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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 21, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 21, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 12,935 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bill Norman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 21, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Foytack
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Foytack
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Foytack
Minoso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Foytack
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Foytack
Nixon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Foytack
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Foytack
Strickland hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Davie
Jerry Davie now pitching.
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. McLish
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Davie
McLish strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Davie
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Davie
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Minoso throws the ball in to Martin who tags Kaline, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Davie
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Davie
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Davie
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Davie
Held hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Davie
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. McLish
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davie vs. McLish
Davie takes first base on ball four. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. McLish
Osborne hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Davie
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Davie
McLish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Davie
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McLish moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Davie
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bolling. McLish scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Davie
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Davie
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. McLish
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Davie
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Davie
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Davie
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Davie
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. McLish
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davie vs. McLish
Davie strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Davie
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridges. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Davie
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Davie
Power hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Davie
Minoso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Davie
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McLish
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. McLish
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McLish
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Susce
George Susce now pitching.
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Susce
Held is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Susce
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Susce
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLish vs. Susce
McLish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. McLish reaches second base with a double. Held scores. Strickland goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Susce
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Susce
Power hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Minoso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Burnside
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. McLish
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. McLish
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Burnside
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Burnside
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Burnside
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Burnside
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Strickland moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McLish vs. Burnside
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. McLish
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Strickland. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. McLish
Gail Harris pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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 -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Osborne vs. McLish
Osborne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Osborne reaches second base with a double. Berberet scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. McLish
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Aguirre
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Aguirre
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piersall scores. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Aguirre
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Power moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Mossi
Don Mossi now pitching. Dick Brown pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Mossi
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Mossi
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McLish
Dick Brown now catching.
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLish
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. McLish
Veal strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1959 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 5 3 3 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 6 2 3 4 Osborne B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Minoso M, lf 6 2 5 6 Kuenn H, cf 4 0 1 0
Colavito R, rf 5 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0
Brown D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Bridges R, ss 2 0 0 0
Held W, 3b 4 2 1 0 Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0
Strickland G, ss 4 2 1 2 Veal C, ss 1 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0
McLish C, p 4 3 1 2 Berberet L, c 2 1 1 0
Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0
Davie J, p 1 0 0 0
Susce G, p 0 0 0 0
Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0
Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 14 16 14 31 1 6 1
Cleveland 500 102 501 -- 14
Detroit 000 000 010 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W) 9.0 6 1 0 2 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (L) 0.2 4 5 5 1 0
Davie J 5.1 5 3 1 2 2
Susce G 0.2 2 5 5 2 0
Burnside P 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Aguirre H* 0.0 3 1 1 1 0
Mossi D 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 9th
E -- Bolling F, Bridges R, Strickland G
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 11, Detroit 5
2B -- McLish C, Osborne B
HR -- Minoso M 2, Strickland G, Power V
HBP -- by Susce G (Held W)
T -- 2:50
A -- 12935
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