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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 14, 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 August 14, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1959 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 14, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 28,198 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | Third Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 14, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost 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--
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLish
Harris 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
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. McLish
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power juggles the ball. That's an error on Power. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. McLish
Lary bunts towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. There goes Bridges trying to get to home. Minoso throws the ball in to Nixon who tags Bridges, who's trying to score from second, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bridges. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Lary
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. McLish
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Harris moves to third. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berberet vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Harris scores. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berberet vs. Locke
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bridges vs. Locke
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Locke
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Lary fires to first and picks off Minoso. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Locke
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Locke
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Locke
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Locke
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locke vs. Lary
Locke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bolling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Locke
Harris 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, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Locke
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Locke
Berberet hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Locke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Locke
There's a wild pitch. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bridges vs. Locke
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
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 -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Locke
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Locke
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Locke
Bolling hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, 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
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
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 -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Locke
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Locke
Harris 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, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Locke
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Lary
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bobby Locke.
Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harshman vs. Lary
Jack Harshman pinch hits for Jim Piersall.
Harshman hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching. Billy Moran now playing shortstop. Woodie Held now playing center field.
Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veal vs. Smith
Veal hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Smith
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baxes. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Smith
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berberet scores. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Smith
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lary scores. Yost moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Smith
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Yost scores. Bolling scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Smith
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Smith
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Smith
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1959 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 5 2 5 2
Harshman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 5 1 1 1
Moran B, ss 0 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 5 2 3 2
Power V, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, cf 4 1 1 1
Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 5 1 1 0
Francona T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Maxwell C, lf 3 2 1 1
Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0 Berberet L, c 4 1 1 0
Baxes J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bridges R, ss 3 0 1 1
Nixon R, c 3 0 1 0 Veal C, ss 1 0 0 0
Held W, ss-cf 3 0 2 0 Lary F, p 3 1 0 0
McLish C, p 1 0 0 0
Locke B, p 1 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 38 11 14 8
Cleveland 000 000 001 -- 1
Detroit 214 000 04x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L) 2.1 7 7 6 1 2
Locke B 4.2 3 0 0 1 3
Smith B 1.0 4 4 3 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 1
E -- Power V, Bridges R, Baxes J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 7
2B -- Power V, Kuenn H
HR -- Kuenn H, Francona T
SH -- Lary F
WP -- Locke B 2, Smith B
T -- 2:24
A -- 28198
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