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Indians 5 @ Yankees 7
Yankee Stadium
July 16, 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 July 16, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Indians with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 16, 1959 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 7 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning Pitcher—Duke Maas  
Losing Pitcher—Gary Bell  
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Game Winning RBI—Mickey Mantle 

Game Info

DateJuly 16, 1959 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherCal McLish  
Home Starting PitcherArt Ditmar  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Larry Napp
2B: John Rice
3B: Eddie Rommel

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Woodie Held  Shortstop 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Tito Francona  Center Fielder 
Rocky Colavito  Right Fielder 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
George Strickland  Third Baseman 
Jim Baxes  Second Baseman 
Cal McLish  Pitcher 
Joe Gordon  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Richardson  Second Baseman 
Marv Throneberry  First Baseman 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Tony Kubek  Right Fielder 
Gil McDougald  Shortstop 
Art Ditmar  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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5 Re: New York Yankees versus Cleveland Indians - July 16, 1959 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Richard Chester – 10/01/2015 at 11:33 AM
The best thing to do is to retrieve the box score and play-by-play from baseball-reference.com. It shows that Richardson singled and Mantle homered. Kubek was removed from the game during the top of the 8th inning, most likely due to an injury.
4 Re: New York Yankees versus Cleveland Indians - July 16, 1959 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by JIM MARTIN – 09/16/2015 at 2:40 PM
Larry i want you to know that i have had the same problem you experienced with memory. I always thought i had seen a player in a game for years till i reviewed by the archives on this site to find out that there was another player than the player in my memory. Yes more then just one game. Recently i have discovered this happened more then once in several games
3 Re: New York Yankees versus Cleveland Indians - July 16, 1959 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ken Revis – 08/15/2015 at 4:19 PM
From Boston Globe of July 17, 1959. " Mantle then put it away with two out after Bobby Richardson singled in the 10th, hitting his first home run since June 23..."
2 Re: New York Yankees versus Cleveland Indians - July 16, 1959 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ken Revis – 08/15/2015 at 10:26 AM
As you say, all the sources show that it was Richardson hitting the single. Kubek had one single that day, but was not on base when Mantle hit his home run. Have you checked the New York Times historical archives?
1 Re: New York Yankees versus Cleveland Indians - July 16, 1959 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Larry Kleiman – 08/15/2015 at 6:00 AM
I remember this game like it was yesterday. It was the first time I went to Yankee Stadium. I was 10 years old. In the 10th inning I left my seat and walked to the front railing close to home plate on the first base side. I stood there and watched the game. I was as close as you can get to home plate. Nobody bothered me probably because I was so young. Here's my problem: I have a vivid memory of Tony Kubek hitting a single and being on first prior to Mantle's home run that ended the game. However all the accounts of the game have Bobby Richardson hitting the single before Mantle's homer. I was a yankee fan since the age of eight and knew the players well. Kubek batted left and Richardson right plus Kubek was taller. I certainly could not mistake one for the other. I am very puzzled by this. I can't believe my memory could be faulty since it has always been vivid in my mind since that day. Could you help?

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Indians 5 @ Yankees 7
Yankee Stadium
July 16, 1959

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         Game of 7/16/1959, game 1 -- Cleveland at New York (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Held W, ss            5  1  2  0   Richardson B, 2b      6  2  2  0   
Power V, 1b           5  2  2  0   Throneberry M, 1b     5  1  1  0   
Minoso M, lf          4  2  1  1   Mantle M, cf          6  1  2  2   
Francona T, cf        5  0  1  1   Berra Y, c            3  2  2  1   
Colavito R, rf        4  0  1  1   Lopez H, 3b           5  1  3  1   
Fitz Gerald E, c      5  0  1  1   Siebern N, lf         2  0  1  1   
Strickland G, 3b      5  0  0  0   Bauer H, ph-rf-lf     1  0  0  0   
Baxes J, 2b           4  0  0  0   Kubek T, rf-lf        4  0  1  1   
McLish C, p           2  0  0  0   Slaughter E, rf       1  0  0  0   
Valo E, ph            0  0  0  0   McDougald G, ss       5  0  2  0   
Ferrarese D, p        0  0  0  0   Ditmar A, p           3  0  0  0   
Bell G, p             1  0  1  0   Duren R, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Blanchard J, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Maas D, p             1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5  9  4                        43  7 14  6

Cleveland        000 300 020 0 --  5
New York         001 030 001 2 --  7
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLish C              6.0  9  4  3  3  2
Ferrarese D           1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Bell G (L)            2.2  4  3  3  1  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ditmar A*             7.0  6  4  3  2  3
Duren R               1.0  1  1  1  1  1
Maas D (W)            2.0  2  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Ditmar A, Baxes J
DP -- Cleveland 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, New York 12
2B -- Power V 2, Colavito R
HR -- Berra Y, Mantle M
SB -- Richardson B, Minoso M
HBP -- by Bell G (Bauer H)
T -- 3:25
A -- 0

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