Top 1

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Striker
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Striker
  
  Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Klimchock vs. Striker
  
  Klimchock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cerv vs. Striker
  
  Cerv strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Williams vs. Striker
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leek vs. Kucks
  
  Leek hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Kucks
  
  Hardy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tanner vs. Kucks
  
  Tanner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hardy for the double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Striker
  
  Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hadley vs. Striker
  
  Hadley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Striker
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kucks vs. Striker
  
  Kucks strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coleman vs. Kucks
  
  Coleman hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Kucks
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Kucks
  
  Nixon 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 3

• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Striker
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Striker, and towards Held, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Striker
  
  Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Klimchock vs. Striker
  
  Klimchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maris moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cerv vs. Striker
  
  Cerv hits a fly ball towards center field. Hardy fields the ball and throws to home. Nixon drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Nixon. Maris tags and scores. Klimchock tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Striker
  
  Williams hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Kucks
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Kucks
  
  Moran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Striker vs. Kucks
  
  Striker is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leek vs. Kucks
  
  Leek hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Striker
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hadley vs. Striker
  
  Hadley hits a fly ball into left field. Tanner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Striker
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kucks vs. Striker
  
  Kucks strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Kucks
  
  Hardy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tanner vs. Kucks
  
  Tanner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Tanner reaches second base with a double. Hardy goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Coleman vs. Kucks
  
  Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. Tanner moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Colavito vs. Kucks
  
  Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Nixon vs. Kucks
  
  Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tanner scores. Coleman moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Held vs. Kucks
  
  Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coleman scores. Colavito scores. Nixon moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moran vs. Tsitouris
  
  John Tsitouris now pitching.
  
  Moran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Held moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Striker vs. Tsitouris
  
  Striker strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Leek vs. Tsitouris
  
  Leek strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hardy vs. Tsitouris
  
  Hardy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held scores. There goes Moran trying to get to third. Maris throws the ball in to Williams, who tags Moran for the out. That run is unearned. View Play 

Top 5

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Striker
  
  Snyder hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maris vs. Striker
  
  Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Klimchock vs. Striker
  
  Klimchock strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cerv vs. Striker
  
  Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tanner vs. Tsitouris
  
  Tanner hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coleman vs. Tsitouris
  
  Coleman hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Tsitouris
  
  Colavito 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 6

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Striker
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Striker
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Coleman. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hadley vs. Striker
  
  Hadley hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Striker
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  DeMaestri vs. Striker
  
  Joe DeMaestri pinch hits for John Tsitouris.
  
  DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Grunwald
  
  Al Grunwald now pitching.
  
  Nixon 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 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Grunwald
  
  Held takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Moran vs. Grunwald
  
  Moran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Striker vs. Grunwald
  
  Striker takes first base on ball four. Held moves to third. Moran moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Leek vs. Killeen
  
  Evans Killeen now pitching.
  
  Leek hits a fly ball towards right. Maris catches it and throws to home to double up Held. View Play 

Top 7

• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Striker
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maris vs. Striker
  
  Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Snyder trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Maris moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 1 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Klimchock vs. Striker
  
  Klimchock hits a line drive into right field. Colavito picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Colavito. Maris scores. Klimchock moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cerv vs. Striker
  
  Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coleman scoops it up and throws to first, with Striker covering, for the out. Klimchock moves to third. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Williams vs. Striker
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lumpe vs. Smith
  
  Bob Smith now pitching.
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Moran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Sturdivant
  
  Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
  
  Hardy hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tanner vs. Sturdivant
  
  Tanner takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Coleman vs. Sturdivant
  
  Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Klimchock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Klimchock. Tanner moves to third. Coleman moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Colavito vs. Sturdivant
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tanner tags and scores. Coleman tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Nixon vs. Sturdivant
  
  Nixon hits a fly ball towards left. Cerv settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cerv. Coleman scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. Sturdivant
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jablonski vs. Smith
  
  Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Kent Hadley.
  
  Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Smith
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bella vs. Smith
  
  Zeke Bella pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant.
  
  Bella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Snyder vs. Smith
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Bella moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Maris vs. Smith
  
  Maris strikes out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Klimchock vs. Smith
  
  Klimchock hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moran vs. Kutyna
  
  Ray Jablonski now playing third base. Marty Kutyna now pitching. Dick Williams now playing first base.
  
  Moran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Kutyna covering, for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dillard vs. Kutyna
  
  Don Dillard pinch hits for Bob Smith.
  
  Dillard hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leek vs. Kutyna
  
  Leek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hardy vs. Kutyna
  
  Hardy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leek moves to second. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tanner vs. Kutyna
  
  Tanner hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cerv vs. Locke
  
  Bobby Locke now pitching.
  
  Cerv hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Locke
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Locke
  
  Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Athletics, 2 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jablonski vs. Locke
  
  Jablonski strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jablonski out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/25/1959, game 1 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Snyder R, cf          3  0  0  0   Leek G, 3b            5  0  1  0   
Maris R, rf           4  2  3  0   Hardy C, cf           5  1  4  1   
Klimchock L, 2b       5  0  3  1   Tanner C, lf          4  2  1  1   
Cerv B, lf            4  0  0  1   Coleman G, 1b         4  2  1  0   
Williams D, 3b-1b     4  0  0  0   Colavito R, rf        2  1  0  1   
Lumpe J, ss           5  0  1  0   Nixon R, c            4  1  1  1   
Hadley K, 1b          2  0  0  0   Held W, ss            3  1  1  2   
Jablonski R, ph-3b    2  0  0  0   Moran B, 2b           4  0  2  1   
Smith H, c            4  0  3  0   Striker J, p          1  0  0  0   
Kucks J, p            2  0  0  0   Smith B, p            0  0  0  0   
Tsitouris J, p        0  0  0  0   Dillard D, ph         1  0  0  0   
DeMaestri J, ph       1  0  0  0   Locke B, p            0  0  0  0   
Grunwald A, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Killeen E, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Sturdivant T, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Bella Z, ph           1  0  1  0                                      
Kutyna M, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  2 11  2                        33  8 11  7

Kansas City      001 000 100 --  2
Cleveland        000 600 20x --  8

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kucks J (L)*          3.0  5  6  4  1  0
Tsitouris J           2.0  2  0  0  0  2
Grunwald A            0.1  1  0  0  2  0
Killeen E             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Sturdivant T          1.0  1  2  0  1  1
Kutyna M              1.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Striker J (W)         6.2  8  2  2  4  5
Smith B               1.1  2  0  0  1  1
Locke B (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 6 batters in 4th

E -- Nixon R, Williams D, Coleman G, Colavito R, Klimchock L, Cerv B
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 14, Cleveland 7
2B -- Tanner C
SF -- Cerv B, Colavito R
HBP -- by Kucks J (Striker J)
T -- 2:51
A -- 0

    

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