GAME LOG Kansas City @ Cleveland
Thursday, 7/20/1959
Batting: Kansas City, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to deep left-center.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Al Kaline:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Grady Hatton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Roy Sievers:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
C Clint Courtney:
SINGLES to right
H. Thompson to second.
H. Thompson to third.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 0, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
CF Roger Maris:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep center field. (422 feet)
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Bill Fischer:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Wally Moon:
Base on balls.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Moon out at 2nd base.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
J. Jensen to second.
Jensen tries to advance to third...
Maris throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
3B Roy Sievers:
Base on balls.
A. Kaline to second.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Flies out to right-center.
P Bob Purkey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Grady Hatton:
Bunted into fielders choice, Esposito out at third.
CF Roger Maris:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
G. Hatton to second.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to short left-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
G. Hatton to third.
R. Maris to second.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Bill Fischer:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Wally Moon:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Fischer out at 2nd base.
RF Jackie Jensen:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to short right-center.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to center
J. Pagliaroni to second.
J. Pagliaroni to third.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Michaels out at 2nd base.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
1B Grady Hatton:
Reaches second base on an error by the leftfielder.
S. Esposito scores.
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to deep right-center.
3B Roy Sievers:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
R. Sievers to third.
2B Hank Thompson:
Flies out to short right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
RF Harvey Kuenn:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Intentional walk.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to right field.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the catcher.
H. Kuenn to third.
P. Whisenant to second.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out down the right field line.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Clint Courtney:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Base on balls.
P Bill Fischer:
SINGLES to right
R. Schoendienst to second.
LF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
R. Schoendienst to third.
B. Fischer to second.
PH Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to deep left-center.
Schoendienst tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (410 feet)
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... 4 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
2B Cass Michaels:
New C : Joe Garagiola.
New RF: Ben Taylor.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to right
CF Roger Maris:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
G. Hatton scores.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Orlando Cepeda:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Hank Thompson:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Ben Taylor:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to left
PH Ted Lepcio:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Kansas City, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Red Schoendienst:
New LF: Jim Piersall.
New 3B: Ted Lepcio.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
PH Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Wally Moon:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Kansas City 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Fischer
New pitcher: Willard Schmidt.
P Bob Purkey:
PH Bob Roselli:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
2B Cass Michaels:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Michaels to third.
1B Grady Hatton:
SINGLES to right
C. Michaels scores.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
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