GAME LOG Boston @ Cleveland
Saturday, 4/8/1959
Batting: Boston, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Roberto Clemente:
Flies out to left field.
1B Irv Noren:
SINGLES to center
C Carl Sawatski:
SINGLES to center
I. Noren to second.
Noren tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to left
I. Noren scores.
C. Sawatski to second.
LF Del Ennis:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
C. Sawatski to third.
W. Mays to second.
Sawatski tries to score...
Whisenant throws home...
Sawatski scores!
W. Mays to third.
D. Ennis to second.
2B Alvin Dark:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
2B Cass Michaels:
Flies out to shallow center field.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to center
T. Francona to second.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
T. Francona to third.
R. Maris to second.
T. Francona scores.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Bob Speake:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Don Drysdale:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the catcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Bob Purkey:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Irv Noren:
Flies out to center field.
C Carl Sawatski:
SINGLES to short right-center.
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to deep left field.
LF Del Ennis:
Base on balls.
C. Sawatski to second.
2B Alvin Dark:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to center
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to center
C. Michaels to second.
Michaels tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Roger Maris:
Flies out to right-center.
Michaels tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Francona out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Ray Boone:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Bob Speake:
SAC BUNT.
Boone advances to third.
P Don Drysdale:
Flies out to short left-center.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Sammy Esposito:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P Bob Purkey:
Reaches base on an error by the centerfielder.
S. Esposito to third.
S. Esposito scores.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to left
B. Purkey to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Michaels out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 3, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Irv Noren:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
C Carl Sawatski:
SAC BUNT.
Noren advances to third.
CF Willie Mays:
Lines out to the second baseman.
LF Del Ennis:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Boston 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
CF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
SINGLES to center
RF Harvey Kuenn:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Pete Whisenant:
SINGLES to short right field.
J. Pagliaroni to second.
Pagliaroni tries to advance to third...
Clemente throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Wild pitch.
J. Pagliaroni scores.
P. Whisenant to second.
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (389 feet)
SS Sammy Esposito:
Lines out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
2B Alvin Dark:
SINGLES to left
SS Ray Boone:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
3B Bob Speake:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
P Don Drysdale:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the catcher.
1B Tito Francona:
SINGLES to center
CF Roger Maris:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 2
Batting: Boston, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Roberto Clemente:
SINGLES to left
1B Irv Noren:
Pitcher Balks.
R. Clemente to second.
Popped out to the second baseman.
C Carl Sawatski:
Base on balls.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES down the right field line.
R. Clemente to third.
C. Sawatski to second.
Clemente tries to score...
Kuenn throws home...
Clemente scores!
C. Sawatski to third.
W. Mays to second.
LF Del Ennis:
Flies out to center field.
Sawatski tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Alvin Dark:
SINGLES down the left field line.
W. Mays to third.
W. Mays scores.
SS Ray Boone:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 5
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Harvey Kuenn:
SINGLES to left
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Kuenn out at 2nd base.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 5
Batting: Boston, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B Bob Speake:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
P Don Drysdale:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 5
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Drysdale
SS Sammy Esposito:
Base on balls.
P Bob Purkey:
SAC BUNT.
Esposito advances to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 5
Batting: Boston, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
1B Irv Noren:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Carl Sawatski:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Willie Mays:
SINGLES to right
LF Del Ennis:
SINGLES to left
W. Mays to second.
2B Alvin Dark:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 5
Game over. Score: Cleveland 6, Boston 5
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