Indians @ Yankees
May 12, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 11 0
Yankees 6 11 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 11 0
Yankees 6 11 3

Elston Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .500 .295
At Bats 4 76
Hits 2 22
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 2
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 2 12

Jim Perry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - May 12, 1959
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Strikeout
Jim Perry
Russ Nixon
Vic Power
Billy Martin
Woodie Held
George Strickland
Minnie Minoso
Jim Piersall
Rocky Colavito
Elston Howard
Tony Kubek

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 7 11 0 7
New York Yankees 6 11 3 8
Winning Pitcher Cal McLish
Losing Pitcher Art Ditmar
Save Jim Perry
Game Winning RBI Woodie Held
Attendance 36,130
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 9 Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Kubek reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Colavito strikes out.
Top 9 Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second.
Top 9 Piersall bunts towards the mound. Duren fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Ryne Duren now pitching. Held strikes out.
Bottom 8 Andy Carey pinch hits for Jim Coates. Carey strikes out.
Bottom 8 Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Jim Perry now pitching. Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out.
Top 8 Tito Francona pinch hits for Cal McLish. Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jim Coates now pitching. Enos Slaughter now playing right field. Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz. Slaughter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to second.
Bottom 6 McDougald takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Held hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McLish takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Berra 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 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 There goes Minoso. The throw from Berra and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 5 Shantz spins and fires to second, with Kubek covering, and Colavito is picked off.
Top 5 Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Colavito hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Colavito reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall throws the ball in to Martin who tags Mantle trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Power hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Held strikes out.
Bottom 3 Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Duke Maas. Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to third.
Bottom 3 McDougald hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. McDougald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Siebern strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Berra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Minoso is chasing the ball. Mantle rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 3 McLish is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Minoso scores. Strickland moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. Colavito moves to third. Minoso moves to second.
Top 3 Duke Maas now pitching. Minoso takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Colavito hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Power goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kubek.
Top 3 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out.
Top 3 Held hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 McLish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out.
Bottom 2 Bauer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard scores. Siebern moves to third. Lumpe moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lumpe is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Siebern moves to second.
Bottom 2 Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Minoso hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 2 Colavito hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Berra hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bauer strikes out.
Top 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.