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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 5, 1959 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tex Clevenger |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 12,198 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ed Runge |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Vic Power | Third Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Ron Samford | Second Baseman |
| Tex Clevenger | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 5, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Clevenger
Martin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Clevenger
Jim Baxes pinch runs for Billy Martin.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Clevenger
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Jim Baxes now playing second base.
Versalles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Clevenger
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Clevenger
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. McLish
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. McLish
Sievers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Samford vs. McLish
Samford strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clevenger vs. McLish
Clevenger takes first base on ball four. Allison scores. Courtney moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Clevenger
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Clevenger
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLish vs. Clevenger
McLish strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Clevenger
Baxes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Power fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. McLish
Ray Webster now playing second base. Jim Baxes now playing third base.
Allison hits a ball on the ground for an out. Green scores. Lemon moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. McLish
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lemon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. McLish
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webster vs. Clevenger
Webster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Clevenger
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Clevenger
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. McLish
Samford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Webster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clevenger vs. McLish
Clevenger hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLish
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Webster who tags Versalles, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Clevenger
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Clevenger
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Clevenger
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McLish
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. McLish
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. McLish
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. McLish
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. McLish
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. McLish
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Locke
Bobby Locke now pitching.
Samford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clevenger vs. Locke
Clevenger bunts towards the mound. Locke fields it and throws to first for the out. Sievers moves to third. Samford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Versalles vs. Locke
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baxes juggles the ball. That's an error on Baxes. Sievers scores. Samford moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Locke
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Samford scores. Versalles moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Locke
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Clevenger
Locke strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Clevenger
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Clevenger
Jack Harshman pinch hits for Ray Webster.
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Harshman
Jack Harshman now pitching. Jim Piersall now playing center field. Woodie Held now playing third base. Jim Baxes now playing second base.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Harshman
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Harshman
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Harshman
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samford vs. Harshman
Samford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Clevenger
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Clevenger
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Clevenger covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clevenger vs. Harshman
Clevenger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Harshman
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Harshman
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Harshman
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Clevenger
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Clevenger
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Clevenger
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Clevenger
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baxes vs. Clevenger
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Smith
Courtney bunts towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Smith
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Clevenger
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Bob Smith.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Clevenger covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Clevenger
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Clevenger
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Clevenger
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Samford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Senators, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strickland vs. Clevenger
Strickland strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1959, game 2 -- Cleveland at Washington (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Martin B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 0 1 0
Baxes J, pr,... 3 0 0 0 Green L, cf 5 1 2 0
Power V, 3b 1 0 0 0 Lemon J, lf 5 2 2 0
Webster R, 2b 1 0 0 0 Allison B, rf 4 2 2 2
Harshman J, ph-p 1 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 1 3 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 1 2 4
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 1 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 2 0 Samford R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Francona T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clevenger T, p 2 0 0 1
Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 0
Held W, cf-3b 3 0 2 0
Brown D, c 3 0 0 0
McLish C, p 1 0 0 0
Locke B, p 1 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 7 0 36 9 14 7
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 012 060 00x -- 9
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (L) 4.1 11 8 6 2 3
Locke B 0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Harshman J 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Smith B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Clevenger T (W) 9.0 7 0 0 0 8
E -- Webster R, Baxes J, Strickland G
DP -- Cleveland 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Washington 9
2B -- Held W
3B -- Lemon J
HR -- Killebrew H
SH -- Clevenger T, Courtney C
HBP -- by Clevenger T (Martin B)
T -- 2:24
A -- 12198
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