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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 17, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Locke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 26,432 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Locke | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Billy Jurges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Delock
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple. Held goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Delock
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Power tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Delock
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Delock
Colavito hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Delock
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Locke
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Locke
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Locke
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Delock
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Delock
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locke vs. Delock
Locke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Delock
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Martin scores. Locke moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Delock
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Locke scores. Power moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Harshman
Jack Harshman now pitching.
Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Locke
Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Locke
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Locke
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Locke
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harshman vs. Locke
Harshman hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jensen tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buddin vs. Locke
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harshman
Colavito hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Harshman
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Harshman
Fitz Gerald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locke vs. Harshman
There goes Martin. The throw from White and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Locke
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Locke
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Locke
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locke vs. Harshman
Locke strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Harshman
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a line drive towards first. Wertz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Locke
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Locke
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Locke
White hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harshman vs. Locke
Harshman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Harshman
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Harshman
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Harshman
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Locke
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Locke
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Locke
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first, with Locke covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Harshman
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Harshman
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Harshman
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Locke vs. Harshman
Locke hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Locke reaches second base with a double. Fitz Gerald scores. Martin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Harshman
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Locke moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Locke scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Harshman
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Power moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Wall
Murray Wall now pitching.
Minoso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Locke
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Locke
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Locke covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Locke
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wall
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wall
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitz Gerald vs. Wall
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fitz Gerald for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Wall
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Locke
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Locke
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Murray Wall.
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plews vs. Locke
Herb Plews pinch hits for Don Buddin.
Plews strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Locke
There goes White. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Locke
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Locke
There goes Runnels. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is safe. Runnels steals second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Locke
Keough hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Kiely
Pete Runnels now playing shortstop. Herb Plews now playing second base. Leo Kiely now pitching.
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Kiely
Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Kiely
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews misplays the ball. That's an error on Plews. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Kiely
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Plews fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Kiely
Minoso is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Perry
Jim Piersall now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing left field.
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Perry
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Leo Kiely.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Martin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Fornieles
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Perry
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Perry
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Perry
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Perry
Jensen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bell
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Bell
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Sammy White.
Avila is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1959 -- Cleveland at Boston (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Held W, ss 5 1 1 0 Buddin D, ss 2 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 5 1 2 2 Plews H, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
Francona T, cf-lf 4 0 2 2 Runnels P, 2b-ss 5 1 1 1
Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0 Keough M, cf 3 2 2 2
Piersall J, cf 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 2 1 0 0
Colavito R, rf 5 1 2 1 Jensen J, rf 5 2 2 1
Strickland G, 3b 5 0 2 0 Williams T, lf 2 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 5 1 2 0 Stephens G, lf 2 0 1 2
Martin B, 2b 4 2 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 5 0 2 0
Locke B, p 3 2 2 2 White S, c 3 1 2 0
Perry J, p 1 0 0 0 Avila B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 Delock I, p 0 0 0 0
Harshman J, p 1 0 0 1
Wall M, p 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 14 7 35 7 10 7
Cleveland 221 003 000 -- 8
Boston 010 000 303 -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Locke B (W) 6.2 5 4 4 6 2
Perry J 2.0 3 3 3 2 1
Bell G (S) 0.1 2 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I (L) 1.2 4 4 1 1 0
Harshman J 4.0 7 4 4 0 2
Wall M 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Kiely L 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Fornieles M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Buddin D 2, Plews H
DP -- Cleveland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Boston 10
2B -- Jensen J 2, Locke B
3B -- Power V
HR -- Colavito R, Keough M
SB -- White S, Runnels P
CS -- Martin B
SF -- Francona T, Harshman J
T -- 3:07
A -- 26432
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