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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on July 26, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Ditmar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 36,227 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Frank Umont |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Fritz Brickell | Shortstop |
| Art Ditmar | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 26, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lepcio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lepcio. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Lary
Berra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ditmar
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
There goes Yost. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Yost steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Ditmar
Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kaline. Throneberry reaches second base with a double. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brickell vs. Lary
Brickell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ditmar vs. Lary
Ditmar 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ditmar
Harris 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 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Ditmar
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Ditmar
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Slaughter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ditmar
Lary hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ditmar
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Ditmar
Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ditmar
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lepcio vs. Ditmar
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Lary
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Lary
Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Ditmar
Veal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ditmar
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Ditmar
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern 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 6
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
There goes Maxwell. The throw from Berra and he is out, Richardson applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Lary
Brickell hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ditmar vs. Lary
Ditmar hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Ditmar
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ditmar
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Ditmar
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ditmar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lary
Slaughter bunts towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Richardson trying to get to home. Veal throws to Berberet who tags Richardson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Lary
There goes Mantle. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Mantle steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Ditmar
Veal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Ditmar
Lary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Ditmar
Yost hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Ditmar
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maxwell for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ditmar
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Ditmar
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Ditmar
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brickell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Lary
Brickell hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maxwell. Brickell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanchard vs. Lary
Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Art Ditmar.
Blanchard hits a line drive towards first. Harris catches it and throws to second to double up Brickell. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Duren
Ryne Duren now pitching.
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Duren
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veal vs. Duren
Veal bunts towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Richardson covering, for the out. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Chrisley vs. Duren
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Chrisley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1959 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 2 0
Mantle M, cf 4 0 2 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 0 1 0
Berra Y, c 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 4 0 1 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Berberet L, c 4 0 0 0
Siebern N, lf 4 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 4 1 1 0
Throneberry M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lepcio T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brickell F, ss 4 0 1 0 Veal C, ss 3 0 0 0
Ditmar A, p 3 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 1 0
Blanchard J, ph 1 0 0 0 Chrisley N, ph 1 0 1 1
Duren R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 0 8 0 35 1 8 1
New York 000 000 000 0 -- 0
Detroit 000 000 000 1 -- 1
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar A 9.0 6 0 0 0 2
Duren R (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 10.0 8 0 0 1 7
E -- Lepcio T, Maxwell C
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Throneberry M, Slaughter E, Richardson B
SB -- Yost E, Mantle M
CS -- Maxwell C
SH -- Slaughter E, Veal C
PB -- Berberet L
T -- 2:28
A -- 36227
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