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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 12, 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 12, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 12, 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 12, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Locke |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ed Runge |
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 |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Paul Foytack | 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 |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
Bobby Locke | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 12, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Locke
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Locke
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Locke
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locke
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Locke
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Locke
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Foytack
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Locke
Bridges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Locke
Bolling 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: ---
Foytack vs. Locke
Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Foytack
Locke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Locke
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Locke
Kuenn 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: 1--
Maxwell vs. Locke
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Locke
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Locke
The ball gets by Nixon for a passed ball. Maxwell moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berberet vs. Locke
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maxwell scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zernial vs. Locke
Zernial hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Locke
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Locke
Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Francona picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Francona. Zernial scores. Bridges moves to third. Bolling moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foytack vs. Locke
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Locke
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Locke
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Locke
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locke
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Locke
Berberet is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Foytack
Nixon hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Foytack
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
Hamner strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Smith
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Smith
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Smith
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Smith
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Smith
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Foytack
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Smith
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Smith
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Smith
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Foytack
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Foytack
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Ferrarese
Don Ferrarese now pitching.
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Ferrarese
Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Ferrarese
Bolling takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foytack vs. Ferrarese
Coot Veal pinch runs for Rocky Bridges.
Foytack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Bobo Osborne now playing first base.
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/12/1959, game 1 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 2 2 0 0 Strickland G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 1 1 2 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 4 1 1 1 Francona T, cf 3 0 1 0 Berberet L, c 3 0 0 1 Colavito R, rf 3 0 1 0 Zernial G, 1b 4 1 1 1 Nixon R, c 3 0 1 0 Osborne B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Held W, ss 3 1 2 0 Bridges R, ss 4 0 1 0 Baxes J, 2b 3 1 1 2 Veal C, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Locke B, p 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 1 Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 4 0 0 0 Smith B, p 0 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferrarese D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 6 5 6 29 2 6 2 Detroit 000 420 000 -- 6 Cleveland 000 020 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Locke B (L) 5.0 4 6 5 4 4 Smith B 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 Ferrarese D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Held W, Francona T DP -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Detroit 3, Cleveland 1 HR -- Kuenn H, Baxes J PB -- Nixon R T -- 2:01 A -- 0
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