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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 22, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on July 22, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 22, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 22, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duke Maas |
Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 42,747 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
Elston Howard | First Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
Yogi Berra | Catcher |
Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
Duke Maas | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Woodie Held | Shortstop |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
George Strickland | Third Baseman |
Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
Herb Score | Pitcher |
Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 22, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Score
Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Score
Siebern hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Score
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Maas
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Maas
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Maas
Minoso hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Score
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Score
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Score
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brickell vs. Score
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Maas
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Maas
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Brickell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Maas
The ball gets by Berra for a passed ball. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Maas
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lopez. Francona scores. Strickland moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Maas
Fitz Gerald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Maas
Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebern throws the ball in to Howard who tags Baxes trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Strickland scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maas vs. Score
Maas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Score
Richardson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Score
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Score
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Baxes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Maas
Score strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Maas
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Maas
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Score
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Score
Bauer hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Maas
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Maas
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Maas
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Maas
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Maas
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Score
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brickell vs. Score
Brickell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maas vs. Score
Maas bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maas for the out. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Score
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Maas
Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Score vs. Maas
Score strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Maas
Held hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Maas
Power hits a popup towards short. Brickell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Maas
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Score
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Score
Mantle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Mantle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Score
Howard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baxes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Score
Lopez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Score
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Maas
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Maas covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Maas
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Maas
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Maas
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Score
Berra hits a popup towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Score
Brickell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Score
Don Larsen pinch hits for Duke Maas.
Larsen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Score
Richardson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Francona. Richardson reaches second base with a double. Brickell scores. Larsen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Score
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Score
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Score
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields the ball and throws to Bell covering. Safe. Mantle moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. Bell
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Duren
Marv Throneberry now playing first base. Ryne Duren now pitching.
Baxes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Duren
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Duren
Held strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Duren
Power hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Power for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Ferrarese
Don Ferrarese now pitching.
Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Ferrarese
Brickell 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 -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Ferrarese
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Ferrarese
Richardson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Ferrarese
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Ferrarese
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Duren
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Duren
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Duren
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Duren
Strickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Minoso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Duren
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duren vs. Ferrarese
Duren is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ferrarese
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Ferrarese
Bauer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Bauer reaches second base with a double. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berra vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Berra is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brickell vs. Garcia
Brickell bunts towards the mound. Garcia fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garcia. Lopez scores. Bauer scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Throneberry vs. Garcia
Throneberry hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richardson vs. Garcia
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Duren
Baxes hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Duren
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Hamner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Duren
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/22/1959 -- New York at Cleveland (N) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Richardson B, 2b 5 1 2 2 Held W, ss 5 1 1 1 Siebern N, lf 5 0 1 1 Power V, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 1 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 0 Howard E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Francona T, cf 4 1 1 0 Duren R, p 1 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 2 0 0 0 Lopez H, 3b 5 2 3 2 Strickland G, 3b 4 1 2 1 Bauer H, rf 5 1 2 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 2 0 Baxes J, 2b 4 1 2 2 Brickell F, ss 4 1 1 1 Score H, p 2 0 0 0 Maas D, p 1 0 0 0 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 Larsen D, ph 1 1 1 0 Valo E, ph 0 0 0 0 Throneberry M, 1b 1 1 0 0 Ferrarese D, p 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0 Hamner G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 8 14 7 34 5 8 4 New York 000 002 312 -- 8 Cleveland 020 020 010 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Maas D (W) 6.0 6 4 2 2 3 Duren R (S) 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Score H (L) 6.2 9 5 5 2 6 Bell G 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Ferrarese D 1.1 4 3 2 1 1 Garcia M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Lopez H, Garcia M DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 11, Cleveland 5 2B -- Francona T, Mantle M, Richardson B, Strickland G, Bauer H HR -- Baxes J, Held W, Lopez H SH -- Maas D, Brickell F PB -- Berra Y T -- 3:03 A -- 42747
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