Orioles @ Indians
August 22, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Orioles 2 7 1
Indians 4 5 0
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Orioles 2 7 1
Indians 4 5 0

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .381
OBP .333 .417
At Bats 3 289
Hits 1 110
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 62

Billy O'Dell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 10 1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - August 22, 1959
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Strikeout
Billy O'Dell
Gus Triandos
Bob Boyd
Chico Carrasquel
Brooks Robinson
Billy Klaus
Gene Woodling
Albie Pearson
Al Pilarcik
Tito Francona
Vic Power
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Francona strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy O'Dell now pitching. Gus Triandos now catching. Chico Carrasquel now playing second base. Power takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Chico Carrasquel pinch runs for Bob Nieman. Walt Dropo pinch hits for Milt Pappas. Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Locke covering, for the out.
Top 8 Bob Nieman pinch hits for Billy Gardner. Nieman takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 8 Barry Shetrone pinch hits for Joe Ginsberg. Shetrone hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boyd scores.
Top 8 Boyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Boyd reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Bobby Locke now pitching. Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Locke covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Locke pinch hits for Gary Bell. Locke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Held strikes out. Ginsberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Held out.
Top 7 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pearson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pappas strikes out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baxes hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Boyd hits a line drive towards first. Power reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pearson scores. Klaus moves to second.
Top 5 Pilarcik hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pearson moves to second.
Top 5 Pearson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Pappas strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Baxes moves to second.
Bottom 4 Baxes bunts towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pappas. Francona moves to second.
Bottom 4 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gardner hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it and throws to second for the out. Woodling moves to third.
Top 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second.
Top 4 Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell strikes out.
Top 3 Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pilarcik for the out.
Top 3 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strickland moves to third.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Baxes strikes out.
Top 2 Pappas strikes out.
Top 2 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 1 Minoso strikes out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Baxes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pilarcik moves to third. Woodling moves to second.
Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Pilarcik. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Pilarcik steals second.
Top 1 Pilarcik takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out.