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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 18, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 18, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 6,943 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Dick Williams | First Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Lou Klimchock | Second Baseman |
| Bud Daley | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
September 18, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Daley
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daley
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perry
Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Perry
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Perry
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Daley
Held hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jablonski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Perry
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Perry
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Perry
Perry fires to first and picks off Williams. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Daley
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Daley
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Daley
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Perry
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Perry
Klimchock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Perry
Daley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perry
Snyder 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, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daley
Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Perry
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Perry
Jablonski strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Perry
Cerv takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Perry
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Perry
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Daley
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Perry
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Perry
Klimchock hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Perry
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Daley
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Daley
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Daley
Piersall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Daley
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perry
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Perry
Lumpe bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jablonski vs. Perry
Jablonski hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Perry
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Perry
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Daley
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Daley
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Daley
Strickland bunts towards third. Jablonski juggles the ball. That's an error on Jablonski. Minoso moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Daley
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock misplays the ball. That's an error on Klimchock. Minoso scores. Colavito scores. Strickland moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Daley
Held hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock fields it and throws to third for the out. Power moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Daley
Brown takes first base on ball four. Power moves to third. Held moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perry vs. Daley
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piersall vs. Daley
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Power scores. Held scores. Brown moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Francona vs. Daley
Francona takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Piersall scores. Francona moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Herbert
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Perry
House hits a line drive towards first. Francona reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Perry
Klimchock strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Herbert
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Herbert
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Herbert
Held strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Perry
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Perry
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Perry
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Grunwald
Al Grunwald now pitching.
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Grunwald
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grunwald juggles the ball. That's an error on Grunwald. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Grunwald
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grunwald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to third. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Grunwald
Francona strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Grunwald
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Perry scores. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Grunwald
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strickland vs. Grunwald
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Power vs. Grunwald
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall scores. Minoso scores. Colavito moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Grunwald
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Perry
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland juggles the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Perry
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Perry
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cerv tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Perry
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1959 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 5 3 3 3 Snyder R, cf 4 0 1 0
Francona T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lumpe J, ss 3 0 2 0
Minoso M, lf 5 2 3 4 Jablonski R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Colavito R, rf 3 1 0 0 Cerv B, lf 3 1 1 0
Strickland G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0
Power V, 2b 5 1 1 2 Williams D, 1b 2 0 0 1
Held W, ss 5 1 0 0 House F, c 4 0 0 0
Brown D, c 3 2 1 0 Klimchock L, 2b 3 1 1 1
Perry J, p 4 1 0 0 Daley B, p 2 0 0 0
Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Grunwald A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 11 8 9 30 2 5 2
Cleveland 000 001 604 -- 11
Kansas City 001 000 001 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (W) 9.0 5 2 1 2 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B (L) 6.2 3 7 1 4 4
Herbert R 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Grunwald A 1.0 4 4 1 1 2
E -- Jablonski R, Klimchock L, Grunwald A, Strickland G
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- Minoso M
HR -- Klimchock L, Piersall J
SH -- Lumpe J, Strickland G
SF -- Williams D
T -- 2:26
A -- 6943
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