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CHW  9
@DET  0
 CLE  7
@KCA  5
 WSH  5
@NYY  2
 CHC 20
SFG  9
 CIN  9
MLN  8
 LAD  7
@STL  6
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 12,510

 Thursday, August 13, 1959
Time of Game: 2:21
Indians
7
67-47
Won 2
2nd, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  4  0    7 11  0
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  0   2  0  1    5  7  0
W: Jack Harshman (3-9), L: John Tsitouris (1-2)
 Athletics
5
53-61
Lost 2
6th, 16½ GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .646              3   0   
V Power 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .780              2   1   GDP
M Minoso LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .858              4   0   
T Francona 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .385 1.020              9   0   2B
R Colavito RF                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .275  .906              3   0   
J Baxes 2B                    3   2   2   2    1   1  .264  .835              3   3   2·2B
R Nixon C                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .200  .513              1   0   
W Held SS                     4   1   2   4    0   0  .244  .751              2   5   HR,2B,GDP
J Harshman P                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .182  .685              0   1   
Totals                       35   7  11   0    5   3                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: W Held (13, off B Grim); T Francona (15, off J Tsitouris); J Baxes 2 (9, 2 off J Tsitouris).
HR: W Held (21, off J Tsitouris; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: W Held 6; J Baxes 4; T Francona 2; R Nixon 2; J Harshman; V Power; J Piersall; M Minoso.
GIDP: V Power (12); W Held (9).
RBI: W Held 4 (48); J Baxes 2 (29); R Nixon (24).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Baxes-W Held-T Francona; W Held-J Baxes-T Francona.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: R Colavito (1st base by J Tsitouris).
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .744              2   0   
J Lumpe SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .644              1   3   
D Williams 3B                 3   2   1   1    1   0  .280  .776              0   6   HR,GDP
B Cerv LF                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .274  .777              1   0   HR
R Boone 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .780             11   3   
H Smith C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .765              2   0   GDP
Z Bella RF                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .229  .645              2   1   HR
W Terwilliger 2B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .716              6   4   
J Tsitouris P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400              1   1   
  B Grim P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .389              0   0   
  H Chiti PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .798              0   0   
  T Sturdivant P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
Totals                       32   5   7   0    1   1                         27  18
Batting Events
HR: B Cerv (12, off J Harshman; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Williams (12, off J Harshman; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); Z Bella (1, off J Harshman; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: B Cerv 6; D Williams 4; Z Bella 4; H Smith; J Lumpe.
GIDP: H Smith (4); D Williams (14).
RBI: Z Bella 2 (10); B Cerv 2 (54); D Williams (58).
2-out RBI: Z Bella 2.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Lumpe-W Terwilliger-R Boone; W Terwilliger-R Boone.
PB: H Smith (1).

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
J Harshman, W (3-9)            9     7   5   5    1   1   3   6.27   33     -       ·  ·      8·16· 1· 7     53    -     1.17  -0.14
Totals                         9     7   5   5    1   1   3          33     -       ·  ·      8·16· 1· 7           -  
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
J Tsitouris, L (1-2)           7.1   9   7   7    5   3   1   4.40   34     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 9     30    -     1.07  -0.60
B Grim                         0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.22    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.55  -0.05
T Sturdivant                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.69    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    11   7   7    5   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·11          1-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Tsitouris (1; R Colavito, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 12,510.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Kansas City Athletics                        
1. Jim Piersall                 CF       1. Bill Tuttle                  CF
2. Vic Power                    3B       2. Jerry Lumpe                  SS
3. Minnie Minoso                LF       3. Dick Williams                3B
4. Tito Francona                1B       4. Bob Cerv                     LF
5. Rocky Colavito               RF       5. Ray Boone                    1B
6. Jim Baxes                    2B       6. Hal Smith                     C
7. Russ Nixon                    C       7. Zeke Bella                   RF
8. Woodie Held                  SS       8. Wayne Terwilliger            2B
9. Jack Harshman                 P       9. John Tsitouris                P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 2 1-- RR -46% 24% 2-3 KCA Z. Bella J. Harshman Home Run (Deep LF); Smith Scores
t8 1 12- RR 43% 77% 3-4 CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris Double to LF; Francona Scores; Colavito Scores
t2 1 12- RRR 23% 77% 0-0 CLE W. Held J. Tsitouris Home Run (Deep LF); Baxes Scores; Nixon Scores
b4 1 1-- RR -18% 61% 0-3 KCA B. Cerv J. Harshman Home Run (Deep LF); Williams Scores
b9 1 1-- OO 11% 100% 5-7 KCA H. Smith J. Harshman Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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' John Tsitouris facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CLE J. Piersall J. Tsitouris Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 CLE V. Power J. Tsitouris Strikeout, Passed Ball; Power to 1B
t1 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 CLE M. Minoso J. Tsitouris Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 CLE T. Francona J. Tsitouris Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCA B. Tuttle J. Harshman Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 KCA J. Lumpe J. Harshman Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCA D. Williams J. Harshman Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CLE R. Colavito J. Tsitouris Walk
t2 0 1-- O -6% 48% 0-0 CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris Colavito Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B)
t2 1 --- 4% 52% 0-0 CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris Double to LF
t2 1 -2- 2% 54% 0-0 CLE R. Nixon J. Tsitouris Walk
t2 1 12- RRR 23% 77% 0-0 CLE W. Held J. Tsitouris Home Run (Deep LF); Baxes Scores; Nixon Scores
t2 1 --- 2% 78% 3-0 CLE J. Harshman J. Tsitouris Walk
t2 1 1-- O -2% 77% 3-0 CLE J. Piersall J. Tsitouris Flyball: RF
t2 2 1-- 2% 78% 3-0 CLE V. Power J. Tsitouris Single to LF; Harshman to 3B
t2 2 1-3 O -3% 75% 3-0 CLE M. Minoso J. Tsitouris Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 72% 0-3 KCA B. Cerv J. Harshman Single to CF
b2 0 1-- O 3% 75% 0-3 KCA R. Boone J. Harshman Strikeout
b2 1 1-- O 3% 78% 0-3 KCA H. Smith J. Harshman Flyball: RF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 80% 0-3 KCA Z. Bella J. Harshman Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 4-5-6
t3 0 --- O -1% 79% 3-0 CLE T. Francona J. Tsitouris Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O -1% 78% 3-0 CLE R. Colavito J. Tsitouris Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- 1% 78% 3-0 CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris Walk
t3 2 1-- O -1% 77% 3-0 CLE R. Nixon J. Tsitouris Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 79% 0-3 KCA W. Terwilliger J. Harshman Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 KCA J. Tsitouris J. Harshman Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 82% 0-3 KCA B. Tuttle J. Harshman Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 CLE W. Held J. Tsitouris Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- 1% 82% 3-0 CLE J. Harshman J. Tsitouris Single to RF
t4 1 1-- 4% 86% 3-0 CLE J. Piersall J. Tsitouris Single to RF; Harshman to 3B
t4 1 1-3 OO -7% 79% 3-0 CLE V. Power J. Tsitouris Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 KCA J. Lumpe J. Harshman Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- -3% 79% 0-3 KCA D. Williams J. Harshman Walk
b4 1 1-- RR -18% 61% 0-3 KCA B. Cerv J. Harshman Home Run (Deep LF); Williams Scores
b4 1 --- O 2% 63% 2-3 KCA R. Boone J. Harshman Popfly: SS
b4 2 --- O 1% 64% 2-3 KCA H. Smith J. Harshman Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O -2% 62% 3-2 CLE M. Minoso J. Tsitouris Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 60% 3-2 CLE T. Francona J. Tsitouris Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2 --- O -1% 59% 3-2 CLE R. Colavito J. Tsitouris Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 62% 2-3 KCA Z. Bella J. Harshman Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O 2% 65% 2-3 KCA W. Terwilliger J. Harshman Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- O 2% 66% 2-3 KCA J. Tsitouris J. Harshman Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O -3% 64% 3-2 CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris Strikeout
t6 1 --- 3% 66% 3-2 CLE R. Nixon J. Tsitouris Single to CF
t6 1 1-- OO -6% 61% 3-2 CLE W. Held J. Tsitouris Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4% 65% 2-3 KCA B. Tuttle J. Harshman Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- -4% 60% 2-3 KCA J. Lumpe J. Harshman Single to 2B
b6 1 1-- OO 9% 70% 2-3 KCA D. Williams J. Harshman Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -2% 67% 3-2 CLE J. Harshman J. Tsitouris Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- O -2% 65% 3-2 CLE J. Piersall J. Tsitouris Flyball: LF
t7 2 --- O -1% 64% 3-2 CLE V. Power J. Tsitouris Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 5% 69% 2-3 KCA B. Cerv J. Harshman Groundout: P-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 72% 2-3 KCA R. Boone J. Harshman Flyball: LF
b7 2 --- -3% 70% 2-3 KCA H. Smith J. Harshman Single to LF
b7 2 1-- RR -46% 24% 2-3 KCA Z. Bella J. Harshman Home Run (Deep LF); Smith Scores
b7 2 --- O 1% 25% 4-3 KCA W. Terwilliger J. Harshman Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' John Tsitouris facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O -6% 20% 3-4 CLE M. Minoso J. Tsitouris Strikeout
t8 1 --- 10% 30% 3-4 CLE T. Francona J. Tsitouris Double to CF
t8 1 -2- 5% 34% 3-4 CLE R. Colavito J. Tsitouris Walk
t8 1 12- RR 43% 77% 3-4 CLE J. Baxes J. Tsitouris Double to LF; Francona Scores; Colavito Scores
t8 1 -2- R 10% 87% 5-4 CLE R. Nixon J. Tsitouris Single to RF; Baxes Scores
Bob Grim replaces John Tsitouris pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 1-- R 7% 94% 6-4 CLE W. Held B. Grim Double to LF; Nixon Scores
t8 1 -2- O -1% 93% 7-4 CLE J. Harshman B. Grim Groundout: 1B unassisted; Held to 3B
t8 2 --3 O -1% 92% 7-4 CLE J. Piersall B. Grim Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 9-1-2
Harry Chiti pinch hits for Bob Grim (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 3% 94% 4-7 KCA H. Chiti J. Harshman Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 96% 4-7 KCA B. Tuttle J. Harshman Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O 1% 97% 4-7 KCA J. Lumpe J. Harshman Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Athletics' Tom Sturdivant facing 2-3-4
Tom Sturdivant replaces Harry Chiti (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 7-4 CLE V. Power T. Sturdivant Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O -0% 96% 7-4 CLE M. Minoso T. Sturdivant Single to RF; Minoso out at 2B/RF-SS
t9 2 --- O -0% 96% 7-4 CLE T. Francona T. Sturdivant Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Jack Harshman facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- R -5% 91% 4-7 KCA D. Williams J. Harshman Home Run (Deep LF)
b9 0 --- -9% 82% 5-7 KCA B. Cerv J. Harshman Single to LF
b9 0 1-- O 8% 89% 5-7 KCA R. Boone J. Harshman Flyball: CF
b9 1 1-- OO 11% 100% 5-7 KCA H. Smith J. Harshman Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 5.

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