GAME LOG Baltimore @ Cleveland
Sunday, 6/18/1959
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Joe Koppe:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Hardy Peterson:
SINGLES to left
LF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
2B Cass Michaels:
Base on balls.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Michaels steals second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C. Michaels to third.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Francona steals second.
Base on balls.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to left-center.
Michaels tags up at third...
Wertz throws home...
Michaels scores!
T. Francona to third.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to short right field.
T. Francona scores.
P. Whisenant to second.
Whisenant tries to advance to third...
Ashburn throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to short right field.
3B Maury Wills:
SINGLES to left
1B Dee Fondy:
Wills steals second.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Wills to third.
Wills tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Bobby Adams:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
3B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Popped out to the shortstop.
P Bob Purkey:
Bunted into fielders choice, Lepcio out at second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Robin Roberts:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Joe Koppe:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to center
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
S. Esposito to third.
T. Francona to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to center field.
S. Esposito scores.
T. Francona to third.
P. Whisenant to second.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Baltimore 1
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Bill Virdon:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Maury Wills:
Base on balls.
1B Dee Fondy:
SINGLES to short left-center.
B. Virdon to third.
M. Wills to second.
B. Virdon scores.
2B Bobby Adams:
Wild pitch.
M. Wills to third.
D. Fondy to second.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Baltimore 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (427 feet)
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
SINGLES to short right-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Robin Roberts:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Joe Koppe:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
LF Pete Whisenant:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (418 feet)
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to left
CF Roger Maris:
Kuenn steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
H. Kuenn to third.
3B Ted Lepcio:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
H. Kuenn scores.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
T. Lepcio to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Bunted into fielders choice, Lepcio out at third.
Pagliaroni safe at second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 6, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Hardy Peterson:
Flies out to shallow left field.
LF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
CF Bill Virdon:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Maury Wills:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Baltimore 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Dee Fondy:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Bobby Adams:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Robin Roberts:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
B. Adams to third.
RF Richie Ashburn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Baltimore 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Ted Lepcio:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
T. Lepcio scores.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Joe Koppe:
SINGLES to right
C Hardy Peterson:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to right field.
CF Bill Virdon:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (386 feet)
3B Maury Wills:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 7, Baltimore 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
2B Cass Michaels:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Tito Francona:
Intentional walk.
New pitcher: Phil Paine.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito to third.
T. Francona to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Base on balls.
S. Esposito scores.
T. Francona to third.
P. Whisenant to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
T. Francona scores.
P. Whisenant scores.
H. Kuenn scores.
New pitcher: Rip Coleman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 4 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 4
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Dee Fondy:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Bill Bruton:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 4
Game over. Score: Cleveland 11, Baltimore 4
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