Yankees @ Indians
May 1, 1959

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Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 0 3 0
Indians 1 2 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 0 3 0
Indians 1 3 1

George Strickland Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .346
OBP .000 .410
At Bats 2 52
Hits 0 18
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 12

Johnny Kucks Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - May 1, 1959
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Double
Johnny Kucks
Yogi Berra
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Bobby Richardson
Jerry Lumpe
Elston Howard
Tony Kubek
Marv Throneberry
George Strickland
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Strickland hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kubek. Strickland reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Martin bunts towards first. Skowron catches it and throws to second to double up Nixon.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bobby Richardson now playing third base. Johnny Kucks now pitching. Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Norm Siebern pinch hits for Art Ditmar. Siebern strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Siebern out.
Top 8 Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Andy Carey. Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Colavito strikes out.
Bottom 7 Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Power hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ditmar, and towards Lumpe, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Leek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Ditmar hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Minoso hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McLish hits a line drive into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Leek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McDougald strikes out.
Top 3 Throneberry strikes out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out.
Top 1 Skowron takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second.
Top 1 McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland.
Top 1 Throneberry is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.