4/4/1959, MAS59-BBC59, Crosley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1959 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2 4 0 1959 Black Cats 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 4 1 6 3 Tigers AB R H BI AVG Black Cats AB R H BI AVG Blasingame 2b 3 0 1 0 .385 Runnels 2b 3 1 0 0 .400 Crowe ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Ashburn cf 4 1 1 0 .444 Bell Gary p 0 0 0 0 .000 Francona 1b 4 0 0 0 .273 Kuenn cf 4 0 1 0 .267 Minoso rf 3 1 3 3 .471 Kaline rf 4 0 1 0 .063 Groat ss 3 0 0 0 .385 Lopez 3b 4 0 1 0 .200 Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0 .091 Covington lf 3 1 2 1 .375 Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0 .500 Nieman ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Esposito 3b 0 0 0 0 .000 Power 1b 4 0 0 0 .067 Bailey E c 3 0 0 0 .300 Logan ss 2 0 1 0 .333 Wagner lf 3 0 0 0 .154 Smith Hal R. c 3 0 0 0 .214 Donovan p 3 0 0 0 .000 Buhl p 2 0 0 0 .000 Staley p 0 0 0 0 .000 Green P ph 1 1 1 0 .333 Henry p 0 0 0 0 .000 32 2 8 1 30 3 4 3 Tigers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Buhl L 0-1 7.0 3 3 3 3 7 99 61 3.86 Bell Gary 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 11 8 0.00 8.0 4 3 3 3 8 110 69 Black Cats INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Donovan W 1-0 7.0 7 2 1 1 0 110 72 1.29 Staley H 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 12 9 0.00 Henry S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00 9.0 8 2 1 1 0 130 86 MAS: Green P batted for Buhl in the 8th Crowe batted for Blasingame in the 8th Green P moved to 2b in the 8th Nieman batted for Covington in the 9th BBC: Klimchock batted for Malzone in the 8th Esposito inserted at 3b in the 9th E-Lopez, Logan, Malzone. 3B-Green P(1). HR-Covington(2), Minoso(1). RBI-Covington(2), Minoso 3(5). CS-Blasingame. K-Ashburn, Francona, Groat, Wagner, Donovan 3, Klimchock. BB-Logan, Runnels, Minoso, Groat. WP-Buhl. GWRBI: Minoso Temperature: 64, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 11 MPH. 4/4/1959, MAS59-BBC59, Crosley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1959 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2 4 0 1959 Black Cats 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 4 1 6 3 Tigers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Blasingame 2b 1>S 63 6>9 Crowe ph e5.3-H;B-1 Bell Gary p Kuenn cf POCS2(136) 6/fl S Staley 7 463/gdp Kaline rf S 4>63 46/f.B-1 63 Lopez 3b 63 4/L 53 9>S Covington lf 2>63 S 7>HR Henry Nieman ph 643/gdp Power 1b 63 64/f 7 8 Logan ss W 5>S 31 Smith Hal R. c 6/f 4/L 9 Buhl p 3>43 643/gdp Green P ph 8>T Black Cats -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Runnels 2b 1>8 3>W 31 9 Ashburn cf S k 9 8>Bell Gary 6 Francona 1b k 8 6>7 63 Minoso rf HR.1-H wp.1-2 W S S.2-H Groat ss W k 8 e6.1-2;B-1 Malzone 3b 7 4>31 e5.1-2;B-1 Klimchock ph k Esposito 3b Bailey E c 2>8 43 4/L Wagner lf 6 k 7>63 Donovan p k 5>k k Staley p Henry p Tigers IN OUT ER Black Cats IN OUT ER Buhl A1 D1 3 L 0-1 Donovan A1 D1 1 W 1-0 Bell Gary D2 D6 0 Staley D2 D4 0 H 1 Henry D5 D6 0 S 1 4/4/1959, MAS59-BBC59, Crosley Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1959 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 2 4 0 1959 Black Cats 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 4 1 6 3 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Tigers batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Blasingame grounded a single up the middle (BFBCX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Blasingame was caught stealing second after being picked off first by Donovan (11) 0-0 1 --- 20 Kuenn flied out to left (11.BBX) 0-0 2 --- 01 Kaline lined a single to right center (CX) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Lopez grounded out to short (CFBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Black Cats batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Runnels flied out to center (BFX) 0-0 1 --- 20 Ashburn lined a single to shallow center (BBX) 0-0 1 1-- 12 Francona struck out (FSBFFFS) 0-0 2 1-- 02 Minoso homered deep to right, Ashburn scored (FCX) 0-2 2 --- 32 Groat walked (CFBBBB) 0-2 2 1-- 11 Malzone flied out to left (FBX) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Tigers batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Covington grounded out to short (X) 0-2 1 --- 32 Power grounded out to short (CFBFBFBX) 0-2 2 --- 32 Logan walked (CBSBBB) 0-2 2 1-- 11 Smith Hal R. grounded to short, forcing Logan at second (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Black Cats batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Bailey E flied out to center (X) 0-2 1 --- 01 Wagner popped out to short (CX) 0-2 2 --- 12 Donovan struck out (CBCS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Tigers batting 0-2 0 --- 00 Buhl grounded out to second (X) 0-2 1 --- 11 Blasingame grounded out to short (FBX) 0-2 2 --- 22 Kuenn popped out to short (CBFBX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Black Cats batting 0-2 0 --- 30 Runnels walked (BBBB) 0-2 0 1-- 22 Ashburn struck out (BFFBS) 0-2 1 1-- 00 Francona flied out to center (X) 0-2 2 1-- 11 Buhl threw a wild pitch, Runnels to second (CBB) 0-2 2 -2- 32 Minoso grounded a single up the middle, Runnels scored (CBB.SBX) 0-3 2 1-- 02 Groat struck out (FFS) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Tigers batting 0-3 0 --- 22 Kaline grounded out to short (FSBBFFX) 0-3 1 --- 22 Lopez lined out to second (CSBFFBX) 0-3 2 --- 00 Covington lined a single between first and second (X) 0-3 2 1-- 01 Power grounded to short, forcing Covington at second (FX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Black Cats batting 0-3 0 --- 12 Malzone grounded out to first (CBFX) 0-3 1 --- 21 Bailey E grounded out to second (CBBX) 0-3 2 --- 22 Wagner struck out (SBBFS) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Tigers batting 0-3 0 --- 22 Logan grounded a single up the middle (FSFBBX) 0-3 0 1-- 22 Smith Hal R. lined out to second (BBCFFX) 0-3 1 1-- 01 Buhl grounded into a double play, Groat to Runnels to Francona (CX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Black Cats batting 0-3 0 --- 22 Donovan struck out (FBFBFS) 0-3 1 --- 20 Runnels grounded out to first (BBX) 0-3 2 --- 01 Ashburn flied out to right (CX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Tigers batting 0-3 0 --- 21 Blasingame lined out to right (BCBX) 0-3 1 --- 22 Kuenn reached on an infield single to second (BCCBX) 0-3 1 1-- 00 Kaline grounded to second, forcing Kuenn at second, Kaline to first (11X) 0-3 2 1-- 32 Lopez grounded out to third (BFBBF>X) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Black Cats batting 0-3 0 --- 02 Francona flied out to left (CCX) 0-3 1 --- 31 Minoso walked (BBFBB) 0-3 1 1-- 10 Groat flied out to center (BX) 0-3 2 1-- 31 Minoso to second, Malzone to first on an error by the third baseman Lopez (1FBBBX) 0-3 2 12- 10 Bailey E lined out to second (BX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Tigers batting 0-3 0 --- 01 Covington homered deep to right center (FX) 1-3 0 --- 31 Power flied out to left (BBBCX) 1-3 1 --- 02 Logan grounded out to first (CCX) 1-3 2 --- 02 Smith Hal R. flied out to right (CCX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Black Cats batting 1-3 0 --- 01 Wagner grounded out to short (FX) 1-3 1 --- 12 Donovan struck out (BCCS) 1-3 2 --- 00 Runnels lined out to right (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Tigers batting Green P pinch hitting for Buhl 1-3 0 --- 21 Green P grounded a triple down the first base line (BBCX) Crowe pinch hitting for Blasingame 1-3 0 --3 22 Green P scored, Crowe to first on an error by the third baseman Malzone (FFBBX) Staley now pitching 2-3 0 1-- 02 Kuenn grounded into a double play, Runnels to Groat to Francona (CCX) 2-3 2 --- 01 Kaline grounded out to short (FX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Black Cats batting Bell Gary now pitching Green P moved to second base 2-3 0 --- 00 Ashburn popped out to short (X) 2-3 1 --- 00 Francona grounded out to short (X) 2-3 2 --- 11 Minoso grounded a single between first and second (FBX) 2-3 2 1-- 00 Minoso to second, Groat to first on an error by the shortstop Logan (X) Klimchock pinch hitting for Malzone 2-3 2 12- 22 Klimchock struck out (BBCFS) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Tigers batting Esposito now playing third base 2-3 0 --- 32 Lopez lined a single between first and second (FBSBBFX) Henry now pitching Nieman pinch hitting for Covington 2-3 0 1-- 01 Nieman grounded into a double play, Groat to Runnels to Francona (FX) 2-3 2 --- 32 Power flied out to center (CBBBFX)