GAME LOG Cleveland @ Baltimore
Thursday, 6/22/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
2B Cass Michaels:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to deep left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to left field.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
LF Bill Bruton:
Base on balls.
RF Mel Clark:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bruton out at 2nd base.
2B Joe Koppe:
Flies out to left field.
1B Vic Wertz:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (408 feet)
LF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES down the left field line.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Base on balls.
J. Piersall to second.
C Bob Roselli:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Piersall tags up at second...
Virdon throws to third...
OUT at third base.
P Dick Rozek:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Mel Roach:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Bill Virdon:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (336 feet)
SS Don Buddin:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
2B Cass Michaels:
Popped out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to right
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
S. Esposito to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Francona out at 2nd base.
S. Esposito to third.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
LF Jim Piersall:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Esposito scores.
H. Kuenn scores.
R. Maris scores.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
P Robin Roberts:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Bill Bruton:
Base on balls.
RF Mel Clark:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Bruton out at 2nd base.
2B Joe Koppe:
Base on balls.
M. Clark to second.
1B Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
M. Clark to third.
J. Koppe to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
Base on balls.
M. Clark scores.
J. Koppe to third.
V. Wertz to second.
3B Mel Roach:
SINGLES to center
J. Koppe scores.
V. Wertz to third.
H. Peterson to second.
V. Wertz scores.
H. Peterson to third.
CF Bill Virdon:
Wild pitch.
H. Peterson scores.
M. Roach to second.
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 5, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
C Bob Roselli:
Strikes out swinging.
P Dick Rozek:
SINGLES to short left field.
2B Cass Michaels:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (393 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (366 feet)
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to left
T. Francona to second.
CF Roger Maris:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (427 feet)
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
LF Jim Piersall:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to left field.
C Bob Roselli:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 6 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
SS Don Buddin:
Base on balls.
PH Dee Fondy:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bill Bruton:
Strikes out looking.
RF Mel Clark:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Baltimore 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Phil Paine.
P Dick Rozek:
Strikes out looking.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to short left-center.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C. Michaels to second.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
C. Michaels to third.
C. Michaels scores.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
2B Joe Koppe:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Vic Wertz:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hardy Peterson:
SINGLES to right
3B Mel Roach:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Phil Paine
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim Piersall:
SINGLES to center
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Piersall out at 2nd base.
C Bob Roselli:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Jablonski out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Don Buddin:
Flies out to left field.
P Phil Paine:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Phil Paine
P Dick Rozek:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Cass Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Rozek
LF Bill Bruton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Mel Clark:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Joe Koppe:
Strikes out looking.
New pitcher: Dolan Nichols.
1B Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to center
M. Clark to third.
M. Clark scores.
C Hardy Peterson:
Base on balls.
V. Wertz to second.
3B Mel Roach:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Phil Paine
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Francona out at 2nd base.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
LF Jim Piersall:
Base on balls.
H. Kuenn to second.
New pitcher: Rip Coleman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Wild pitch.
H. Kuenn to third.
J. Piersall to second.
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 6
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dolan Nichols
CF Bill Virdon:
Base on balls.
SS Don Buddin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Virdon to second.
PH Jack Merson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Bill Bruton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Rip Coleman
New pitcher: Frank Sullivan.
C Bob Roselli:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
PH Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Roselli to third.
2B Cass Michaels:
Michaels thrown out at third by the centerfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
B. Roselli scores.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 12, Baltimore 6
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Dolan Nichols
New pitcher: Tom Sturdivant.
RF Mel Clark:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Joe Koppe:
Base on balls.
1B Vic Wertz:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
J. Koppe to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Mel Roach:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 12, Baltimore 6
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