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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 15, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 15, 1959 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Walker |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 6,781 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Walker | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 15, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Walker
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Walker
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Walker
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Mossi
Boyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Mossi
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Carrasquel. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Walker
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Walker
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Mossi
Woodling hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Mossi
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Mossi
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Walker
Berberet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Walker
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Walker
Mossi bunts in front of the plate. Triandos fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Walker
Yost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mossi
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mossi
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Walker
Osborne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Walker
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Walker
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. Osborne moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Walker
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Mossi
Boyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Mossi
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Walker
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Walker
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Walker
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Walker
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Mossi
Woodling hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Mossi
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Mossi
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Walker
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Walker
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Walker
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Walker
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mossi
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Mossi
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Mossi
There goes Walker. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyd vs. Mossi
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Walker
Berberet hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Walker
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Walker
Mossi strikes out. Triandos drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mossi out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Walker
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Mossi
Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Mossi
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Mossi
Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Mossi
Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Mossi
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Mossi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carrasquel for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Walker
Osborne hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Walker
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Walker
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Walker
Kuenn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chrisley vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching. Bobby Avila now playing third base. Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Chrisley takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berberet vs. Loes
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mossi
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Mossi
Avila hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Mossi
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Loes
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Avila fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Loes
Mossi strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Loes
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Mossi
Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Mossi
Nieman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1959 -- Detroit at Baltimore (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 5 0 0 0 Tasby W, cf 4 0 0 0
Osborne B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 2 0 Nieman B, lf 4 1 1 2
Kaline A, cf 4 0 1 0 Triandos G, c 1 0 0 0
Kuenn H, rf 4 0 2 0 Woodling G, rf 3 0 1 0
Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Chrisley N, ph 0 0 0 0 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 0 0
Berberet L, c 4 1 2 1 Gardner B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Walker J, p 2 0 0 0
Mossi D, p 3 0 0 0 Avila B, 3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 1 9 1 28 2 5 2
Detroit 000 000 100 -- 1
Baltimore 000 000 002 -- 2
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (L) 8.0 5 2 2 2 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Walker J 7.2 9 1 1 0 5
Loes B (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
E -- Carrasquel C
DP -- Detroit 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Detroit 9, Baltimore 4
HR -- Berberet L, Nieman B
SB -- Walker J
SH -- Mossi D
T -- 2:30
A -- 6781
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