GAME LOG Cleveland @ Washington
Wednesday, 5/31/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to right
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Luis Aparicio:
Flies out to right-center.
2B George Strickland:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Strickland out at 2nd base.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Faye Throneberry:
Flies out to left-center.
C Gus Triandos:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
1B Bob Boyd:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to shallow right field.
P Bob Purkey:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
B. Purkey to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Roger Maris:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Juan Pizarro:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Luis Aparicio:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to deep center field.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B George Strickland:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
3B Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Whisenant out at 2nd base.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Gus Triandos:
Flies out to center field.
1B Bob Boyd:
Flies out to short right-center.
CF Jim Delsing:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
CF Roger Maris:
Popped out to the first baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Popped out to the second baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Juan Pizarro:
Strikes out looking.
SS Luis Aparicio:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B George Strickland:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES down the left field line.
2B Ted Lepcio:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Wes Covington:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to short left field.
3B Faye Throneberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Tito Francona:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (419 feet)
CF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Gus Triandos:
SINGLES to right
1B Bob Boyd:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
G. Triandos to second.
CF Jim Delsing:
SAC BUNT.
Triandos advances to third.
Boyd advances to second.
P Juan Pizarro:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
SS Luis Aparicio:
SINGLES to right
G. Triandos scores.
B. Boyd to third.
B. Boyd scores.
2B George Strickland:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Washington 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Juan Pizarro
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels to second.
2B Ted Lepcio:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C. Michaels scores.
P. Whisenant to third.
Whisenant tries to score...
Delsing throws home...
Whisenant scores!
PH Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Washington 2
Batting: Washington, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
New pitcher: Barney Schultz.
RF Wes Covington:
New 3B: Cass Michaels.
Flies out to short left-center.
LF Willie Kirkland:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Faye Throneberry:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
PH Al Smith:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 3, Washington 2
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