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September 2, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 0
Indians 6 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 8 0
Indians 6 12 1

Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .500 .370
At Bats 3 354
Hits 1 99
• Singles 1 61
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 1 61

Gary Bell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 11 3
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - September 2, 1959
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Out
Gary Bell
Ed Fitz Gerald
Vic Power
Jim Baxes
George Strickland
Woodie Held
Minnie Minoso
Tito Francona
Rocky Colavito
Roger Maris

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 3 8 0 11
Cleveland Indians 6 12 1 4
Winning Pitcher Gary Bell
Losing Pitcher Ned Garver
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Woodie Held
Attendance 15,264
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 8 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Colavito. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Colavito steals second.
Bottom 8 Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Held strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Lumpe now playing shortstop. John Tsitouris now pitching. Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Bob Grim. Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kent Hadley pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Hadley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Francona strikes out.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to third.
Top 7 Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Grim now pitching. Bell hits a line drive towards the mound. Grim catches it and throws to third to double up Baxes.
Bottom 6 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baxes moves to third.
Bottom 6 Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Held tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder who is chasing the ball. Held reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joe Morgan pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Morgan takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 6 DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second.
Top 4 Herbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes.
Bottom 3 Ray Herbert now pitching. Baxes strikes out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Held scores.
Bottom 3 Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Held reaches second base with a double. Minoso scores. Francona goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 3 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. Bell scores. Minoso moves to third.
Bottom 3 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Power bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second.
Bottom 3 Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to second.
Top 3 Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Held hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bell, and towards Baxes, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Colavito strikes out. There goes Minoso. The throw from Smith and Minoso is out.
Bottom 1 Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Gary Bell now pitching. Jablonski is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Maris takes first base on ball four. Snyder scores. Williams moves to third. Cerv moves to second.
Top 1 Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Snyder moves to second.
Top 1 Snyder bunts towards the mound. Score fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 1 Terwilliger takes first base on ball four.