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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 5, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 16,676 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Strickland | Shortstop |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Granny Hamner | Third Baseman |
Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Neil Chrisley | Right Fielder |
Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 5, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a line drive towards first. Osborne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Garcia
Berberet hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Foytack
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Francona scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Garcia
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Garcia
Osborne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Garcia
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veal vs. Garcia
Veal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Foytack
Brown hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Foytack
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Foytack
There goes Power. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Power steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Garcia
Foytack 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 -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Foytack
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Garcia
Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Garcia
Chrisley hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Garcia
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Garcia
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Osborne moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veal vs. Garcia
Veal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Osborne scores. Bridges goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Garcia
Foytack hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Foytack
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Foytack
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Foytack covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Garcia
Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Foytack
Foytack fires over to first and Osborne drops the ball. That's an error on Osborne. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona is walked intentionally. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Power scores. Minoso moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hamner vs. Foytack
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Garcia
Chrisley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Garcia
Osborne hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Garcia
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Foytack
Baxes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Foytack
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Foytack
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Garcia
Veal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foytack vs. Garcia
Foytack bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Baxes covering, for the out. Veal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Francona throws the ball in to Strickland who relays the ball to Baxes who tags Kuenn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Veal scores. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxwell vs. Score
Herb Score now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Yost scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Score
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Score
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hamner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Foytack
Power strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Foytack
Francona hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. Minoso scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Morgan
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Score
Chrisley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Score
Osborne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Score
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Morgan
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Morgan
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Morgan
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Herb Score.
Valo hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bell
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hamner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Bell
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Bell
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Morgan
Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Morgan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne juggles the ball. That's an error on Osborne. Strickland scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Morgan
Minoso hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Morgan
Francona hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Bunning
Jim Bunning now pitching.
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Bunning
There goes Francona. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Francona steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hamner vs. Bunning
There goes Power. The slide. Berberet applies the tag. Power is out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Bell
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Bell
Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Bell
Chrisley 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1959 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Strickland G, ss 5 1 2 0 Yost E, 3b 2 1 1 0 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 0 Kuenn H, cf 5 0 1 1 Minoso M, lf 5 1 2 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0 Francona T, cf 4 1 4 0 Berberet L, c 5 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 5 0 1 1 Chrisley N, rf 5 0 0 0 Hamner G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Osborne B, 1b 3 1 2 0 Baxes J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bridges R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Brown D, c 4 1 2 1 Veal C, ss 4 1 2 2 Garcia M, p 3 0 0 0 Foytack P, p 2 0 0 0 Score H, p 0 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 0 0 0 0 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 5 13 2 35 4 8 3 Cleveland 011 001 010 1 -- 5 Detroit 000 200 200 0 -- 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M 6.2 7 4 4 3 3 Score H 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 Bell G (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Foytack P 7.1 11 4 3 1 4 Morgan T (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 Bunning J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Osborne B 2 DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 3 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 7 2B -- Yost E, Strickland G HR -- Brown D SB -- Power V, Francona T CS -- Power V SH -- Foytack P WP -- Score H T -- 2:49 A -- 16676
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