Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 28, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 2 4 3
Herzog rf 4 0 1 0
Williams 3b 5 0 2 1
  Smith 3b 0 0 0 0
Boone 1b 4 0 1 0
  Hadley 1b 0 0 0 0
House c 5 0 0 0
Bella lf 4 1 2 0
Lumpe 2b 3 1 0 0
DeMaestri ss 4 2 2 0
Daley p 3 1 2 3
Totals 37 7 14 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hardy cf 5 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 1
Minoso lf 3 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 1 2 1
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 3 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Held 3b 4 0 1 0
Martin 2b 4 1 1 0
Grant p 0 0 0 0
  Podbielan p 1 0 0 0
  Bolger ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Baxes ph 1 0 0 0
  Brodowski p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Hamner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Kansas City 120 100 0217141
Cleveland 010 010 0002100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  W (3-3) 9.0 10 2 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
0
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (3-1) 1.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Podbielan   4.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Garcia   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Brodowski   2.2 4 3 3 3 0
  Perry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
6
2

  E–Daley (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Lumpe-Hadley, Cleveland 2. Strickland-Power, Martin-Strickland-Power.  PB–House (4).  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri (6,off Grant), Cleveland Fitz Gerald (6,off Daley).  HR–Kansas City Tuttle (3,8th inning off Brodowski 1 on 2 out), Cleveland Colavito (13,2nd inning off Daley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Daley (2,off Podbielan).  HBP–Daley (1,by Brodowski); Minoso (4,by Daley).  Team LOB–11.  Team–8.  SB–Tuttle (3,2nd base off Garcia/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:30.  A–12,785.
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