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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 25, 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 September 25, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 25, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 25, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 29,411 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Lou Klimchock | Second Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Bud Daley | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. McLish
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. McLish
Klimchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. McLish
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daley
Francona is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McLish
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. McLish
Hadley takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Hadley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy. Smith reaches second base with a double. Hadley scores. Lumpe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. McLish
Daley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. McLish
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. McLish
Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - 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, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Daley
Held strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Daley
Leek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Daley
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Daley
McLish takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. McLish
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek juggles the ball. That's an error on Leek. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McLish
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hadley vs. McLish
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cerv scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a line drive to left field. Minoso throws towards first. Francona fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Francona. Hadley goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. McLish
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields the ball and throws to McLish covering. Safe. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. McLish
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daley
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Daley
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Bell
Klimchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv takes first base on ball four. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bell
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Klimchock scores. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Bell
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Bell
Lumpe 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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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Daley
Leek hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Daley
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Daley
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Bell
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bell
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daley
Francona hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Bell
Klimchock bunts towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Bell
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Daley
Held strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Daley
Leek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Daley
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Webster vs. Daley
Ray Webster pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Leek moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Daley
Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leek scores. Webster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Daley
Power takes first base on ball four. Webster moves to third. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Daley
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Webster scores. Hardy scores. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Grim
Bob Grim now pitching.
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Cicotte
Ray Webster now playing second base. Al Cicotte now pitching.
Hadley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Cicotte
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cicotte
Smith 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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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grim
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Grim
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leek vs. Grim
Leek hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Grim
Gordy Coleman pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webster vs. Grim
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Cicotte
Billy Moran now playing shortstop. Russ Nixon now catching.
Grim hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Cicotte
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Cicotte
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Grim
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hardy for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Grim
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
Tanner hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Grim
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Grim
Minoso is hit by the pitch. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Grim
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Grant
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Grant
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Grant
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Grim
Moran hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Grim
Leek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Leek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Grim
Don Dillard pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Dillard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webster vs. Grim
Webster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leek scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Grim
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. Webster moves to third. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valo vs. Grim
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Webster scores. Hardy scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/25/1959, game 2 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Snyder R, cf 5 0 0 0 Hardy C, cf 6 2 2 1
Maris R, rf 5 0 1 1 Power V, 2b 3 0 0 0
Klimchock L, 2b 4 1 2 0 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Cerv B, lf 4 1 0 0 Tanner C, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams D, 3b 5 1 3 1 Grant M, p 0 0 0 0
Hadley K, 1b 4 2 1 1 Valo E, ph 1 0 1 2
Lumpe J, ss 4 1 1 1 Francona T, 1b 4 0 2 2
Smith H, c 4 1 2 2 Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0
Daley B, p 3 0 2 0 Colavito R, rf 5 2 3 1
Grim B, p 1 0 0 0 Held W, ss 4 0 1 0
Moran B, ss 1 0 0 0
Leek G, 3b 5 2 2 0
Brown D, c 3 0 1 0
Coleman G, ph 0 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 0 0 0 0
Dillard D, ph 1 0 0 0
McLish C, p 0 0 0 0
Bell G, p 1 0 1 0
Webster R, ph-2b 3 2 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 12 6 42 8 15 8
Kansas City 042 100 000 -- 7
Cleveland 010 004 003 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B 5.2 11 5 5 2 7
Grim B (L) 3.0 4 3 1 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C 3.0 8 6 4 1 0
Bell G 3.0 3 1 1 1 3
Cicotte A 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Grant M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Leek G, Francona T, Lumpe J 2
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cleveland 13
2B -- Smith H, Held W, Leek G
HR -- Colavito R
SH -- Klimchock L
HBP -- by Daley B (Francona T), by Grim B (Minoso M)
T -- 2:59
A -- 29411
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