Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Grant
  
  Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Throneberry vs. Grant
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  There goes Allison. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Allison steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Ramos
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Ramos
  
  Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Becquer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Ramos
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Ramos
  
  Minoso hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becquer vs. Grant
  
  Becquer strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Grant
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Naragon vs. Grant
  
  Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Ramos
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Ramos
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baxes vs. Ramos
  
  Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Samford vs. Grant
  
  Samford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ramos vs. Grant
  
  Ramos strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Grant
  
  Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Throneberry vs. Grant
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Ramos
  
  Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grant vs. Ramos
  
  Grant strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. Ramos
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baxes. Allison moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Becquer vs. Grant
  
  Becquer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison scores. There goes Killebrew trying to get to third. Colavito throws the ball in to Baxes, who tags Killebrew for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Grant
  
  Lemon strikes out. There goes Becquer. The throw from Fitz Gerald to second, and Becquer is out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Ramos
  
  Power hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Ramos
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Ramos
  
  Minoso hits a popup towards short. Samford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Ramos
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Naragon vs. Grant
  
  Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Samford vs. Grant
  
  Samford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ramos vs. Grant
  
  Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Ramos
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baxes vs. Ramos
  
  Baxes strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Ramos
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Grant
  
  Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Grant
  
  Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Grant
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Ramos
  
  Grant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Ramos
  
  Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Ramos
  
  Power hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Ramos
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Minoso vs. Ramos
  
  Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becquer vs. Grant
  
  Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Grant
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Naragon vs. Grant
  
  Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Samford vs. Grant
  
  Samford hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Ramos
  
  Lenny Green now playing left field.
  
  Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Ramos
  
  Fitz Gerald is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baxes vs. Ramos
  
  Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ramos vs. Grant
  
  Ramos strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Grant
  
  Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Throneberry vs. Grant
  
  Throneberry is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allison vs. Grant
  
  Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Ramos
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Ramos
  
  Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
  
  Hardy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. Ramos
  
  Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Held reaches second base with a double. Hardy moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Power vs. Ramos
  
  Power hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hardy tags and scores. Held tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Francona vs. Ramos
  
  Francona hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Podbielan
  
  Bud Podbielan now pitching.
  
  Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becquer vs. Podbielan
  
  Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Podbielan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Podbielan
  
  Green hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Ramos
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Ramos
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitz Gerald vs. Ramos
  
  Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play 

Top 10

• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Naragon vs. Podbielan
  
  Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Samford vs. Podbielan
  
  Samford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ramos vs. Podbielan
  
  Ramos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bertoia vs. Podbielan
  
  Bertoia hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baxes vs. Ramos
  
  Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Strickland vs. Ramos
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becquer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. Ramos
  
  Billy Martin pinch runs for George Strickland. Jim Piersall pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
  
  Piersall strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. Ramos
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/2/1959 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Bertoia R, 2b         4  0  1  0   Held W, ss            5  0  2  0   
Throneberry F, rf     3  0  0  0   Power V, 1b           3  1  1  2   
Allison B, cf         3  2  2  1   Francona T, cf        4  0  2  0   
Killebrew H, 3b       4  0  0  0   Minoso M, lf          4  0  0  0   
Becquer J, 1b         4  0  1  1   Colavito R, rf        4  0  0  0   
Lemon J, lf           3  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      4  0  0  0   
Green L, lf           1  0  0  0   Baxes J, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Naragon H, c          4  0  1  0   Strickland G, 2b      4  0  1  0   
Samford R, ss         4  1  1  1   Martin B, pr          0  0  0  0   
Ramos P, p            4  0  0  0   Grant M, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Hardy C, ph           0  1  0  0   
                                   Podbielan B, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Piersall J, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  6  3                        35  2  7  2

Washington       000 101 000 1 --  3
Cleveland        000 100 010 0 --  2

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ramos P (W)          10.0  7  2  2  1  8

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M               8.0  5  2  2  2  4
Podbielan B (L)       2.0  1  1  1  0  1

E -- Baxes J
DP -- Washington 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Washington 4, Cleveland 5
2B -- Held W
HR -- Power V, Allison B, Samford R
SB -- Allison B
CS -- Becquer J
SF -- Power V
HBP -- by Grant M (Throneberry F)
T -- 2:02
A -- 7016

    

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