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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 2, 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 September 2, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,264 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Dick Williams | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 2, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Score
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Score
Snyder bunts towards the mound. Score fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Score
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Terwilliger scores. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Score
Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maris vs. Score
Maris takes first base on ball four. Snyder scores. Williams moves to third. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jablonski vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Jablonski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Bell
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Bell
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Garver
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Garver
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Garver
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito strikes out. There goes Minoso. The throw from Smith and Minoso is out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Bell
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bell, and towards Baxes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Bell
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bell
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Garver
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Garver
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bell
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bell
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Bell
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Garver
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Garver
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Garver
Power bunts towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. Fitz Gerald moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Garver
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Garver
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald scores. Bell scores. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Garver
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Garver
Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Held reaches second base with a double. Minoso scores. Francona goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Garver
Strickland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Held scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Baxes strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bell
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes misplays the ball. That's an error on Baxes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herbert vs. Bell
Herbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Bell
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Bell
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Bell
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Herbert
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Herbert
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Herbert
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Bell
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Herbert
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Bell
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Bell
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Bell
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Bell
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder who is chasing the ball. Held reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Sturdivant
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Held tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Sturdivant
Baxes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Sturdivant
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baxes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Grim
Bob Grim now pitching.
Bell hits a line drive towards the mound. Grim catches it and throws to third to double up Baxes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bell
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Bell
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Grim
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Grim
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Grim
Francona strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Bell
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Hadley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Bell
Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Bob Grim.
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Bell
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Bell
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Tsitouris
Jerry Lumpe now playing shortstop. John Tsitouris now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Tsitouris
Held strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Tsitouris
Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Tsitouris
There goes Colavito. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Colavito steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Tsitouris
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bell
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1959 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 3 1 0 0 Power V, 1b 3 0 0 0
Snyder R, cf 5 1 1 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 2 0
Williams D, 1b 5 1 2 2 Francona T, cf 4 1 2 2
Cerv B, lf 5 0 2 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 0 1 1 Held W, ss 4 2 2 2
Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Strickland G, 3b 3 0 1 2
Smith H, c 4 0 1 0 Baxes J, 2b 4 0 1 0
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Fitz Gerald E, c 3 1 2 0
Hadley K, ph 0 0 0 0 Score H, p 0 0 0 0
Tsitouris J, p 0 0 0 0 Bell G, p 3 1 1 0
Garver N, p 1 0 0 0
Herbert R, p 1 0 0 0
Morgan J, ph 0 0 0 0
Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0
Grim B, p 0 0 0 0
Lumpe J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
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36 3 8 3 32 6 12 6
Kansas City 201 000 000 -- 3
Cleveland 005 001 00x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 2.2 7 5 5 0 2
Herbert R 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Sturdivant T 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
Grim B 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Tsitouris J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H* 0.0 3 2 2 2 0
Bell G (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Baxes J
DP -- Kansas City 3
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Cleveland 4
2B -- Held W, Strickland G
3B -- Held W
HR -- Williams D
SB -- Colavito R
CS -- Minoso M
SH -- Power V
SF -- Strickland G
T -- 2:33
A -- 15264
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