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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 4, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 4, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Strickland | Third Baseman |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Cal McLish | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Neil Chrisley | Right Fielder |
Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
Coot Veal | Shortstop |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 4, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lary
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. McLish
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McLish
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. McLish
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lary
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Lary
McLish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. McLish
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. McLish
Lary hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Francona scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Baxes reaches second base with a double. Colavito scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lary
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a line drive off the glove of Power, and into shallow right field. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. McLish
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Lary
McLish strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a line drive to center field. Kuenn throws towards third. Yost fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yost. Strickland moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland tags and scores. Power tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zernial. Power scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McLish
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. McLish
Chrisley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lary
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Lary
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. McLish
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. McLish
Lary hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lary moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lary scores. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zernial vs. McLish
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. McLish
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Lary
McLish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. McLish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Lary
Strickland hits a line drive towards short. Veal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Lary
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. McLish
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. McLish
Veal hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Lary
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lary
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Lary
Baxes hits a line drive into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLish
Gail Harris pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Schultz
Barney Schultz now pitching.
Brown bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Schultz
Held is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Schultz
McLish bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Schultz
Strickland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Schultz
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Held scores. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Schultz
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. McLish
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McLish
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. McLish
Chrisley hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1959, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Strickland G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 1 Kuenn H, cf 4 0 3 1 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 2 Maxwell C, lf 3 0 0 0 Francona T, cf 4 1 1 0 Zernial G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 1 Wilson R, c 4 0 0 0 Baxes J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Chrisley N, rf 3 0 0 0 Brown D, c 3 0 0 0 Bridges R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Held W, ss 2 1 0 0 Veal C, ss 3 0 0 0 McLish C, p 4 0 1 0 Lary F, p 2 1 1 0 Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 5 31 1 5 1 Cleveland 100 220 001 -- 6 Detroit 000 001 000 -- 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO McLish C (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (L) 8.0 6 5 3 2 3 Schultz B 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 E -- Yost E, Zernial G, Held W DP -- Cleveland 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 6, Detroit 5 2B -- Francona T, Colavito R, Baxes J, Kuenn H, McLish C HR -- Minoso M SF -- Minoso M HBP -- by McLish C (Chrisley N), by Lary F (Brown D), by Schultz B (Held W) T -- 2:19 A -- 0
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