GAME LOG Cleveland @ Detroit
Sunday, 9/17/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to shallow left field.
SS Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Lepcio to third.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Lepcio scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to left
H. Kuenn scores.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to left
P. Whisenant to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep center field.
2B Don Hoak:
Flies out to deep left-center.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to right field.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to center
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
H. Killebrew to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
H. Killebrew to third.
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to deep right field.
P Nellie King:
Lines out to the third baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Frank Torre:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Don Hoak:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Sandy Amoros:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to left field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the left field line.
S. Amoros to third.
S. Amoros scores.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to left
J. Ginsberg to second.
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Detroit 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to left field.
SS Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
CF Roger Maris:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (421 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Landis:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Hit by pitch.
J. Landis to second.
2B Don Hoak:
BUNT SINGLE.
Landis advances to third.
Hatfield advances to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hoak out at 2nd base.
J. Landis scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to center field.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to left field.
1B Frank Torre:
Base on balls.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to left field.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to right
T. Lepcio to second.
CF Roger Maris:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
T. Lepcio scores.
H. Kuenn to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Intentional walk.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
GRAND SLAM HOMERUN down the left field line. (347 feet)
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to short left field.
1B Frank Torre:
Flies out to left-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 5 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
PH Dick Rand:
Popped out to the third baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
2B Don Hoak:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Ted Lepcio:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
SS Granny Hamner:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (394 feet)
RF Frank Malzone:
Strikes out looking.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Pearce
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Maris out at 2nd base.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to center
P. Whisenant to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Pagliaroni out at 2nd base.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
1B Frank Torre:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
PH Frank House:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to short left-center.
2B Don Hoak:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 4
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