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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 28, 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 28, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 28, 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 28, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
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 |
| Ike Delock | 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 |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 28, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bell
Buddin hits a line drive 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: ---
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels hits a line drive into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bell
Granny Hamner now playing shortstop. Woodie Held now playing second base.
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Delock
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Delock
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Delock
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bell
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Bell
Gernert hits a line drive 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: 1--
Keough vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keough moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delock vs. Bell
There goes Daley. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Daley steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Delock vs. Bell
Delock hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Delock
Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Delock
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Delock
Hamner 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, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Delock
Nixon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Daley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Delock
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bell
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bell
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 home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bell
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Bell
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. Jensen moves to third. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keough vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Delock
Held is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Delock
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Delock
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Delock
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Delock
Strickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Strickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Delock
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Bell
Delock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bell
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Delock
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Delock
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Delock
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bell
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Bell
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, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Hamner who tags Jensen, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Delock
Power hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Delock
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Delock
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Delock
Minoso hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bell
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Bell
Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Delock
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Delock
Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Delock
Nixon hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Delock
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Bell
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base. Gene Stephens pinch hits for Pete Daley.
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bell
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Ike Delock.
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Francona. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Stephens goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Bell
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Vic Wertz.
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Perry Brewer moves to third. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brewer scores. Buddin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Perry
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Perry
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Perry
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buddin tags and scores. Runnels tags and moves to third. Jensen tags and moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Perry
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Harshman
Sammy White now catching. Jack Harshman now pitching.
Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Harshman
Power hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Harshman
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Harshman
Colavito 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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Harshman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Perry
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perry
Woodie Held now playing shortstop. Granny Hamner now playing second base.
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Perry
Harshman 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Harshman
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Harshman
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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Harshman
Nixon 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
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Perry
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Perry
Runnels 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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Woodie Held now playing second base. Granny Hamner now playing shortstop.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/28/1959, game 1 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Buddin D, ss 4 1 0 0 Held W, ss,... 4 1 2 0
Runnels P, 2b 5 0 1 1 Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 5 1 2 1 Francona T, cf 4 1 2 1
Jensen J, rf 3 0 2 0 Colavito R, rf 2 1 0 0
Malzone F, 3b 3 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 4 2 2 3
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Strickland G, 3b 4 0 3 1
Keough M, cf 4 0 0 0 Hamner G, 2b,... 4 0 0 0
Daley P, c 2 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 0 1 0 0 Bell G, p 3 0 0 0
White S, c 1 0 0 0 Perry J, p 0 0 0 0
Delock I, p 2 0 0 0
Wertz V, ph 1 0 1 1
Brewer T, pr 0 1 0 0
Harshman J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 33 5 9 5
Boston 001 000 300 -- 4
Cleveland 013 000 10x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I 6.0 7 4 4 2 1
Harshman J (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G* 6.0 8 4 4 2 1
Perry J (W) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Held W
LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 6
2B -- Minoso M, Strickland G, Wertz V, Held W
HR -- Williams T, Minoso M
SB -- Daley P
SF -- Malzone F
Balk -- Perry J
T -- 2:32
A -- 0
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