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Orioles 12 @ Tigers 7
Briggs Stadium
June 26, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 26, 1959 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Orioles with a score of 12 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJune 26, 1959 
Visiting Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 12 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 12
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 7 H: 10 E: 4 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBilly O'Dell  
Losing PitcherRay Narleski  
SaveJack Fisher  
Game Winning RBIBob Nieman 

Game Info

DateJune 26, 1959 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly O'Dell  
Home Starting PitcherRay Narleski  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bob Stewart
1B: Ed Runge
2B: Joe Paparella
3B: Eddie Hurley

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Tasby  Center Fielder 
Billy Klaus  Third Baseman 
Gene Woodling  Right Fielder 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Joe Ginsberg  Catcher 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Willie Miranda  Shortstop 
Billy O'Dell  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Harvey Kuenn  Right Fielder 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Al Kaline  Center Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Gail Harris  First Baseman 
Rocky Bridges  Shortstop 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Ray Narleski  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

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Orioles 12 @ Tigers 7
Briggs Stadium
June 26, 1959

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         Game of 6/26/1959, game 1 -- Baltimore at Detroit (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Tasby W, cf           5  2  2  3   Yost E, 3b            3  0  0  0   
Klaus B, 3b           3  3  1  0   Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   
Finigan J, 3b         0  0  0  0   Groth J, ph           1  1  1  2   
Woodling G, rf        3  1  0  1   Kuenn H, rf           5  1  1  1   
Pilarcik A, rf        0  0  0  0   Maxwell C, lf         4  1  1  2   
Nieman B, lf          5  2  4  5   Kaline A, cf          5  1  1  1   
Pearson A, pr-lf      0  0  0  0   Wilson R, c           4  0  2  0   
Dropo W, 1b           4  0  1  0   Berberet L, ph        0  0  0  0   
Ginsberg J, c         4  1  0  0   Harris G, 1b          5  0  0  0   
Gardner B, 2b         5  2  1  2   Bridges R, ss         4  1  1  0   
Miranda W, ss         4  1  1  0   Bolling F, 2b         3  0  0  0   
O'Dell B, p           4  0  0  0   Narleski R, p         2  0  1  0   
Fisher J, p           0  0  0  0   Burnside P, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Zernial G, ph         1  1  1  1   
                                   Lepcio T, 3b          1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37 12 10 11                        38  7 10  7

Baltimore        211 080 000 -- 12
Detroit          010 000 105 --  7

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
O'Dell B (W)          8.1 10  7  7  3  2
Fisher J (S)          0.2  0  0  0  1  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Narleski R (L)        4.1  6  9  4  3  2
Burnside P            2.2  2  3  0  3  2
Schultz B             2.0  2  0  0  1  1

E -- Yost E 2, Wilson R, Klaus B, Narleski R
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Detroit 8
2B -- Tasby W, Wilson R 2, Nieman B
3B -- Groth J, Kuenn H
HR -- Kaline A, Nieman B, Zernial G, Maxwell C
SB -- Yost E
PB -- Wilson R
T -- 2:40
A -- 0

    

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