Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. McLish
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Nixon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. McLish
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doby vs. McLish
  
  Doby is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Foytack
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Foytack
  
  Martin strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. McLish
  
  Harris 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 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McLish
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bridges vs. McLish
  
  Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bolling vs. McLish
  
  Bolling hits a popup towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Foytack
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nixon vs. Foytack
  
  Nixon takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Power vs. Foytack
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Colavito moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Held vs. Foytack
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berberet vs. McLish
  
  Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foytack vs. McLish
  
  Foytack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yost vs. McLish
  
  Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. McLish
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive towards third. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Foytack
  
  Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McLish vs. Foytack
  
  McLish bunts towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. Strickland moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piersall vs. Foytack
  
  Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Martin vs. Foytack
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doby vs. McLish
  
  Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. McLish
  
  Harris 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 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McLish
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Foytack
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nixon vs. Foytack
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Minoso scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Foytack
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. McLish
  
  Bridges hits a popup towards third. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bolling vs. McLish
  
  Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berberet vs. McLish
  
  Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foytack vs. McLish
  
  Foytack is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Foytack
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Foytack
  
  Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLish vs. Foytack
  
  McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. McLish
  
  Yost strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. McLish
  
  Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doby vs. McLish
  
  Doby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Doby reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harris vs. McLish
  
  There's a wild pitch. Doby moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Harris vs. McLish
  
  Harris 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 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Foytack
  
  Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Foytack
  
  Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Foytack
  
  Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McLish
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bridges vs. McLish
  
  Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bridges for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bolling vs. McLish
  
  Bolling hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Berberet vs. McLish
  
  Berberet 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 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Foytack
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Foytack
  
  Nixon hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Foytack
  
  Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn who is chasing the ball. Power reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Held vs. Foytack
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foytack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maxwell vs. McLish
  
  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Paul Foytack.
  
  Maxwell 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 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. McLish
  
  Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kuenn vs. McLish
  
  Kuenn hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doby vs. McLish
  
  Doby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Doby reaches third base with a triple. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Harris vs. McLish
  
  Harris 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 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Strickland vs. Narleski
  
  Ray Narleski now pitching.
  
  Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLish vs. Narleski
  
  McLish hits a line drive into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piersall vs. Narleski
  
  Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. McLish
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Piersall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piersall. Kaline moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bridges vs. McLish
  
  Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bolling vs. McLish
  
  Bolling hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berberet vs. McLish
  
  Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martin vs. Narleski
  
  Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Minoso vs. Narleski
  
  Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Narleski
  
  Colavito strikes out. View Play 

Top 10

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Narleski vs. McLish
  
  Narleski 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 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yost vs. McLish
  
  Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kuenn vs. McLish
  
  Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Doby vs. McLish
  
  Doby hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nixon vs. Narleski
  
  Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Power vs. Narleski
  
  Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Narleski
  
  Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 

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         Game of 4/15/1959 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            5  1  1  0   Piersall J, cf        4  0  0  0   
Kuenn H, cf           5  0  1  0   Martin B, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Doby L, lf            5  0  2  1   Minoso M, lf          4  1  1  0   
Harris G, 1b          4  0  0  0   Colavito R, rf        4  0  2  0   
Kaline A, rf          3  0  2  0   Nixon R, c            3  0  0  0   
Bridges R, ss         4  0  1  0   Power V, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Bolling F, 2b         4  0  0  0   Held W, 3b            4  1  1  1   
Berberet L, c         4  0  1  0   Strickland G, ss      3  0  1  0   
Foytack P, p          2  0  1  0   McLish C, p           2  0  0  0   
Maxwell C, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Narleski R, p         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  1  9  1                        32  2  6  1

Detroit          000 000 010 0 --  1
Cleveland        000 100 000 1 --  2
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P             7.0  5  1  1  1  2
Narleski R (L)        2.2  1  1  1  0  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLish C (W)         10.0  9  1  1  1  3

E -- Piersall J
DP -- Detroit 2, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Cleveland 3
2B -- Doby L
3B -- Power V, Doby L
HR -- Held W
SH -- McLish C
WP -- McLish C
T -- 2:12
A -- 3424

    

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