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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 30, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 30, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 30, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 30, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 10,244 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pumpsie Green | Second Baseman |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Jim Mahoney | Shortstop |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Billy Jurges | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 30, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Grant
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grant
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brewer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Brewer
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Grant
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Grant
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mahoney vs. Grant
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mahoney vs. Grant
Mahoney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes has Jensen trapped. There's the throw to Nixon and back to Baxes, who tags Jensen for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brewer vs. Grant
Brewer 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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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a popup beyond short. Mahoney can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Brewer
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Grant
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Brewer
Nixon hits a line drive into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Brewer
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brewer
Martin hits a popup beyond short. Mahoney can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Brewer
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Power scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grant
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Grant
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Brewer
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mahoney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Brewer
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Grant
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Grant
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Jim Mahoney.
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brewer vs. Grant
Brewer bunts towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Brewer
Don Buddin now playing shortstop.
Grant hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brewer
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Brewer
Power takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Brewer
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Power moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Brewer
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Grant
Geiger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grant
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Geiger moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Grant
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Grant
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Grant
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Brewer
Strickland hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Grant
Brewer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Grant
Green bunts towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Grant
Geiger strikes out. There goes Brewer. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Grant
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Brewer
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Brewer
Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Brewer
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Brewer
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Grant
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Grant
White hits a fly ball towards right. Colavito catches it and throws to first to double up Jensen. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Brewer
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brewer
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Brewer
Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Fornieles
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Locke
Fornieles strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Locke
Green hits a popup towards third. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Fornieles
Locke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Fornieles
Martin bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Fornieles
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Locke moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Fornieles
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Locke scores. Power moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/30/1959 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Green P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 5 2 3 0 Runnels P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 2 0 Geiger G, cf 3 1 1 0 Minoso M, lf 5 0 3 4 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 0 Francona T, cf 4 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 2 0 Jensen J, rf 2 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 3 Baxes J, 3b 3 0 0 0 White S, c 3 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 0 0 Mahoney J, ss 1 0 0 0 Grant M, p 3 0 1 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0 Locke B, p 0 1 0 0 Buddin D, ss 2 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 2 0 1 0 Fornieles M, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 3 6 3 36 4 12 4 Boston 000 003 000 -- 3 Cleveland 002 010 001 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T 7.1 10 3 3 2 2 Fornieles M (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Grant M 8.0 6 3 3 5 3 Locke B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 10 2B -- White S HR -- Malzone F SB -- Malzone F, Jensen J, Brewer T SH -- Brewer T, Green P T -- 2:43 A -- 10244
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