GAME LOG Detroit @ Kansas City
Saturday, 6/24/1959
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Amoros out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
LF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Lines out to the shortstop.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to short left-center.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
G. Hamner scores.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Johnny Kucks:
Base on balls.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to center
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
H. Thompson to second.
Thompson tries to advance to third...
Landis throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Courtney out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Amoros out at 2nd base.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Willard Schmidt:
Flies out to left field.
LF Dick Williams:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (365 feet)
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to short right-center.
RF Frank Malzone:
Base on balls.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
F. Malzone to second.
P Johnny Kucks:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
F. Malzone to third.
F. Malzone scores.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Kucks to second.
Kucks tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
3B Roy Sievers:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to short center field.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to left
R. Sievers to third.
Sievers tries to score...
Amoros throws home...
Sievers scores!
H. Thompson to second.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES down the right field line.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to center
J. Ginsberg to second.
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
P Willard Schmidt:
Flies out to shallow left field.
LF Dick Williams:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Reaches on a throwing error by the second baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to deep left-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
D. Hoak to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Hoak tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
D. Hoak scores.
H. Killebrew to second.
Killebrew tries to advance to third...
Williams throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
C Clint Courtney:
New 2B: Don Hoak.
DOUBLES down the right field line.
PH Wally Moon:
SAC BUNT.
Courtney advances to third.
PH Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C. Courtney scores.
LF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Lou Brissie.
RF Frank Malzone:
New LF: Wally Moon.
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (406 feet)
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Johnny Kucks:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Johnny Kucks
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
SAC BUNT.
Taylor advances to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
B. Taylor to third.
R. Sievers to second.
Taylor tries to score...
Amoros throws home...
Taylor scores!
R. Sievers to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Intentional walk.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Sievers scores.
O. Cepeda to third.
H. Thompson to second.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Courtney out at 2nd base.
O. Cepeda scores.
H. Thompson to third.
PH Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
H. Thompson scores.
W. Moon to second.
Moon tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Reaches second base on a throwing error by the shortstop.
W. Moon scores.
J. Garagiola to second.
New pitcher: Stan Pitula.
PR Ben Taylor:
Base on balls.
J. Garagiola to third.
S. Meeks to second.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to right
J. Garagiola scores.
S. Meeks to third.
B. Taylor to second.
S. Meeks scores.
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 7 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 10, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
2B Don Hoak:
New RF: Ben Taylor.
SINGLES to short right-center.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Hoak out at 2nd base.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to short left-center.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (347 feet)
New pitcher: Ken Lehman.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Frank Malzone:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 10, Detroit 7
Game over. Score: Kansas City 10, Detroit 7
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