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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 6, 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 6, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 6, 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 6, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 30,319 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Ed Runge |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Zeke Bella | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Bud Daley | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 6, 1959
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Daley
Tasby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Daley
Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Daley
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Daley
Triandos hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Daley
The ball gets by House for a passed ball. Tasby moves to third. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Daley
Carrasquel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Brown
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Brown
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Daley
Finigan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyd vs. Daley
Boyd bunts towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finigan moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Daley
Gardner bunts towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Finigan moves to third. Boyd moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Daley
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Finigan scores. Boyd moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tasby vs. Daley
Tasby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Brown
Bella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby who is chasing the ball. Bella reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Brown
House hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Daley vs. Brown
Daley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bella scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle hits a line drive towards the mound. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Daley
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Daley
Nieman hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Daley
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Daley
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brown
Williams bunts towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Boone reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Brown
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bella vs. Brown
Bella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Bella reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Brown
House is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Daley
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Daley
Boyd hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Daley
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Daley
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Bella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Brown
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Brown
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Daley
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Daley
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Daley
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Brown
Boone hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Brown
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Brown
Bella 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 -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Brown
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Daley
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Daley
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Daley
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyd vs. Daley
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. Carrasquel moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Daley
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brown
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Brown
Daley hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brown
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Daley
Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Hal Brown.
Pilarcik 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, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Daley
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Daley
Woodling hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Portocarrero
Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Herzog 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, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Portocarrero
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Portocarrero
Boone takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Portocarrero
Kent Hadley pinch runs for Ray Boone.
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bella vs. Portocarrero
Bella bunts towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Daley
Kent Hadley now playing first base. Hal Smith now playing third base. Dick Williams now playing left field.
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Daley
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Daley
Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Portocarrero
House hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Portocarrero
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Portocarrero
Daley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. House moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tuttle vs. Portocarrero
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. House tags and scores. DeMaestri tags and moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herzog vs. Portocarrero
Herzog takes first base on ball four. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Portocarrero
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Daley
Finigan hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Daley
Boyd hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Daley
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog 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 6/6/1959 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tasby W, cf 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 0 1
Woodling G, rf 3 0 0 0 Herzog W, rf 3 1 2 0
Nieman B, lf 4 0 0 0 Williams D, 3b-lf 3 0 0 0
Triandos G, c 4 0 1 0 Boone R, 1b 2 2 2 2
Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 0 0 Hadley K, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Finigan J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyd B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bella Z, lf 4 1 2 1
Gardner B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Smith H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Brown H, p 2 0 0 0 House F, c 3 1 1 0
Pilarcik A, ph 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0
Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0 Daley B, p 4 0 2 1
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32 1 5 0 31 5 11 5
Baltimore 010 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City 012 010 01x -- 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (L) 6.0 8 4 4 3 1
Portocarrero A 2.0 3 1 1 2 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
DP -- Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 7, Kansas City 10
2B -- Herzog W, Boone R, Bella Z
3B -- Bella Z
HR -- Boone R
SH -- Williams D
SF -- Tuttle B
HBP -- by Portocarrero A (Williams D)
WP -- Daley B
PB -- House F
T -- 2:12
A -- 30319
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