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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on July 23, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Woodeshick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,320 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
| Hal Woodeshick | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1959
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bunning
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Kaline picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Allison moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allison tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Woodeshick
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Woodeshick
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Woodeshick
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Woodeshick
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Woodeshick
Wilson bunts towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Aspromonte covering, for the out. Kuenn scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Woodeshick
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Bunning
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Bunning
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Woodeshick
Lepcio hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Woodeshick
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Woodeshick
Bunning bunts towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Woodeshick
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. Bunning
Woodeshick hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bunning
Aspromonte hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Woodeshick
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Woodeshick
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Woodeshick
There goes Kuenn. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Kuenn steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Woodeshick
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Woodeshick
There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Woodeshick
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Woodeshick
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Woodeshick
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Woodeshick
Bridges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Bridges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Woodeshick
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Woodeshick
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Bunning
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Bunning
Consolo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Woodeshick
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Woodeshick
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Woodeshick
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Woodeshick
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Woodeshick
Wilson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zernial vs. Woodeshick
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn tags and scores. Kaline tags and moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lepcio vs. Woodeshick
The ball gets by Courtney for a passed ball. Kaline scores. Wilson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Woodeshick
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Bunning
Reno Bertoia pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick.
Bertoia hits a popup towards first. Zernial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Bunning
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching.
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Clevenger
Bunning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Clevenger
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bunning moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Clevenger
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bunning moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Clevenger
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bunning scores. Yost scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Maxwell scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching.
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Allison throws the ball in to Aspromonte who relays the ball to Killebrew who tags Wilson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kuenn scores. Kaline scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Kemmerer
Zernial strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Gail Harris now playing first base.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Bunning
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Kemmerer
Lepcio hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Kemmerer
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Kemmerer
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Bunning
Courtney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Bunning
Consolo strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemmerer vs. Bunning
Kemmerer hits a line drive towards short. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Bunning
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kemmerer
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kemmerer
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Kemmerer
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Kemmerer
There's a wild pitch. Maxwell moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Kemmerer
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Kemmerer
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Bunning
Sievers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1959 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Aspromonte K, 2b 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 5 2 2 0
Allison B, cf 4 2 2 1 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 1 0
Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 4 4 3
Sievers R, 1b 3 0 0 1 Kaline A, cf 5 3 4 2
Throneberry F, rf 4 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 2 0 1 4
Lemon J, lf 3 0 0 0 Zernial G, 1b 3 0 0 1
Courtney C, c 3 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 0 0 0 0
Consolo B, ss 3 0 0 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 1 0 0 0 Bridges R, ss 4 0 2 0
Bertoia R, ph 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 3 1 1 0
Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 1 0 0 0
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30 2 4 2 34 11 15 10
Washington 100 000 001 -- 2
Detroit 202 025 00x -- 11
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Woodeshick H (L) 5.0 9 6 5 1 3
Clevenger T 0.1 5 5 5 0 0
Kemmerer R 2.2 1 0 0 2 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 4 2 2 1 5
E -- Kaline A
LOB -- Washington 3, Detroit 6
2B -- Kaline A 2, Bridges R, Wilson R
HR -- Allison B
SB -- Kuenn H 2, Kaline A
SH -- Wilson R, Bunning J
SF -- Sievers R, Wilson R, Zernial G
WP -- Woodeshick H, Kemmerer R
PB -- Courtney C
T -- 2:14
A -- 5320
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