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Cleveland Guardians @ Boston Red Sox

1959-09-15 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 8456 · 2:06

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 1–0. Tom Brewer earned the win.

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	6
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

W: Tom Brewer L: Mudcat Grant SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Ray Webster	2	1	1	0
Chuck Tanner	4	1	0	1
Minnie Minoso	4	1	0	0
Tito Francona	4	0	0	1
Rocky Colavito	4	0	0	0
Russ Nixon	4	2	0	1
Vic Power	3	1	1	0
Woodie Held	3	0	0	0
Mudcat Grant	2	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pumpsie Green	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Geiger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Runnels	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gene Stephens	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jackie Jensen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Frank Malzone	4	0	2	1	0	0
Sammy White	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Buddin	2	0	2	0	0	0
Tom Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Williams	1	0	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mudcat Grant	8.1	6	1	5

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Brewer	9.0	6	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Webster: S7
Chuck Tanner: WP.1-2
Chuck Tanner: K
Minnie Minoso: 13
Tito Francona: 43

Bot 1

Pumpsie Green: K
Gary Geiger: 5/P
Pete Runnels: E5
Gene Stephens: 7

Top 2

Rocky Colavito: 53
Russ Nixon: K
Vic Power: S4
Woodie Held: 53

Bot 2

Jackie Jensen: 7
Frank Malzone: 4/P
Sammy White: 8

Top 3

Mudcat Grant: 13
Ray Webster: W
Chuck Tanner: S7.1-2
Minnie Minoso: 6/P
Tito Francona: K

Bot 3

Don Buddin: S7
Tom Brewer: 34/SH.1-2
Pumpsie Green: 7
Gary Geiger: K

Top 4

Rocky Colavito: 53
Russ Nixon: D9
Vic Power: 53
Woodie Held: 53

Bot 4

Pete Runnels: 43
Gene Stephens: K
Jackie Jensen: K

Top 5

Mudcat Grant: 31
Ray Webster: 9/L
Chuck Tanner: 3/G

Bot 5

Frank Malzone: S7
Sammy White: 54(1)3/GDP
Don Buddin: S5
Tom Brewer: WP.1-2
Tom Brewer: 8/L

Top 6

Minnie Minoso: S8
Tito Francona: 46(1)3/GDP
Rocky Colavito: 63

Bot 6

Pumpsie Green: 8
Gary Geiger: E1/G.B-2
Pete Runnels: 7
Gene Stephens: K

Top 7

Russ Nixon: 31
Vic Power: W
Woodie Held: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Jackie Jensen: 5/FL
Frank Malzone: 4/P
Sammy White: 5/FL

Top 8

Mudcat Grant: W
Ray Webster: E1/SH.1-2
Chuck Tanner: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Minnie Minoso: 9

Bot 8

Ted Williams: S9
Tom Brewer: 24/SH.1-2
Pumpsie Green: 9
Gary Geiger: 8

Top 9

Tito Francona: 31
Rocky Colavito: 8
Russ Nixon: S8
Vic Power: 13

Bot 9

Pete Runnels: S8
Gene Stephens: 34/SH.1-2
Jackie Jensen: IW
Frank Malzone: S7.2-H;1-2