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Kansas City Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1959-09-25 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 2:51
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 8–2. Cleveland Indians put up 6 in the 4th. Jake Striker earned the win and Bobby Locke picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
W: Jake Striker L: Johnny Kucks SV: Bobby Locke
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russ Snyder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Roger Maris | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Klimchock | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Cerv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jerry Lumpe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kent Hadley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Smith | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Kucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe DeMaestri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Jablonski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zeke Bella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Leek | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carroll Hardy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Tanner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gordy Coleman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rocky Colavito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Russ Nixon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Woodie Held | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Moran | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Striker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Dillard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kucks | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 John Tsitouris | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Grunwald | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Evans Killeen | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Sturdivant | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Marty Kutyna | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Striker | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Smith | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Locke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Russ Snyder: 8
- Roger Maris: S9
- Lou Klimchock: S7.1-3
- Bob Cerv: K
- Dick Williams: K
Bot 1
- Gene Leek: 8
- Carroll Hardy: S7
- Chuck Tanner: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Top 2
- Jerry Lumpe: 7
- Kent Hadley: W
- Hal Smith: 8
- Johnny Kucks: K
Bot 2
- Gordy Coleman: 8
- Rocky Colavito: 53
- Russ Nixon: 43
Top 3
- Russ Snyder: 163
- Roger Maris: S7
- Lou Klimchock: S9.1-3
- Bob Cerv: 8/SF.3-H;1-2(E2)
- Dick Williams: 6/P
Bot 3
- Woodie Held: 53
- Billy Moran: 63
- Jake Striker: HP
- Gene Leek: 6/P
Top 4
- Jerry Lumpe: 63
- Kent Hadley: 7
- Hal Smith: S7
- Johnny Kucks: K
Bot 4
- Carroll Hardy: S8
- Chuck Tanner: D7.1-H
- Gordy Coleman: E5.2-3;B-2
- Rocky Colavito: W
- Russ Nixon: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Woodie Held: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;1-2
- Billy Moran: S8.2-H;1-3
- Jake Striker: K
- Gene Leek: K
- Carroll Hardy: S9.3-H(UR);1X3(95)
Top 5
- Russ Snyder: 6/P
- Roger Maris: W
- Lou Klimchock: K
- Bob Cerv: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Chuck Tanner: 7
- Gordy Coleman: 6/P
- Rocky Colavito: 43
Top 6
- Dick Williams: 8
- Jerry Lumpe: E3
- Kent Hadley: 8
- Hal Smith: S7.1-2
- Joe DeMaestri: 8
Bot 6
- Russ Nixon: 43
- Woodie Held: W
- Billy Moran: S8.1-2
- Jake Striker: W.2-3;1-2
- Gene Leek: 9/DP.3XH(92)
Top 7
- Russ Snyder: W
- Roger Maris: S9.1X2(93564);B-2
- Lou Klimchock: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)
- Bob Cerv: 31.2-3
- Dick Williams: W
- Jerry Lumpe: 43
Bot 7
- Carroll Hardy: 6/P
- Chuck Tanner: W
- Gordy Coleman: S4.1-3;B-2(E4)
- Rocky Colavito: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Russ Nixon: E7/F.3-H(NR)(UR)
- Woodie Held: K
Top 8
- Ray Jablonski: 9
- Hal Smith: S9
- Zeke Bella: S8.1-2
- Russ Snyder: W.2-3;1-2
- Roger Maris: K
- Lou Klimchock: 6/P
Bot 8
- Billy Moran: 31
- Don Dillard: 8
- Gene Leek: S9
- Carroll Hardy: S8.1-2
- Chuck Tanner: 8
Top 9
- Bob Cerv: 6/P
- Dick Williams: 9
- Jerry Lumpe: S7
- Ray Jablonski: K23
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Jake Striker