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August 14, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Indians 0 6 2
Tigers 11 14 1
Top 9 R H E
Indians 1 7 2
Tigers 11 14 1

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .380
OBP .000 .420
At Bats 3 263
Hits 0 100
• Singles 0 71
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 55

Frank Lary Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 7 0
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Briggs Stadium - August 14, 1959
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Home Run
Frank Lary
Lou Berberet
Gail Harris
Frank Bolling
Eddie Yost
Coot Veal
Charlie Maxwell
Al Kaline
Harvey Kuenn
Tito Francona
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Maxwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Harris strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Yost scores. Bolling scores. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. Bolling moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lary scores. Yost moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berberet scores. Lary moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Baxes. Berberet moves to second.
Bottom 8 Veal hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Smith now pitching. Billy Moran now playing shortstop. Woodie Held now playing center field. Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Power hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jack Harshman pinch hits for Jim Piersall. Harshman hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bobby Locke. Valo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second.
Top 8 Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harris 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 7 Kaline strikes out.
Top 7 Baxes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Maxwell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Berberet hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Locke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Harris 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 5 Locke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bolling scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kuenn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Baxes hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lary fires to first and picks off Minoso.
Top 4 Francona strikes out.
Top 4 Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maxwell scores.
Bottom 3 Berberet strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bobby Locke now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Harris scores. Maxwell moves to third.
Bottom 3 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Harris moves to third. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Bolling strikes out.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out.
Top 3 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held moves to second.
Top 3 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bridges.
Bottom 2 Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell scores. There goes Bridges trying to get to home. Minoso throws the ball in to Nixon who tags Bridges, who's trying to score from second, for the out. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Lary bunts towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Maxwell moves to third. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power juggles the ball. That's an error on Power. Maxwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Berberet strikes out.
Bottom 2 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out.
Top 2 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Harris 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 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out.
Top 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to third.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out.