GAME LOG Cleveland @ Baltimore
Friday, 6/23/1959
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Popped out to the catcher.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Francona out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Maury Wills:
SINGLES to right
RF Richie Ashburn:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Wills to second.
Wills tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
SS Don Buddin:
Flies out to deep left field.
Wills tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Bill Virdon:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Ashburn to third.
1B Joe Collins:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
R. Ashburn scores.
B. Virdon to third.
LF Mel Clark:
SINGLES to short center field.
B. Virdon scores.
J. Collins to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
CF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to center
LF Grady Hatton:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Jim Umbricht:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Maury Wills:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to short center field.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
C. Michaels to third.
S. Esposito to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Jim Piersall:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Francona out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Don Buddin:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
D. Buddin to second.
1B Joe Collins:
Lines out to the pitcher.
LF Mel Clark:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
3B Ray Jablonski:
Strikes out looking.
LF Grady Hatton:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to left
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Bobby Adams:
Flies out to left-center.
P Jim Umbricht:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to short center field.
T. Francona to second.
Francona tries to advance to third...
Virdon throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Maury Wills:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Richie Ashburn:
Wills steals second.
Base on balls.
SS Don Buddin:
Strikes out looking.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Wills to third.
R. Ashburn to second.
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Virdon out at 2nd base.
M. Wills scores.
R. Ashburn to third.
LF Mel Clark:
SINGLES down the right field line.
R. Ashburn scores.
J. Collins to second.
Collins tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
C Hardy Peterson:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Collins scores.
M. Clark to second.
Clark tries to advance to third...
Hatton throws to third...
OUT at third base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
CF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
SINGLES to right
LF Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
R. Jablonski to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (420 feet)
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Cass Michaels:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Jim Umbricht:
Flies out to short right-center.
3B Maury Wills:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
SS Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Tito Francona:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Jim Piersall:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Richie Ashburn:
Flies out to left-center.
SS Don Buddin:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Bill Virdon:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
PH Vic Wertz:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
3B Ray Jablonski:
New 1B: Vic Wertz.
Flies out to right field.
LF Grady Hatton:
Base on balls.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Hatton to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Bunted into fielders choice, Hatton out at third.
Pagliaroni safe at second.
PH Roger Maris:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
B. Purkey scores.
PH Pete Whisenant:
Pitcher Balks.
R. Maris to third.
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 5
Batting: Baltimore, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Mel Clark:
New 2B: Ted Lepcio.
New CF: Harvey Kuenn.
New LF: Jim Piersall.
New SS: Dick Cole.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Hardy Peterson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jim Umbricht
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to deep center field.
New pitcher: Hersh Freeman.
CF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 5
Game over. Score: Baltimore 6, Cleveland 5
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