September 19, 1959 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 5
@CHW 4 CLE 13
@KCA 7 NYY 3
BOS 1 BAL 5
@WSH 3 MLN 9
@PHI 3 PIT 4
CIN 3
(12) LAD 4
@SFG 1 LAD 5
@SFG 3 STL 2
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 8,852

Saturday, September 19, 1959
Time of Game: 2:39

Indians

86-62

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  1  0   5  1  0   3  0  0   13 19  0
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  4    7  9  3

W: J Harshman (7-10), L: J Kucks (8-11)

Athletics

63-84

Lost 2

7th, 27 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .240  .632    0    2   0   SH
V Power 2B                    6   2   4   2    0   0  .292  .753    0    1   3   2B
M Minoso LF                   5   1   3   4    0   0  .301  .842    0    0   0   HR,CS,SF
T Francona 1B                 4   1   2   0    2   2  .365  .982    0   11   1   
R Colavito RF                 6   0   1   2    0   1  .258  .860    0    3   0   
R Nixon C                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .595    0    8   0   SF,GDP
W Held SS                     3   1   0   0    2   1  .251  .782    0    0   3   
G Strickland 3B               2   2   2   0    0   0  .237  .613    0    1   0   
  G Coleman PH                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 4.000    0    0   0   3B
  G Leek 3B                   2   1   0   0    0   0  .158  .568    0    0   0   
J Harshman P                  5   2   3   3    0   0  .167  .538    0    1   0   2B
Totals                       44  13  19  13    4   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Harshman (1, off T Sturdivant); V Power (31, off T Sturdivant).

3B: G Coleman (1, off B Grim).

HR: M Minoso (20, off T Sturdivant; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: M Minoso (3, off B Grim); R Nixon (5, off J Kucks).

SH: J Piersall (8, off T Sturdivant).

TB: M Minoso 6; V Power 5; J Harshman 4; G Coleman 3; T Francona 2; J Piersall 2; G Strickland 2; R Colavito; R Nixon.

GIDP: R Nixon (10).

RBI: M Minoso 4 (91); J Harshman 3 (8); V Power 2 (60); R Colavito 2 (108); J Piersall (29); R Nixon (28).

2-out RBI: V Power.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 9 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Minoso (11, 2nd base by B Grim/H Smith).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Snyder CF                   4   1   1   3    1   1  .315  .770    0    2   0   2B
R Maris RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .812    0    3   0   
D Williams 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .751    0    8   0   
B Cerv LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .816    0    3   0   
R Jablonski 3B                4   1   2   3    0   1  .254  .678    0    0   1   HR
H Smith C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .731    0    4   1   
J Lumpe SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .616    0    4   6   2B
L Klimchock 2B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .622    0    3   2   
J Kucks P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .085  .246         0   0   
  T Sturdivant P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .045  .090    0    0   0   
  B Grim P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .352    0    0   0   
  J DeMaestri PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .682    0    0   0   
  M Kutyna P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  Z Bella PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .577    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   7   9   7    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Lumpe (9, off J Harshman); R Snyder (12, off J Harshman).

HR: R Jablonski (5, off J Harshman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: R Jablonski 5; H Smith 2; R Snyder 2; R Maris 2; J Lumpe 2; B Cerv.

RBI: R Jablonski 3 (21); R Snyder 3 (18); J Lumpe (29).

2-out RBI: R Snyder 3; R Jablonski 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Smith-J Lumpe; L Klimchock-J Lumpe-D Williams.

E: T Sturdivant (3); B Cerv (3); R Jablonski (5).

PITCHING

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 (7-10)           9     9   7   7    2   7   1   4.87   38     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 9     46    -     0.20   0.12
Totals                         9     9   7   7    2   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0· 9           -

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 Kucks, L (8-11)              2     5   4   4    1   0   0   4.21   12     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 5     29    -     1.13  -0.28
T Sturdivant                   1     6   5   5    0   3   1   4.90   10     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 6          0-0    0.31  -0.09
B Grim                         4     6   4   3    2   1   0   4.15   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6          1-0    0.04  -0.00
M Kutyna                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    19  13  12    4   4   1          51     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0·19          1-0

T Sturdivant faced 6 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Eddie Rommel, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 8,852.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Athletics                
1. J Piersall           CF    1. R Snyder             CF 
2. V Power              2B    2. R Maris              RF 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. D Williams           1B 
4. T Francona           1B    4. B Cerv               LF 
5. R Colavito           RF    5. R Jablonski          3B 
6. R Nixon              C     6. H Smith              C  
7. W Held               SS    7. J Lumpe              SS 
8. G Strickland         3B    8. L Klimchock          2B 
9. J Harshman           P     9. J Kucks              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  123      14%  74% R Colavito      J Kucks         Single; Piersall Scores; Power Scores; Francona to 3B
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-       6%  84% V Power         J Kucks         Single; Strickland Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-       6%  60% T Francona      J Kucks         Walk; Piersall to 3B; Power to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% V Power         J Kucks         Single; Piersall to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      -5%  54% M Minoso        J Kucks         Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Kucks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  J Piersall      Single
          1--      59%  V Power         Single; Piersall to 2B
   O      12-      54%  M Minoso        Flyball: 2B
          12-      60%  T Francona      Walk; Piersall to 3B; Power to 2B
   RR     123      74%  R Colavito      Single; Piersall Scores; Power Scores; Francona to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  R Nixon         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Francona Scores
   O      1--      74%  W Held          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  R Snyder        Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  R Maris         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      78%  D Williams      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Johnny Kucks facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  G Strickland    Single
   O      1--      79%  J Harshman      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Strickland to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF; Strickland stays at 2B
   R      -2-      84%  V Power         Single; Strickland Scores
   O      1--      82%  M Minoso        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Harshman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  B Cerv          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Jablonski     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      86%  H Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Sturdivant facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Sturdivant replaces Johnny Kucks pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  T Francona      Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  R Colavito      Strikeout
          ---      85%  R Nixon         Single
   O      1--      84%  W Held          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  J Lumpe         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      87%  L Klimchock     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  T Sturdivant    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Sturdivant facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  G Strickland    Single; Strickland to 2B/Adv on E1
   R      -2-      94%  J Harshman      Double; Strickland Scores
          -2-      96%  J Piersall      Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Harshman to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  V Power         Double; Harshman Scores; Piersall to 3B
   RRR    -23      99%  M Minoso        Home Run (Deep LF); Piersall Scores; Power Scores
          ---      99%  T Francona      Single
                  Bob Grim replaces Tom Sturdivant pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  R Colavito      Flyball: SS
   OO     1--      99%  R Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  R Snyder        Walk
          1--      98%  R Maris         Single; Snyder to 2B
   O      12-      98%  D Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Snyder to 3B; Maris to 2B
   O      -23      99%  B Cerv          Flyball: 1B
   RR     -23      97%  R Jablonski     Single; Snyder Scores; Maris Scores
   O      1--      98%  H Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bob Grim facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Gordy Coleman pinch hits for George Strickland batting 8th
          ---      98%  G Coleman       Triple
   R      --3      99%  J Harshman      Single; Coleman Scores
   O      1--      99%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  V Power         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Leek replaces Gordy Coleman playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Klimchock     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  B Grim          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Bob Grim facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  M Minoso        Single
   OO     1--      99%  T Francona      Double Play: Strikeout, Minoso Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      99%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  R Snyder        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  R Maris         Single
   O      1--      99%  D Williams      Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  B Cerv          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Bob Grim facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  R Nixon         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  W Held          Walk
          1--     100%  G Leek          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Held to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Harshman      Single; Held Scores; Leek to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Piersall      Single; Leek Scores; Harshman to 2B
          12-     100%  V Power         Single; Harshman to 3B; Piersall to 2B
   RO     123     100%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Harshman Scores/unER; Piersall stays at 2B
          12-     100%  T Francona      Walk; Piersall to 3B; Power to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 13, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-13, Jack Harshman facing 5-6-7
   R      ---     100%  R Jablonski     Home Run
          ---     100%  H Smith         Single
   O      1--     100%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  L Klimchock     Flyball: RF
                  Joe DeMaestri pinch hits for Bob Grim batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J DeMaestri     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 13, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 13-3, Marty Kutyna facing 6-7-8
                  Marty Kutyna replaces Joe DeMaestri pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  W Held          Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Leek          Flyball: SS
   O      1--     100%  J Harshman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 13, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-13, Jack Harshman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Snyder        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  D Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 13, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 13-3, Marty Kutyna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  M Minoso        Single
          1--     100%  T Francona      Single; Minoso to 2B
          12-     100%  R Colavito      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Minoso to 3B; Francona to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 13, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-13, Jack Harshman facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  B Cerv          Single
   O      1--     100%  R Jablonski     Strikeout
          1--     100%  H Smith         Single; Cerv to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Lumpe         Double; Cerv Scores; Smith to 3B
          -23     100%  L Klimchock     Walk
                  Zeke Bella pinch hits for Marty Kutyna batting 9th
   O      123     100%  Z Bella         Strikeout
   RRR    123     100%  R Snyder        Double; Smith Scores; Lumpe Scores; Klimchock Scores
   O      -2-     100%  R Maris         Flyball: RF
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 13, Athletics 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1195909190

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