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July 3, 1959

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Indians 8 11 0
Athletics 4 4 2
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Indians 8 11 0
Athletics 4 4 2

Tito Francona Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .363
OBP .250 .408
At Bats 3 113
Hits 0 41
• Singles 0 28
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 24

John Tsitouris Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Municipal Stadium - July 3, 1959
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Walk
John Tsitouris
Harry Chiti
Ray Boone
Jerry Lumpe
Hal Smith
Joe DeMaestri
Bob Cerv
Bill Tuttle
Roger Maris
Tito Francona
Minnie Minoso
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Francona takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores.
Top 9 Power hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Maris chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards DeMaestri. DeMaestri fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on DeMaestri. Strickland goes all the way around to score. Power moves to third.
Top 9 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cerv strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 8 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Score strikes out.
Top 8 Held strikes out.
Top 8 John Tsitouris now pitching. Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Zeke Bella pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant. Bella strikes out.
Top 7 Baxes strikes out.
Top 7 Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Francona hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chiti is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cerv takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Top 6 Score bunts in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Held hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Colavito is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sturdivant is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 DeMaestri strikes out.
Bottom 4 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held scores. Strickland moves to third.
Top 4 Strickland takes first base on ball four. Held moves to second.
Top 4 Score strikes out.
Top 4 Held takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chiti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cerv strikes out.
Bottom 3 Boone is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Colavito takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sturdivant, and towards Lumpe, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maris hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sturdivant strikes out.
Top 2 Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Score hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturdivant covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 DeMaestri is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cerv hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 1 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to third. Maris moves to second.
Bottom 1 Maris takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lumpe strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Held strikes out.
Top 1 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona scores.
Top 1 There go the runners. The throw from Chiti and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Minoso scores.
Top 1 Francona takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Power scores.
Top 1 Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Power reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Strickland is called out on strikes.