Tigers @ Indians
May 20, 1962

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 11 1
Indians 6 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 8 11 1
Indians 6 7 2

Chuck Essegian Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .390
OBP .750 .478
At Bats 4 77
Hits 3 30
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 2 10
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 3 20

Jim Bunning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 20, 1962
Jim Bunning
Dick Brown
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Steve Boros
Chico Fernandez
Rocky Colavito
Bill Bruton
Al Kaline
Chuck Essegian

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 8 11 1 11
Cleveland Indians 6 7 2 5
Winning Pitcher Jerry Casale
Losing Pitcher Sam McDowell
Save Jim Bunning
Game Winning RBI Norm Cash
Attendance 19,642
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Essegian strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Willie Tasby pinch hits for Ron Taylor. Tasby strikes out.
Top 9 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bunning hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ken Aspromonte now playing second base. John Romano now catching. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 8 John Romano pinch hits for Doc Edwards. Romano hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Bunning now pitching. Al Luplow pinch hits for Jerry Kindall. Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kirkland scores. Phillips moves to third.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Kirkland moves to third.
Bottom 8 Held hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kirkland takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Boros hits a popup towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bill Bruton now playing center field. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wood scores.
Top 7 Bill Bruton pinch hits for Bubba Morton. There goes Wood. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Wood steals second.
Top 7 Wood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Casale strikes out.
Top 7 Ron Taylor now pitching. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Don Dillard pinch hits for Gary Bell. Dillard hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kindall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Phillips hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Held hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gary Bell now pitching. Boros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash moves to second.
Top 6 Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to third.
Top 6 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Kaline reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Morton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Essegian hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Casale strikes out.
Top 5 Brown hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Fernandez moves to second.
Top 5 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Boros hits a fly ball towards center. Kirkland settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kirkland. Boros moves to second.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Casale covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 McDowell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morton. Edwards reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Kindall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Top 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Phillips hits a line drive towards third. Boros reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Held strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jerry Casale now pitching. Kirkland hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lary strikes out.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. Boros scores. Fernandez moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Boros moves to second.
Top 3 Boros takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Essegian hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McDowell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Edwards strikes out.
Top 2 Morton strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Wood. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Wood steals second.
Top 2 Wood takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lary is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kindall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Phillips is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros juggles the ball. That's an error on Boros. Held moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kirkland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Green is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Essegian hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Boros takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second.
Top 1 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Morton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kindall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.