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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles, played on June 5, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,025 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Frank Tabacchi 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Al Pilarcik | Right Fielder |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Left Fielder |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 5, 1959
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Garver
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Garver
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Garver
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Garver
Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pappas
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Pappas
Herzog hits a line drive into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pappas
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Pappas
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lumpe vs. Pappas
Lumpe 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 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel bunts towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pappas vs. Garver
Pappas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Garver
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pappas
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Pappas
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Pappas
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Pappas
Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Garver
Triandos hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Garver
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klaus vs. Garver
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pappas
Joe Ginsberg now catching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Pappas
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pappas
Boone strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. House settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on House. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pappas vs. Garver
Pappas bunts towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tasby vs. Garver
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pappas
Lumpe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pappas
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Pappas
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Pappas
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. House moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Pappas
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Garver
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Garver
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pappas
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Pappas
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pappas
Boone hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Garver
Pilarcik hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garver
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klaus for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pappas
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pappas
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Pappas
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Garver
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pappas vs. Garver
Pappas bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Garver
Tasby hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Garver
Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pappas moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Garver
Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pappas
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Pappas
Preston Ward pinch hits for Ned Garver.
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Pappas
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes DeMaestri trying to get to third. Tasby throws the ball in to Klaus, who tags DeMaestri for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Pappas
Herzog strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Sturdivant
Pilarcik bunts towards the mound. Sturdivant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Sturdivant
Klaus bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Woodling moves to third. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Sturdivant
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodling scores. There goes Pilarcik trying to get to home. Tuttle throws the ball in to House who tags Pilarcik who's trying to score from second, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Sturdivant
Gardner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pappas vs. Sturdivant
Pappas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pappas
Willie Miranda now playing third base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miranda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pappas
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Pappas
Lumpe hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Pappas
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miranda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Sturdivant
Tasby is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Sturdivant
Boyd is hit by the pitch. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ginsberg vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Herbert
Woodling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Herbert
Pilarcik strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Herbert
Miranda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Pappas
House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pappas
DeMaestri is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Pappas
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Pappas
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby who is chasing the ball. Tuttle reaches third base with a triple. DeMaestri goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herzog vs. Pappas
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1959 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tasby W, cf 3 2 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 3 1
Boyd B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Herzog W, rf 4 0 0 0
Triandos G, c 2 1 1 1 Williams D, lf 4 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, c 3 0 0 0 Boone R, 1b 2 0 0 0
Woodling G, lf 3 2 1 3 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pilarcik A, rf 5 0 3 1 Smith H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Klaus B, 3b 3 0 0 0 House F, c 3 0 1 0
Miranda W, 3b 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 1 1 0
Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 2 1 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0
Gardner B, 2b 2 0 2 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0
Pappas M, p 4 0 1 0 Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0
Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0
Hadley K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 11 6 31 1 5 1
Baltimore 101 000 013 -- 6
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 6 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (L) 7.0 8 2 2 2 0
Sturdivant T* 1.0 2 3 3 2 1
Herbert R 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- House F
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 9, Kansas City 10
2B -- Pilarcik A
3B -- Tuttle B
HR -- Triandos G, Woodling G
SH -- Gardner B, Klaus B
HBP -- by Sturdivant T (Tasby W), by Sturdivant T (Boyd B), by Pappas M (DeMaestri J)
WP -- Pappas M
T -- 2:45
A -- 17025
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