GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Wednesday, 6/28/1959
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Ben Taylor:
Base on balls.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Lindy Mcdaniel
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (380 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
P. Whisenant to third.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
R. Maris to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Roy Sievers:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (393 feet)
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
Hit by pitch.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Thompson caught stealing at second.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Lindy Mcdaniel
P Bob Purkey:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
B. Purkey to second.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Purkey to third.
C. Michaels to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
B. Purkey scores.
C. Michaels to third.
S. Esposito to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels scores.
S. Esposito to third.
T. Francona to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
S. Esposito scores.
T. Francona to third.
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to right-center.
Francona tags up at third...
Taylor throws home...
Francona scores!
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to third.
R. Jablonski to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 1
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Red Schoendienst:
Popped out to the third baseman.
P Lindy Mcdaniel:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to right
L. Mcdaniel to second.
RF Ben Taylor:
SINGLES to short right field.
L. Mcdaniel to third.
W. Moon to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Taylor out at 2nd base.
L. Mcdaniel scores.
W. Moon to third.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Lindy Mcdaniel
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to left field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Esposito out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Lines out to the second baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to right
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Lindy Mcdaniel
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (428 feet)
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to left
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Jablonski out at 2nd base.
P Bob Purkey:
SAC BUNT.
Pagliaroni advances to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to short center field.
J. Pagliaroni to third.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
PH Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Ben Taylor:
SINGLES to left
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Taylor out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to right-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to center
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
PH Johnny Temple:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to left field.
RF Ben Taylor:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bobby Tiefenauer
New pitcher: Lou Brissie.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to right field.
3B Roy Sievers:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Sievers to third.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Lou Brissie
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
H. Kuenn scores.
R. Maris to third.
Maris tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: John Romonosky.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Hank Thompson:
Flies out to center field.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P John Romonosky:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Kansas City 2
Game over. Score: Cleveland 10, Kansas City 2
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