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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 10, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 10, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 10, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 10, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Grim |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 22,630 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Bob Grim | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 10, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Grim
Piersall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Grim
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Grim
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Grim
The ball gets by House for a passed ball. Piersall scores. Martin moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Grim
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Grim
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bell
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bell
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Grim
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Grim
Held hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Power moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Grim
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Held moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Grim
Bell bunts in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. Held moves to third. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Grim
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Grim
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Bell
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Bell
House hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Grim
Minoso hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grim
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Grim
Nixon hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bell
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Bell
Grim hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bell
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Bell
Maris 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
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Grim
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Grim
Held hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Grim
There goes Power. The throw from House and he is safe. Power steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Grim
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grim
Bell bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Grim
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bell
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Cerv reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cerv scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Bell
Hadley strikes out. There goes Smith. The throw from Nixon to Strickland, and Smith is out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Bell
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Grim
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Grim
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grim
Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Grim
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Grim
Power is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Grim
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bell
DeMaestri 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 -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Bell
Grim hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bell
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Grim
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grim
Bell bunts in front of the plate. House fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on House. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Grim
Piersall bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Grim
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Minoso vs. Grim
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bell
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grim
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Grim
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Grim
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Bell
Hadley hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Bell
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Bell
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Grim
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Grim
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Grim
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Bell
Bob Martyn pinch hits for Bob Grim.
Martyn 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 -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bell
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Bell
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bell
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Maris. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Herbert
Martin bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Minoso scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Meyer
Power hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Meyer
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Bell
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Bell
Hadley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Bell
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Hadley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiti vs. Score
Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Frank House. Preston Ward pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Herb Score now pitching. Harry Chiti pinch hits for Prest
Chiti takes first base on ball four. Hadley moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Score
Dick Williams pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
There's a wild pitch. Hadley scores. Terwilliger moves to third. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Score
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Brodowski
Dick Brodowski now pitching.
Tuttle hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maris vs. Brodowski
Maris hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/10/1959 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 4 2 2 0 Tuttle B, cf 5 0 1 0
Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 1 0
Minoso M, lf 5 1 1 1 Lopez H, 2b 4 1 1 1
Colavito R, rf 5 1 2 0 Cerv B, lf 4 1 1 0
Nixon R, c 5 0 1 2 Smith H, 3b 4 1 2 1
Power V, 1b 3 2 1 0 Hadley K, 1b 4 1 2 0
Held W, 3b 5 0 0 0 House F, c 4 0 1 1
Strickland G, ss 4 0 3 2 Terwilliger W, pr 0 0 0 0
Bell G, p 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0
Score H, p 0 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 0 0 0 0
Brodowski D, p 0 0 0 0 Chiti H, ph 0 0 0 0
Grim B, p 2 0 0 0
Martyn B, ph 1 0 0 0
Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
Williams D, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 5 35 4 9 3
Cleveland 110 110 002 -- 6
Kansas City 000 200 002 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G (W) 8.1 9 4 4 1 3
Score H* 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Brodowski D (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Grim B (L) 8.0 8 4 2 2 4
Herbert R 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Meyer R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Lopez H 2, House F
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Kansas City 7
2B -- Colavito R, Piersall J
3B -- Cerv B
HR -- Lopez H
SB -- Power V
SH -- Bell G 3, Piersall J, Martin B
WP -- Score H
PB -- House F
T -- 2:41
A -- 22630
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