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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 26, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Casale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 25,416 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Jerry Casale | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Second Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 26, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. McLish
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. McLish
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. McLish
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buddin moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. McLish
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. McLish
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gernert vs. McLish
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Casale
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Casale
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Casale
Francona takes first base on ball four. Held moves to third. Power moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Casale
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Held scores. Power scores. Francona moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Casale
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Casale
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Francona scores. Colavito scores. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamner vs. Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette now pitching.
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Monbouquette
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Monbouquette
McLish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Held vs. Monbouquette
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McLish
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. McLish
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. McLish
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Monbouquette
Power hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jensen. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Francona reaches second base with a double. Power scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Monbouquette
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone throws to first for one, and Gernert throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Francona scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Monbouquette
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Monbouquette
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. McLish
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. McLish
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. McLish
Williams takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. McLish
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. McLish
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. McLish
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McLish
Keough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. McLish
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Monbouquette
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Monbouquette
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Monbouquette
McLish bunts towards the mound. Monbouquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Monbouquette
Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Monbouquette
Power is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Monbouquette
Jim Piersall pinch runs for Vic Power.
Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. McLish
Jim Piersall now playing center field. Tito Francona now playing first base. Gary Geiger pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette.
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. McLish
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. McLish
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hamner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Fornieles
Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McLish
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. McLish
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. McLish
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. McLish
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Fornieles
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Fornieles
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Fornieles
McLish hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Fornieles
Held hits a ball on the ground towards second. Runnels scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Fornieles
Piersall hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McLish
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. McLish
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. McLish
Fornieles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Fornieles
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Fornieles
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Fornieles
Minoso hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. McLish
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McLish
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McLish
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. McLish
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. McLish
There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to third. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Malzone vs. McLish
Malzone hits a line drive towards short. Held reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Fornieles
Hamner hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Fornieles
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLish vs. Fornieles
McLish is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. McLish
Gernert hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. McLish
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plews vs. McLish
Herb Plews pinch hits for Pete Daley.
Plews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. McLish
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. McLish
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Baumann
Frank Baumann now pitching. Sammy White now catching.
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Baumann
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Baumann
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Baumann
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Held moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Baumann
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. McLish
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. McLish
Stephens hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. McLish
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. McLish
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/26/1959 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Buddin D, ss 4 1 2 0 Held W, ss-2b-ss 3 2 1 2
Runnels P, 2b 5 1 4 0 Power V, 1b 2 2 2 0
Williams T, lf 3 1 1 0 Piersall J, pr-cf 2 0 0 0
Stephens G, lf 1 0 0 0 Francona T, cf-1b 4 2 1 1
Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 4 Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 2
Malzone F, 3b 5 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 4 1 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Strickland G, 3b 3 0 1 2
Keough M, cf 4 0 2 0 Hamner G, 2b-ss-2b 3 1 1 1
Daley P, c 3 0 0 0 Brown D, c 4 2 2 2
Plews H, ph 1 0 0 0 McLish C, p 3 0 2 0
White S, c 0 0 0 0
Casale J, p 0 0 0 0
Monbouquette B, p 1 0 0 0
Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 1 0 0 0
Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0
Baumann F, p 0 0 0 0
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38 5 11 5 32 11 11 10
Boston 004 000 010 -- 5
Cleveland 522 020 00x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Casale J (L)* 0.0 3 5 5 3 0
Monbouquette B 3.0 5 4 4 0 0
Fornieles M 4.0 3 2 2 1 2
Baumann F 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W) 9.0 11 5 5 3 5
* Pitched to 6 batters in 1st
E -- Gernert D, Held W
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Cleveland 6
2B -- Power V, Francona T
HR -- Jensen J, Held W, Brown D, Gernert D
SH -- McLish C
SF -- Hamner G
HBP -- by Monbouquette B (Power V)
WP -- McLish C
T -- 2:55
A -- 25416
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