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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 11, 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 July 11, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 11, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 11, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 29,895 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Bob Stewart |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
Don Mossi | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Strickland | Third Baseman |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 11, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Garcia
There goes Kuenn. The throw from Brown and he is out, Baxes applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Mossi
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a line drive towards the mound. Mossi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Mossi
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Mossi
Mossi fires to first and has Minoso trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Minoso for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Garcia
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Garcia
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Garcia
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held 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: ---
Francona vs. Mossi
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Mossi
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Mossi
Held hits a popup towards first. Zernial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Mossi
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. There goes Colavito trying to get to home. Maxwell throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Colavito, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Baxes moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Mossi
Garcia hits a line drive to right field. Kuenn throws towards the plate. Wilson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Baxes scores. Brown scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Mossi
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Garcia
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Garcia
Mossi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Grant
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Mossi
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial scoops it up and throws to first, with Mossi covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Mossi
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Mossi
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Mossi
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Mossi
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridges. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Mossi
Baxes strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Grant
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Grant
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Grant
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Don Mossi.
Chrisley hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Burnside
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Burnside
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Burnside
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Grant
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Grant
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Grant
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Grant
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Grant
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Burnside
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Burnside
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Burnside
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Burnside
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Burnside
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Grant
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. Grant
Burnside is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Grant
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Grant
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Grant
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Burnside
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Burnside
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Burnside
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Grant
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Grant
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Burnside
Bobo Osborne now playing first base.
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Burnside
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Burnside
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Burnside
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio misplays the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Burnside
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Grant
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Grant
Lepcio bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lepcio for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Grant
Gail Harris pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baxes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Baxes. Bridges scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Grant
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Perry
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Sisler
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Sisler
Billy Martin pinch runs for Russ Nixon. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Valo takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Sisler
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges throws to second for one, and Lepcio throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Osborne throws it away. That's an error on Osborne. Martin scores. Strickland moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Sisler
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Sisler
There goes Power. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Power steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Sisler
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bell
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Bell
Osborne hits a line drive into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Bell
Lou Berberet pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Berberet takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Bell
Coot Veal pinch runs for Lou Berberet.
Lepcio strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/11/1959 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 2 2 1 0 Strickland G, 3b 5 1 1 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 1 3 0 Power V, 1b 5 0 2 1 Maxwell C, lf 5 1 2 4 Minoso M, lf 5 1 2 0 Kaline A, cf 4 1 3 1 Francona T, cf 4 1 1 0 Wilson R, c 5 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 2 3 3 Zernial G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Held W, ss 4 0 1 0 Osborne B, 1b 1 0 0 0 Baxes J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bridges R, ss 3 1 0 0 Brown D, c 3 1 1 1 Berberet L, ph 0 0 0 0 Nixon R, ph 0 0 0 0 Veal C, pr 0 0 0 0 Martin B, pr 0 1 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 0 0 0 0 Mossi D, p 1 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 1 0 1 2 Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0 Grant M, p 2 0 0 0 Burnside P, p 1 0 0 0 Perry J, p 0 0 0 0 Harris G, ph 1 0 1 1 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 11 7 37 8 13 7 Detroit 011 130 010 -- 7 Cleveland 032 010 02x -- 8 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Mossi D 3.0 8 5 5 0 3 Burnside P 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 Sisler D (L) 1.0 1 2 1 2 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M 2.2 5 2 2 0 1 Grant M 4.2 5 5 5 6 4 Perry J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Bell G (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Wilson R, Bridges R, Lepcio T 2, Baxes J, Osborne B LOB -- Detroit 10, Cleveland 7 HR -- Kaline A, Colavito R 2, Zernial G, Maxwell C SB -- Power V CS -- Kuenn H SH -- Lepcio T T -- 3:10 A -- 29895
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