GAME LOG Baltimore @ Kansas City
Saturday, 4/8/1958
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to right
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Virdon to second.
RF Vic Wertz:
Base on balls.
B. Virdon to third.
H. Thompson to second.
3B Roy Sievers:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Joe Collins:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
B. Virdon scores.
H. Thompson to third.
V. Wertz to second.
LF Monte Irvin:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
H. Thompson scores.
V. Wertz to third.
J. Collins to second.
Wertz tries to score...
Moon throws home...
Wertz scores!
J. Collins to third.
M. Irvin to second.
C Hardy Peterson:
Flies out to right field.
J. Collins scores.
M. Irvin to third.
SS Alvin Dark:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out down the left field line.
1B Gordon Goldsberry:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Wally Moon:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
P Harvey Haddix:
Strikes out looking.
CF Bill Virdon:
SINGLES to short left-center.
2B Hank Thompson:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 0
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
LF Dick Williams:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Al Kaline:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (426 feet)
3B Bobby Adams:
Hit by pitch.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Base on balls.
B. Adams to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
P Dick Donovan:
SAC BUNT.
Adams advances to third.
Schoendienst advances to second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
RF Vic Wertz:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 2
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
1B Gordon Goldsberry:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Wally Moon:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (362 feet)
LF Dick Williams:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to right
3B Bobby Adams:
SINGLES to center
A. Kaline to second.
A. Kaline to third.
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
LF Monte Irvin:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hardy Peterson:
Flies out to left field.
SS Alvin Dark:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P Harvey Haddix:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
C Darrell Johnson:
Flies out to deep center field.
P Dick Donovan:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Johnny Temple:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Hank Thompson:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
Fielding error by the rightfielder!
H. Thompson to second.
RF Vic Wertz:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Roy Sievers:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
1B Gordon Goldsberry:
Base on balls.
RF Wally Moon:
SINGLES down the right field line.
G. Goldsberry to second.
Goldsberry tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Dick Williams:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Al Kaline:
Flies out to short right-center.
3B Bobby Adams:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
1B Joe Collins:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Monte Irvin:
Popped out to the second baseman.
C Hardy Peterson:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
SS Red Schoendienst:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Darrell Johnson:
Base on balls.
P Dick Donovan:
Bunted into fielders choice, Johnson out at second.
2B Johnny Temple:
Base on balls.
D. Donovan to second.
1B Gordon Goldsberry:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
SS Alvin Dark:
Flies out to left field.
P Harvey Haddix:
Lines out to the pitcher.
CF Bill Virdon:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 4, Kansas City 3
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
RF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to center
PH Orlando Cepeda:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
W. Moon to second.
Moon tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Al Kaline:
SINGLES to left
W. Moon scores.
B. Taylor to second.
3B Bobby Adams:
Base on balls.
B. Taylor to third.
A. Kaline to second.
PH Joe Garagiola:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Taylor out at home.
A. Kaline to third.
B. Adams to second.
C Darrell Johnson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
A. Kaline scores.
B. Adams to third.
J. Garagiola to second.
P Dick Donovan:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Kansas City 5, Baltimore 4
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Donovan
2B Hank Thompson:
New SS: Sammy Meeks.
New C : Joe Garagiola.
New LF: Darrell Johnson.
SINGLES to right
RF Vic Wertz:
Bruton steals second.
SINGLES to right
B. Bruton to third.
Bruton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Roy Sievers:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Upton out at 2nd base.
1B Joe Collins:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
D. Fondy to third.
Fondy tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Monte Irvin:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hardy Peterson:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
J. Collins to third.
Fielding error by the leftfielder!
J. Collins scores.
H. Peterson to second.
SS Alvin Dark:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Bud Daley.
P Harvey Haddix:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, one error.
Score: Baltimore 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Harvey Haddix
2B Johnny Temple:
New 2B: Jack Merson.
New 3B: Leo Thomas.
New RF: Dee Fondy.
Strikes out swinging.
1B Gordon Goldsberry:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Wally Moon:
SINGLES to right
New pitcher: Robin Roberts.
SS Sammy Meeks:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bud Daley
CF Bill Virdon:
Lines out to the shortstop.
2B Jack Merson:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
3B Leo Thomas:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Merson to third.
PH Wes Westrum:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Baltimore 7, Kansas City 5
Batting: Kansas City, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Robin Roberts
CF Al Kaline:
New RF: Mel Clark.
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Bobby Adams:
SINGLES to left
A. Kaline to second.
C Joe Garagiola:
Flies out to right field.
LF Darrell Johnson:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Clint Courtney:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
A. Kaline to third.
B. Adams to second.
New pitcher: Hersh Freeman.
2B Johnny Temple:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Baltimore 7, Kansas City 5
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