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New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians

1959-07-23 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 50766 · 3:02

Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees 8–5. Cleveland Indians put up 7 in the 6th. Jim Perry earned the win and Mudcat Grant picked up the save. Minnie Minoso went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	10
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1		8	14

W: Jim Perry L: Eli Grba SV: Mudcat Grant

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Bill McKinley · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Richardson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Norm Siebern	5	1	1	0	0	2
Mickey Mantle	4	2	2	1	0	0
Elston Howard	4	1	1	2	0	0
Hector Lopez	4	0	1	1	0	1
Hank Bauer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yogi Berra	4	0	3	0	0	0
Fritz Brickell	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ralph Terry	2	0	0	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Blanchard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woodie Held	4	1	1	0	1	1
Vic Power	4	1	1	1	1	0
Minnie Minoso	5	1	1	4	0	0
Tito Francona	4	1	3	0	0	0
Rocky Colavito	4	1	2	0	1	1
George Strickland	4	1	3	2	1	0
Jim Baxes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed FitzGerald	0	0	0	0	1	0
Russ Nixon	4	1	2	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Perry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mudcat Grant	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Piersall	0	1	0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ralph Terry	5.2	8	1	1
Eli Grba	0.0	4	2	0
Art Ditmar	0.1	0	1	0
Jim Bronstad	2.0	2	2	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Smith	2.0	5	0	2
Jim Perry	4.0	1	1	1
Mudcat Grant	3.0	4	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Richardson: 63
Norm Siebern: S4
Mickey Mantle: D/78.1-H;B-3(E2)
Elston Howard: HR/78.3-H
Hector Lopez: 53
Hank Bauer: K

Bot 1

Woodie Held: 43
Vic Power: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Minnie Minoso: 53
Tito Francona: 6/L

Top 2

Yogi Berra: D7
Fritz Brickell: S7.2-3
Ralph Terry: 53.1-2
Bobby Richardson: FC5.3XH(52);2-H(E2)(UR);B-3
Norm Siebern: K

Bot 2

Rocky Colavito: 63
George Strickland: S5.B-2(E5/TH)
Jim Baxes: 53
Ed FitzGerald: W
Russ Nixon: 8

Top 3

Mickey Mantle: E4/P.B-2
Elston Howard: 8.2-3
Hector Lopez: K
Hank Bauer: 13

Bot 3

Woodie Held: S8
Vic Power: 9/L
Minnie Minoso: 3/FL
Tito Francona: S7.1-2
Rocky Colavito: K

Top 4

Yogi Berra: S7
Fritz Brickell: 43.1-2
Ralph Terry: 63.2-3
Bobby Richardson: W
Norm Siebern: 43

Bot 4

George Strickland: 63
Granny Hamner: 3/FL
Jim Perry: 63

Top 5

Mickey Mantle: 31
Elston Howard: 3/FL
Hector Lopez: 63

Bot 5

Russ Nixon: S7
Woodie Held: 7
Vic Power: 54(1)/FO
Minnie Minoso: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Hank Bauer: 8
Yogi Berra: 31
Fritz Brickell: 5/L

Bot 6

Tito Francona: S9/L
Rocky Colavito: D8/89XD.1-3
George Strickland: S7.3-H;2-3
Granny Hamner: 4/P
Elmer Valo: 9/9D/SF.3-H
Russ Nixon: S8.1-2
Woodie Held: W.2-3;1-2
Vic Power: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Minnie Minoso: HR/7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Tito Francona: S3/G
Rocky Colavito: S8.1-2
George Strickland: W.2-3;1-2
Granny Hamner: 53

Top 7

Enos Slaughter: 43
Bobby Richardson: 4/9
Norm Siebern: K/C

Bot 7

Mudcat Grant: S7
Russ Nixon: 4(1)3/GDP
Woodie Held: K

Top 8

Mickey Mantle: S8
Elston Howard: 43.1-2
Hector Lopez: S/78.2-H
Hank Bauer: 5
Yogi Berra: D9.1XH(92)

Bot 8

Vic Power: 7
Minnie Minoso: 63
Jim Piersall: W
Rocky Colavito: W.1-2
George Strickland: S7.2-H;1-2
Granny Hamner: 8

Top 9

Fritz Brickell: S5
Johnny Blanchard: 2/FL
Bobby Richardson: 5/FL
Norm Siebern: 43

Notes & reviews

Jim Baxes struck on the left cheekbone by Mickey Mantle's windblown popfly in short CF
Tito Francona pulled thigh muscle and came up lame
Hector Lopez hesitated rounding 3B

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