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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 12, 1959 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 36,130 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Elston Howard | First Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Third Baseman |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 12, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Ditmar
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ditmar
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. McLish
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLish
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. McLish
Berra 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ditmar
Minoso hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Ditmar
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Ditmar
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Ditmar
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. McLish
Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ditmar vs. McLish
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard scores. Siebern moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bauer vs. McLish
Bauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kubek for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Ditmar
McLish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Ditmar
Held hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Ditmar
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ditmar
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kubek. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ditmar
Colavito hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Colavito reaches second base with a double. Power goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Maas
Duke Maas now pitching.
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Maas
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek misplays the ball. That's an error on Kubek. Colavito moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Maas
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Minoso scores. Strickland moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Maas
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLish vs. Maas
McLish is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLish
Mantle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Minoso is chasing the ball. Mantle rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. McLish
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Piersall. McDougald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blanchard vs. McLish
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Duke Maas.
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Shantz
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Shantz
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. McLish
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLish
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piersall throws the ball in to Martin who tags Mantle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Shantz
Colavito hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Shantz
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Shantz
Shantz spins and fires to second, with Kubek covering, and Colavito is picked off. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Shantz
There goes Minoso. The throw from Berra and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Shantz
Strickland hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Shantz
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. McLish
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shantz
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Shantz
McLish takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Shantz
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Shantz
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. McLish
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. McLish
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bauer vs. McLish
Bauer hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kubek vs. McLish
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching. Enos Slaughter now playing right field.
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Coates
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Coates
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Coates
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. McLish
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. McLish
Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McLish
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. McLish
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. McLish
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Coates
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Coates
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Coates
Tito Francona pinch hits for Cal McLish.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Francona for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Perry
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Perry
Andy Carey pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Carey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Duren
Ryne Duren now pitching.
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Duren
Piersall bunts towards the mound. Duren fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Duren
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Duren
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Duren
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Perry
Kubek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Kubek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Perry
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Perry
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Perry
Howard strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1959 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Held W, 3b 5 1 1 2 Bauer H, rf 4 0 0 0
Piersall J, cf 5 0 1 0 Coates J, p 0 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 5 1 1 0 Carey A, ph 1 0 0 0
Colavito R, rf 5 2 4 2 Duren R, p 0 0 0 0
Minoso M, lf 3 2 1 0 Kubek T, ss 5 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 3 0 0 1 Mantle M, cf 4 2 3 1
Nixon R, c 4 0 2 2 Berra Y, c 5 2 2 2
Martin B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Howard E, 1b 5 2 2 2
McLish C, p 2 1 1 0 Siebern N, lf 4 0 1 0
Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0 McDougald G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Perry J, p 0 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 1 0 1 1
Maas D, p 0 0 0 0
Blanchard J, ph 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 11 7 37 6 11 6
Cleveland 015 010 000 -- 7
New York 013 000 200 -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W) 7.0 10 6 6 4 3
Perry J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A (L) 2.1 5 5 3 0 0
Maas D 0.2 1 1 0 1 1
Shantz B 3.0 1 1 0 2 2
Coates J 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Duren R 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Kubek T 2, Berra Y
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, New York 8
2B -- Minoso M, Colavito R 2, McDougald G, Kubek T
HR -- Colavito R, Held W, Mantle M, Howard E, Berra Y
SB -- Minoso M
SF -- Strickland G
T -- 3:07
A -- 36130
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