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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 20, 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 August 20, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 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 | August 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Blaylock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,296 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Right Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Catcher |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Marv Throneberry | First Baseman |
| Clete Boyer | Shortstop |
| Gary Blaylock | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 20, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Bunning
Bunning fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bunning. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek bunts towards the mound. Bunning juggles the ball. That's an error on Bunning. Richardson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Bunning
There goes Kubek. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bridges applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Blaylock
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Blaylock
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Blaylock
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson misplays the ball. That's an error on Richardson. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Blaylock
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Blaylock
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Blaylock
Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Maxwell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Blaylock
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Bunning
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Blaylock
Bridges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Bridges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bunning vs. Blaylock
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Blaylock
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Blaylock
Harris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berra. Harris reaches second base with a double. Bridges scores. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Grba
Eli Grba now pitching.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Grba
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Grba
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grba vs. Bunning
Grba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Grba reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grba scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Bunning
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Grba
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Grba
Berberet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Berberet reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bridges vs. Grba
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bunning vs. Grba
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grba fields it and throws to home to get Berberet. Bridges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Grba
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Grba
Harris takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to third. Bunning moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuenn vs. Grba
Kuenn 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
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bunning
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Grba
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Grba
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Grba
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Grba
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Larsen
Bunning bunts towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. Berberet moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Larsen
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple. Berberet scores. Bridges scores. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kuenn vs. Larsen
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Bunning
Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop.
Larsen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Larsen
Johnny Blanchard now catching.
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Larsen
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Larsen
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Larsen
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Bunning
Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Bunning
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Bunning
Blanchard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Larsen
Hank Bauer now playing right field. Norm Siebern now playing center field. Enos Slaughter now playing left field.
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Larsen
Bunning bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Larsen
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Larsen
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Bunning
Slaughter is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Bunning
Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Bunning
Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Lepcio catches it and throws to first to double up Throneberry. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Larsen
Kaline is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Larsen
The ball gets by Blanchard for a passed ball. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Larsen
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Larsen
Bolling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Larsen
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Larsen
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Larsen
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Bunning
Johnny Groth now playing center field.
Larsen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Bunning
Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Bunning
Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Larsen
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Larsen
Kuenn hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Larsen
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Bunning
Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Neil Chrisley now playing right field. Ted Lepcio now playing third base.
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Bunning
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanchard vs. Bunning
Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1959 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Richardson B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Yost E, 3b 3 2 0 0
Kubek T, 3b 3 0 0 1 Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0
Mantle M, cf 3 0 0 0 Harris G, 1b 5 1 3 5
Bauer H, rf 1 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 6 1 0 0
Berra Y, rf 3 0 1 0 Chrisley N, rf 0 0 0 0
Siebern N, cf 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 4 3 3 2
Howard E, c 2 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 1 0 0 0
Blanchard J, c 2 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 2 2 2
Lopez H, lf 2 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 5 2 3 5
Slaughter E, lf 1 0 0 0 Berberet L, c 4 1 1 0
Throneberry M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Bridges R, ss 2 2 2 0
Boyer C, ss 3 0 0 0 Lepcio T, ss-3b 1 0 0 0
Blaylock G, p 0 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 3 0 0 0
Grba E, p 1 1 1 0
Larsen D, p 2 0 0 0
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30 2 5 2 37 14 14 14
New York 101 000 000 -- 2
Detroit 231 500 30x -- 14
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Blaylock G (L) 1.1 4 5 3 2 1
Grba E 2.0 5 4 4 3 2
Larsen D 4.2 5 5 5 4 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 5 2 1 1 9
E -- Bunning J 2, Richardson B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- New York 3, Detroit 11
2B -- Kaline A, Bridges R, Harris G, Grba E
3B -- Berberet L, Harris G
HR -- Bolling F 2, Maxwell C
CS -- Kubek T
SH -- Kubek T, Bunning J 2
HBP -- by Larsen D (Kaline A)
PB -- Blanchard J
T -- 3:00
A -- 17296
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