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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 30, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 30, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Harry Chiti | Catcher |
| Zeke Bella | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | 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 |
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 30, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kucks
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kucks
Power strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Kucks
Kucks fires over to first and Boone drops the ball. That's an error on Boone. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Kucks
Minoso hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Kucks
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Score
Chiti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Score
Bella hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Score
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. Chiti moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kucks
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Kucks
Held hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Kucks
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kucks
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Score vs. Kucks
Score hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Score
Kucks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Kucks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Score
Boone takes first base on ball four. Kucks moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chiti vs. Score
Chiti hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kucks
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Kucks
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Kucks
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Kucks
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Bella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Score
Bella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Score
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Bella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kucks vs. Score
Kucks hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kucks
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Kucks
Strickland hits a popup towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Kucks
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Score vs. Kucks
Score hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piersall vs. Kucks
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Score
Williams bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Score
Chiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herzog scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Score
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bella for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kucks
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kucks
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Score
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Score fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Score
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Score
Kucks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kucks
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kucks
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kucks
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Score
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Score
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Score
There goes Herzog. The throw from Nixon and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Williams reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Score
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Kucks
Kent Hadley now playing first base.
Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Kucks
Tito Francona pinch hits for Herb Score.
Francona takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Kucks
Carroll Hardy pinch runs for Tito Francona.
Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martin moves to third. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Kucks
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Kucks
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Perry
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Perry
There goes Lumpe. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Strickland applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Perry
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Kucks
Hal Smith now playing third base. Dick Williams now playing left field.
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kucks
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Kucks
Jim Baxes pinch hits for George Strickland.
Baxes hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fitz Gerald vs. Kucks
Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Billy Martin.
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Kucks
Granny Hamner pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Hamner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Cicotte
Granny Hamner now playing second base. Jim Baxes now playing third base. Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Al Cicotte now pitching.
Kucks strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Cicotte
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Cicotte
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Cicotte
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Kucks
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kucks
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri misplays the ball. That's an error on DeMaestri. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Kucks
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Piersall scores. Power moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Colavito is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Sturdivant
Nixon hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Minoso moves to third. Colavito moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Held vs. Sturdivant
Held hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Colavito moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1959, game 1 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 0
Herzog W, rf 2 2 1 0 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 0
Williams D, 3b-lf 4 0 1 1 Minoso M, lf 4 1 1 1
Boone R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Hadley K, 1b 0 0 0 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 1
Chiti H, c 4 0 2 1 Held W, 3b-ss 4 0 2 1
Bella Z, lf 4 0 1 0 Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 0
Smith H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Baxes J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Lumpe J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Martin B, 2b 2 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, ph 0 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 3 0 0 0 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0 Score H, p 2 0 1 0
Francona T, ph 0 0 0 0
Hardy C, pr 0 0 0 0
Perry J, p 0 0 0 0
Hamner G, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 6 2 34 3 9 3
Kansas City 000 010 100 -- 2
Cleveland 000 000 003 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks J (L)* 8.0 7 3 2 6 4
Sturdivant T 0.0 2 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H 7.0 5 2 2 6 2
Perry J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cicotte A (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Boone R, Nixon R, DeMaestri J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Cleveland 15
2B -- Lumpe J, Williams D, Held W, Minoso M
SB -- Herzog W
CS -- Lumpe J
SH -- Williams D
HBP -- by Kucks J (Martin B)
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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