GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 5/23/1958
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to right
3B George Kell:
Strikes out looking.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hatfield out at 2nd base.
LF Jim King:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Landis out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Gene Woodling:
SINGLES to center
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
G. Woodling to second.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
G. Woodling to third.
T. Francona to second.
Woodling tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
T. Francona to third.
R. Maris to second.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
C Joe Ginsberg:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Frank Malzone:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Cole:
Base on balls.
P Bob Purkey:
SAC BUNT.
Cole advances to second.
2B Cass Michaels:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Vito Valentinetti:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Fred Hatfield:
SINGLES to short center field.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to center
F. Hatfield to second.
CF Jim Landis:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Jim King:
Base on balls.
F. Hatfield to third.
G. Kell to second.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
RF Gene Woodling:
Base on balls.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
G. Woodling to second.
CF Roger Maris:
Popped out to the shortstop.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (426 feet)
LF Pete Whisenant:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
3B Ray Jablonski:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P. Whisenant scores.
SS Dick Cole:
Base on balls.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
RF Frank Malzone:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Walt Dropo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to left
RF Gene Woodling:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
CF Roger Maris:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
T. Francona to second.
Francona tries to advance to third...
Malzone throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
P Vito Valentinetti:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Strikes out looking.
3B George Kell:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Vito Valentinetti
LF Pete Whisenant:
Base on balls.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Whisenant steals second.
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (368 feet)
SS Dick Cole:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
P Bob Purkey:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
2B Cass Michaels:
SINGLES to left
D. Cole to second.
RF Gene Woodling:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
D. Cole scores.
C. Michaels to third.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to center field.
Michaels tags up at third...
Landis throws home...
Michaels scores!
G. Woodling to third.
New pitcher: Nellie King.
CF Roger Maris:
PH Jim Piersall:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Jim King:
New CF: Jim Piersall.
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
J. King to second.
RF Frank Malzone:
Popped out to the catcher.
2B Jerry Coleman:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
1B Walt Dropo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Nellie King
C Jim Pagliaroni:
Base on balls.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Pagliaroni out at 2nd base.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Flies out to deep right field.
SS Dick Cole:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
PH Granny Hamner:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Fred Hatfield:
Reaches on a fielding error by the catcher.
3B George Kell:
Popped out to the first baseman.
CF Jim Landis:
Flies out to deep right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Nellie King
New pitcher: Bob Trowbridge.
P Bob Purkey:
New SS: Granny Hamner.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Sammy Esposito:
Flies out down the right field line.
RF Gene Woodling:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
LF Jim King:
New 2B: Dick Cole.
SINGLES to short left-center.
C Joe Ginsberg:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
J. King to second.
RF Frank Malzone:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. King scores.
J. Ginsberg to third.
2B Jerry Coleman:
SQUEEZE BUNT, runner out at home!
F. Malzone to third.
1B Walt Dropo:
SINGLES to left
F. Malzone scores.
J. Coleman to second.
SS Granny Hamner:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Coleman tags up at second...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
PH Sandy Amoros:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Trowbridge
New pitcher: Bob Smith.
1B Tito Francona:
Base on balls.
CF Jim Piersall:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Francona out at 2nd base.
C Jim Pagliaroni:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
J. Piersall to third.
LF Pete Whisenant:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
3B Ray Jablonski:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Purkey
3B George Kell:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Jim Landis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Jim King:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
Game over. Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
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