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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 24, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 24, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 22,735 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Gail Harris | First Baseman |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Ray Webster | Second Baseman |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuenn for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Kaline reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Garcia
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berberet vs. Garcia
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bridges vs. Garcia
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Garcia
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lary moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Lary scores. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. Yost scores. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Garcia
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Lary
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Held moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Lary
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Garcia
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Garcia
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Garcia
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Power goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Maxwell. Minoso scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Garcia
Lary is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Garcia
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Garcia
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell strikes out. The ball gets by Nixon. He chases the ball to the backstop. Yost scores. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Garcia
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Lary
Webster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Lary
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Bolger hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Podbielan
Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Podbielan
Bridges bunts towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris scores. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Podbielan
There goes Berberet. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Baxes applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Podbielan
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Podbielan
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Podbielan
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Podbielan
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Podbielan
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lary
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Podbielan
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Podbielan
Harris hits a popup towards third. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Podbielan
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webster vs. Lary
Webster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Lary
Tito Francona pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Francona is hit by the pitch. Held moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Lary
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Cicotte
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Cicotte
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster misplays the ball. That's an error on Webster. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Cicotte
Yost hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Sisler
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Sisler
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Ray Webster.
Hamner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/24/1959, game 2 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 4 2 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 2 3 1 Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 2 Minoso M, lf 4 2 2 1 Kaline A, cf 4 0 2 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Baxes J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Berberet L, c 4 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 0 1 Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 1 Held W, ss 4 0 2 0 Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Webster R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lary F, p 4 1 1 0 Garcia M, p 1 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0 Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0 Francona T, ph 0 0 0 0 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 10 4 33 3 8 2 Detroit 003 021 000 -- 6 Cleveland 000 200 001 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W)* 8.0 8 3 2 0 7 Sisler D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (L) 5.0 6 5 3 1 5 Podbielan B 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 Cicotte A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Maxwell C, Nixon R, Webster R DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Detroit 4, Cleveland 5 2B -- Kuenn H, Maxwell C, Minoso M 3B -- Kaline A SB -- Kuenn H, Yost E CS -- Berberet L SH -- Bridges R SF -- Nixon R HBP -- by Lary F (Francona T) T -- 2:22 A -- 22735
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