
Willie Jones pinch hits for Billy Martin.
Jones hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Harshman
Carroll Hardy pinch runs for Willie Jones. Granny Hamner pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Hamner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Harshman
Held takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1959 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Held W, ss 4 1 1 1 Buddin D, ss 3 0 0 1
Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 1 1 0
Francona T, cf 3 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 4 1 0 0
Colavito R, rf 2 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 5 2 3 3
Minoso M, lf 4 1 0 0 Avila B, pr 0 0 0 0
Strickland G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Gernert D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Brown D, c 2 1 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 2 3 1
Martin B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 1 1
Jones W, ph 1 0 1 0 Keough M, cf 4 0 2 1
Hardy C, pr 0 0 0 0 Daley P, c 3 0 0 0
Locke B, p 2 1 1 3 Sullivan F, p 1 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 1 0 0 0 Williams T, ph 0 0 0 0
Perry J, p 0 0 0 0 Brewer T, pr 0 0 0 0
Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0 Harshman J, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 6 5 5 34 7 10 7
Cleveland 001 410 000 -- 6
Boston 200 120 11x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Locke B 5.2 7 5 5 4 1
Garcia M (L) 1.2 1 2 2 3 2
Perry J 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F 4.0 3 5 5 4 3
Harshman J (W) 5.0 2 1 0 2 4
E -- Wertz V
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Boston 11
2B -- Wertz V, Power V
3B -- Strickland G
HR -- Held W, Locke B, Wertz V, Jensen J
SH -- Francona T
HBP -- by Locke B (Williams T)
WP -- Garcia M, Perry J
T -- 2:56
A -- 3386
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