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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 28, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 28, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 28, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 28, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 12,785 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Joe Paparella |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Zeke Bella | Left Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Bud Daley | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 28, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Grant
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Grant
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Grant
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Grant
Boone hits a popup towards the mound. Grant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Grant
House hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bella vs. Grant
Bella hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Grant
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Grant
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daley vs. Grant
Daley hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Tuttle 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Podbielan
Herzog hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Daley
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herzog. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Daley
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Daley
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Podbielan
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Podbielan
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Podbielan
House hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Podbielan
Bella takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Podbielan
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Daley
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Podbielan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Podbielan
Daley bunts towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Podbielan
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Podbielan
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Podbielan
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Podbielan
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Daley
The ball gets by House for a passed ball. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Daley
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Podbielan
House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Podbielan
Bella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Podbielan
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Martin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Podbielan
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Daley
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Daley
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolger vs. Daley
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley juggles the ball. That's an error on Daley. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin scores. Hardy moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso is hit by the pitch. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Garcia
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Garcia
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Tuttle steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Garcia
Herzog is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Garcia
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Daley
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Daley
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Daley
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Daley
Jim Baxes pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Baxes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brodowski
Dick Brodowski now pitching.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Brodowski
House hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Brodowski
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Brodowski
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Brodowski covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brodowski
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brodowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Brodowski
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brodowski
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brodowski
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brodowski
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daley
Hal Smith now playing third base. Kent Hadley now playing first base.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Daley
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Held vs. Daley
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Brodowski
Hadley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brodowski
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Brodowski
Bella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Brodowski
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Bella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Brodowski
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. Bella moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Daley vs. Brodowski
Daley is hit by the pitch. Bella scores. Lumpe moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Daley
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Daley
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle throws the ball in to DeMaestri who tags Hardy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/28/1959 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 5 2 4 3 Hardy C, cf 5 0 1 0 Herzog W, rf 4 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 1 Williams D, 3b 5 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 3 0 1 0 Smith H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 2 1 Boone R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 3 0 Hadley K, 1b 0 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 0 House F, c 5 0 0 0 Held W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bella Z, lf 4 1 2 0 Martin B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Grant M, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 2 2 0 Podbielan B, p 1 0 0 0 Daley B, p 3 1 2 3 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 Baxes J, ph 1 0 0 0 Brodowski D, p 0 0 0 0 Perry J, p 0 0 0 0 Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 14 7 36 2 10 2 Kansas City 120 100 021 -- 7 Cleveland 010 010 000 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Daley B (W) 9.0 10 2 1 0 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Grant M (L)* 1.0 4 3 3 2 0 Podbielan B 4.0 5 1 1 1 1 Garcia M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Brodowski D 2.2 4 3 3 3 0 Perry J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd E -- Daley B DP -- Kansas City 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Kansas City 11, Cleveland 8 2B -- DeMaestri J, Fitz Gerald E HR -- Colavito R, Tuttle B SB -- Tuttle B SH -- Daley B HBP -- by Daley B (Minoso M), by Brodowski D (Daley B) WP -- Garcia M PB -- House F T -- 2:30 A -- 12785
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