Final
DET 6 — CLE 4
5/23/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE195905230
Complete available game record for DET at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Baxes | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Granny Hamner | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gail Harris | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rocky Bridges | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Hardy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Berberet | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Webster | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Brodowski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bunning | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bolger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Podbielan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McLish | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cicotte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Naragon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Cal McLish | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bud Podbielan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Cicotte | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dick Brodowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McLish | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Naragon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bud Podbielan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Webster | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Baxes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Brodowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cicotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granny Hamner | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Berberet | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Bridges | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bunning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 1/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/89XD | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | S4.BX2(46) | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(24)/DP | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/7D | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/FL | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7D.1-H | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7D.1-H | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 8(B)4(2)/LDP | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7LD | 6–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 6–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 6–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 6–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 6–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 6–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 6–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D8/78S | 6–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 6–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D9/G.2-H | 6–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | HR/8XD.2-H | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 6–4 |