1959 AL Game: Chi. @ Det. Final game of the season, at Briggs Stadium. Foytack Wins his 20th.

 September 27, 1959

  While the Cleveland Indians had already clinched 1st place in the AL, the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers faced off for the last game of the season tied for 2nd place. 

  Paul Foytack took the hill for Detroit in search of his 20th Win of the year. The game was scoreless until the 5th inning when the Tigers tallied 3 runs, 2 on Frank Bolling's 14th homerun. Al Kaline drove in 2 runs in the 8th, giving him 127 RBI on the year. 

  Detroit went on to win the game 5-1, Foytack got his 20th victory, and the Tigers (87-67) finished in 2nd place, 1 game ahead of the White Sox (86-68).

 BOXSCORE: 1959 Chicago White Sox At 1959 Detroit Tigers 9/27/1959

 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  1  0 .230     E.Yost 3B           4  1  2  0 .276  
  N.Fox 2B            4  0  1  0 .315     H.Kuenn RF          3  0  1  0 .361  
  J.Landis CF         4  0  1  0 .267     A.Kaline CF         4  0  1  2 .340  
  E.Torgeson 1B       4  0  1  0 .196     C.Maxwell LF        4  0  1  0 .283  
  A.Smith LF          4  1  2  0 .214     L.Berberet C        3  1  1  0 .230  
  J.Rivera RF         4  0  0  0 .207     F.Bolling 2B        4  2  2  2 .262  
  J.Romano C          4  0  1  0 .317     R.Bridges SS        3  0  0  0 .281  
  B.Phillips 3B       4  0  2  1 .279     R.Narleski P        1  0  0  1 .261  
  B.Shaw P            2  0  0  0 .192     G.Harris 1B         4  1  2  0 .192  
A-B.Goodman PH        0  0  0  0 .264     P.Foytack P         2  0  0  0 .047  
  R.Arias P           0  0  0  0 .000   B-C.Veal SS           1  0  0  0 .210  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  9  1                 Totals      33  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Shaw In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Foytack In 7th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  9  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 2    -  5 10  1
 
White Sox (86-68)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Shaw LOSS(9-12)         6       8   3   3   1   1   1   2.86
R.Arias                   2       2   2   2   2   1   0   3.86
Totals                    8      10   5   5   3   2   1
 
Tigers (87-67)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack WIN(20-12)      6 2/3   7   1   1   1   1   0   3.85
R.Narleski SAVE(3rd)      2 1/3   2   0   0   0   2   0   3.96
Totals                    9       9   1   1   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,616 DATE- Sunday, September 27th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 7  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 2  Tigers: 3
ERRORS- C.Veal
DOUBLES- B.Phillips(37th), L.Berberet(13th)
TRIPLES- F.Bolling(2nd)
HOME RUNS- F.Bolling(14th)
RBIs- B.Phillips(51st), A.Kaline-2(127th), F.Bolling-2(51st), R.Narleski
STOLEN BASES- L.Aparicio(57th)
WALKS- B.Goodman, H.Kuenn, L.Berberet, C.Veal
STRIKE OUTS- J.Landis, J.Rivera, J.Romano, G.Harris, P.Foytack
GIDP- E.Torgeson, A.Smith, B.Phillips, L.Berberet, F.Bolling
2-out RBI- A.Kaline-2, B.Phillips
RLISP 2-out- E.Torgeson, B.Shaw, H.Kuenn, C.Maxwell, L.Aparicio, A.Kaline
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 0 for 6  Tigers: 3 for 7
 
Second baseman Frank Bolling hit one over the fence and had 2 RBI as the
Detroit Tigers bested the Chicago White Sox 5 to 1 at Briggs Stadium.
 
Paul Foytack(20-12) pitched a fine game.  He went 6 and 2/3 innings
surrendering 7 hits and 1 walk.  Detroit rapped out 10 hits for the
afternoon.  
 
Ray Narleski was credited with his 3rd save.  Bob Shaw(9-12) suffered the
loss.  He surrendered 3 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings.

1959 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Chi.

 September 19, 1959

   The 1959 MLB season is nearing the end of the regular season. The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers have 6 games against each other. 5 after tonight's game. The Tigers gave it a valiant effort but lost the game in the 9th inning 7-6. Detroit took the lead 4 times in the game, but the bullpen failed them in the end. Harvey Kuenn homered in the top of the 9th to give Detroit a 6-5 lead. Chicago came back in the bottom of the 9th with 2 runs to win it. The winning run scored on a bases load walk.

  The Cleveland Indians magic # is now 3. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox             9/18/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  1  0  0 .275     L.Aparicio SS       5  0  1  0 .230  
  H.Kuenn RF          5  2  3  2 .355     N.Fox 2B            5  1  1  0 .310  
  A.Kaline CF         3  1  2  1 .339     B.Goodman 3B        4  0  0  1 .265  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  0  1  0 .282     T.Kluszewski 1B     5  0  2  1 .427  
  F.Bolling 2B        5  2  3  1 .267   D-S.Esposito PR       0  1  0  0 .278  
  L.Berberet C        3  0  1  0 .229     S.Lollar C          4  0  0  0 .244  
  T.Lepcio SS         3  0  2  2 .291     A.Smith LF          4  2  2  0 .211  
  G.Harris 1B         3  0  0  0 .187     J.Hicks RF          3  2  2  0 .667  
A-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .192     B.Phillips CF       4  0  1  2 .281  
B-B.Osborne 1B        0  0  0  0 .173   E-J.McAnany PH        0  0  0  1 .330  
  J.Bunning P         3  0  0  0 .230     B.Shaw P            3  1  1  0 .200  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .143  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .400   C-E.Torgeson PH       1  0  1  1 .195  
                                          B.Latman P          0  0  0  0 .108  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 12  6                 Totals      38  7 11  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harris In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Chrisley In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Staley In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 1 1  -  6 12  4
White Sox....... 0 0 1  1 0 2  0 1 2  -  7 11  0
 
Tigers (82-65)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning                 8       8   5   4   4   5   0   3.81
P.Burnside L(2-4) BS(5th) 0 2/3   3   2   0   1   2   0   2.90
D.Sisler                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.43
Totals                    8 2/3  11   7   4   6   7   0
 
White Sox (83-65)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Shaw                    7      11   5   5   4   4   0   2.80
G.Staley                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.19
B.Latman WIN(8-9)         1       1   1   1   0   0   1   4.22
Totals                    9      12   6   6   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,554 DATE- Friday, September 18th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, John Rice, Eddie Rommel
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  White Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- E.Yost-2, L.Berberet-2
DOUBLES- H.Kuenn(45th), T.Kluszewski(2nd), B.Phillips(34th)
TRIPLES- H.Kuenn(7th), E.Torgeson(3rd)
HOME RUNS- H.Kuenn(3rd)
RBIs- H.Kuenn-2(78th), A.Kaline(120nd), F.Bolling(49th), T.Lepcio-2(28th),
      B.Goodman(24th), T.Kluszewski(14th), B.Phillips-2(48th), J.McAnany(31st),
      E.Torgeson(25th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Aparicio(56th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Berberet, J.Bunning
WALKS- E.Yost, A.Kaline-2, T.Lepcio, B.Goodman, S.Lollar, A.Smith, J.Hicks-2,
       J.McAnany
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, F.Bolling, T.Lepcio, J.Bunning, L.Aparicio, B.Goodman-2,
             T.Kluszewski, S.Lollar, J.Hicks, B.Phillips
GIDP- G.Harris-2, S.Lollar
2-out RBI- E.Torgeson, J.McAnany
RLISP 2-out- T.Kluszewski-2, L.Aparicio-2, C.Maxwell, E.Yost-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 9  White Sox: 2 for 15
 
Ted Kluszewski had 2 base hits at Comiskey Park as the Chicago White Sox
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the Detroit Tigers by the count of 7
to 6.
 
Chicago came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning plating 2 runs on 3
base hits.  Nellie Fox led off and got things going when he reached on an
error.  Fox next to the plate and he lined a base-hit.  Billy Goodman
followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Kluszewski was up next and he
doubled which scored a run.  Sherm Lollar came to the plate and was walked
intentionally.  Al Smith kept things alive and stroked a single to load the
bases.  Joe Hicks got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Jim
McAnany then drew a walk making Chicago the victors to the delight of the
home town faithful.  Even though they scored in 5 different innings, Detroit
was not able to pull off the win.  
 
The win went to Barry Latman(8-9) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Pete
Burnside(2-4) was hit with the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
giving up 3 hits and 1 walk.
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           87  60  .592 ----     3    85  62 .578   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             83  65  .561  4.5          91  57 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             82  65  .558  5.0          72  75 .490   76  78 .494
1959 Boston BOA              72  75  .490 15.0          70  77 .476   75  79 .487
1959 New York NYA            70  77  .476 17.0          74  73 .503   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           70  77  .476 17.0          71  76 .483   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         69  77  .473 17.5          63  83 .432   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          55  92  .374 32.0          62  85 .422   63  91 .409
 

1959 AL Game: KC @ NY Ditmar Throws No-hitter

 September 9, 1959

New York's Art Ditmar pitched a no-hitter today against the KC Athletics. The Yankees pummeled the A's in one of the biggest lopsided scores this season 18-0. He walked 0 and struck out 7. Ditmar missed a perfect game only because he made an error, allowing the only baserunner of the game for KC.  He improved his record to 16-7 and lowered his AL leading best ERA to 1.79.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Kansas City Athletics At 1959 New York Yankees        9/9/1959
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Tuttle CF         3  0  0  0 .283     B.Richardson 2B     5  2  1  3 .280  
  R.Snyder RF         3  0  0  0 .327     T.Kubek SS          5  2  4  5 .287  
  D.Williams 3B       3  0  0  0 .243     M.Mantle CF         5  1  2  3 .238  
  B.Cerv LF           3  0  0  0 .291     Y.Berra C           5  1  2  0 .267  
  K.Hadley 1B         3  0  0  0 .290     E.Howard 1B         5  2  2  1 .235  
  J.Lumpe SS          3  0  0  0 .257     H.Lopez LF          4  4  4  2 .264  
  D.Tomanek P         0  0  0  0 .000     H.Bauer RF          5  4  2  0 .252  
  F.House C           2  0  0  0 .276     G.McDougald 3B      4  1  1  1 .220  
B-R.Maris PH          1  0  0  0 .293     A.Ditmar P          4  1  2  3 .188  
  W.Terwilliger 2B    3  0  0  0 .242                                          
  J.Kucks P           2  0  0  0 .020                                          
  E.Killeen P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-J.Demaestri SS      1  0  0  0 .237                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      42 18 20 18
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Killeen In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For House In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  2
Yankees......... 2 1 0  4 0 4  4 3    - 18 20  1
 
Athletics (63-74)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kucks LOSS(8-9)         5 2/3  12  10  10   1   2   1   4.04
E.Killeen                 1 2/3   7   7   7   2   0   1  37.80
D.Tomanek                 0 2/3   1   1   0   1   0   0   6.14
Totals                    8      20  18  17   4   2   2
 
Yankees (68-70)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Ditmar WIN(16-7)        9       0   0   0   0   7   0   1.79
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,578 DATE- Wednesday, September 9th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 0  Yankees: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Yankees: 1
ERRORS- B.Tuttle, K.Hadley, A.Ditmar
DOUBLES- T.Kubek(20th), Y.Berra(21st), H.Bauer(30th), G.McDougald(12th),
         A.Ditmar
TRIPLES- M.Mantle(4th), E.Howard(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Mantle(20th), E.Howard(17th)
RBIs- B.Richardson-3(30th), T.Kubek-5(34th), M.Mantle-3(53rd), E.Howard(56th),
      H.Lopez-2(51st), G.McDougald(32nd), A.Ditmar-3
STOLEN BASES- B.Richardson(2nd), H.Lopez(6th)
WALKS- B.Richardson, H.Lopez, G.McDougald, A.Ditmar
STRIKE OUTS- D.Williams, K.Hadley-2, W.Terwilliger-2, J.Kucks, J.Demaestri,
             E.Howard, A.Ditmar
GIDP- J.Lumpe, E.Howard
PASSED BALLS- F.House
2-out RBI- A.Ditmar, B.Richardson-2, T.Kubek-5, M.Mantle
RLISP 2-out- B.Richardson-2, Y.Berra
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 0 for 0  Yankees: 9 for 20
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Frank House blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
New York fans certainly got their money's worth at Yankee Stadium.  Art
Ditmar(16-7) pitched a rare no-hitter as the New York Yankees toppled the
Kansas City Athletics 18 to 0.
 
Ditmar had an evening to remember.  Heck, it's one we'll all remember! What a
game at Yankee Stadium! He surrendered no walks and could have tossed a
perfect game if it were not for the fielding error.  The tension started to
build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified.
New York bats were hot in the 4th inning with 4 runs on 5 hits, the 6th
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 4 hits and the 7th inning which saw
them plate 4 runs on 3 hits.  New York dominated offensively as they scored
in 6 different innings.  
 
Johnny Kucks(8-9) was the losing pitcher.  New York scored big getting 10 runs
off him in 5 and 2/3 innings.  'Ditmar was simply incredible' losing pitcher
Kucks said.  'I hate to admit this but I'd pay to watch a man pitch like
that'

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 September 2, 1959

  The Chicago White Sox ended up sweeping the big 3 game series against the Detroit Tigers by winning the 2nd game of today's double-header 3-2. Detroit trailed 3-1 entering the 9th inning and loaded the bases with a single and 2 walks with nobody out. Gerry Staley came on in relief and walked the first batter he faced, forcing in a run to make it 3-2. Then Staley bared down and got a strikeout, popout and flyout to Save the Win for Chicago.

  With the victory, Chicago increased their AL lead over Cleveland to 1.5 games while the Tigers dropped to 4.5 games behind the 1st place White Sox.  

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox              9/2/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .282     L.Aparicio SS       4  0  1  0 .239  
  H.Kuenn RF          4  0  0  0 .351     N.Fox 2B            2  1  1  0 .321  
  A.Kaline CF         3  1  2  0 .330     J.Landis CF         4  0  1  0 .277  
  C.Maxwell LF        3  1  0  0 .276     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  1  1  0 .375  
  F.Bolling 2B        3  0  0  1 .270     S.Lollar C          3  0  1  2 .245  
  R.Wilson C          4  0  1  0 .275     B.Goodman 3B        3  0  0  0 .271  
  R.Bridges SS        4  0  0  0 .281     K.McBride P         0  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Osborne 1B        3  0  0  0 .162     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .167  
E-T.Lepcio PH         0  0  0  1 .298     A.Smith LF          3  1  1  1 .204  
  P.Foytack P         2  0  0  0 .043   D-J.Rivera LF         0  0  0  0 .248  
A-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .202     J.McAnany RF        2  0  0  0 .345  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     B.Latman P          2  0  0  0 .118  
F-J.Groth PH          1  0  0  0 .267   B-B.Phillips 3B       0  0  0  0 .293  
                                        C-S.Esposito 3B       0  0  0  0 .265  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  3  2                 Totals      27  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Latman In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Phillips In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Smith In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Osborne In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Burnside In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  3  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0    -  3  6  1
 
Tigers (73-60)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack LOSS(15-11)     7       6   3   2   4   2   1   4.22
P.Burnside                1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.61
Totals                    8       6   3   2   4   2   1
 
White Sox (77-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Latman WIN(7-8)         8       2   1   0   3   4   0   4.03
K.McBride                 0       1   1   1   2   0   0   3.31
G.Staley SAVE(7th)        1       0   0   0   1   1   0   2.18
Totals                    9       3   2   1   6   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,569 DATE- Wednesday, September 2nd 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- B.Osborne, L.Aparicio
DOUBLES- N.Fox(26th), S.Lollar(17th)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith(16th)
RBIs- F.Bolling(43rd), T.Lepcio(16th), S.Lollar-2(71st), A.Smith(53rd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Kaline(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Aparicio
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Latman
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Lollar
WALKS- E.Yost-2, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, F.Bolling, T.Lepcio, N.Fox-2, B.Goodman,
       J.McAnany
STRIKE OUTS- C.Maxwell, R.Wilson, R.Bridges, B.Osborne, P.Foytack, J.Landis,
             B.Latman
GIDP- T.Kluszewski
BALKS- B.Latman
2-out RBI- S.Lollar
RLISP 2-out- F.Bolling-2, R.Bridges, B.Goodman, A.Smith, J.Landis, E.Yost-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 12  White Sox: 1 for 7
 
Barry Latman had an impressive outing as the Chicago White Sox defeated the
Detroit Tigers by the score of 3 to 2 at Comiskey Park.
 
Chicago took the lead for keeps in the bottom of the 5th inning scoring a
single run.  Al Smith cracked a solo homerun.  Detroit had a chance to come
back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Latman(7-8) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Gerry Staley
earned his 7th save.  Paul Foytack(15-11) took the loss.  He allowed 6 hits
and 4 walks in 7 innings.  
 
'Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals' said Jimmy Dykes after the game.
'We lost this game today because we didn't follow the instructions every
Little Leaguer hears every day.'

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Chicago CHA             77  55  .583 ----    22    82  50 .621   94  60 .610
1959 Cleveland CLA           75  56  .573  1.5          76  55 .580   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             73  60  .549  4.5          66  67 .496   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            66  67  .496 11.5          67  66 .504   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              64  70  .478 14.0          62  72 .463   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           61  69  .469 15.0          63  67 .485   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         60  70  .462 16.0          59  71 .454   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          52  81  .391 25.5          53  80 .398   63  91 .409

1959 AL Game: Det.@ Chi.

 September 2, 1959

  The first game of 2 today at Comiskey Park in Chicago was played in very poor weather. It seemed to effect Detroit's Rocky Bridges the most as he committed 2 errors that helped the White Sox defeat the Tigers 7-4. 

  Chicago got a run in the 1st, and 1 in the 4th on a homer by Sherm Lollar who hit 2 yesterday. Detroit bounced back with a run in the 5th and 1 in the 6th. They had a chance to tie it in the 6th, but Eddie Yost was thrown out at the plate by leftfielder Al Smith.

  The White Sox broke the game open in the bottom of the 7th when they tallied 4 runs for a 7-2 lead. The big hit for Chicago was a 2 out 2-run triple by Louis Aparicio. Detroit got 2 back in the 8th, but Turk Lown came in and shut them down the rest of the way for his 17th Save of the season. 

  With the Win, Chicago moves into 1st place past the Cleveland Indians who lost today. Detroit will get another shot at Chicago in Game 2 tonight.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox              9/2/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           2  1  1  0 .284     L.Aparicio SS       4  3  3  3 .239  
  B.Osborne 1B        3  0  1  1 .166     N.Fox 2B            4  0  1  1 .320  
  H.Kuenn RF          4  0  1  2 .354     J.Landis CF         4  0  2  1 .277  
  A.Kaline CF         4  0  0  0 .328     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  0  0  0 .393  
  C.Maxwell LF        4  1  1  1 .278     S.Lollar C          4  1  1  1 .244  
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .272     B.Goodman 3B        3  1  1  0 .275  
  R.Wilson C          4  0  1  0 .275     A.Smith LF          3  0  0  0 .203  
  R.Bridges SS        3  0  0  0 .284     J.McAnany RF        4  1  0  0 .349  
  F.Lary P            2  1  1  0 .145     D.Donovan P         2  0  0  0 .107  
  J.Stump P           0  0  0  0 ----     R.Moore P           1  1  1  1 .150  
A-N.Chrisley PH       0  1  0  0 .204     T.Lown P            1  0  0  0 .444  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .400                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  4  6  4                 Totals      34  7  9  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stump In 8th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 2 0  -  4  6  3
White Sox....... 1 0 0  1 1 0  4 0    -  7  9  0
 
Tigers (73-59)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary LOSS(15-9)         6 1/3   7   7   5   0   1   2   3.49
J.Stump                   0 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   1.35
D.Sisler                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.62
Totals                    8       9   7   5   1   1   2
 
White Sox (76-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Donovan WIN(11-12)      5       4   2   2   2   0   1   4.05
R.Moore HOLD(2nd)         2 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   0   3.75
T.Lown SAVE(17th)         1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.53
Totals                    9       6   4   4   3   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,242 DATE- Wednesday, September 2nd 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  White Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- R.Wilson, R.Bridges-2
DOUBLES- H.Kuenn(39th), J.Landis(26th)
TRIPLES- L.Aparicio(5th)
HOME RUNS- C.Maxwell(42nd), L.Aparicio(5th), S.Lollar(22nd)
RBIs- B.Osborne(14th), H.Kuenn-2(70th), C.Maxwell(126th), L.Aparicio-3(44th),
      N.Fox(48th), J.Landis(67th), S.Lollar(69th), R.Moore
STOLEN BASES- L.Aparicio(52nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Osborne, A.Smith
WALKS- E.Yost-2, N.Chrisley, B.Goodman
STRIKE OUTS- F.Bolling, R.Bridges, N.Fox
GIDP- R.Bridges
WILD PITCHES- D.Donovan
2-out RBI- L.Aparicio, H.Kuenn-2
RLISP 2-out- S.Lollar-3, A.Kaline-2, T.Lown
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 8  White Sox: 4 for 12
 
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 4 at
Comiskey Park.
 
Luis Aparicio had a big day at the plate.  He stroked a one-base hit in the
1st inning, hit a bases-empty home run in the 5th inning and tripled which
was good for two runs in the 7th inning.  Dick Donovan(11-12) got help from
Turk Lown who pitched great and earned his 17th save.  
 
Frank Lary(15-9) absorbed the loss.  He allowed Chicago 7 runs in 6 and 1/3
innings of work.

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 September 1, 1959

  The 3rd place Detroit Tigers are in Chicago for a big 3 game series against the 2nd place White Sox. Both teams are within striking distance of the 1st place Cleveland Indians. The first game features Jim Bunning on the mound for Detroit and Bob Shaw for Chicago.

  In a well pitched game, the Tigers scratched out a run in the 2nd inning and another in the 5th. With a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 6th, Bunning gave up a solo homer to Sherm Lollar. Then, with runners on 1st and 3rd, Bunning committed a balk allowing the tying run to score. In the bottom of the 8th, Lollar homed again off Bunning giving Chicago the lead 3-2. In the top of the 9th, the Tigers had runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 out and Al Kaline coming to the plate. Turk Lown got Kaline swinging for strike 3 and the victory for the White Sox.

  The win moved Chicago into a 1st place tie with Cleveland and Detroit dropped to 2.5 GB. The two teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow with a lot on the line.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox              9/1/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  1  2  1 .283     L.Aparicio SS       3  0  1  0 .236  
  H.Kuenn RF          5  0  2  1 .355     N.Fox 2B            4  0  1  0 .321  
  A.Kaline CF         4  0  1  0 .331     J.Landis CF         4  0  1  0 .275  
  C.Maxwell LF        3  0  1  0 .278     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  0  1  0 .458  
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .274     S.Lollar C          4  2  2  2 .244  
  R.Wilson C          4  0  0  0 .276     B.Goodman 3B        2  1  1  0 .274  
  R.Bridges SS        4  0  1  0 .286   D-S.Esposito 3B       0  0  0  0 .265  
  B.Osborne 1B        2  1  0  0 .162     A.Smith LF          2  0  0  0 .204  
  J.Bunning P         2  0  0  0 .243   A-E.Torgeson PH       1  0  1  0 .197  
E-L.Berberet PH       1  0  0  0 .227     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        C-J.McAnany PH        1  0  0  0 .356  
                                          T.Lown P            0  0  0  0 .500  
                                          J.Rivera RF         3  0  1  0 .248  
                                          B.Shaw P            2  0  0  0 .190  
                                        B-B.Phillips PH,LF    1  0  0  0 .293  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      31  3  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Smith In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Shaw In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Staley In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Goodman In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bunning In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 1    -  3  9  0
 
Tigers (73-58)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning LOSS(12-10)     8       9   3   3   2   6   2   3.83
Totals                    8       9   3   3   2   6   2
 
White Sox (75-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Shaw                    7       5   2   2   5   4   0   2.31
G.Staley WIN(9-1)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.21
T.Lown SAVE(16th)         1       2   0   0   0   2   0   1.57
Totals                    9       7   2   2   5   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,905 DATE- Tuesday, September 1st 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Frank Umont, Charlie Berry, Jim Honochick
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10  White Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 1
DOUBLES- E.Yost(19th), J.Landis(25th)
TRIPLES- H.Kuenn(6th)
HOME RUNS- S.Lollar-2(21st)
RBIs- E.Yost(61st), H.Kuenn(68th), S.Lollar-2(68th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Bunning
WALKS- E.Yost-2, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, B.Osborne, L.Aparicio, B.Goodman
HIT BY PITCH- B.Osborne, B.Goodman
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, R.Wilson, B.Osborne, J.Bunning, L.Berberet,
             N.Fox, T.Kluszewski, S.Lollar, A.Smith, B.Shaw-2
GIDP- F.Bolling, S.Lollar
BALKS- J.Bunning
2-out RBI- E.Yost, S.Lollar
RLISP 2-out- R.Wilson-2, H.Kuenn, C.Maxwell, J.Bunning, T.Kluszewski, N.Fox,
             A.Kaline
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 9  White Sox: 0 for 4
 
Catcher Sherm Lollar ripped 2 homeruns as the Chicago White Sox defeated the
Detroit Tigers 3 to 2 at Comiskey Park.
 
The game was won by Chicago when they scored a run in the 8th inning.  After
two outs Lollar delivered a solo blast.  Detroit had a chance in the 9th but
they came up short.  
 
The win went to Gerry Staley(9-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Staley got
help from Turk Lown who was credited with his 16th save.  Jim Bunning(12-10)
was charged with the loss.  
 
With this win, Chicago has a 75-55 record. They have been 7-3 lately.  With
the loss, Detroit has a record of 6-4 lately, 73-58 overall.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           75  55  .577 ----    25    75  55 .577   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             75  55  .577 ----          80  50 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             73  58  .557  2.5          66  65 .504   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            64  67  .489 11.5          65  66 .496   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           61  67  .477 13.0          61  67 .477   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              62  70  .470 14.0          62  70 .470   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         59  70  .457 15.5          59  70 .457   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          52  79  .397 23.5          53  78 .405   63  91 .409

1959 AL Game: Det. @ KC

 August 29, 1959

  Two Detroit Tigers reached season statistical milestones in tonight's 8-4 victory over the Kansas City Athletics. Al Kaline went over the 100 RBI mark with 5 RBI in the game. He now has 103 on the year. Charlie Maxwell slammed 2 homers, giving him 41 on the year. The 2 RBI gives him a league leading total of 124. 

 Harvey Kuenn was 3 for 5 to up his AL leading BA to .355. Paul Foytack went the distance for his team leading 15th Win. With the victory, the 3rd place Tigers pulled within 2 games of the league leading Cleveland Indians.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Kansas City Athletics         8/29/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  3  2  0 .284     R.Snyder CF         5  0  1  1 .320  
  F.Bolling 2B        5  1  2  0 .275     J.Lumpe 2B          4  0  1  0 .255  
  H.Kuenn RF          3  1  3  1 .355     D.Williams 3B       4  0  1  0 .248  
  A.Kaline CF         5  1  2  5 .326     B.Cerv LF           3  0  0  0 .296  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  2  2  2 .278     R.Maris RF          4  0  0  0 .294  
  L.Berberet C        3  0  1  0 .228     K.Hadley 1B         4  2  2  1 .293  
  R.Bridges SS        4  0  1  0 .289     H.Smith C           2  2  1  0 .313  
  B.Osborne 1B        4  0  0  0 .168     J.Demaestri SS      3  0  1  1 .239  
  P.Foytack P         4  0  0  0 .045     R.Herbert P         3  0  0  0 .186  
                                        A-W.Terwilliger PH    1  0  0  1 .218  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  8 13  8                 Totals      33  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Herbert In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 1 4  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  8 13  0
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 2  -  4  7  1
 
Tigers (73-56)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack WIN(15-10)      9       7   4   4   4   4   1   4.27
Totals                    9       7   4   4   4   4   1
 
Athletics (58-70)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Herbert LOSS(8-11)      9      13   8   7   3   9   3   3.79
Totals                    9      13   8   7   3   9   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 18,050 DATE- Saturday, August 29th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  Athletics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Athletics: 2
ERRORS- J.Demaestri
DOUBLES- L.Berberet(11th), D.Williams(21st)
TRIPLES- A.Kaline(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(23rd), C.Maxwell-2(41st), K.Hadley(4th)
RBIs- H.Kuenn(67th), A.Kaline-5(103rd), C.Maxwell-2(124th), R.Snyder(8th),
      K.Hadley(29th), J.Demaestri(33rd), W.Terwilliger(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Yost(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Kuenn
WALKS- E.Yost, H.Kuenn, L.Berberet, B.Cerv, H.Smith-2, J.Demaestri
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, L.Berberet, R.Bridges, B.Osborne,
             P.Foytack-3, R.Snyder, J.Lumpe, D.Williams, B.Cerv
GIDP- A.Kaline, R.Maris
2-out RBI- R.Snyder
RLISP 2-out- B.Cerv, P.Foytack, B.Osborne, J.Lumpe, L.Berberet
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 12  Athletics: 2 for 6
 
Al Kaline left the yard and had 5 RBI and Paul Foytack tossed a complete game
at Kansas City where the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 8 to
4.
 
Kaline had a big day against Kansas City.  He lost the ball over the fence for
three runs in the 3rd inning and tripled plating two runs in the 9th inning.
Detroit had 13 hits for the night.  
 
Foytack(15-10) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 4 runs. Ray
Herbert(8-11) was the losing pitcher.  He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 9
innings of work.  
 

1959 AL Game: Bsn. @ Chi.

 August 27, 1959

  The Chicago White Sox exploded for 22 runs in their game against the Boston Red Sox today. The final score was 22-3. It was the most runs scored by any team in a game in MLB this year. It was also the most lopsided win for any team this year. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Boston Red Sox At 1959 Chicago White Sox             8/27/1959
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Green 2B          5  0  0  0 .156     L.Aparicio SS       4  2  3  3 .237  
  G.Geiger CF         5  0  0  0 .212     N.Fox 2B            6  3  3  1 .316  
  T.Williams LF       4  0  0  0 .223     J.Landis CF         6  2  2  1 .276  
  G.Stephens RF       4  1  2  0 .237     J.Romano C          5  4  3  3 .309  
  V.Wertz 1B          4  0  1  0 .335     T.Kluszewski 1B     6  3  4  4 .667  
  F.Malzone 3B        3  0  1  1 .292     A.Smith LF          4  3  2  2 .210  
  S.White C           4  0  1  0 .301     B.Phillips 3B       5  3  3  4 .291  
  D.Buddin SS         3  1  1  1 .250     J.McAnany RF        6  2  5  3 .361  
  F.Baumann P         0  0  0  0 .077     B.Latman P          2  0  0  0 .133  
  E.Wilson P          2  1  1  0 .167     G.Staley P          1  0  0  0 .167  
  A.Schroll P         0  0  0  0 .538                                          
  L.Kiely P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-P.Runnels PH        1  0  0  0 .319                                          
  M.Fornieles P       0  0  0  0 .200                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  7  2                 Totals      45 22 25 21
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kiely In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 1 0  -  3  7  1
White Sox....... 7 2 0  0 0 1 10 2    - 22 25  1
 
Red Sox (59-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Baumann LOSS(8-5)       0       4   7   7   3   0   0   3.96
E.Wilson                  5       5   2   2   1   3   1   5.31
A.Schroll                 1 1/3   5   5   5   1   0   0   5.45
L.Kiely                   0 2/3   7   6   6   0   0   1   6.02
M.Fornieles               1       4   2   2   0   0   0   2.93
Totals                    8      25  22  22   5   3   2
 
White Sox (72-53)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Latman WIN(6-8)         6       5   2   1   3   5   1   4.15
G.Staley SAVE(6th)        3       2   1   1   1   2   0   2.22
Totals                    9       7   3   2   4   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,609 DATE- Thursday, August 27th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  White Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- T.Williams, L.Aparicio
DOUBLES- V.Wertz(15th), F.Malzone(34th), E.Wilson, L.Aparicio(9th),
         J.Landis(24th), T.Kluszewski(1st), B.Phillips(30th)
HOME RUNS- D.Buddin(13th), J.Romano(6th), T.Kluszewski(1st)
RBIs- F.Malzone(78th), D.Buddin(56th), L.Aparicio-3(41st), N.Fox(46th),
      J.Landis(61st), J.Romano-3(35th), T.Kluszewski-4(4th), A.Smith-2(47th),
      B.Phillips-4(42nd), J.McAnany-3(27th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Geiger(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Latman, G.Staley-2
WALKS- T.Williams, F.Malzone, D.Buddin, A.Schroll, L.Aparicio-2, J.Romano,
       A.Smith, B.Phillips
HIT BY PITCH- A.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- P.Green-2, G.Geiger-2, T.Williams-2, D.Buddin, J.Romano,
             T.Kluszewski, J.McAnany
BALKS- B.Latman
WILD PITCHES- E.Wilson, B.Latman
PASSED BALLS- J.Romano
2-out RBI- T.Kluszewski, L.Aparicio, A.Smith, J.McAnany
RLISP 2-out- V.Wertz, N.Fox, S.White-2, L.Aparicio-2, A.Smith, P.Runnels,
             G.Staley
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 8  White Sox: 13 for 17
 
First baseman Ted Kluszewski had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Chicago White Sox
ballclub embarrassed the Boston Red Sox by the count of 22 to 3.
 
Kluszewski made sure the Chicago fans enjoyed themselves.  He hit a single
which scored a run in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 2nd
inning, doubled resulting in a run in the 6th inning and lined a one-base hit
in the 7th inning.  Chicago lit up the scoreboard in the 1st inning which saw
them score 7 runs on 6 hits and the 7th inning with 10 runs on 10 hits.
Chicago had 25 hits overall, while Boston had 7.  
 
Barry Latman(6-8) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Latman got help
from Gerry Staley who was credited with his 6th save.  Frank Baumann(8-5)
absorbed the loss.  
 

1959 AL Game: Bsn. @ Chi.

 August 26, 1959

  Chicago's Early Wynn became the AL's first 20 game winner today when the White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-2. Wynn (20-7, 2.64 ERA) went the distance, allowing only 3 hits and 0 earned runs.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Boston Red Sox At 1959 Chicago White Sox             8/26/1959
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Green 2B          3  1  1  0 .167     L.Aparicio SS       3  1  0  0 .233  
  G.Geiger CF         3  0  0  0 .216     N.Fox 2B            4  2  2  0 .314  
  T.Williams LF       4  0  0  0 .226     J.Landis CF         3  1  1  2 .276  
  J.Jensen RF         3  0  0  1 .261     S.Lollar C          4  1  2  1 .244  
  P.Runnels 1B        4  1  0  0 .319     B.Goodman 3B        4  0  0  0 .272  
  F.Malzone 3B        4  0  1  1 .292     A.Smith LF          4  0  1  0 .206  
  S.White C           4  0  0  0 .301     N.Cash 1B           4  0  1  0 .198  
  D.Buddin SS         2  0  1  0 .249     J.McAnany RF        4  1  2  2 .345  
  B.Monbouquette P    2  0  0  0 .172     E.Wynn P            2  0  0  0 .254  
A-V.Wertz PH          1  0  0  0 .336                                          
  L.Kiely P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  3  2                 Totals      32  6  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Monbouquette In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  2  3  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 3 0  0 2    -  6  9  2
 
Red Sox (59-67)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Monbouquet LOSS(4-5)    7       6   4   3   1   5   0   4.72
L.Kiely                   1       3   2   2   1   2   0   5.05
Totals                    8       9   6   5   2   7   0
 
White Sox (71-53)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Wynn WIN(20-7)          9       3   2   0   3   5   0   2.64
Totals                    9       3   2   0   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,779 DATE- Wednesday, August 26th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5  White Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  White Sox: 1
ERRORS- P.Green, J.McAnany, E.Wynn
DOUBLES- F.Malzone(33rd), N.Fox(23rd), J.McAnany(13th)
RBIs- J.Jensen(82nd), F.Malzone(77th), J.Landis-2(60th), S.Lollar(64th),
      J.McAnany-2(24th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Jensen
WALKS- P.Green, G.Geiger, D.Buddin, J.Landis, E.Wynn
HIT BY PITCH- L.Aparicio
STRIKE OUTS- T.Williams, P.Runnels-2, S.White, B.Monbouquette, L.Aparicio,
             J.Landis-2, S.Lollar, B.Goodman, A.Smith, E.Wynn
GIDP- J.Jensen
2-out RBI- J.Landis-2, J.McAnany-2, F.Malzone
RLISP 2-out- P.Runnels, S.White
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 6  White Sox: 5 for 8
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Sammy White blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Early Wynn tossed a fine 3 hitter as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston
Red Sox by the score of 6 to 2 at Comiskey Park.
 
Chicago jumped on top to stay in the 4th inning plating one baserunner on 2
base hits.  Nellie Fox doubled.  Jim Landis was a strikeout victim, unable to
help out.  Sherm Lollar then lashed a single scoring the run.  Chicago rapped
out 9 hits for the afternoon.  
 
The victory went to Wynn(20-7) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. Bill
Monbouquette(4-5) was the loser.  He pitched 7 innings giving up 6 hits and 1
walk.
 

1959 AL Game: Was. @ Det.

 August 25, 1959

    Detroit's Paul Foytack pitched the team's finest game this season defeating the Washington Senators 1-0. Foytack went the distance throwing a 1-hitter for his 14th Win of the year. Paul took a no-hitter into the 8th inning before Ken Aspromonte singled off him. He walked 2 and struck out 8.

  The Senator's Pedro Ramos pitched a fine game himself, allowing only 4 hits, but one was Lou Berberet's 13th homerun of the season. The only run of the game. With the victory, Detroit stays 1.5 GB the 1st place Cleveland Indians.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Washington Senators At 1959 Detroit Tigers           8/25/1959
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Green RF          4  0  0  0 .244     E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .280  
  B.Allison CF        4  0  0  0 .246     F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .269  
  J.Becquer 1B        4  0  0  0 .235     H.Kuenn RF          3  0  1  0 .354  
  C.Courtney C        3  0  0  0 .192     A.Kaline CF         3  0  0  0 .326  
  F.Throneberry LF    3  0  0  0 .300     C.Maxwell LF        3  0  1  0 .278  
  H.Killebrew 3B      2  0  0  0 .231     L.Berberet C        3  1  2  1 .218  
A-R.Bertoia PR,3B     0  0  0  0 .246     R.Bridges SS        3  0  0  0 .295  
  K.Aspromonte 2B     3  0  1  0 .214     G.Harris 1B         3  0  0  0 .184  
  B.Consolo SS        3  0  0  0 .234     P.Foytack P         3  0  0  0 .048  
  P.Ramos P           3  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  1  0                 Totals      28  1  4  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Killebrew In 8th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  4  1
 
Senators (49-76)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Ramos LOSS(10-17)       8       4   1   1   1   2   1   3.92
Totals                    8       4   1   1   1   2   1
 
Tigers (71-55)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack WIN(14-10)      9       1   0   0   2   8   0   4.28
Totals                    9       1   0   0   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,135 DATE- Tuesday, August 25th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Summers, Bill McKinley, Hank Soar, Nestor Chylak
T- 2:18
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 4  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 0  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- R.Bridges
DOUBLES- H.Kuenn(37th)
HOME RUNS- L.Berberet(13th)
RBIs- L.Berberet(42nd)
WALKS- C.Courtney, H.Killebrew, E.Yost
STRIKE OUTS- C.Courtney-2, F.Throneberry-3, K.Aspromonte, P.Ramos-2, E.Yost,
             H.Kuenn
RLISP 2-out- A.Kaline, R.Bridges, L.Green
TEAM RISP- Senators: 0 for 3  Tigers: 0 for 2
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Harmon Killebrew robbed Frank Bolling of a base hit.
          Top 8th: Gail Harris robbed Lenny Green of a base hit.
 
Paul Foytack took a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the Detroit Tigers
defeated the Washington Senators by the score of 1 to 0 at Briggs
Stadium.
 
Foytack(14-10) was simply too much for the Washington batters.  He surrendered
only 1 hit and 2 walks in 9 innings.  The right-handed Foytack had his no-hit
bid broken up by Ken Aspromonte who singled with nobody out in the 8th
inning.  Detroit had only 4 hits for the night.  
 
Pedro Ramos(10-17) absorbed the loss.  He pitched 8 innings and surrendered
just 4 hits and 1 walk. 'All of my pitches were working tonight,' Foytack
said.  'I felt really good out there, and heck, I think I could have gone
longer.'

1959 AL Game: Cle. @ Det.

 August 14, 1959

  In a big game between the top 2 teams in the AL tonight, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on a 9th inning homerun from Rocky Colavito. It was a great pitching duel between Cal McLish and Frank Lary. Detroit had a runner thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the 8th before Colavito's bomb.

 Cleveland now leads the AL by 3.5 games over 2nd place Detroit. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Cleveland Indians at 1959 Detroit Tigers             8/14/1959
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Piersall CF       4  0  0  0 .283     E.Yost 3B           2  0  1  0 .271  
  V.Power 3B          4  0  1  0 .310     H.Kuenn RF          4  0  2  0 .357  
  M.Minoso LF         4  0  1  0 .284     A.Kaline CF         3  0  0  0 .331  
  T.Francona 1B       4  0  1  0 .301     C.Maxwell LF        4  0  0  0 .288  
  R.Colavito RF       3  1  2  1 .273     L.Berberet C        4  0  0  0 .219  
  J.Baxes 2B          4  0  1  0 .306     F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .276  
  R.Nixon C           3  0  1  0 .229     G.Harris 1B         3  0  0  0 .186  
  W.Held SS           4  0  0  0 .270     R.Bridges SS        3  0  1  0 .283  
  C.McLish P          3  0  0  0 .196   A-C.Veal PR,SS        0  0  0  0 .196  
  A.Cicotte P         0  0  0  0 .778     F.Lary P            3  0  0  0 .130  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  7  1                 Totals      30  0  4  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Bridges In 8th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  7  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
 
Indians (68-47)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.McLish                  7 1/3   4   0   0   2   8   0   4.43
A.Cicotte WIN(3-4)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.73
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   8   0
 
Tigers (65-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary LOSS(14-8)         9       7   1   1   2   7   1   3.22
Totals                    9       7   1   1   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,982 DATE- Friday, August 14th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Charlie Berry, Jim Honochick, Red Flaherty, Frank Umont
T- 2:09
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(22nd), J.Baxes(16th)
HOME RUNS- R.Colavito(34th)
RBIs- R.Colavito(91st)
WALKS- R.Colavito, R.Nixon, E.Yost-2
HIT BY PITCH- A.Kaline
STRIKE OUTS- R.Colavito, J.Baxes, R.Nixon, W.Held-2, C.McLish-2, A.Kaline,
             C.Maxwell-2, L.Berberet, G.Harris, R.Bridges, F.Lary-2
GIDP- W.Held
RLISP 2-out- L.Berberet, W.Held-2, J.Baxes-2
TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 4  Tigers: 1 for 4
 
Al Cicotte(3-4) got credit for the win at Briggs Stadium as the Cleveland
Indians shutout the Detroit Tigers 1 to 0.
 
Cleveland scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  After an out was
recorded, Rocky Colavito clubbed a solo home run.  Cleveland had 7 hits for
the night while Detroit had 4.  
 
Frank Lary(14-8) absorbed the loss.  Wth the win Cleveland now has a record of
a league leading 68-47.  With the loss Detroit now has a record of 65-51.

1959 AL Game: Was. @ KC

 July 28, 1959

  The Washington Senatore put 21 runs on the scoreboard, destroying the Kansa City Athletics tonight 21-3. The Senators bats were red hot, getting 25 hits in the game. Faye Throneberry had 4 hits and 4 RBI while Jim Lemon chipped in with 5 RBI to lead the Senators attack. Camilio Pascual went the distance on the mound, getting his 11th Win of the season.  The 21 runs tied Washington with Detroit for most runs scored by a team in a game this year.  

BOXSCORE: 1959 Washington Senators At 1959 Kansas City Athletics    7/28/1959
 
  Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Bertoia 2B        4  1  2  3 .256     B.Tuttle CF         3  0  0  1 .304  
  F.Throneberry RF    7  3  4  4 .309     R.Snyder LF         5  0  1  0 .355  
  H.Killebrew 3B      7  3  4  3 .235     D.Williams 3B       5  0  0  0 .258  
  R.Sievers 1B        5  2  1  0 .278     R.Maris RF          4  0  3  0 .313  
  B.Allison CF        5  3  3  1 .251     J.Lumpe 2B          4  0  0  0 .253  
  J.Lemon LF          6  1  2  5 .232     K.Hadley 1B         4  0  0  0 .259  
  R.Samford SS        5  3  4  2 .257     H.Chiti C           4  1  1  0 .333  
  H.Naragon C         6  3  2  0 .212     J.Demaestri SS      4  2  3  0 .234  
  C.Pascual P         5  2  3  2 .350     J.Kucks P           2  0  0  0 .000  
                                          M.Dickson P         0  0  0  0 .286  
                                          T.Sturdivant P      0  0  0  0 .118  
                                        A-P.Ward PH           1  0  1  1 .276  
                                          H.Reed P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-F.House PH          1  0  1  1 .288  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      50 21 25 20                 Totals      37  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sturdivant In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
 
Senators........ 0 3 1  0 0 4  9 4 0  - 21 25  2
Athletics....... 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 1  -  3 10  2
 
Senators (36-63)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Pascual WIN(11-8)       9      10   3   2   1   8   0   2.72
Totals                    9      10   3   2   1   8   0
 
Athletics (47-50)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kucks LOSS(6-5)         5 2/3   9   7   6   1   2   1   3.69
M.Dickson                 1      10  10  10   1   1   1   5.95
T.Sturdivant              0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.12
H.Reed                    2       5   4   4   3   2   0   7.23
Totals                    9      25  21  20   5   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,029 DATE- Tuesday, July 28th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Red Flaherty, Frank Umont, Charlie Berry
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Senators: 9  Athletics: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Senators: 1  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- H.Killebrew-2, R.Snyder, J.Demaestri
DOUBLES- R.Bertoia(7th), F.Throneberry(11th), H.Killebrew-3(12th),
         B.Allison(8th), J.Lemon(15th), R.Samford-2(15th), C.Pascual,
         J.Demaestri(11th)
TRIPLES- B.Allison(5th), J.Demaestri-2(7th)
HOME RUNS- F.Throneberry(12th), H.Killebrew(25th)
RBIs- R.Bertoia-3(25th), F.Throneberry-4(32nd), H.Killebrew-3(60th),
      B.Allison(56th), J.Lemon-5(49th), R.Samford-2(24th), C.Pascual-2,
      B.Tuttle(19th), P.Ward(11th), F.House(29th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Bertoia-2, B.Tuttle
WALKS- R.Bertoia, R.Sievers, B.Allison, R.Samford, C.Pascual, B.Tuttle
STRIKE OUTS- R.Bertoia, F.Throneberry, H.Killebrew, R.Sievers, B.Allison,
             B.Tuttle, R.Snyder, D.Williams, K.Hadley-2, H.Chiti, J.Kucks-2
GIDP- J.Lumpe
2-out RBI- R.Bertoia, F.Throneberry-3, H.Killebrew, J.Lemon-3, R.Samford,
           P.Ward
RLISP 2-out- R.Sievers-2, H.Chiti, F.Throneberry, B.Tuttle-2, J.Lumpe,
             H.Naragon, D.Williams-2
TEAM RISP- Senators: 12 for 20  Athletics: 2 for 11
 
Faye Throneberry had 4 hits and 4 RBI and Camilo Pascual allowed Cookie
Lavagetto to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Kansas City as the
Washington Senators embarrassed the Kansas City Athletics by the lopsided
score of 21 to 3.
 
Throneberry had a big day against Kansas City.  He delivered a base-hit in the
1st inning, belted a three-run homer in the 6th inning, lashed a single in
the 7th inning and doubled bringing in a run in the 8th inning.  Washington
kept the scorekeepers busy in the 6th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 5
hits, the 7th inning with 9 runs on 9 hits and the 8th inning when they had 4
runs on 5 hits.  Washington finished with 25 hits in the victory.  
 
The victory went to Pascual(11-8) who went the distance allowing 3 runs.
Johnny Kucks(6-5) was tagged with the loss.  Washington scored big getting 7
runs off him in 5 and 2/3 innings.  
 

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Cle. and Standings

 July 12, 1959

   The Cleveland Indians also took the 2nd game of today's double header 9-6. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated. Once again it was Woodie Held that beat Detroit. Held hit a grand slam homerun in the 4th inning and finished the game with 6 RBI. 

   A note from this game: Detroit turned a 5-4-3 Triple Play in the 7th inning. Both teams started what were normally relief pitchers in the contest and Cleveland's Al Cicotte got the Win. Tom Morgan couldn't get through the 4th and took the Loss By sweeping the doubleheader the Indians now lead Detroit by 1.5 games. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Cleveland Indians             7/12/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  2  1  0 .292     G.Strickland 3B     4  1  1  0 .273  
  H.Kuenn RF          3  1  1  0 .345     V.Power 1B          5  1  2  0 .284  
  A.Kaline CF         5  0  2  2 .352     M.Minoso LF         3  2  2  1 .277  
  C.Maxwell LF        4  1  1  2 .286     T.Francona CF       3  1  0  1 .300  
  R.Wilson C          5  0  2  0 .314     R.Colavito RF       3  0  0  0 .257  
  G.Zernial 1B        1  0  0  0 .229     W.Held SS           3  1  2  6 .280  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .400     E.Fitz Gerald C     4  0  2  0 .270  
B-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .208     J.Baxes 2B          4  1  1  1 .289  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     A.Cicotte P         3  2  3  0 .778  
C-L.Berberet PH       1  0  1  0 .221     G.Bell P            1  0  1  0 .261  
  B.Smith P           0  0  0  0 .000     J.Perry P           0  0  0  0 .450  
D-B.Osborne PH        1  0  0  0 .162                                          
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .286                                          
  R.Bridges SS        3  1  0  0 .293                                          
  T.Morgan P          1  0  0  0 .375                                          
A-G.Harris 1B         3  1  2  2 .195                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 10  6                 Totals      33  9 14  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Morgan In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sisler In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Burnside In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 4  -  6 10  0
Indians......... 2 2 0  5 0 0  0 0    -  9 14  0
 
Tigers (49-37)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Morgan LOSS(3-4)        3 1/3  10   7   7   1   0   1   4.88
D.Sisler                  1 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   1   2.55
P.Burnside                2       1   0   0   1   1   0   1.23
B.Smith                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.54
Totals                    8      14   9   9   3   2   2
 
Indians (48-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Cicotte WIN(2-3)        5       3   1   1   5   0   0   5.94
G.Bell HOLD(1st)          3       3   2   2   2   2   1   3.70
J.Perry                   1       4   3   3   1   1   1   2.45
Totals                    9      10   6   6   8   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,901 DATE- Sunday, July 12th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Napp, John Rice, Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10  Indians: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Indians: 1
TRIPLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Indians: 0
DOUBLES- E.Yost(14th), A.Kaline(16th), V.Power(18th)
HOME RUNS- C.Maxwell(29th), G.Harris(7th), W.Held(24th), J.Baxes(10th)
RBIs- A.Kaline-2(72nd), C.Maxwell-2(90th), G.Harris-2(20th), M.Minoso(43rd),
      T.Francona(20th), W.Held-6(59th), J.Baxes(26th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Minoso
WALKS- E.Yost-2, H.Kuenn-2, C.Maxwell, G.Zernial, F.Bolling, R.Bridges,
       G.Strickland, R.Colavito, W.Held
HIT BY PITCH- T.Francona
STRIKE OUTS- C.Maxwell, R.Wilson, B.Osborne, T.Francona, R.Colavito
GIDP- F.Bolling, V.Power-2
2-out RBI- W.Held-6, A.Kaline
RLISP 2-out- R.Wilson, E.Fitz Gerald, T.Francona, C.Maxwell, H.Kuenn, F.Bolling
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 9  Indians: 3 for 10
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Detroit turns a triple play!
 
Woodie Held collected 4 RBI with one swing of the bat as the Cleveland Indians
defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9 to 6 at Cleveland Stadium.
 
Held enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He laced a one-base hit plating two runs
in the 1st inning and hit a 'grand salami' to the delight of his teammates in
the 4th inning.  Detroit made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to
push the needed runs across.  
 
Al Cicotte(2-3) went 5 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Tom Morgan(3-4)
was the losing pitcher.  Cleveland knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 7
runs in 3 and 1/3 innings.  
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           48  33  .593 ----    70    47  34 .580   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             49  37  .570  1.5          42  44 .488   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             44  39  .530  5.0          47  36 .566   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            41  42  .494  8.0          41  42 .494   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           41  43  .488  8.5          44  40 .524   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              40  42  .488  8.5          37  45 .451   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         38  44  .463 10.5          35  47 .427   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          31  52  .373 18.0          39  44 .470   63  91 .409
 

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Cle.

 July 12, 1959

  The 1st place Detroit Tigers lost the game in the 9th inning today to the 2nd place Cleveland Indians 3-2. It was the first game of a doubleheader against the Indians and the loss allowed Cleveland to regain 1st place. 

  Detroit's Paul Foytack had been throwing a beauty of a game going into the 9th inning. Leading 2-0, Foytack gave up a leadoff homerun to Minnie Minoso making it 2-1. He walked Rocky Colavito after retiring Tito Francona, and then struck out Russ Nixon. Up next came Woody Held and after a visit to the mound, the Tiger's manager decided to stick with Foytack. Wrong decision. Held promptly hit a 2-run blast into the left field stands and Cleveland walked off with a 3-2 victory, and reclaimed 1st place in the standings. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Cleveland Indians             7/12/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           2  0  0  0 .292     G.Strickland 3B     3  0  1  0 .273  
  H.Kuenn RF          5  0  1  0 .345     V.Power 1B          4  0  0  0 .282  
  A.Kaline CF         4  1  0  0 .352     M.Minoso LF         4  1  1  1 .274  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  0  2  0 .286     T.Francona CF       4  0  0  0 .307  
  L.Berberet C        4  0  2  0 .218     R.Colavito RF       3  1  0  0 .259  
  G.Zernial 1B        3  1  0  1 .232     R.Nixon C           4  0  1  0 .231  
B-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .212     W.Held SS           3  1  1  2 .276  
C-G.Harris 1B         0  0  0  0 .186     J.Baxes 2B          3  0  1  0 .291  
  R.Bridges SS        3  0  0  0 .295     B.Locke P           1  0  0  0 .333  
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .290   A-E.Valo PH           1  0  0  0 .333  
  P.Foytack P         3  0  0  0 .000     J.Perry P           0  0  0  0 .450  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  5  1                 Totals      30  3  5  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Locke In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Zernial In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Chrisley In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  5  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  3  5  5
 
Tigers (49-36)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack LOSS(8-7)       8 2/3   5   3   3   2   4   2   4.60
Totals                    8 2/3   5   3   3   2   4   2
 
Indians (47-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Locke                   8       4   2   0   6   3   0   2.93
J.Perry WIN(6-3)          1       1   0   0   0   1   0   2.00
Totals                    9       5   2   0   6   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,144 DATE- Sunday, July 12th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Hank Soar, Nestor Chylak, Bill Summers, Bill McKinley
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:13  Indians: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Indians: 1
ERRORS- G.Strickland, R.Nixon, W.Held-2, B.Locke
DOUBLES- C.Maxwell(7th)
TRIPLES- R.Nixon(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Minoso(11th), W.Held(23rd)
RBIs- G.Zernial(12th), M.Minoso(42nd), W.Held-2(53rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Foytack, B.Locke
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Zernial
WALKS- E.Yost-3, A.Kaline, L.Berberet, R.Bridges, G.Strickland, R.Colavito
HIT BY PITCH- W.Held
STRIKE OUTS- H.Kuenn, L.Berberet, G.Zernial, N.Chrisley, V.Power, R.Nixon-2,
             B.Locke
GIDP- C.Maxwell
WILD PITCHES- B.Locke
2-out RBI- W.Held-2
RLISP 2-out- L.Berberet, T.Francona, H.Kuenn-2, A.Kaline-2, W.Held, V.Power,
             R.Bridges
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 8  Indians: 0 for 4
 
With the crowd on their collective feet, screaming at the top of their lungs,
Cleveland Indians rallied to top Detroit Tigers by the score of 3 to
2.
 
Cleveland erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning scoring 3 runs
on 2 base hits.  Minnie Minoso began things off when he blasted a solo shot.
After an out was recorded, Rocky Colavito came to the plate and drew a walk.
Russ Nixon was next to the plate, but was promptly struck out.  Woodie Held
followed and he blasted a two-run home run making Cleveland the winners and
sending the 23,144 fans home happy.  Both teams ended up with 5 hits on the
afternoon.  
 
Jim Perry(6-3) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Paul Foytack(8-7)
absorbed the loss.  He allowed 5 hits and 2 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.
 
'Wow, that was fun!', Perry said following the game.  'Once in a while you
play a game that reminds you just why you got into this business to begin
with!'