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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 1, 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 May 1, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 1, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 36,682 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Ed Runge |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Center Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Elston Howard | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
| Andy Carey | Third Baseman |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 1, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. McLish
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. McLish
Skowron takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard 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. Ditmar
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carey vs. McLish
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ditmar
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. McLish
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. McLish
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Ditmar
Leek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Ditmar
McLish hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. McLish
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard 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. Ditmar
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. McLish
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. McLish
Ditmar 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ditmar
Nixon hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. McLish
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. McLish
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Ditmar
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Ditmar
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ditmar, and towards Lumpe, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. McLish
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. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ditmar
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. McLish
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Andy Carey.
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. McLish
Norm Siebern pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
Siebern strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Siebern out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kucks
Bobby Richardson now playing third base. Johnny Kucks now pitching.
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kucks
There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Kucks
Martin bunts towards first. Skowron catches it and throws to second to double up Nixon. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kucks
Strickland hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kubek. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leek vs. Kucks
Leek is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. McLish
Throneberry hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. McLish
Skowron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito throws the ball in to Strickland who tags Berra trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Skowron scores. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Kucks
McLish hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kucks
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. McLish scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. McLish
Richardson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. McLish
Hank Bauer pinch hits for Johnny Kucks.
Bauer takes first base on ball four. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Bauer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Throneberry vs. McLish
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching. Hank Bauer now playing right field.
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Shantz
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Shantz
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Hardy bunts towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to third for the out. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Monroe
Zach Monroe now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Monroe
Tito Francona pinch hits for George Strickland.
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1959 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kubek T, cf 5 0 2 1 Piersall J, cf 3 0 0 0
Throneberry M, rf 5 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 0
Monroe Z, p 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 3 2 1 1
McDougald G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 1 0
Skowron B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 4 0 1 1 Martin B, 2b 4 1 0 0
Howard E, lf 4 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 3 0 1 0
Lumpe J, ss 4 0 1 0 Francona T, ph 1 1 1 3
Carey A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Leek G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0 McLish C, p 3 0 0 0
Richardson B, 3b 1 1 1 0
Ditmar A, p 2 0 0 0
Siebern N, ph 1 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 0 0 0 0
Bauer H, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 7 2 32 4 5 4
New York 000 000 001 1 -- 2
Cleveland 000 010 000 3 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A 7.0 1 1 1 0 1
Kucks J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Shantz B (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Monroe Z 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W) 10.0 7 2 2 2 5
E -- Strickland G
DP -- New York 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 1
2B -- Strickland G, Skowron B
HR -- Colavito R, Francona T
WP -- Kucks J
T -- 2:22
A -- 36682
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