Indians @ Athletics
September 20, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 4 12 2
Athletics 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 4 12 2
Athletics 3 7 2

Bob Cerv Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .292
OBP .250 .337
At Bats 4 439
Hits 1 128
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 19
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 2 82

Cal McLish Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 8 1
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Municipal Stadium - September 20, 1959
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Cal McLish
Russ Nixon
Tito Francona
Vic Power
George Strickland
Woodie Held
Minnie Minoso
Jim Piersall
Rocky Colavito
Bob Cerv
Kent Hadley
Roger Maris

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 4 12 2 10
Kansas City Athletics 3 7 2 10
Winning Pitcher Cal McLish
Losing Pitcher Ned Garver
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Minnie Minoso
Attendance 11,058
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hadley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris moves to third.
Bottom 9 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power misplays the ball. That's an error on Power. Morgan scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. Morgan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Joe Morgan pinch hits for Ned Garver. Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Jerry Lumpe now playing third base. Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Ray Jablonski. Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Terwilliger moves to second.
Bottom 8 Jablonski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cerv strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hadley hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out.
Top 8 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to third for the out. Strickland moves to second.
Top 8 Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second.
Top 8 Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores.
Top 8 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Colavito moves to third.
Top 8 Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Cerv picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cerv. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 7 Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garver takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Klimchock strikes out.
Top 7 Francona strikes out.
Top 7 Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lumpe strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 McLish strikes out.
Top 6 Strickland strikes out.
Top 6 Held strikes out.
Top 6 Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Francona strikes out.
Top 5 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to home. Smith drops the ball. Minoso moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Power bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third.
Top 5 Piersall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Klimchock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McLish hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Held hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power misplays the ball. That's an error on Power. Snyder moves to third.
Bottom 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Colavito hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Smith hits a popup towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lumpe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Lumpe reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Held moves to second.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hadley strikes out.
Bottom 1 Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.