GAME LOG Cleveland @ Kansas City
Wednesday, 7/26/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Grim
2B Cass Michaels:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
Cass Michaels was injured.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to deep right-center.
1B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Lepcio scores.
R. Maris scores.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: George O'donnell
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (432 feet)
3B Roy Sievers:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to short left-center.
R. Sievers to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Garagiola out at 2nd base.
R. Sievers to third.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
R. Sievers scores.
O. Cepeda to second.
Cepeda tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
3B Ray Jablonski:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (370 feet)
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P George O'donnell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
T. Lepcio to second.
1B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
T. Lepcio to third.
S. Esposito to second.
T. Lepcio scores.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to right
S. Esposito to third.
G. Hatton to second.
S. Esposito scores.
G. Hatton to third.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
P Bob Grim:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
J. Jensen to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
LF Pete Whisenant:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out looking.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: George O'donnell
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out looking.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
1B Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
P Bob Grim:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to right field.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Joe Garagiola:
SINGLES to center
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to short center field.
J. Garagiola to second.
Garagiola tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Garagiola scores.
O. Cepeda to second.
Cepeda tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Popped out to the catcher.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
PH Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Moon steals second.
SINGLES to center
W. Moon to third.
Moon tries to score...
Maris throws home...
Moon is out at home!
J. Jensen to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
New pitcher: Eddie Erautt.
1B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to left
LF Pete Whisenant:
Catchers interference.
H. Kuenn to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to right
H. Kuenn to third.
P. Whisenant to second.
H. Kuenn scores.
P. Whisenant to third.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Joe Garagiola:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to deep left-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
J. Garagiola to second.
SS Red Schoendienst:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Garagiola scores.
H. Thompson scores.
PH Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Eddie Erautt
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
P George O'donnell:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: George O'donnell
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
W. Moon to second.
Moon tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to right
W. Moon scores.
B. Taylor to second.
Taylor tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to left field.
Taylor tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
A. Kaline to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
A. Kaline scores.
SS Red Schoendienst:
SINGLES to short right-center.
O. Cepeda to third.
H. Thompson to second.
PH Johnny Temple:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 9, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Willard Schmidt
New pitcher: Bobby Tiefenauer.
1B Grady Hatton:
New RF: Ben Taylor.
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
G. Hatton to third.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 9, Cleveland 6
Game over. Score: Kansas City 9, Cleveland 6
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