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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 27, 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 27, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,601 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Lou Klimchock | Second Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Dick Williams | First Baseman |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Tanner | Left Fielder |
| Gordy Coleman | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Billy Moran | Second Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 27, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Score
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Score
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Score
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Maris moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Score
There's a wild pitch. Maris moves to third. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Score
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Garver
Held hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Garver
Hardy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Hardy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tanner vs. Garver
Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hardy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Garver
Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hardy scores. Tanner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leek vs. Garver
Leek hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Score
Jablonski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Score
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Score
Garver hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moran vs. Garver
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Garver
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Garver
Score strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Score
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Score
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Score
Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Garver
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Garver
Hardy hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri catches it and throws to first to double up Held. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Garver
Tanner hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Ray Webster now playing second base. Billy Moran now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Score
Jablonski hits a popup towards short. Moran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Garver
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leek vs. Garver
Leek hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Garver
Moran hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Garver
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Score
Garver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hardy. Garver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Score
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Score
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garver scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klimchock vs. Score
Klimchock hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Webster settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Webster. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klimchock vs. Score
Klimchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Score
Jablonski 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 5
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Garver
Don Dillard pinch hits for Herb Score.
Dillard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Garver
Jim Piersall pinch runs for Don Dillard.
Webster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. Webster moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hardy vs. Garver
Hardy hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tanner vs. Garver
Tanner hits a fly ball towards right field. Maris makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Maris. Piersall scores. Webster moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coleman vs. Garver
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Webster scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Locke
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Locke
Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Moran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Locke
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Locke
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Moran fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Tsitouris
Jerry Lumpe now playing shortstop. John Tsitouris now pitching.
Leek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moran vs. Tsitouris
Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tsitouris
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Tsitouris
Tito Francona pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
Francona hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Klimchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Cicotte
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cicotte
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Cicotte
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Klimchock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Cicotte
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tsitouris vs. Cicotte
Tsitouris takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lumpe vs. Cicotte
Lumpe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Webster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Tsitouris
Webster strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Tsitouris
Hardy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tanner vs. Tsitouris
Tanner hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Tsitouris
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Tsitouris
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Hardy moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leek vs. Tsitouris
Leek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hardy scores. Coleman scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moran vs. Kutyna
Marty Kutyna now pitching.
Moran hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman fields the ball and throws to Smith covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Smith
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Smith
Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Kutyna
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Valo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Kutyna
Jack Harshman pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Harshman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Kutyna
Webster hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hardy vs. Kutyna
Hardy hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Harshman
Jack Harshman now pitching. Russ Nixon now catching.
Cerv 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, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Harshman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Harshman
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tanner vs. Kutyna
Tanner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Kutyna
Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kutyna
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1959 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Snyder R, cf 4 1 2 0 Held W, ss 2 0 0 0
Maris R, rf 3 1 1 1 Webster R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Klimchock L, 2b 5 2 2 3 Hardy C, cf 5 2 2 0
Cerv B, lf 5 0 0 0 Tanner C, lf 5 0 2 0
Williams D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Coleman G, 1b 5 1 4 2
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Smith H, c 4 1 2 1 Leek G, 3b 3 0 1 2
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Moran B, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0
Tsitouris J, p 0 0 0 0 Brown D, c 3 0 0 0
Kutyna M, p 0 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
Garver N, p 2 1 1 0 Nixon R, c 0 0 0 0
Lumpe J, ph-ss 2 0 1 0 Score H, p 1 0 0 0
Dillard D, ph 1 0 1 0
Piersall J, pr 0 1 0 0
Locke B, p 0 0 0 0
Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
Harshman J, ph-p 1 0 1 0
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37 6 10 6 39 5 12 4
Kansas City 000 140 100 -- 6
Cleveland 100 020 200 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (W) 5.0 7 3 2 0 1
Tsitouris J 1.2 3 2 2 2 1
Kutyna M (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H (L) 5.0 4 5 3 4 8
Locke B 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Cicotte A 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Smith B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Harshman J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Held W, DeMaestri J 2, Webster R, Maris R
DP -- Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Cleveland 9
2B -- Hardy C, Garver N
HR -- Smith H, Klimchock L
WP -- Score H
T -- 2:29
A -- 14601
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