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BAL  3
NYY  1
 DET  9
CHW  7
 KCA  6
CLE  4
 WSH  6
BOS  3
(10)		 CHC 10
SFG  4
 PHI  7
CIN  6
 CIN  8
@PHI  4
 PIT  4
MLN  3
(10)		 LAD  4
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,416

 Thursday, July 2, 1959
Time of Game: 3:00
Indians
4
40-32
Lost 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    4 10  4
Athletics       0  1  0   2  2  0   1  0  X    6 11  0
W: Ray Herbert (5-7), L: Gary Bell (6-8), S: Johnny Kucks (1)
 Athletics
6
32-40
Won 1
7th, 8 GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Held SS                     5   1   1   1    0   2  .259  .816              2   2   HR
V Power 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .792              7   0   2B
T Francona CF                 4   0   3   0    1   0  .373 1.059              4   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .274  .924              2   0   
M Minoso LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .292  .855              2   0   
G Strickland 3B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .285  .740              2   1   
J Baxes 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .787              0   1   
D Brown C                     2   0   1   2    1   0  .274  .766              5   0   2B,SF
G Bell P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269              0   0   
  A Cicotte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000              0   0   
  R Webster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .484              0   0   
  M Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  E Valo PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   SF
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .097  .194              0   0   
Totals                       34   4  10   0    4   4                         24   4
Batting Events
2B: D Brown (5, off R Herbert); V Power (16, off R Herbert).
HR: W Held (16, off R Herbert; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: E Valo (1, off J Kucks); D Brown (1, off R Herbert).
TB: W Held 4; T Francona 3; D Brown 2; V Power 2; J Baxes 2; M Minoso; G Strickland.
RBI: D Brown 2 (9); W Held (33); E Valo (1).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. V Power.
E: G Bell 2 (3); J Baxes (7); V Power (5).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: V Power (2nd base by R Herbert).
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .266  .703              4   0   3B
J Lumpe 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .700              2   2   
R Maris RF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .897              3   0   
R Boone 3B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .305  .833              1   4   
B Cerv LF                     4   0   1   1    1   2  .268  .776              3   0   
K Hadley 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .779              8   0   
H Chiti C                     3   3   2   0    1   0  .275  .774              5   0   
J DeMaestri SS                4   1   2   1    0   1  .271  .764              1   1   HR
R Herbert P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .515              0   2   2B,SH
  J Kucks P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167              0   1   
Totals                       35   6  11   0    6   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: R Herbert (1, off M Garcia).
3B: B Tuttle (3, off A Cicotte).
HR: J DeMaestri (5, off G Bell; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: R Herbert (2, off A Cicotte).
TB: B Tuttle 5; J DeMaestri 5; R Herbert 2; H Chiti 2; R Maris; B Cerv; J Lumpe.
RBI: B Tuttle 2 (18); B Cerv (38); J DeMaestri (25).
2-out RBI: B Tuttle 2; B Cerv.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 9.

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Bell, L (6-8)                3.2   7   3   2    4   2   1   4.23   23     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 7     35    -     1.22  -0.20
A Cicotte                      1.1   2   2   1    0   0   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          3-0    1.12  -0.11
M Garcia                       2     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.84    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 2          0-0    0.31  -0.01
M Grant                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.49    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   4    6   5   1          42     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1·11          3-0 
Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Herbert, W (5-7)             7.1  10   4   4    4   3   1   5.28   35     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1·10     41    -     1.00   0.03
J Kucks, S (1)                 1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.39    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.37   0.17
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   4   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·13· 1·10          2-1
Balks: None.
WP: R Herbert (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Herbert (1; V Power, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 9,416.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Kansas City Athletics                        
1. Woodie Held                  SS       1. Bill Tuttle                  CF
2. Vic Power                    1B       2. Jerry Lumpe                  2B
3. Tito Francona                CF       3. Roger Maris                  RF
4. Rocky Colavito               RF       4. Ray Boone                    3B
5. Minnie Minoso                LF       5. Bob Cerv                     LF
6. George Strickland            3B       6. Kent Hadley                  1B
7. Jim Baxes                    2B       7. Harry Chiti                   C
8. Dick Brown                    C       8. Joe DeMaestri                SS
9. Gary Bell                     P       9. Ray Herbert                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 2 -2- RR 18% 87% 3-2 KCA B. Tuttle A. Cicotte Triple to CF (Deep CF); Chiti Scores; Tuttle Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER
b4 0 --- R 13% 69% 1-1 KCA J. DeMaestri G. Bell Home Run (Deep LF)
b2 2 12- R 13% 56% 0-1 KCA R. Herbert G. Bell Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Chiti Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI/unER; DeMaestri to 3B; Herbert to 2B
t5 0 --- R -12% 64% 1-3 CLE W. Held R. Herbert Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b4 2 123 R 10% 80% 2-1 KCA B. Cerv G. Bell Single to 3B; Lumpe Scores; Maris to 3B; Boone to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CLE W. Held R. Herbert Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- -4% 48% 0-0 CLE V. Power R. Herbert Double to LF (Deep LF)
t1 1 -2- O 6% 54% 0-0 CLE T. Francona R. Herbert Power Picked off 2B (P-SS)
t1 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 CLE T. Francona R. Herbert Walk
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 CLE R. Colavito R. Herbert Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 KCA B. Tuttle G. Bell Single to CF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 KCA J. Lumpe G. Bell Flyball: LF
b1 1 1-- O -2% 53% 0-0 KCA R. Maris G. Bell Groundout: 2B-1B; Tuttle to 2B
b1 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 KCA R. Boone G. Bell Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CLE M. Minoso R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 CLE G. Strickland R. Herbert Single to CF
t2 1 1-- -7% 43% 0-0 CLE J. Baxes R. Herbert Single to CF; Strickland to 3B
t2 1 1-3 RO -2% 41% 0-0 CLE D. Brown R. Herbert Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Strickland Scores; Baxes to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 3% 44% 1-0 CLE G. Bell R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -3% 41% 0-1 KCA B. Cerv G. Bell Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -2% 40% 0-1 KCA K. Hadley G. Bell Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 2 --- 1% 41% 0-1 KCA H. Chiti G. Bell Single to RF (Short RF)
b2 2 1-- 2% 43% 0-1 KCA J. DeMaestri G. Bell Single to RF; Chiti to 2B
b2 2 12- R 13% 56% 0-1 KCA R. Herbert G. Bell Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Chiti Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI/unER; DeMaestri to 3B; Herbert to 2B
b2 2 -23 O -6% 50% 1-1 KCA B. Tuttle G. Bell Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 1-1 CLE W. Held R. Herbert Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 1-1 CLE V. Power R. Herbert Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 1-1 CLE T. Francona R. Herbert Single to RF
t3 2 1-- -2% 51% 1-1 CLE R. Colavito R. Herbert Walk; Francona to 2B
t3 2 12- O 5% 56% 1-1 CLE M. Minoso R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -3% 53% 1-1 KCA J. Lumpe G. Bell Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- 3% 56% 1-1 KCA R. Maris G. Bell Walk
b3 1 1-- O -3% 53% 1-1 KCA R. Boone G. Bell Flyball: CF
b3 2 1-- 2% 55% 1-1 KCA B. Cerv G. Bell Walk; Maris to 2B
b3 2 12- 3% 58% 1-1 KCA K. Hadley G. Bell Walk; Maris to 3B; Cerv to 2B
b3 2 123 O -8% 50% 1-1 KCA H. Chiti G. Bell Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 CLE G. Strickland R. Herbert Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 1-1 CLE J. Baxes R. Herbert Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2 --- -1% 53% 1-1 CLE D. Brown R. Herbert Walk
t4 2 1-- O 3% 56% 1-1 CLE G. Bell R. Herbert Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Gary Bell facing 8-9-1
b4 0 --- R 13% 69% 1-1 KCA J. DeMaestri G. Bell Home Run (Deep LF)
b4 0 --- O -2% 67% 2-1 KCA R. Herbert G. Bell Popfly: 3B
b4 1 --- O -1% 65% 2-1 KCA B. Tuttle G. Bell Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- 1% 66% 2-1 KCA J. Lumpe G. Bell Single to CF
b4 2 1-- 2% 68% 2-1 KCA R. Maris G. Bell Single to RF; Lumpe to 2B
b4 2 12- 3% 71% 2-1 KCA R. Boone G. Bell Walk; Lumpe to 3B; Maris to 2B
b4 2 123 R 10% 80% 2-1 KCA B. Cerv G. Bell Single to 3B; Lumpe Scores; Maris to 3B; Boone to 2B
Al Cicotte replaces Gary Bell pitching and batting 9th
b4 2 123 O -5% 76% 3-1 KCA K. Hadley A. Cicotte Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- R -12% 64% 1-3 CLE W. Held R. Herbert Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t5 0 --- O 3% 67% 2-3 CLE V. Power R. Herbert Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- -4% 64% 2-3 CLE T. Francona R. Herbert Single to CF
t5 1 1-- -2% 62% 2-3 CLE R. Colavito R. Herbert Wild Pitch; Francona to 2B
t5 1 -2- O 4% 66% 2-3 CLE R. Colavito R. Herbert Groundout: SS-1B; Francona to 3B
t5 2 --3 -2% 64% 2-3 CLE M. Minoso R. Herbert Walk
t5 2 1-3 O 7% 71% 2-3 CLE G. Strickland R. Herbert Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Al Cicotte facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 3% 74% 3-2 KCA H. Chiti A. Cicotte Single to RF
b5 0 1-- O -3% 71% 3-2 KCA J. DeMaestri A. Cicotte Flyball: RF
b5 1 1-- O -2% 70% 3-2 KCA R. Herbert A. Cicotte Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Chiti to 2B
b5 2 -2- RR 18% 87% 3-2 KCA B. Tuttle A. Cicotte Triple to CF (Deep CF); Chiti Scores; Tuttle Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER
b5 2 --- O -0% 87% 5-2 KCA J. Lumpe A. Cicotte Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 5.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O 2% 89% 2-5 CLE J. Baxes R. Herbert Foul Flyball: C
t6 1 --- O 1% 90% 2-5 CLE D. Brown R. Herbert Lineout: 3B
Ray Webster pinch hits for Al Cicotte (P) batting 9th
t6 2 --- O 1% 91% 2-5 CLE R. Webster R. Herbert Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 3-4-5
Mike Garcia replaces Ray Webster (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- O -1% 91% 5-2 KCA R. Maris M. Garcia Popfly: SS
b6 1 --- 1% 91% 5-2 KCA R. Boone M. Garcia Walk
b6 1 1-- OO -2% 90% 5-2 KCA B. Cerv M. Garcia Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 5.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 2% 92% 2-5 CLE W. Held R. Herbert Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 1% 94% 2-5 CLE V. Power R. Herbert Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- -1% 92% 2-5 CLE T. Francona R. Herbert Single to LF
t7 2 1-- O 2% 94% 2-5 CLE R. Colavito R. Herbert Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O -0% 94% 5-2 KCA K. Hadley M. Garcia Popfly: SS
b7 1 --- 1% 94% 5-2 KCA H. Chiti M. Garcia Walk
b7 1 1-- O -1% 94% 5-2 KCA J. DeMaestri M. Garcia Strikeout
b7 2 1-- 1% 94% 5-2 KCA R. Herbert M. Garcia Double to RF; Chiti to 3B
b7 2 -23 R 3% 97% 5-2 KCA B. Tuttle M. Garcia Single to CF; Herbert to 3B; Chiti Scores
b7 2 1-3 O -1% 96% 6-2 KCA J. Lumpe M. Garcia Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 6.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- -2% 94% 2-6 CLE M. Minoso R. Herbert Single
t8 0 1-- O 2% 96% 2-6 CLE G. Strickland R. Herbert Flyball: RF
t8 1 1-- -3% 93% 2-6 CLE J. Baxes R. Herbert Single to CF; Minoso to 3B
t8 1 1-3 R -9% 84% 2-6 CLE D. Brown R. Herbert Double to LF; Minoso Scores; Baxes to 3B
Johnny Kucks replaces Ray Herbert pitching and batting 9th; Elmer Valo pinch hits for Mike Garcia (P) batting 9th
t8 1 -23 RO 6% 90% 3-6 CLE E. Valo J. Kucks Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baxes Scores
t8 2 -2- O 4% 94% 4-6 CLE W. Held J. Kucks Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
Mudcat Grant replaces Elmer Valo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -1% 93% 6-4 KCA R. Maris M. Grant Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- 1% 94% 6-4 KCA R. Boone M. Grant Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
b8 1 1-- O -1% 93% 6-4 KCA B. Cerv M. Grant Strikeout
b8 2 1-- O -1% 93% 6-4 KCA K. Hadley M. Grant Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Johnny Kucks facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- O 4% 96% 4-6 CLE V. Power J. Kucks Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 4-6 CLE T. Francona J. Kucks Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- O 1% 100% 4-6 CLE R. Colavito J. Kucks Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 6.

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