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Box Score of 500th Home Run by Ted Williams
Teddy Ballgame grounded out to Ken Aspromonte during the first inning, but the slugger knew it was still going to happen. During his next at-bat, which was in the third inning, Williams sent a 2-1 pitch to very deep left-center field at Cleveland Stadium to record his five-hundredth career home run.
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"Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!" - Ted Williams
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500th Home Run
Box Score
June 17, 1960
Cleveland Stadium |
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Name |
Pos |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
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Willie Tasby |
cf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Pete Runnels |
2b-1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Ted
Williams |
lf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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a-Lu Clinton |
pr-lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Vic Wertz |
1b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Pumpsie Green |
2b |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Frank Malzone |
3b |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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Russ Nixon |
c |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Gary Geiger |
rf-lf |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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Don Buddin |
ss |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Frank Sullivan |
p |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Totals |
34 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
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Name |
Pos |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
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Harvey Kuenn |
3b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Ken Aspromonte |
2b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Marty Keough |
rf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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John Romano |
c |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Jimmy Piersall |
cf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Vic Power |
1b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tito Francona |
lf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Woodie Held |
ss |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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b-Chuck Tanner |
ph |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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c-Mudcat Grant |
pr |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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George Strickland |
ss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Wynn Hawkins |
p |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Johnny Klippstein |
p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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d-Bob Hale |
ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bobby Locke |
p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Totals |
31 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Hitting &
Fielding Notes
a: Ran for Williams in
7th inning.
b: Singled for Held in 8th inning.
c: Ran for Tanner in 8th inning.
d: Hit into force-play for Klippstein in 8th inning.
Double Plays: Kuenn-Power, Aspromonte-Power, Held-Aspromonte-Power.
Error: Buddin.
Home Run: Williams.
Left on Base: Boston 9, Cleveland 5.
Stolen Bases: Kuenn, Malzone. |
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Line Score |
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Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
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Boston |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
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Cleveland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
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Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Frank Sullivan |
9.0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
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Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Wynn Hawkins |
6.0 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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Johnny Klippstein |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bobby Locke |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Pitching Notes
Hawkins pitched
to three batters in 7th inning.
Losing Pitcher: Hawkins.
Winning Pitcher: Sullivan. |
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Game Notes
Attendance: 9,765.
Length of Game: 2:22.
Umpires: HP: Jim Honochick, 1B: Nestor Chylak, 2B: Johnny
Stevens, 3B: Bill McKinley. |
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