Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 1, 1959
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, played on August 1, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Locke |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,115 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Al Pilarcik | Right Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Jim Baxes | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Bobby Locke | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 1, 1959
Top 1
-
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Locke
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Locke
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Locke
Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Locke
Woodling 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 1
-
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brown
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Power moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Francona vs. Brown
Francona is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
-
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Locke
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Locke
Tasby bunts towards third. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Locke
Robinson bunts in front of the plate. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Triandos moves to third. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. Locke
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Triandos tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Locke
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brown
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brown
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Locke
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Locke
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locke fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Locke. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Locke
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Strickland fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Locke
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Locke
Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Locke
Tasby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Brown
Locke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Brown
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brown
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Locke
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Locke
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Locke
Brown bunts towards the mound. Locke fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Locke
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Locke
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Brown
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Smith
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Power throws to Strickland, who throws back to Power who tags Pilarcik for the double play. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Smith
Tito Francona now playing first base. Jim Piersall now playing center field.
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brown
Baxes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Brown
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brown
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Smith
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Smith
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Smith
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Robinson for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Brown
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Brown
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Smith
Brown 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Smith
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Smith
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Brown
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Brown
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Brown
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Brown
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Smith
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Smith
Woodling 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 -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Smith
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Brown
Walt Dropo now playing first base. Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Brown
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Brown
Piersall takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a line drive towards the mound. Brown catches it and throws to first to double up Piersall. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Francona vs. Brown
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Francona reaches second base with a double. Valo scores. Martin scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Brown
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Garcia
Elmer Valo now playing right field. Mike Garcia now pitching.
Tasby hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Garcia
Gardner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Francona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Walker
Jerry Walker now pitching.
Strickland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Walker
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Walker
Jack Harshman pinch hits for Dick Brown. Joe Ginsberg now catching.
Harshman hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/1/1959 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 1 1 Martin B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Boyd B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Power V, 1b 2 0 2 0
Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 1 0 0 0
Pilarcik A, rf 3 1 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 0
Woodling G, lf 4 1 1 0 Francona T, cf-1b 3 0 2 2
Triandos G, c 3 2 1 3 Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0
Ginsberg J, c 0 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 1 2 0 Baxes J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner B, 2b 3 0 0 1 Brown D, c 3 0 0 0
Brown H, p 2 0 0 0 Harshman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Walker J, p 0 0 0 0 Locke B, p 1 0 1 0
Smith B, p 1 0 0 0
Valo E, ph-rf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 7 5 33 2 9 2
Baltimore 013 100 000 -- 5
Cleveland 000 000 020 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 8.0 9 2 2 2 3
Walker J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Locke B (L) 4.0 5 5 2 2 1
Smith B 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Garcia M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Locke B
DP -- Baltimore 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Baltimore 3, Cleveland 6
2B -- Minoso M, Francona T
HR -- Triandos G
SH -- Robinson B, Brown H
SF -- Gardner B
T -- 2:17
A -- 12115
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
