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Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians

1959-07-11 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 29895 · night · 3:10

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 8–7. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 2nd. Jim Perry earned the win and Gary Bell picked up the save. Rocky Colavito went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	7	11
CLE	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	2		8	13

W: Jim Perry L: Dave Sisler SV: Gary Bell

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Yost	2	2	1	0	3	0
Harvey Kuenn	4	1	3	0	1	0
Charlie Maxwell	5	1	2	4	0	1
Al Kaline	4	1	3	1	1	0
Red Wilson	5	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Zernial	4	1	1	1	0	1
Rocky Bridges	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ted Lepcio	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Mossi	1	0	0	0	0	1
Neil Chrisley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Burnside	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gail Harris	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bobo Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Berberet	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Strickland	5	1	1	0	0	1
Vic Power	5	0	2	1	0	0
Minnie Minoso	5	1	2	0	0	0
Tito Francona	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rocky Colavito	4	2	3	3	0	0
Woodie Held	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Baxes	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Brown	3	1	1	1	0	1
Mike Garcia	1	0	1	2	0	0
Mudcat Grant	2	0	0	0	0	1
Russ Nixon	0	0	0	0	1	0
Elmer Valo	0	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Mossi	3.0	8	0	3
Pete Burnside	4.0	4	0	2
Dave Sisler	1.0	1	2	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Garcia	2.2	5	0	1
Mudcat Grant	4.2	5	6	4
Jim Perry	0.2	0	0	0
Gary Bell	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Yost: 9
Harvey Kuenn: S3/G
Charlie Maxwell: 8
Al Kaline: CS2(24)

Bot 1

George Strickland: K
Vic Power: 1/L
Minnie Minoso: S7
Tito Francona: PO1(13642)

Top 2

Al Kaline: HR/7D
Red Wilson: 63
Gus Zernial: 53
Rocky Bridges: 63

Bot 2

Tito Francona: S9
Rocky Colavito: S7.1-2
Woodie Held: 3/P
Jim Baxes: S7.2-3;1-2
Dick Brown: S7.3-H;2XH(72);1-3(TH);B-2
Mike Garcia: S9.3-H;2-H;B-2(E2)
George Strickland: 7

Top 3

Ted Lepcio: 53
Don Mossi: K/C
Eddie Yost: S7
Harvey Kuenn: S7.1-2
Charlie Maxwell: S8.2-H;1-3
Al Kaline: W.1-2
Red Wilson: K

Bot 3

Vic Power: 31
Minnie Minoso: S8
Tito Francona: K
Rocky Colavito: HR/78XD.1-H
Woodie Held: E6/G
Jim Baxes: K

Top 4

Gus Zernial: HR/7D
Rocky Bridges: 3/L
Ted Lepcio: 8
Neil Chrisley: 7

Bot 4

Dick Brown: K
Mudcat Grant: K
George Strickland: S8
Vic Power: 8

Top 5

Eddie Yost: W
Harvey Kuenn: S8.1-2
Charlie Maxwell: HR/9D.2-H;1-H
Al Kaline: S8
Red Wilson: 53.1-2
Gus Zernial: K
Rocky Bridges: 53

Bot 5

Minnie Minoso: 8
Tito Francona: 7
Rocky Colavito: HR/7D
Woodie Held: S7
Jim Baxes: 53

Top 6

Ted Lepcio: 7
Pete Burnside: K/C
Eddie Yost: W
Harvey Kuenn: W.1-2
Charlie Maxwell: K

Bot 6

Dick Brown: 7
Mudcat Grant: 43
George Strickland: 53

Top 7

Al Kaline: 6/P
Red Wilson: 13
Gus Zernial: 63

Bot 7

Vic Power: S8
Minnie Minoso: 54(1)/FO
Tito Francona: 64(1)/FO
Rocky Colavito: E4/P.1-3
Woodie Held: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Rocky Bridges: W
Ted Lepcio: 3/SH.1-2
Gail Harris: S.2-H;B-2(E4/TH)
Eddie Yost: W
Harvey Kuenn: 3/FL
Charlie Maxwell: 2/FL

Bot 8

Jim Baxes: 53
Russ Nixon: W
Elmer Valo: W.1-2
George Strickland: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH)(UR);B-3(E3/TH)
Vic Power: S7.3-H
Minnie Minoso: SB2
Minnie Minoso: 9

Top 9

Al Kaline: S
Red Wilson: 4/P
Bobo Osborne: 8/L
Lou Berberet: W.1-2
Ted Lepcio: K

Notes & reviews

Mike Garcia injured his right knee sliding into 2B
58 minute rain delay
Indians coach Kress ejected by HP umpire Runge for arguing balls and strikes
Indians Piersall, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Runge for arguing balls and strikes while Lepcio at bat

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