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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 19, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on April 19, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 19, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 19, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 11,264 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Dick Williams | First Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Frank House | Catcher |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carroll Hardy | Center Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Hal Naragon | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
George Strickland | Shortstop |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 19, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Herbert
Hardy hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Herbert
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Score
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Herbert
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Herbert
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Herbert
Held takes first base on ball four. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Herbert
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Score
House is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Score
Herbert hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Herbert
Score is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Herbert
Hardy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Herbert
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Herbert
There goes Hardy. The throw from House and he is safe. Hardy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hardy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Herbert
There goes Minoso. The throw from House and he is out, Lopez applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Score
Maris hits a popup towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Herbert
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Herbert
Naragon takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Herbert
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Herbert
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Herbert
Score hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Herbert fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Power trying to get to home. Herbert throws to House who tags Power for the out. Naragon moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Score
There's a wild pitch. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Score
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Score
House hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Herbert
Hardy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Herbert
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Score
Herbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Herbert
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naragon vs. Herbert
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Herbert
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Score
Maris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Score
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Herbert
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Herbert
Score hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Herbert
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Score
House is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Score
Herbert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Herbert
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Herbert
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Score
Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopez moves to third. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Score
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bella vs. Score
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Bella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Bella reaches second base with a double. Lopez scores. Maris scores. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Score
House hits a line drive into center field. Hardy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Herbert
Tom Carroll now playing shortstop.
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Herbert
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Herbert
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Herbert
Tito Francona pinch hits for Herb Score.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/19/1959 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 4 1 1 1 Hardy C, cf 3 1 0 0 Williams D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 1 2 0 Minoso M, lf 4 0 2 1 Maris R, rf 4 1 1 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 2 0 Cerv B, lf 3 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 1 0 Smith H, 3b 3 1 0 0 Naragon H, c 3 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Held W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Bella Z, ph 1 0 1 3 Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 1 Carroll T, ss 0 0 0 0 Score H, p 3 0 1 0 House F, c 4 0 0 0 Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 4 31 3 7 3 Kansas City 000 000 004 -- 4 Cleveland 001 100 001 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H (L) 9.0 6 4 4 3 9 DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Cleveland 6 2B -- Cerv B, Bella Z HR -- Tuttle B, Held W SB -- Hardy C CS -- Minoso M SF -- Strickland G WP -- Score H T -- 2:26 A -- 11264
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