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Cleveland Guardians @ Washington Senators

1959-08-05 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 12198 · 2:24

Washington Senators defeated Cleveland Indians 9–0. Washington Senators put up 6 in the 5th. Tex Clevenger earned the win. Harmon Killebrew went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
WS1	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	0		9	14

W: Tex Clevenger L: Cal McLish SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Paparella · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Bob Stewart · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Billy Martin	0	0	0
Vic Power	1	0	0
Minnie Minoso	4	2	1
Tito Francona	4	1	0
Rocky Colavito	4	1	0
George Strickland	4	0	2
Woodie Held	3	2	0
Dick Brown	3	0	3
Cal McLish	1	0	1
Jim Baxes	3	0	0
Ray Webster	1	0	0
Bobby Locke	1	0	1
Jack Harshman	1	0	0
Jim Piersall	1	1	0
Elmer Valo	1	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Zoilo Versalles	5	0	1	0	0	1
Lenny Green	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jim Lemon	5	2	2	0	0	2
Bob Allison	4	2	2	2	1	0
Clint Courtney	4	1	3	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	4	1	2	4	1	0
Roy Sievers	3	1	1	0	1	1
Ron Samford	4	1	1	0	0	1
Tex Clevenger	2	0	0	1	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cal McLish	4.1	11	2	3
Bobby Locke	0.2	1	0	1
Jack Harshman	2.0	2	1	1
Bob Smith	1.0	0	1	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tex Clevenger	9.0	7	0	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Martin: HP
Vic Power: 46(1)/FO
Minnie Minoso: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Zoilo Versalles: K/C
Lenny Green: 8
Jim Lemon: 7

Top 2

Tito Francona: 7
Rocky Colavito: S7
George Strickland: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Bob Allison: S6
Clint Courtney: S8.1-3
Harmon Killebrew: 13.1-2
Roy Sievers: IW
Ron Samford: K
Tex Clevenger: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Zoilo Versalles: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Woodie Held: D7
Dick Brown: K
Cal McLish: K
Jim Baxes: 5/FL

Bot 3

Lenny Green: S5/G
Jim Lemon: S9.1-3
Bob Allison: FC6.3-H(RBI);1X2(6E4);BX1(43)#
Clint Courtney: 43.2-3
Harmon Killebrew: S5/G.3-H(UR)
Roy Sievers: K

Top 4

Ray Webster: 13
Minnie Minoso: S7
Tito Francona: 54(1)/FO
Rocky Colavito: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Ron Samford: 4/P
Tex Clevenger: 9
Zoilo Versalles: S7.BX2(74)

Top 5

George Strickland: K
Woodie Held: 53
Dick Brown: K

Bot 5

Lenny Green: 9
Jim Lemon: T9/G
Bob Allison: S8.3-H
Clint Courtney: S9.1-3
Harmon Killebrew: HR/7D.3-H;1-H
Roy Sievers: S7
Ron Samford: S8.1-2
Tex Clevenger: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Zoilo Versalles: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Lenny Green: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Jim Lemon: K

Top 6

Bobby Locke: K
Jim Baxes: 7
Jack Harshman: 13

Bot 6

Bob Allison: 63
Clint Courtney: S9
Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
Roy Sievers: 8
Ron Samford: 13

Top 7

Minnie Minoso: K
Tito Francona: 31
Rocky Colavito: 53

Bot 7

Tex Clevenger: 13
Zoilo Versalles: 8
Lenny Green: S8
Jim Lemon: K

Top 8

George Strickland: 53
Woodie Held: S7
Dick Brown: K
Jim Piersall: S8.1-2
Jim Baxes: 53

Bot 8

Bob Allison: W
Clint Courtney: 3/SH.1-2
Harmon Killebrew: FC1/DP.2X3(165);BX2(534)

Top 9

Elmer Valo: 31
Minnie Minoso: S7
Tito Francona: S9.1-3
Rocky Colavito: 4/P
George Strickland: K

Notes & reviews

Billy Martin suffered a fractured left jaw and cheekbone
Lenny Green slid into Vic Power at 3B; Power suffered a sprained right thumb and a spike wound

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