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Washington Senators @ Cleveland Guardians

1959-05-03 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 2:23

Cleveland Indians defeated Washington Senators 5–0. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 3rd. Mudcat Grant earned the win. Billy Martin went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mudcat Grant L: Pedro Ramos SV: (none)

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

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Reno Bertoia	4	0	0	0
Bob Allison	4	1	0	1
Julio Becquer	3	1	1	0
Jim Lemon	2	0	2	1
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	1	1
Jay Porter	3	0	0	1
Faye Throneberry	2	0	1	0
Ron Samford	3	0	0	0
Pedro Ramos	2	0	0	2
Ken Aspromonte	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Piersall	3	1	2	0	0	1
Vic Power	3	1	1	1	1	0
Minnie Minoso	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rocky Colavito	4	0	2	0	0	0
Russ Nixon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Randy Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Strickland	4	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Martin	3	2	2	2	0	1
Mudcat Grant	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carroll Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Woodie Held	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pedro Ramos	6.1	8	1	3
John Romonosky	0.2	0	1	0
Jack Kralick	1.0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mudcat Grant	9.0	2	5	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Reno Bertoia: 63
Bob Allison: 7/L
Julio Becquer: D9
Jim Lemon: W
Harmon Killebrew: K/C

Bot 1

Jim Piersall: K
Vic Power: 53
Minnie Minoso: 13

Top 2

Jay Porter: 2/FL
Faye Throneberry: W
Ron Samford: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Rocky Colavito: S8
Russ Nixon: 46(1)/FO
Randy Jackson: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Pedro Ramos: K23
Reno Bertoia: 7
Bob Allison: S5/P
Julio Becquer: 53

Bot 3

George Strickland: 43
Billy Martin: S7
Mudcat Grant: K/C
Jim Piersall: S8/89.1-3
Vic Power: D7.3-H;1XH(7E2)(NR)(UR);B-3(TH)
Minnie Minoso: SBH(UR)
Minnie Minoso: 3/FL

Top 4

Jim Lemon: K
Harmon Killebrew: W
Jay Porter: 8
Faye Throneberry: 3/G

Bot 4

Rocky Colavito: D7
Russ Nixon: W
Randy Jackson: 8
George Strickland: 4/P
Billy Martin: K/C

Top 5

Ron Samford: 8
Pedro Ramos: K
Reno Bertoia: 8

Bot 5

Mudcat Grant: E6/G
Jim Piersall: S8.1X3(8E5)
Vic Power: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Minnie Minoso: 53

Top 6

Bob Allison: 9
Julio Becquer: W
Jim Lemon: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Rocky Colavito: 53
Russ Nixon: 8/L
Randy Jackson: 63

Top 7

Harmon Killebrew: 7
Jay Porter: K
Faye Throneberry: 6/P

Bot 7

George Strickland: S8
Billy Martin: HR/7D.1-H
Mudcat Grant: 4/P
Carroll Hardy: 63
Vic Power: W
Minnie Minoso: HP.1-2
Rocky Colavito: BK.2-3;1-2
Rocky Colavito: 53

Top 8

Ron Samford: 63
Ken Aspromonte: 2/FL
Reno Bertoia: 53

Bot 8

Russ Nixon: 31
Woodie Held: 13
George Strickland: 63

Top 9

Bob Allison: K
Julio Becquer: 2/FL
Jim Lemon: W
Harmon Killebrew: 54(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Jimmy Piersall charged the mound with his bat after a brushback from Pedro Ramos; both benches cleared; Piersall was restrained by the umpires; Indians Manager Joe Gordon charged Ramos, who punched Gordon; Jay Porter left after suffering spike wounds on his left arm requiring 13 stitches; Piersall, Ramos and Gordon ejected by HP umpire Eddie Hurley
John Romonosky fined $50 for throwing at Vic Power

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