Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. O'Dell
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. O'Dell
  
  Strickland strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. O'Dell
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Grant
  
  Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Grant
  
  Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tasby vs. Grant
  
  Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Grant
  
  Woodling hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Triandos vs. Grant
  
  Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hale vs. Grant
  
  Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. O'Dell
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. O'Dell
  
  Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. O'Dell
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Martin vs. O'Dell
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. Power scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piersall vs. O'Dell
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Grant
  
  Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Grant
  
  Gardner hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  O'Dell vs. Grant
  
  O'Dell hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. O'Dell
  
  Grant hits a popup towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. O'Dell
  
  Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Strickland vs. O'Dell
  
  Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Strickland reaches second base with a double. Held goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Minoso vs. O'Dell
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. O'Dell
  
  There goes Minoso. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Gardner applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Grant
  
  Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. Grant
  
  Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tasby vs. Grant
  
  Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Woodling vs. Grant
  
  Woodling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Tasby moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Triandos vs. Grant
  
  Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. O'Dell
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. O'Dell
  
  Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. O'Dell
  
  Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martin vs. O'Dell
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Dell. Power moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Piersall vs. O'Dell
  
  Triandos fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Triandos. Tasby fumbles the ball. That's an error on Tasby. Power scores. Martin moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Piersall vs. O'Dell
  
  Piersall strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hale vs. Grant
  
  Hale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hale for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. Grant
  
  Klaus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Klaus reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gardner vs. Grant
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Boyd vs. Grant
  
  Bob Boyd pinch hits for Billy O'Dell.
  
  Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boyd for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Johnson
  
  Ernie Johnson now pitching.
  
  Grant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Johnson
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Johnson
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carrasquel vs. Grant
  
  Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pilarcik vs. Grant
  
  Pilarcik takes first base on ball four. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tasby vs. Grant
  
  Tasby bunts towards the mound. Grant picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Grant. Colavito throws it away. That's an error on Colavito. Carrasquel scores. Pilarcik goes all the way around to score. Tasby moves all the way to home. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Grant
  
  Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Triandos vs. Grant
  
  Triandos hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hale vs. Grant
  
  Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Johnson
  
  Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Johnson
  
  Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Power vs. Johnson
  
  Power hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fitz Gerald vs. Johnson
  
  Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klaus vs. McLish
  
  Cal McLish now pitching.
  
  Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. McLish
  
  Gardner hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. McLish
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carrasquel vs. McLish
  
  Carrasquel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pilarcik vs. McLish
  
  Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tasby vs. McLish
  
  Tasby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Woodling vs. McLish
  
  Fitz Geralddrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Pilarcik. The throw to McLish covering the plate. The slide. Pilarcik is out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Johnson
  
  Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Johnson
  
  Willie Jones pinch hits for Jim Piersall.
  
  Jones hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Woodling. Jones reaches second base with a double. Martin moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Francona vs. Johnson
  
  Tito Francona pinch hits for Cal McLish.
  
  Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Held vs. Loes
  
  Billy Loes now pitching.
  
  Held hits a popup towards first. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Strickland vs. Loes
  
  Strickland strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Minoso vs. Loes
  
  Minoso strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Woodling vs. Cicotte
  
  Tito Francona now playing center field. Al Cicotte now pitching.
  
  Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colavito throws the ball in to Power who tags Woodling trying to return to first, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Triandos vs. Cicotte
  
  Triandos strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hale vs. Cicotte
  
  Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Loes
  
  Whitey Lockman now playing first base. Willie Miranda now playing third base. Albie Pearson now playing left field.
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Loes
  
  Power takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nixon vs. Loes
  
  Russ Nixon pinch hits for Ed Fitz Gerald.
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pearson vs. Cicotte
  
  Russ Nixon now catching.
  
  Pearson hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Cicotte
  
  Gardner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Francona. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Loes vs. Cicotte
  
  Loes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carrasquel vs. Cicotte
  
  Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Loes
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hardy vs. Loes
  
  Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
  
  Hardy hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Orioles, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Loes
  
  Francona strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/9/1959 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Held W, ss            4  1  1  0   Carrasquel C, ss      4  2  1  2   
Strickland G, 3b      4  0  1  1   Pilarcik A, rf        3  1  2  0   
Minoso M, lf          4  0  0  0   Tasby W, cf           3  2  2  0   
Colavito R, rf        3  0  0  0   Woodling G, lf        4  1  3  2   
Power V, 1b           3  2  2  0   Miranda W, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Fitz Gerald E, c      3  0  1  0   Triandos G, c         3  0  0  0   
Nixon R, ph-c         1  0  0  0   Hale B, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Martin B, 2b          4  0  2  1   Lockman W, 1b         0  0  0  0   
Piersall J, cf        2  0  0  0   Klaus B, 3b           3  0  1  0   
Jones W, ph           1  0  1  0   Pearson A, lf         1  0  0  0   
Cicotte A, p          0  0  0  0   Gardner B, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Hardy C, ph           1  0  0  0   O'Dell B, p           1  0  0  0   
Grant M, p            2  0  0  0   Boyd B, ph            1  0  0  0   
McLish C, p           0  0  0  0   Johnson E, p          1  1  1  0   
Francona T, ph-cf     1  0  0  0   Loes B, p             1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  8  2                        33  7 11  4

Cleveland        011 100 000 --  3
Baltimore        200 032 00x --  7

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M (L)           5.0  5  5  3  4  0
McLish C              1.0  4  2  2  0  0
Cicotte A             2.0  2  0  0  0  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
O'Dell B              4.0  6  3  2  0  3
Johnson E (W)*        2.0  2  0  0  2  1
Loes B (S)            3.0  0  0  0  1  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- O'Dell B, Triandos G, Tasby W, Grant M, Colavito R
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Baltimore 6
2B -- Strickland G, Klaus B, Jones W, Gardner B
HR -- Woodling G, Carrasquel C
CS -- Minoso M
T -- 2:37
A -- 46601

    

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