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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 3, 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 May 3, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Duke Maas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Mossi |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 43,438 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Frank Umont |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Richardson | Shortstop |
| Duke Maas | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Don Mossi | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 3, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Mossi
McDougald 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Mossi
Bauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Maas
Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Maas
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Maas
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Maas
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Boyer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Maas
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Kucks
Johnny Kucks now pitching.
Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Kucks
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doby scores. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Kucks
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mossi vs. Kucks
Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Mossi
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Mossi
Kubek is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Kucks
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Kucks
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Kucks
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Mossi
Kucks strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Kucks
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Kucks
Bridges hits a line drive into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kucks
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Mossi
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Mossi
Bauer takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Mossi
There's a wild pitch. McDougald scores. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Mossi
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larsen vs. Mossi
Don Larsen pinch hits for Tony Kubek.
Larsen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Kucks
Enos Slaughter now playing left field. Norm Siebern now playing center field.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Kucks
Mossi hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Kucks
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Kucks
Osborne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Kucks
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kucks
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Mossi
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Johnny Kucks.
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Coates
Jim Coates now pitching.
Doby hits a popup towards short. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Coates
Bridges hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Coates
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Mossi
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Mossi
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost juggles the ball. That's an error on Yost. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Mossi
Siebern strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Coates
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mossi vs. Coates
Mossi strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Coates
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Mossi
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Mossi
Andy Carey pinch hits for Jim Coates.
Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boyer vs. Mossi
Boyer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Carey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDougald vs. Mossi
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Monroe
Zach Monroe now pitching.
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Monroe covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Monroe
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Monroe
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Monroe
Doby strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Mossi
Johnny Groth now playing right field.
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Mossi
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Mossi
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Monroe
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Monroe
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Monroe
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mossi vs. Monroe
Mossi takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Monroe
Yost takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Mossi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Osborne vs. Monroe
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Mossi
Siebern is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Mossi
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Mossi
Richardson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. Mossi
Yogi Berra pinch hits for Zach Monroe.
Berra hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling catches it. Richardson is attempting to advance to second base. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1959, game 2 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Boyer C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Yost E, 3b 4 2 1 1
McDougald G, 2b 4 1 1 0 Osborne B, 1b 5 2 2 0
Bauer H, rf 3 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 3 3 6
Skowron B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Kaline A, cf 4 0 0 0
Howard E, c 4 0 0 0 Doby L, rf 3 1 0 0
Siebern N, lf-cf 4 0 1 0 Groth J, rf 0 0 0 0
Kubek T, cf 1 0 0 0 Bridges R, ss 4 0 1 0
Larsen D, ph 1 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 0 2 1
Slaughter E, lf 2 0 1 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Richardson B, ss 4 0 1 0 Mossi D, p 3 0 1 0
Maas D, p 0 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 1 0 0 0
Throneberry M, ph 1 0 0 0
Coates J, p 0 0 0 0
Carey A, ph 1 1 1 0
Monroe Z, p 0 0 0 0
Berra Y, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 2 8 1 34 8 10 8
New York 000 100 100 -- 2
Detroit 400 300 10x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maas D (L) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
Kucks J 3.2 5 3 3 1 1
Coates J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Monroe Z 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 6
E -- Bolling F, Yost E
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Carey A
HR -- Yost E, Maxwell C 3
WP -- Mossi D
T -- 2:40
A -- 43438
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