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August 22, 1959

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	7	9	2
Tigers	1	6	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Red Sox	7	9	2
Tigers	1	6	1

Frank Bolling Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.258
OBP	.000	.332
At Bats	3	341
Hits	0	88
• Singles	0	64
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	10
Walks	0	32
RBI’s	0	35

Frank Baumann Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	2	0

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Briggs Stadium - August 22, 1959

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Out

Frank Baumann

Sammy White

Dick Gernert

Pumpsie Green

Frank Malzone

Don Buddin

Gene Stephens

Jim Busby

Jackie Jensen

Frank Bolling

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Boston Red Sox	7	9	2	3
Detroit Tigers	1	6	1	5
Winning Pitcher	Frank Baumann
Losing Pitcher	Don Mossi
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	(none)
Attendance	8,632
Time of Game	2 hours 17 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Maxwell strikes out.

Bottom 9 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Busby is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Baumann bunts towards the mound. Stump fields it and throws to first for the out. Buddin moves to second.

Top 9 Buddin takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Gus Zernial now playing first base. Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop. Jim Stump now pitching. Ron Shoop now catching. White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Gail Harris. Zernial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. Yost moves to second.

Bottom 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to second.

Bottom 8 Johnny Groth pinch hits for Dave Sisler. Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Lou Berberet. Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Jensen is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Sisler fires to first and has Green trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Green for the out.

Top 7 Green takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Baumann strikes out.

Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a line drive towards the mound. Baumann catches it and throws to first to double up Yost.

Bottom 6 Harris strikes out.

Bottom 6 Gene Stephens now playing left field. Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Dave Sisler now pitching. Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Malzone goes all the way around to score.

Top 6 Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams. Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Jensen moves to second.

Top 6 Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Williams moves to second.

Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Busby scores. Green moves to second.

Top 6 Green is hit by the pitch.

Top 6 Busby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Busby reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Baumann strikes out.

Bottom 5 Mossi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Baumann covering, for the out.

Bottom 5 Berberet is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Bolling hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Maxwell reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive towards right. Jensen catches it and throws to first to double up Kuenn.

Bottom 4 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 4 Green hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Harris strikes out.

Bottom 3 Yost is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Mossi strikes out.

Top 3 There goes Busby. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bolling applying the tag.

Top 3 Busby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Baumann strikes out.

Top 3 Buddin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Berberet strikes out.

Bottom 2 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 White hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kaline is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. Kuenn moves to second.

Bottom 1 Harris strikes out.

Bottom 1 Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Jensen strikes out.

Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Busby scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Busby moves to third.

Top 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bridges. Busby moves to second.

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