Orioles @ Indians
May 5, 1959

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Orioles 1 4 4
Indians 9 12 1
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Orioles 1 4 4
Indians 9 12 1

Bobby Avila Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .231
OBP .333 .286
At Bats 3 26
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 0

Don Ferrarese Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 5, 1959
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Out
Don Ferrarese
Dick Brown
Vic Power
Billy Martin
Woodie Held
George Strickland
Minnie Minoso
Jim Piersall
Rocky Colavito
Bobby Avila
Joe Ginsberg
Bob Boyd

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 1 4 4 5
Cleveland Indians 9 12 1 7
Winning Pitcher Don Ferrarese
Losing Pitcher Jack Harshman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Woodie Held
Attendance 11,182
Time of Game 2 hours 32 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boyd moves to second.
Top 9 Nieman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 8 Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piersall hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Miranda strikes out.
Top 8 Portocarrero strikes out.
Top 8 Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ferrarese hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 7 Joe Ginsberg now catching. Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Finigan is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrarese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tasby moves to second.
Top 7 Tasby takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nieman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Held strikes out.
Bottom 6 Colavito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power scores. Minoso moves to third. Colavito moves to second.
Bottom 6 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd juggles the ball. That's an error on Boyd.
Bottom 6 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Avila. Power reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Piersall goes all the way around to score. Power moves to third.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin scores. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ferrarese bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Arnie Portocarrero now pitching. Willie Miranda now playing shortstop. Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Hal Brown. Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gardner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Finigan hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Avila for the out.
Top 5 Tasby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a line drive into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel has Ferrarese in a rundown. He throws to Finigan, who throws to Triandos, who tags Ferrarese for the out. Piersall moves to third. Power moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a line drive into center field. Tasby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tasby. Ferrarese moves to third. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ferrarese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Triandos strikes out.
Top 4 Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Avila settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Held hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Finigan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Avila hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Tasby strikes out.
Top 2 Triandos takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Ferrarese hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown juggles the ball. That's an error on Brown. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hal Brown now pitching. Martin bunts towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strickland scores.
Bottom 1 Strickland hits a ball on the ground to left field. Nieman throws towards third. Finigan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Finigan. Power scores. Minoso scores. Held goes all the way around to score. Strickland moves to third.
Bottom 1 Held takes first base on ball four. Piersall scores. Power moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 1 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 1 Minoso takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Power moves to second.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Bottom 1 Piersall takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland.
Top 1 Carrasquel strikes out.