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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 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 June 3, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 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 | June 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 43,146 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Blanchard | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 3, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald 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: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek strikes out. Berberet drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Kubek out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Terry
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Terry
Harris hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Terry
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. Skowron moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern 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
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Terry
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling hits a line drive into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Terry
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Lary
Blanchard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Lary
Terry hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. McDougald reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mantle vs. Lary
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kaline. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Lary
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Skowron scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern is hit by the pitch. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to third. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blanchard vs. Morgan
Blanchard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terry vs. Morgan
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Terry
Yost 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 -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Morgan
McDougald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Morgan
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Morgan
There goes McDougald. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bridges applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Morgan
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Morgan
Berra 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
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Terry
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Terry
Terry fires over to first, and they've got Kaline trapped. There's the throw to Kubek, who drops the ball. That's an error on Kubek. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Terry
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berberet vs. Terry
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Terry
Bridges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blanchard. Bridges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Terry
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Bridges trying to get to home. Kubek throws to Berra who tags Bridges for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Morgan
Skowron hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morgan
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Morgan
Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blanchard vs. Morgan
Blanchard hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Morgan
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Terry for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Terry
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Terry
Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Terry
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Terry
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Shantz
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Morgan
McDougald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Morgan
Kubek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Morgan
Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Morgan
Berra hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Shantz
Berberet hits a line drive into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Shantz
Bridges hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Shantz
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Blanchard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Morgan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Morgan
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Morgan
Siebern 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, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Shantz
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Shantz
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Duren
Ryne Duren now pitching. Hank Bauer now playing right field.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Duren
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Duren
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yost tags and scores. Kuenn tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Duren
Harris hits a line drive into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Bauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duren vs. Sisler
Duren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Sisler
McDougald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Duren
Berberet hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Duren
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Duren
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Duren
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
Osborne hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Narleski
Ray Narleski now pitching.
Kubek hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Narleski
Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Narleski
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Narleski
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Duren
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Duren
Kuenn 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Duren
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1959 -- New York at Detroit (N)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
McDougald G, 2b 5 1 2 0 Yost E, 3b 3 3 1 0
Kubek T, ss 5 0 1 0 Kuenn H, rf 5 0 1 0
Mantle M, cf 3 2 1 1 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 2
Berra Y, c 5 1 1 3 Kaline A, cf 3 1 3 2
Skowron B, 1b 5 1 2 0 Harris G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 2 1 Berberet L, c 4 0 1 1
Siebern N, lf 3 0 1 0 Bridges R, ss 4 0 1 0
Blanchard J, rf 2 1 1 1 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Bauer H, rf 1 0 0 0 Lary F, p 1 0 0 0
Terry R, p 3 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 0 0 0
Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Groth J, ph 1 0 0 0
Duren R, p 1 0 0 0 Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 34 5 9 5
New York 005 000 001 -- 6
Detroit 100 120 100 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R 4.2 6 4 3 2 4
Shantz B 1.2 1 1 1 1 1
Duren R (W) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F 2.2 6 5 5 1 2
Morgan T 4.1 4 0 0 2 0
Sisler D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Narleski R (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Kubek T
LOB -- New York 8, Detroit 7
2B -- McDougald G, Skowron B, Bridges R, Yost E
HR -- Blanchard J, Berra Y, Maxwell C, Mantle M
CS -- McDougald G
SF -- Kaline A
HBP -- by Lary F (Siebern N)
WP -- Morgan T
T -- 2:54
A -- 43146
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