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Cleveland Guardians @
Detroit Tigers
1959-08-17 Β· Day game Β· Tiger Stadium Β· Att: 4788 Β· 2:15
Detroit Tigers defeated Cleveland Indians 5β4. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 5th. Paul Foytack earned the win. Charlie Maxwell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Paul Foytack L: Gary Bell SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: John Rice Β· 1B: Eddie Rommel Β· 2B: Johnny Stevens Β· 3B: Larry Napp Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Power | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minnie Minoso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tito Francona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rocky Colavito | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Baxes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
George Strickland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Russ Nixon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Woodie Held | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gary Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Elmer Valo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Harshman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eddie Yost | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Frank Bolling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Harvey Kuenn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Al Kaline | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Maxwell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lou Berberet | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rocky Bridges | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Foytack | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Bell | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Bobby Locke | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Foytack | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Vic Power: K
- Minnie Minoso: K23
- Tito Francona: 8
Bot 1
- Eddie Yost: 8
- Frank Bolling: W
- Harvey Kuenn: SB2
- Harvey Kuenn: 9
- Al Kaline: K
Top 2
- Rocky Colavito: HR
- Jim Baxes: 53
- George Strickland: S
- Russ Nixon: K
- Woodie Held: S.1-2
- Gary Bell: 4E3.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Vic Power: S.2-H(UR);1-2
- Minnie Minoso: 6/P
Bot 2
- Charlie Maxwell: HR
- Gail Harris: 9
- Lou Berberet: 8
- Rocky Bridges: 53
Top 3
- Tito Francona: 53
- Rocky Colavito: 53
- Jim Baxes: K/C
Bot 3
- Paul Foytack: K/C
- Eddie Yost: W
- Frank Bolling: WP.1-2
- Frank Bolling: 13
- Harvey Kuenn: 63
Top 4
- George Strickland: 13
- Russ Nixon: D
- Woodie Held: K/C
- Gary Bell: 4/P
Bot 4
- Al Kaline: 3/P
- Charlie Maxwell: 7
- Gail Harris: 8
Top 5
- Vic Power: 13
- Minnie Minoso: S
- Tito Francona: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Lou Berberet: 43
- Rocky Bridges: D
- Paul Foytack: W
- Eddie Yost: S.2-H;1-2
- Frank Bolling: 53.2-3;1-2
- Harvey Kuenn: S.3-H;2-H
- Al Kaline: 6/P
Top 6
- Rocky Colavito: 2/FL
- Jim Baxes: D
- George Strickland: S.2-H
- Dick Brown: K
- Woodie Held: 13
Bot 6
- Charlie Maxwell: S
- Gail Harris: S.1-3
- Lou Berberet: 7/SF.3-H
- Rocky Bridges: 9/FL
- Paul Foytack: 3/FL
Top 7
- Elmer Valo: 5/FL
- Vic Power: 9
- Minnie Minoso: 6/P
Bot 7
- Eddie Yost: 2/FL
- Frank Bolling: 7
- Harvey Kuenn: W
- Al Kaline: 54(1)/FO
Top 8
- Tito Francona: 9
- Rocky Colavito: 7/L
- Jim Baxes: 8/L
Bot 8
- Charlie Maxwell: 63
- Gail Harris: 2/FL
- Lou Berberet: S
- Rocky Bridges: S.1-2
- Paul Foytack: 4(1)/FO
Top 9
- George Strickland: 7
- Jack Harshman: K
- Woodie Held: 2/FL
Notes & reviews
- Russ Nixon hurt running to 2B



















