Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 14, 1959
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 14, 1959 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Narleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tex Clevenger |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,151 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
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 |
| Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
| Ray Narleski | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Schaive | Second Baseman |
| Dan Dobbek | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Julio Becquer | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
| Tex Clevenger | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 14, 1959
Top 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Clevenger
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Clevenger
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Clevenger
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaive vs. Narleski
Schaive hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Narleski
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Narleski
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Narleski
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Dobbek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becquer vs. Narleski
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Narleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Clevenger
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Clevenger
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Narleski
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Narleski
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Narleski
Consolo hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Clevenger
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Clevenger
Lepcio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narleski vs. Clevenger
Narleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clevenger vs. Narleski
Clevenger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaive vs. Narleski
Schaive strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Narleski
Dobbek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Dobbek reaches third base with a triple. Clevenger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Narleski
Killebrew hits a line drive towards short. Lepcio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Narleski
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Becquer vs. Narleski
Becquer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dobbek scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Narleski
Allison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Clevenger
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Clevenger
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Clevenger
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Narleski
Courtney 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Narleski
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clevenger vs. Narleski
Clevenger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaive vs. Narleski
Schaive hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Clevenger
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Clevenger
Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schaive settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Clevenger
Berberet strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Narleski
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Narleski
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Narleski
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Narleski
Becquer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Narleski
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Clevenger
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Clevenger
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Ray Narleski.
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becquer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chrisley for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Clevenger
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Clevenger
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Proctor
Jim Proctor now pitching.
Courtney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Proctor
Consolo bunts towards the mound. Proctor fields it and throws to first for the out. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clevenger vs. Proctor
Clevenger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clevenger for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaive vs. Proctor
Schaive hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Courtney scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Proctor
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schaive moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Proctor
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Schaive moves to third. Dobbek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Proctor
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Clevenger
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Clevenger
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clevenger fields it and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Clevenger
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Proctor
Becquer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Becquer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. Proctor
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Courtney vs. Proctor
Courtney 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Consolo vs. Proctor
Consolo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Clevenger
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Clevenger
Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Clevenger
Steve Demeter pinch hits for Jim Proctor.
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Clevenger
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berberet moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Clevenger
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Becquer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clevenger vs. Bruce
Steve Demeter now playing third base. Bob Bruce now pitching.
Clevenger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaive vs. Bruce
Schaive bunts towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Clevenger moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobbek vs. Bruce
Dobbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Bruce
Killebrew hits a line drive towards third. Demeter catches it and throws to second to double up Clevenger. View Play
Top 9
-
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Clevenger
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Clevenger
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Clevenger
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Clevenger
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 9/14/1959 -- Detroit at Washington (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Schaive J, 2b 4 0 2 1
Bruce B, p 0 0 0 0 Dobbek D, rf 4 2 3 1
Harris G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kuenn H, rf 3 0 1 0 Lemon J, lf 2 1 1 2
Kaline A, cf 4 0 1 0 Becquer J, 1b 4 0 2 1
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 0 0 Allison B, cf 4 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 1 1 0
Berberet L, c 2 0 1 0 Consolo B, ss 3 0 0 0
Lepcio T, ss 3 0 0 0 Clevenger T, p 1 1 0 0
Narleski R, p 1 0 0 0
Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0
Proctor J, p 0 0 0 0
Demeter S, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 4 0 30 5 9 5
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 002 021 00x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Narleski R (L) 5.0 5 4 4 4 3
Proctor J 2.0 4 1 1 1 0
Bruce B 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Clevenger T (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4
DP -- Detroit 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Washington 10
3B -- Dobbek D, Becquer J
HR -- Lemon J
SH -- Consolo B, Schaive J
T -- 2:07
A -- 2151
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
