GAME LOG Detroit @ Kansas City
Thursday, 4/6/1959
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Grim
3B Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
RF Jim King:
Flies out to right field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to third.
S. Amoros to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
F. Hatfield scores.
S. Amoros scores.
J. Ginsberg scores.
1B Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Garagiola:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (366 feet)
3B Roy Sievers:
Popped out to the first baseman.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Kaline steals second.
SINGLES to center
A. Kaline to third.
A. Kaline scores.
2B Hank Thompson:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 3, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out looking.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
2B Jerry Coleman:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
F. Hatfield scores.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Grim:
SINGLES to center
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Grim to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to shallow center field.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
B. Grim to third.
W. Moon to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Grim scores.
W. Moon to third.
R. Sievers to second.
W. Moon scores.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Grim
RF Jim King:
SINGLES to right
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
SS Granny Hamner:
SINGLES to short right-center.
1B Gene Woodling:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Hamner scores.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Detroit 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
RF Jackie Jensen:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
2B Hank Thompson:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Jensen scores.
SS Red Schoendienst:
SAC BUNT.
Thompson advances to third.
P Bob Grim:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
H. Thompson scores.
C Joe Garagiola:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
P Nellie King:
SINGLES to center
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, King out at 2nd base.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 7, Detroit 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to left
R. Sievers to second.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
R. Sievers to third.
O. Cepeda to second.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
R. Sievers scores.
O. Cepeda to third.
A. Kaline to second.
New pitcher: Vito Valentinetti.
2B Hank Thompson:
Base on balls.
O. Cepeda scores.
A. Kaline to third.
J. Jensen to second.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to short right-center.
P Bob Grim:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
A. Kaline scores.
J. Jensen to third.
H. Thompson to second.
J. Jensen scores.
C Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Thompson out at 3rd base.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 11, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
LF Sandy Amoros:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Jim King:
Flies out to center field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Base on balls.
SS Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 11, Detroit 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to left field.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to short left-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to left field.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 11, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
1B Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Vito Valentinetti:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 11, Detroit 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Flies out to short right-center.
P Bob Grim:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 11, Detroit 5
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
3B Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to second.
RF Jim King:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to third.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to right
J. Coleman scores.
S. Amoros to third.
J. King to second.
Amoros tries to score...
Jensen throws home...
Amoros scores!
J. King to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
Joe Garagiola was injured.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to left-center.
King tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
1B Gene Woodling:
Flies out to short left field.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 11, Detroit 8
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
LF Wally Moon:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to center
W. Moon to third.
Moon tries to score...
Landis throws home...
Moon is out at home!
C. Courtney to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Intentional walk.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C. Courtney scores.
R. Sievers to third.
Sievers tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Bob Trowbridge.
CF Al Kaline:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Base on balls.
O. Cepeda to third.
A. Kaline to second.
2B Hank Thompson:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
O. Cepeda scores.
A. Kaline to third.
J. Jensen to second.
PH Dick Williams:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
A. Kaline scores.
J. Jensen scores.
R. Schoendienst scores.
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
LF Wally Moon:
PH Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 6 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Kansas City 17, Detroit 8
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Grim
New pitcher: Jim Brosnan.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Smith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the right field line.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
F. Hatfield to third.
J. Coleman to second.
F. Hatfield scores.
RF Jim King:
Base on balls.
J. Coleman to third.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Amoros out at 3rd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 17, Detroit 9
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Smith
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to right
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 17, Detroit 9
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Brosnan
SS Granny Hamner:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (373 feet)
New pitcher: Lou Brissie.
1B Gene Woodling:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (367 feet)
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out looking.
PH Don Hoak:
Base on balls.
3B Fred Hatfield:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
D. Hoak to second.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Hit by pitch.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 17, Detroit 11
Game over. Score: Kansas City 17, Detroit 11
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