Yankees @ Indians
July 23, 1959

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Yankees 4 7 2
Indians 7 13 3
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Yankees 4 7 2
Indians 7 13 3

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .261
OBP .333 .292
At Bats 3 238
Hits 1 62
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 10
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 2 39

Mudcat Grant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 23, 1959
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Out
Mudcat Grant
Russ Nixon
Vic Power
Granny Hamner
George Strickland
Woodie Held
Minnie Minoso
Jim Piersall
Rocky Colavito
Elston Howard
Mickey Mantle
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mantle moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Held strikes out.
Bottom 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Richardson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Jim Bronstad now pitching. Grant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Siebern is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mudcat Grant now pitching. Jim Piersall now playing center field. Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Art Ditmar now pitching. Strickland takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 6 Jim Piersall pinch runs for Tito Francona. Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard fields the ball and throws to Grba covering. Safe.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Power takes first base on ball four. Strickland scores. Nixon moves to third. Held moves to second.
Bottom 6 Held takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to third. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Eli Grba now pitching. Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 6 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jim Perry. Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona scores. Colavito moves to third.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Francona moves to third.
Bottom 6 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Brickell hits a line drive towards third. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Top 6 Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Richardson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to third.
Top 4 Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berra moves to second.
Top 4 Berra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Held moves to second.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Power hits a line drive into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lopez strikes out.
Top 3 Granny Hamner now playing second base. Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mantle moves to third.
Top 3 Jim Perry now pitching. Russ Nixon now catching. Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. Mantle moves to second.
Bottom 2 Russ Nixon pinch hits for Bob Smith. Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lopez. Strickland moves to second.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Siebern strikes out.
Top 2 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws home. Fitz Gerald drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Fitz Gerald. Brickell scores. Richardson moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Brickell moves to second.
Top 2 Brickell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berra moves to third.
Top 2 Berra hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Berra reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive towards short. Brickell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brickell. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bauer strikes out.
Top 1 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Mantle hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Francona chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Fitz Gerald fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Fitz Gerald. Siebern goes all the way around to score. Mantle moves to third.
Top 1 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.