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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 9, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 9, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 30,253 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Kubek | Right Fielder |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Gil McDougald | Shortstop |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
| Billy Jurges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 9, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Sullivan
Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Sullivan
Siebern hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Sullivan
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Sullivan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Turley
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Turley
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Turley
Avila hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Richardson catches it and throws to first to double up Buddin. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sullivan
Howard hits a line drive towards the mound. Sullivan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Sullivan
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Turley
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Turley
Williams hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Turley
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Turley
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Sullivan
Richardson hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turley vs. Sullivan
Turley hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Sullivan
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Turley
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Turley
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Turley
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald misplays the ball. That's an error on McDougald. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Turley
Avila hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Turley
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Turley
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Williams reaches second base with a double. Wertz scores. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Coates
Malzone hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Coates
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Coates
Sullivan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. White moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buddin vs. Coates
Buddin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Sullivan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Coates
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Sullivan
Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Sullivan
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Sullivan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Siebern scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Sullivan
Howard hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Keough. Howard reaches second base with a double. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Sullivan
McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. McDougald reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Sullivan
Richardson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Coates
Avila hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Coates
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Coates
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coates
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coates vs. Sullivan
Coates strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Sullivan
Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Sullivan
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Coates
Malzone hits a popup in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Coates
White hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Coates
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Sullivan
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Sullivan
Skowron is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Coates
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coates
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron juggles the ball. That's an error on Skowron. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Coates
There's a wild pitch. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Avila vs. Coates
Avila takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Coates
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Coates
Jensen hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. Avila goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Coates
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Sullivan
Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Sullivan
McDougald hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Sullivan
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Coates
Malzone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Malzone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Coates
White hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mantle. White reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Coates
Sullivan bunts in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Coates
The umpire calls a balk on Coates White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Coates
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Coates
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Coates
Avila hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buddin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. Coates
Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sullivan
Dick Gernert now playing first base. Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Sullivan
Kubek hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Sullivan
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Sullivan
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Sullivan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bronstad
Jim Bronstad now pitching.
Jensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Bronstad
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bronstad
There's a wild pitch. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Bronstad
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Bronstad
White hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Sullivan
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Stephens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stephens. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Sullivan
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. Sullivan
McDougald is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1959 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Kubek T, rf 4 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 2 1 1 1
Siebern N, lf 3 1 1 0 Keough M, cf 5 2 0 0
Mantle M, cf 2 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 4 3 3 4
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 2 1 1
Lopez H, 3b 4 1 2 1 Gernert D, 1b 0 0 0 0
Howard E, c 4 1 1 1 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 2
McDougald G, ss 4 0 1 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 2 3
Richardson B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 1 0 1 0
Turley B, p 1 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 5 1 1 0
Coates J, p 1 0 0 0 White S, c 5 2 3 1
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 1 0 Sullivan F, p 3 0 1 1
Bronstad J, p 0 0 0 0
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31 3 6 3 37 14 14 13
New York 000 300 000 -- 3
Boston 027 102 20x -- 14
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (L) 2.1 3 7 6 4 2
Coates J 4.2 10 7 3 2 2
Bronstad J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 6
E -- McDougald G, Skowron B, Stephens G
DP -- New York 2, Boston 2
LOB -- New York 4, Boston 6
2B -- Siebern N, Williams T, Howard E, McDougald G, Jensen J, Malzone F, White S
HR -- Wertz V, Williams T, Avila B 2
SH -- Sullivan F
WP -- Coates J, Bronstad J
Balk -- Coates J
T -- 2:50
A -- 30253
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