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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 27, 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 27, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 27, 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 27, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,919 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
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 |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Frank Sullivan | 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 |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 27, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Grant
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Buddin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
There's a wild pitch. Buddin scores. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Grant
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sullivan
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a line drive towards first. Gernert catches it and steps on first to double up Held. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Sullivan
Francona hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Grant
Gernert 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, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Francona. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
White hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Grant
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keough scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Grant
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Sullivan
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Sullivan
Hamner hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels catches it and throws to first to double up Minoso. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Sullivan
Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Sullivan
Held takes first base on ball four. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grant scores. Held moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Francona vs. Sullivan
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Grant
Gernert hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Sullivan
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Sullivan
Hamner hits a line drive towards third. Malzone catches it and throws to second to double up Minoso. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
White hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Grant
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Grant
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Grant
Runnels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Runnels reaches second base with a double. Buddin goes all the way around to score. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Grant
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Grant
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Sullivan
Jim Baxes pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sullivan
Held strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Sullivan
Francona hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garcia
Mike Garcia now pitching.
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Garcia
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Garcia
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
White hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Garcia
Sullivan hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Sullivan
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Sullivan
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sullivan
Brown hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Garcia
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garcia
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garcia
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Garcia
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
There goes Runnels. The throw from Brown and he is out, Hamner applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Sullivan
Gene Stephens now playing left field. Jim Piersall pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Sullivan
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Sullivan
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brodowski
Dick Brodowski now pitching.
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Brodowski
Malzone bunts towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Brodowski
Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Brodowski
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Brodowski
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Sullivan
Francona hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sullivan
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Sullivan
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Sullivan
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamner vs. Brewer
Tom Brewer now pitching.
Hamner strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Brodowski
Brewer hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Brodowski
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Brodowski
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Brodowski
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Brodowski
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Brewer
Willie Jones pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Brewer
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Dick Brodowski.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Brewer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Brewer
Held hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/27/1959 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Buddin D, ss 2 2 0 0 Held W, ss,... 3 1 1 1
Runnels P, 2b 4 1 3 1 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 1
Williams T, lf 4 1 1 2 Francona T, cf 4 1 1 2
Stephens G, lf 1 0 1 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 3 1 1 1 Minoso M, lf 4 0 3 0
Malzone F, 3b 3 0 0 0 Strickland G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hamner G, 2b,... 4 0 1 0
Keough M, cf 2 1 1 0 Brown D, c 3 0 0 0
White S, c 4 0 0 0 Jones W, ph 1 0 0 0
Sullivan F, p 3 0 1 1 Grant M, p 1 1 1 0
Brewer T, p 1 0 0 0 Baxes J, ph 1 0 0 0
Garcia M, p 0 0 0 0
Piersall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brodowski D, p 0 0 0 0
Nixon R, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 6 8 5 34 4 9 4
Boston 110 040 000 -- 6
Cleveland 001 020 001 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F (W) 7.2 8 3 3 4 5
Brewer T (S) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M (L) 5.0 7 6 6 3 0
Garcia M 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Brodowski D 2.0 1 0 0 3 0
E -- Sullivan F
DP -- Boston 3, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Cleveland 7
2B -- Runnels P 2, Keough M, Minoso M
HR -- Williams T, Jensen J, Francona T, Held W
CS -- Runnels P
SH -- Malzone F
WP -- Grant M
T -- 2:38
A -- 10919
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