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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 18, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators, played on August 18, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Kemmerer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 18,064 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ed Runge |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
| Lenny Green | Right Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
| Russ Kemmerer | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 18, 1959
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Perry
Green hits a line drive towards the mound. Perry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Perry
Allison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kemmerer
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kemmerer
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Perry
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Perry
Courtney hits a line drive to right field. Colavito throws towards Held. Held fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Held. Colavito throws the ball in to Held who tags Courtney trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lemon moves to third. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Perry
Pedro Ramos pinch runs for Clint Courtney.
Sievers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Consolo vs. Perry
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it and throws to second for the out. Lemon scores. Ramos moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemmerer vs. Perry
Kemmerer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kemmerer
Hal Naragon now catching.
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kemmerer
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Perry
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Perry
There goes Green. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Baxes applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Perry
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew 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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Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kemmerer
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kemmerer
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Kemmerer
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Perry
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Perry
Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Perry
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kemmerer
Minoso is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Kemmerer
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kemmerer
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
There goes Minoso. The throw from Naragon and he is safe. Minoso steals third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kemmerer
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kemmerer
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Perry
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemmerer vs. Perry
Kemmerer bunts towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemmerer for the out. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Perry
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Consolo moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. Perry
Allison hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kemmerer
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Kemmerer
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Perry
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Killebrew moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Naragon vs. Perry
Naragon hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Killebrew tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Perry
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Perry
Consolo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemmerer vs. Perry
Kemmerer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Perry
Aspromonte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Consolo moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Perry
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Perry
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kemmerer
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kemmerer
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kemmerer
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Kemmerer
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Perry
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Perry
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Perry
Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kemmerer
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Kemmerer
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Kemmerer
Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Perry
Sievers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Sievers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Consolo vs. Perry
Consolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers scores. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemmerer vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Kemmerer bunts towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Cicotte
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. Consolo scores. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Cicotte
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Cicotte
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Cicotte
There goes Allison. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Cicotte
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison scores. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Cicotte
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Cicotte
Naragon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sievers vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Kemmerer
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Kemmerer
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kemmerer
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Garcia
Consolo hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Garcia
Kemmerer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Garcia
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Garcia
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Kemmerer
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kemmerer
Held hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Kemmerer
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Kemmerer
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Consolo. Held scores. Valo moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Kemmerer
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1959 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Aspromonte K, 2b 6 2 3 1 Power V, 1b 5 0 0 0
Green L, rf 6 1 3 3 Minoso M, lf 4 1 0 0
Allison B, cf 4 1 1 1 Francona T, cf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew H, 3b 5 1 2 1 Colavito R, rf 3 1 2 0
Lemon J, lf 5 2 3 0 Baxes J, 2b 4 1 1 3
Courtney C, c 1 0 1 0 Strickland G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ramos P, pr 0 0 0 0 Held W, ss 4 1 1 0
Naragon H, c 3 0 1 1 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 1 0
Sievers R, 1b 4 2 2 2 Perry J, p 3 0 2 0
Consolo B, ss 4 2 1 2 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 3 0 0 0 Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 11 17 11 36 4 9 3
Washington 010 006 040 -- 11
Cleveland 000 300 001 -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer R (W) 9.0 9 4 3 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L)* 7.0 11 9 8 3 4
Cicotte A 0.2 5 2 2 0 0
Garcia M 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Held W 2, Fitz Gerald E, Consolo B
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 9, Cleveland 7
2B -- Sievers R, Aspromonte K
HR -- Baxes J, Sievers R, Green L
SB -- Minoso M, Allison B
CS -- Green L
SH -- Kemmerer R 2
SF -- Naragon H
HBP -- by Kemmerer R (Minoso M)
WP -- Perry J
T -- 2:38
A -- 18064
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