Indians @ Senators
August 5, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 0 7 3
Senators 9 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Indians 0 7 3
Senators 9 14 0

George Strickland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .258
OBP .000 .328
At Bats 3 322
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 64
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 40

Tex Clevenger Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 5
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Griffith Stadium - August 5, 1959
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Strikeout
Tex Clevenger
Clint Courtney
Roy Sievers
Ron Samford
Harmon Killebrew
Zoilo Versalles
Jim Lemon
Lenny Green
Bob Allison
George Strickland
Tito Francona
Minnie Minoso

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 0 7 3 6
Washington Senators 9 14 0 9
Winning Pitcher Tex Clevenger
Losing Pitcher Cal McLish
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tex Clevenger
Attendance 12,198
Time of Game 2 hours 24 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Strickland strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Samford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third.
Top 9 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bob Smith. Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Clevenger covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 8 Courtney bunts towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Smith now pitching. Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second.
Top 8 Brown strikes out.
Top 8 Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clevenger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Clevenger covering, for the out.
Top 7 Minoso strikes out.
Bottom 6 Samford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Courtney moves to second.
Bottom 6 Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jack Harshman now pitching. Jim Piersall now playing center field. Woodie Held now playing third base. Jim Baxes now playing second base. Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jack Harshman pinch hits for Ray Webster. Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Locke strikes out.
Bottom 5 Lemon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Samford scores. Versalles moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes juggles the ball. That's an error on Baxes. Sievers scores. Samford moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Clevenger bunts towards the mound. Locke fields it and throws to first for the out. Sievers moves to third. Samford moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bobby Locke now pitching. Samford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 5 Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores.
Bottom 5 Lemon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brown strikes out.
Top 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Strickland strikes out.
Bottom 4 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Webster who tags Versalles, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Clevenger hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Samford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sievers strikes out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lemon scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ray Webster now playing second base. Jim Baxes now playing third base. Allison hits a ball on the ground for an out. Green scores. Lemon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to third.
Bottom 3 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McLish strikes out.
Top 3 Brown strikes out.
Top 3 Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Held reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Clevenger takes first base on ball four. Allison scores. Courtney moves to third. Sievers moves to second.
Bottom 2 Samford strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sievers is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to second.
Bottom 2 Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to third.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jim Baxes now playing second base. Versalles is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Jim Baxes pinch runs for Billy Martin. Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samford fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Martin is hit by the pitch.