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Kansas City Athletics @
Cleveland Guardians
1959-04-17 Β· Night game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· Att: 18850 Β· 2:10
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 4β3. Dick Brodowski earned the win. Vic Power went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
W: Dick Brodowski L: Bud Daley SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: John Rice Β· 1B: Eddie Rommel Β· 2B: Johnny Stevens Β· 3B: Larry Napp Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe DeMaestri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Whitey Herzog | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hector Lopez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Cerv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roger Maris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Hadley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank House | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rip Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Piersall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Martin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnie Minoso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rocky Colavito | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vic Power | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Woodie Held | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Strickland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Russ Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carroll Hardy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Bolger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hal Naragon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Ray Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rip Coleman | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Tom Gorman | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bud Daley | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Bell | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joe DeMaestri: 9
- Whitey Herzog: 1/L
- Hector Lopez: D7
- Bob Cerv: 8
Bot 1
- Jim Piersall: 3/FL
- Billy Martin: 9
- Minnie Minoso: 13
Top 2
- Roger Maris: 3/G
- Hal Smith: 53
- Kent Hadley: 7
Bot 2
- Rocky Colavito: K
- Vic Power: HR/7D
- Woodie Held: 53
- George Strickland: D8/89D
- Russ Nixon: 7
Top 3
- Frank House: 3/P
- Rip Coleman: K/C
- Joe DeMaestri: K
Bot 3
- Gary Bell: K/C
- Jim Piersall: 8
- Billy Martin: 63
Top 4
- Whitey Herzog: HR/8XD
- Hector Lopez: 63
- Bob Cerv: 53
- Roger Maris: HR/9D
- Hal Smith: 53
Bot 4
- Minnie Minoso: W
- Rocky Colavito: K
- Vic Power: S9.1-3
- Woodie Held: PB.3-H(NR);1-2
- Woodie Held: S9.2-3
- George Strickland: W.1-2
- Russ Nixon: K
- Gary Bell: 8
Top 5
- Kent Hadley: 43
- Frank House: K
- Rip Coleman: K
Bot 5
- Jim Piersall: S9
- Billy Martin: 9
- Minnie Minoso: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Joe DeMaestri: 9
- Whitey Herzog: 8
- Hector Lopez: D7
- Bob Cerv: 9
Bot 6
- Rocky Colavito: 63
- Vic Power: 53
- Woodie Held: 63
Top 7
- Roger Maris: 4/P
- Hal Smith: HR/7D
- Kent Hadley: 7
- Frank House: W
- Rip Coleman: K/C
Bot 7
- George Strickland: S8.B-2(E8)
- Carroll Hardy: S/BG.2-2
- Jim Bolger: W.2-3;1-2
- Hal Naragon: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ray Webster: 5/L
- Minnie Minoso: 3/FL
- Rocky Colavito: 5/FL
Top 8
- Joe DeMaestri: 63
- Whitey Herzog: 3/G
- Hector Lopez: 53
Bot 8
- Vic Power: 9/FL
- Woodie Held: 7
- George Strickland: 7
Top 9
- Bob Cerv: 8/8D
- Roger Maris: 9
- Hal Smith: 13
Bot 9
- Carroll Hardy: S8
- Dick Brodowski: 14/SH.1-2
- Hal Naragon: W
- Ray Webster: K/C
- Minnie Minoso: E5/G.2-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Ray Webster























