GAME LOG Baltimore @ Detroit
Thursday, 5/18/1959
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Don Buddin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Adams:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
B. Adams to second.
LF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
B. Adams to third.
B. Virdon to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wertz out at 2nd base.
B. Adams scores.
V. Wertz to second.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Base on balls.
V. Wertz to third.
H. Peterson to second.
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Peterson out at 3rd base.
Inning over... one run, no hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Duke Maas
RF Gene Woodling:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
S. Amoros to second.
Amoros tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to short left-center.
S. Amoros scores.
H. Killebrew to second.
Killebrew tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Maury Wills:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Duke Maas:
Flies out down the left field line.
SS Don Buddin:
Base on balls.
2B Bobby Adams:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (405 feet)
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Duke Maas
CF Jim Landis:
SINGLES to right
2B Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to left
J. Landis to second.
P Nellie King:
SAC BUNT.
Landis advances to third.
Malzone advances to second.
RF Gene Woodling:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
J. Landis scores.
F. Malzone to third.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
F. Malzone scores.
G. Woodling to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Amoros out at 2nd base.
G. Woodling scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
F. Hatfield scores.
H. Killebrew scores.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 5 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Detroit 6, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Nellie King
LF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Baltimore 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Duke Maas
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to right field.
P Nellie King:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Nellie King
1B Joe Collins:
Lines out to the shortstop.
3B Maury Wills:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
P Duke Maas:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Baltimore 3
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Duke Maas
RF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to center
G. Woodling to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Amoros out at 2nd base.
G. Woodling to third.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Nellie King
SS Don Buddin:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (430 feet)
2B Bobby Adams:
SINGLES to left
CF Bill Virdon:
Base on balls.
B. Adams to second.
LF Vic Wertz:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Virdon out at 2nd base.
B. Virdon to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
B. Virdon to third.
V. Wertz to second.
RF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Virdon scores.
V. Wertz to third.
H. Peterson to second.
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 6, Baltimore 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Duke Maas
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
CF Jim Landis:
SAC BUNT.
Robinson advances to second.
2B Frank Malzone:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Robinson to third.
Robinson tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
P Nellie King:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Malzone out at 2nd base.
RF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
N. King to second.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
3B Maury Wills:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Joe Koppe:
SINGLES to center
SS Don Buddin:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Duke Maas
New pitcher: Frank Sullivan.
LF Sandy Amoros:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Amoros steals second.
Intentional walk.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Ginsberg out at 2nd base.
S. Amoros to third.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Robinson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
2B Bobby Adams:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
LF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 7, Baltimore 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Frank Sullivan
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to shallow center field.
P Nellie King:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Gene Woodling:
Hit by pitch.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
G. Woodling to second.
LF Sandy Amoros:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to third.
F. Hatfield to second.
1B Harmon Killebrew:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling scores.
F. Hatfield to third.
S. Amoros to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
F. Hatfield scores.
S. Amoros to third.
H. Killebrew to second.
S. Amoros scores.
New pitcher: Ken Johnson.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Base on balls.
H. Killebrew to third.
J. Ginsberg to second.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 10, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Hardy Peterson:
Popped out to the shortstop.
RF Willie Kirkland:
SINGLES to right
1B Joe Collins:
Base on balls.
W. Kirkland to second.
3B Maury Wills:
Popped out to the second baseman.
New pitcher: Stan Pitula.
P Ken Johnson:
PH Dee Fondy:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 10, Baltimore 5
Batting: Detroit, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ken Johnson
New pitcher: Rip Coleman.
2B Frank Malzone:
Flies out to left field.
PH Dick Rand:
SINGLES down the left field line.
RF Gene Woodling:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Detroit 10, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Stan Pitula
New pitcher: Jim Pearce.
SS Don Buddin:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Bobby Adams:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Buddin out at 2nd base.
LF Vic Wertz:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Virdon to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Virdon out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 10, Baltimore 5
Game over. Score: Detroit 10, Baltimore 5
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