Red Sox @ Indians
August 23, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 0 3 1
Indians 0 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Red Sox 0 3 1
Indians 1 5 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .375
OBP .000 .412
At Bats 3 293
Hits 0 110
• Singles 0 77
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 62

Tom Brewer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 8 2
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 23, 1959
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Home Run
Tom Brewer
Sammy White
Vic Wertz
Pumpsie Green
Frank Malzone
Don Buddin
Gene Stephens
Gary Geiger
Jackie Jensen
Tito Francona

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 0 3 1 5
Cleveland Indians 1 5 0 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Perry
Losing Pitcher Tom Brewer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tito Francona
Attendance
Time of Game 1 hour 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Wertz is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Geiger hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stephens bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second.
Top 9 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Green reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perry moves to second.
Bottom 8 Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 8 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brewer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Bottom 7 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gary Geiger now playing center field. Gene Stephens now playing left field. Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Geiger. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Geiger steals second.
Top 7 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gary Geiger pinch runs for Ted Williams. Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Green hits a popup towards the mound. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brewer hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fitz Gerald strikes out.
Bottom 5 Held strikes out.
Top 5 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 White hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colavito strikes out.
Top 4 Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 3 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Fitz Gerald reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Green strikes out.
Top 3 Brewer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Malzone. Baxes moves to second.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buddin strikes out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baxes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Malzone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jensen strikes out.
Top 1 Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Green strikes out.