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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1959-07-17 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 26432 · 3:07

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 6th. Bobby Locke earned the win and Gary Bell picked up the save. Marty Keough went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	14
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	7	10

W: Bobby Locke L: Ike Delock SV: Gary Bell

Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woodie Held	5	1	1	0	0	0
Vic Power	5	1	2	2	0	0
Tito Francona	4	0	2	2	0	0
Minnie Minoso	4	0	0	0	1	2
Rocky Colavito	5	1	2	1	0	1
George Strickland	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	5	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Martin	4	2	1	0	0	0
Bobby Locke	3	2	2	2	0	1
Jim Perry	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Buddin	2	0	0	0	1	0
Pete Runnels	5	1	1	1	0	1
Marty Keough	3	2	2	2	2	0
Vic Wertz	2	1	0	0	3	0
Jackie Jensen	5	2	2	1	0	1
Ted Williams	2	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Malzone	5	0	2	0	0	0
Sammy White	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jack Harshman	1	0	0	1	0	0
Gary Geiger	1	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Plews	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gene Stephens	2	0	1	2	0	0
Dick Gernert	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Avila	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Locke	6.2	5	6	2
Jim Perry	2.0	3	2	1
Gary Bell	0.1	2	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ike Delock	1.2	4	1	0
Jack Harshman	4.0	7	0	2
Murray Wall	1.1	1	0	1
Leo Kiely	1.0	1	0	1
Mike Fornieles	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woodie Held: E6/G
Vic Power: T9.1-H(UR)
Tito Francona: 8/SF.3-H
Minnie Minoso: W
Rocky Colavito: 24(1)/FO
George Strickland: 4/P

Bot 1

Don Buddin: W
Pete Runnels: 6(1)3/GDP
Marty Keough: W
Vic Wertz: 43

Top 2

Ed FitzGerald: S8
Billy Martin: 16(1)/FO
Bobby Locke: S8.1-2
Woodie Held: 9.2-3
Vic Power: E6/G.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
Tito Francona: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Minnie Minoso: 4/P

Bot 2

Jackie Jensen: D9
Ted Williams: W
Frank Malzone: 9
Sammy White: S8.2-3;1-2
Jack Harshman: 8/SF.3-H
Don Buddin: 63

Top 3

Rocky Colavito: HR/8XD
George Strickland: S7
Ed FitzGerald: 4/P
Billy Martin: 14(1)/FO
Bobby Locke: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Pete Runnels: K
Marty Keough: 43
Vic Wertz: W
Jackie Jensen: 6/P

Top 4

Bobby Locke: K
Woodie Held: 13
Vic Power: 3/L

Bot 4

Ted Williams: 7
Frank Malzone: S7
Sammy White: 8
Jack Harshman: 43

Top 5

Tito Francona: 43
Minnie Minoso: 9
Rocky Colavito: K

Bot 5

Don Buddin: 63
Pete Runnels: 7
Marty Keough: W
Vic Wertz: 41

Top 6

George Strickland: 53
Ed FitzGerald: S8
Billy Martin: S/G.1-2
Bobby Locke: D7/G.2-H;1-H
Woodie Held: 43.2-3
Vic Power: S8.3-H
Tito Francona: S9.1-3
Minnie Minoso: K

Bot 6

Jackie Jensen: 7
Ted Williams: 31
Frank Malzone: 5/FL

Top 7

Rocky Colavito: 7
George Strickland: S8
Ed FitzGerald: 3/G.1-2
Billy Martin: 3/FL

Bot 7

Sammy White: W
Gary Geiger: 8
Herb Plews: K
Pete Runnels: SB2
Pete Runnels: S8.2-H
Marty Keough: SB2
Marty Keough: HR/9D.2-H
Vic Wertz: W
Jackie Jensen: K/C

Top 8

Jim Perry: 53
Woodie Held: S/G
Vic Power: E4/G.1-2
Tito Francona: 4(1)/FO/RINT.2-2
Minnie Minoso: K/C

Bot 8

Gene Stephens: 8
Frank Malzone: 9
Sammy White: S9
Dick Gernert: 4(1)/FO

Top 9

Rocky Colavito: S7
George Strickland: 54(1)3/GDP
Ed FitzGerald: 43

Bot 9

Herb Plews: 31
Pete Runnels: 31
Marty Keough: S9
Vic Wertz: W.1-2
Jackie Jensen: D8/8XD.2-H;1-3
Gene Stephens: S9.3-H;2-H
Frank Malzone: S7.1-2
Bobby Avila: K/C

Notes & reviews

Vic Power called for interference on Herb Plews; Indians Manager Joe Gordon ejected by HP umpire Frank Umont; Minnie Minoso refused to get into the batters box so HP umpire Frank Umont ordered Leo Kiely to pitch; Umont called three pitches strikes
Minnie Minoso ejected by HP umpire Frank Umont for throwing his bat at the umpire

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