Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Garcia
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. Garcia
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  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 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Garcia
  
  There goes Kuenn. The throw from Brown and he is out, Baxes applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Mossi
  
  Strickland strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Mossi
  
  Power hits a line drive towards the mound. Mossi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Mossi
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Mossi
  
  Mossi fires to first and has Minoso trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Minoso for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Garcia
  
  Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Garcia
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Garcia
  
  Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. Garcia
  
  Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Mossi
  
  Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Mossi
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Held vs. Mossi
  
  Held hits a popup towards first. Zernial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baxes vs. Mossi
  
  Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Brown vs. Mossi
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. There goes Colavito trying to get to home. Maxwell throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Colavito, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Baxes moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Garcia vs. Mossi
  
  Garcia hits a line drive to right field. Kuenn throws towards the plate. Wilson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wilson. Baxes scores. Brown scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Strickland vs. Mossi
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lepcio vs. Garcia
  
  Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mossi vs. Garcia
  
  Mossi is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Garcia
  
  Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. Garcia
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Garcia
  
  Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Mudcat Grant now pitching.
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wilson vs. Grant
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Mossi
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial scoops it up and throws to first, with Mossi covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Mossi
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Mossi
  
  Francona strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Mossi
  
  Colavito hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Mossi
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridges. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baxes vs. Mossi
  
  Baxes strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Grant
  
  Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. Grant
  
  Bridges hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lepcio vs. Grant
  
  Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chrisley vs. Grant
  
  Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Don Mossi.
  
  Chrisley hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Burnside
  
  Pete Burnside now pitching.
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Burnside
  
  Grant strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Burnside
  
  Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Burnside
  
  Power hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Grant
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. Grant
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Grant
  
  Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Grant
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Zernial vs. Grant
  
  Zernial strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bridges vs. Grant
  
  Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Burnside
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Burnside
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Burnside
  
  Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Burnside
  
  Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baxes vs. Burnside
  
  Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lepcio vs. Grant
  
  Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burnside vs. Grant
  
  Burnside is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. Grant
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. Grant
  
  Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Grant
  
  Maxwell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Burnside
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Burnside
  
  Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Burnside
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Grant
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zernial vs. Grant
  
  Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Burnside
  
  Bobo Osborne now playing first base.
  
  Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Burnside
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Burnside
  
  Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Burnside
  
  Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio misplays the ball. That's an error on Lepcio. Francona moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Held vs. Burnside
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. Grant
  
  Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lepcio vs. Grant
  
  Lepcio bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lepcio for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harris vs. Grant
  
  Gail Harris pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baxes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Baxes. Bridges scores. Harris moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yost vs. Grant
  
  Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kuenn vs. Perry
  
  Jim Perry now pitching.
  
  Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maxwell vs. Perry
  
  Maxwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baxes vs. Sisler
  
  Dave Sisler now pitching.
  
  Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Sisler
  
  Russ Nixon pinch hits for Dick Brown.
  
  Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Valo vs. Sisler
  
  Billy Martin pinch runs for Russ Nixon. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jim Perry.
  
  Valo takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Strickland vs. Sisler
  
  Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges throws to second for one, and Lepcio throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Osborne throws it away. That's an error on Osborne. Martin scores. Strickland moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Power vs. Sisler
  
  Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Strickland scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Minoso vs. Sisler
  
  There goes Power. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Power steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Minoso vs. Sisler
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Bell
  
  Gary Bell now pitching. Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Bell
  
  Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osborne vs. Bell
  
  Osborne hits a line drive into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Berberet vs. Bell
  
  Lou Berberet pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
  
  Berberet takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 7 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lepcio vs. Bell
  
  Coot Veal pinch runs for Lou Berberet.
  
  Lepcio strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/11/1959 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            2  2  1  0   Strickland G, 3b      5  1  1  0   
Kuenn H, rf           4  1  3  0   Power V, 1b           5  0  2  1   
Maxwell C, lf         5  1  2  4   Minoso M, lf          5  1  2  0   
Kaline A, cf          4  1  3  1   Francona T, cf        4  1  1  0   
Wilson R, c           5  0  0  0   Colavito R, rf        4  2  3  3   
Zernial G, 1b         4  1  1  1   Held W, ss            4  0  1  0   
Osborne B, 1b         1  0  0  0   Baxes J, 2b           4  1  1  0   
Bridges R, ss         3  1  0  0   Brown D, c            3  1  1  1   
Berberet L, ph        0  0  0  0   Nixon R, ph           0  0  0  0   
Veal C, pr            0  0  0  0   Martin B, pr          0  1  0  0   
Lepcio T, 2b          4  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      0  0  0  0   
Mossi D, p            1  0  0  0   Garcia M, p           1  0  1  2   
Chrisley N, ph        1  0  0  0   Grant M, p            2  0  0  0   
Burnside P, p         1  0  0  0   Perry J, p            0  0  0  0   
Harris G, ph          1  0  1  1   Valo E, ph            0  0  0  0   
Sisler D, p           0  0  0  0   Bell G, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  7 11  7                        37  8 13  7

Detroit          011 130 010 --  7
Cleveland        032 010 02x --  8

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mossi D               3.0  8  5  5  0  3
Burnside P            4.0  4  1  1  0  2
Sisler D (L)          1.0  1  2  1  2  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Garcia M              2.2  5  2  2  0  1
Grant M               4.2  5  5  5  6  4
Perry J (W)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Bell G (S)            1.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Wilson R, Bridges R, Lepcio T 2, Baxes J, Osborne B
LOB -- Detroit 10, Cleveland 7
HR -- Kaline A, Colavito R 2, Zernial G, Maxwell C
SB -- Power V
CS -- Kuenn H
SH -- Lepcio T
T -- 3:10
A -- 29895

    

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