GAME LOG Kansas City @ Chicago (A)
Friday, 4/7/1959
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to left field.
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Sievers steals second.
SINGLES to shallow left field.
R. Sievers to third.
R. Sievers scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cepeda out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
RF Jim Busby:
SINGLES to center
SS Billy Martin:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Walt Moryn:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Red Schoendienst:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
P Bill Fischer:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Base on balls.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
2B Randy Jackson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
J. Garagiola to third.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 1, Chicago (A) 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Bobby Thomson:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (406 feet)
C Sammy Taylor:
Popped out to the second baseman.
P Lew Burdette:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Jim Busby:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to short left-center.
A. Kaline to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
A. Kaline to third.
SS Red Schoendienst:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
A. Kaline scores.
P Bill Fischer:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 2, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
SS Billy Martin:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Walt Moryn:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Martin to third.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Lines out to the first baseman.
LF Jim Lemon:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
B. Martin scores.
2B Randy Jackson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to right
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 2, Kansas City 2
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
3B Bobby Thomson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Sammy Taylor:
SINGLES to right
P Lew Burdette:
SINGLES to right
S. Taylor to second.
RF Jim Busby:
SAC BUNT.
Taylor advances to third.
Burdette advances to second.
SS Billy Martin:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Taylor scores.
L. Burdette to third.
L. Burdette scores.
CF Walt Moryn:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
B. Martin to second.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Moryn out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
O. Cepeda scores.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Reaches on a throwing error by the catcher.
A. Kaline scores.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to center
J. Jensen to third.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
J. Jensen scores.
P Bill Fischer:
Strikes out, reaches first base on passed ball.
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
B. Fischer scores.
C Joe Garagiola:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Randy Jackson:
Flies out to shallow left field.
3B Bobby Thomson:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Sammy Taylor:
Base on balls.
P Lew Burdette:
SAC BUNT.
Taylor advances to second.
PH Sam Mele:
Flies out to left field.
SS Billy Martin:
Flies out down the right field line.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to short right field.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
PH Clint Courtney:
Flies out to deep left-center.
P Bill Fischer:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Walt Moryn:
New SS: Sammy Meeks.
Flies out down the left field line.
1B Ted Kluszewski:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Jim Lemon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Lew Burdette
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to left field.
C Joe Garagiola:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
3B Roy Sievers:
Intentional walk.
New pitcher: Lloyd Hittle.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Chicago (A) 4
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Randy Jackson:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Bobby Thomson:
Strikes out swinging.
C Sammy Taylor:
SINGLES to center
R. Jackson to second.
Jackson tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Gene Freese:
SINGLES to center
R. Jackson scores.
S. Taylor to second.
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
RF Sam Mele:
Bunted into fielders choice, Taylor out at third.
Freese safe at second.
SS Billy Martin:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (385 feet)
Game over. Score: Chicago (A) 8, Kansas City 6
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