Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 30, 1959
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 30, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Walker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Wills |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 19,403 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Walker | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | Right Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ted Wills | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 30, 1959
Top 1
-
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gernert who is chasing the ball. Woodling reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woodling tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gernert. Triandos reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Walker
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Walker
Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Walker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Walker
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Walker
Jensen hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wills
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Wills
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wills
Walker bunts in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. Finigan moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Wills
There's a wild pitch. Finigan scores. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Walker
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Walker
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Walker
White hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos takes first base on ball four. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby strikes out. There goes Woodling. The throw from White and Woodling is out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Walker
Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Walker
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Walker
Runnels hits a line drive into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wills
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wills
Gardner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Walker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Walker
Wertz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Walker
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Walker
Malzone hits a popup towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wills
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Wills
There's a wild pitch. Carrasquel moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Walker
Gernert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Walker
White hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Walker
Wills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Wills reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Walker
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Walker
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wills
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Wills
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wills
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Walker
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Walker
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Walker
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Walker
Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Walker
Gernert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Walker
The umpire calls a balk on Walker Williams scores. Malzone moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Walker
White 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
Top 7
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman 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 7
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Walker
Wills 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 -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Walker
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Walker
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Runnels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Walker
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Walker
Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos hits a line drive into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wills
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Walker
Jensen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Walker
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Harshman
Jack Harshman now pitching.
Gernert takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Harshman
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. White reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Malzone scores. Gernert goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Harshman
Wills bunts towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Harshman
Buddin hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Harshman
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Harshman
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wills
Dick Gernert now playing left field. Jackie Jensen now playing right field. Jim Busby now playing center field.
Gardner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Wills
Albie Pearson pinch hits for Jack Harshman.
Pearson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/30/1959, game 2 -- Baltimore at Boston (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 5 1 1 0 Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0
Woodling G, rf 4 1 4 1 Runnels P, 2b 5 1 2 1
Nieman B, lf 3 0 0 1 Williams T, lf 4 2 2 2
Triandos G, c 3 0 1 0 Busby J, cf 0 0 0 0
Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 3 0 1 0
Finigan J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Jensen J, cf-rf 4 1 1 0
Lockman W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 0
Gardner B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Gernert D, rf-lf 2 2 1 1
Walker J, p 2 0 0 0 White S, c 4 1 1 3
Harshman J, p 0 0 0 0 Wills T, p 3 0 1 0
Pearson A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 11 2 33 8 11 7
Baltimore 110 010 000 -- 3
Boston 000 011 24x -- 8
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Walker J (L)* 7.0 9 6 6 3 3
Harshman J 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wills T (W) 9.0 11 3 3 1 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
DP -- Baltimore 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Boston 7
2B -- Triandos G, Carrasquel C, Wills T, Malzone F, Runnels P, Jensen J, White S
3B -- Woodling G
HR -- Gernert D, Williams T
CS -- Woodling G
SH -- Walker J, Wills T
SF -- Nieman B
HBP -- by Walker J (Wertz V)
WP -- Wills T 2
Balk -- Walker J
T -- 2:27
A -- 19403
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
