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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 24, 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 May 24, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
| Hal Naragon | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Score
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn strikes out. There goes Yost. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Score
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Score
Harris takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bridges vs. Score
Bridges is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Mossi
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Mossi
Mossi fires to first and has Piersall trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Piersall for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mossi
Hamner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Mossi
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Hamner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Mossi
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mossi vs. Score
Mossi bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Score
Maxwell 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
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Mossi
Naragon 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Mossi
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Score
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Score
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Mossi
Score is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Mossi
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mossi
Hamner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Hamner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Mossi
Minoso hits a popup off the glove of Bridges, and into shallow left field. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Hamner scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Mossi
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bridges. Minoso scores. Colavito moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Mossi
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: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Score
Mossi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Mossi
Naragon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baxes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Mossi
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Score vs. Mossi
Score is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Mossi
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it 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: ---
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Score
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Mossi
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Mossi
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Mossi
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Score
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Score
Bridges takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Mossi
Naragon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Mossi
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Score
Mossi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Score
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Score
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Mossi
Score is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Mossi
Piersall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Mossi
Hamner hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Mossi
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Score
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Score
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Score
Bridges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Mossi
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mossi, and towards Bridges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Naragon vs. Mossi
Naragon hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Score
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Score
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Score
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Zernial hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Score
Coot Veal pinch runs for Gus Zernial.
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Score
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veal scores. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Score
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Martin hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Narleski
Tito Francona pinch hits for Herb Score.
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Narleski
Carroll Hardy pinch runs for Tito Francona.
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Narleski
Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hardy scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1959, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 2 0
Kuenn H, rf 5 0 3 2 Hamner G, ss 4 1 2 1
Maxwell C, lf 5 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 1 1 1
Kaline A, cf 3 0 1 0 Colavito R, rf 3 0 1 0
Harris G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0 Baxes J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Wilson R, c 3 1 0 0 Naragon H, c 4 0 2 0
Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 3 0 0 0 Score H, p 3 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 1 0 Francona T, ph 0 0 0 0
Veal C, pr 0 1 0 0 Hardy C, pr 0 1 0 0
Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 33 3 10 2
Detroit 010 000 001 -- 2
Cleveland 002 000 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D 8.0 9 2 1 3 4
Narleski R (L) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (W) 9.0 5 2 2 7 10
E -- Bridges R, Minoso M
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 10, Cleveland 10
2B -- Hamner G, Minoso M, Piersall J
WP -- Score H
T -- 2:30
A -- 0
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