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Cleveland Guardians
1959-07-21 Β· Night game Β· Cleveland Stadium Β· Att: 46912 Β· 80Β°F Β· 2:15
Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees 5β1. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 6th. Cal McLish earned the win. Tito Francona went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Cal McLish L: Bobby Shantz SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Hank Soar Β· 1B: Nestor Chylak Β· 2B: Bill Summers Β· 3B: Bill McKinley Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
New York Yankees β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enos Slaughter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hector Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey Mantle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yogi Berra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Elston Howard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norm Siebern | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gil McDougald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Richardson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Shantz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woodie Held | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vic Power | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Minnie Minoso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Tito Francona | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rocky Colavito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
George Strickland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ed FitzGerald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Billy Martin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cal McLish | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Shantz | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Jim Coates | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal McLish | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Enos Slaughter: 23
- Hector Lopez: 9/L
- Mickey Mantle: 5/FL
Bot 1
- Woodie Held: K
- Vic Power: S8
- Minnie Minoso: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Yogi Berra: 6/L
- Elston Howard: 3/P
- Norm Siebern: D8/8D
- Gil McDougald: 7
Bot 2
- Tito Francona: 31
- Rocky Colavito: 53
- George Strickland: K
Top 3
- Bobby Richardson: 5/FL
- Bobby Shantz: K
- Enos Slaughter: 43
Bot 3
- Ed FitzGerald: 63
- Billy Martin: 9
- Cal McLish: K
Top 4
- Hector Lopez: 13
- Mickey Mantle: K/C
- Yogi Berra: 43
Bot 4
- Woodie Held: 63
- Vic Power: W
- Minnie Minoso: 7
- Tito Francona: D9.1-3
- Rocky Colavito: IW
- George Strickland: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Elston Howard: 13
- Norm Siebern: 8
- Fritz Brickell: 7
Bot 5
- Ed FitzGerald: S8/G
- Billy Martin: 26(1)/FO/BG.B-1
- Cal McLish: 13/SH.1-2
- Woodie Held: 3/L
Top 6
- Bobby Richardson: 53
- Bobby Shantz: K
- Enos Slaughter: 3/G
Bot 6
- Vic Power: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH)
- Minnie Minoso: D9/9LD.2-H;B-3(E9)
- Tito Francona: HR/9D.3-H
- Rocky Colavito: 43
- George Strickland: 5/FL
- Ed FitzGerald: 43
Top 7
- Hector Lopez: 63
- Mickey Mantle: K
- Yogi Berra: 9
Bot 7
- Billy Martin: S9/G
- Cal McLish: FC1/BG.1-2(E1/TH)
- Woodie Held: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Vic Power: IW
- Minnie Minoso: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Tito Francona: 5/FL
- Rocky Colavito: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- George Strickland: K
Top 8
- Elston Howard: 63
- Norm Siebern: D8/78D
- Fritz Brickell: 53.2-2
- Bobby Richardson: D7/G.2-H
- Johnny Blanchard: 8
Bot 8
- Ed FitzGerald: K
- Billy Martin: 5/FL
- Cal McLish: S8
- Woodie Held: K/C
Top 9
- Enos Slaughter: 13
- Hector Lopez: 9
- Mickey Mantle: 5/FL



















