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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 23, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,864 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Ray Webster | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a line drive towards the mound. McLish reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Bunning
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLish
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Bunning
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. McLish
Berberet hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. McLish
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Bunning
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Bunning
McLish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. McLish
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. McLish
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Bunning
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hamner is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Bunning
Colavito strikes out. There goes Power. The throw from Berberet to second, and Power is out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. McLish
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Bunning
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLish
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Podbielan
Bud Podbielan now pitching.
Berberet hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Podbielan
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Podbielan
Bunning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Bunning
Webster hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Bunning
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Bud Podbielan.
Bolger hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Yost hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Cicotte
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Cicotte
Maxwell is hit by the pitch. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Cicotte
Kaline hits a line drive towards center. Piersall catches it and throws to second to double up Kuenn. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Bunning
Jim Baxes pinch hits for Granny Hamner.
Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Bunning
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Bunning
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Cicotte
Jim Baxes now playing third base. Woodie Held now playing shortstop.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Cicotte
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Cicotte
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Bunning
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Hardy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Bunning
Tito Francona pinch hits for Ray Webster.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Bunning
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
Naragon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Brodowski
Billy Martin now playing second base. Hal Naragon now catching. Dick Brodowski now pitching.
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Brodowski
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Brodowski
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Brodowski
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Brodowski
Maxwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Bunning
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Bunning
Baxes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Bunning
Power hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Power reaches second base with a double. Piersall scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Bunning
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Bunning
Minoso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Bunning
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1959 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 0
Kuenn H, rf 4 0 1 0 Hamner G, ss 2 0 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 0 Baxes J, ph-3b 2 1 1 1
Kaline A, cf 4 1 1 2 Power V, 1b 4 1 2 1
Harris G, 1b 4 1 2 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Bridges R, ss 4 1 1 2 Minoso M, lf 2 1 1 2
Berberet L, c 4 1 1 1 Held W, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 1 1 1 Nixon R, c 2 0 0 0
Bunning J, p 4 0 0 0 Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Webster R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Brodowski D, p 0 0 0 0
McLish C, p 1 0 0 0
Podbielan B, p 0 0 0 0
Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Naragon H, ph-c 1 0 0 0
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34 6 8 6 31 4 6 4
Detroit 001 014 000 -- 6
Cleveland 000 000 103 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 6 4 4 2 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L)* 5.0 7 6 6 2 1
Podbielan B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cicotte A 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Brodowski D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 2
2B -- Piersall J, Power V
HR -- Berberet L, Bolling F, Kaline A, Bridges R, Baxes J, Minoso M
CS -- Power V
HBP -- by Cicotte A (Maxwell C)
T -- 2:25
A -- 5864
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