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June 5, 1959

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Orioles	6	11	0
Athletics	1	5	1

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Orioles	6	11	0
Athletics	1	5	1

Whitey Herzog Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.316
OBP	.250	.463
At Bats	3	95
Hits	0	30
• Singles	0	24
• Doubles	0	4
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	1	26
RBI’s	0	7

Milt Pappas Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	2	0

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Municipal Stadium - June 5, 1959

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Out

Milt Pappas

Joe Ginsberg

Bob Boyd

Billy Gardner

Willie Miranda

Chico Carrasquel

Gene Woodling

Willie Tasby

Al Pilarcik

Whitey Herzog

Bill Tuttle

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Baltimore Orioles	6	11	0	9
Kansas City Athletics	1	5	1	10
Winning Pitcher	Milt Pappas
Losing Pitcher	Ned Garver
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Al Pilarcik
Attendance	17,025
Time of Game	2 hours 45 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 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.

Bottom 9 Kent Hadley pinch hits for Ray Herbert. Hadley strikes out.

Bottom 9 DeMaestri is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 9 House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miranda settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 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.

Top 9 Pilarcik strikes out.

Top 9 Woodling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Top 9 Ray Herbert now pitching. Ginsberg hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Boyd is hit by the pitch. Tasby moves to second.

Top 9 Tasby is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miranda fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Lumpe hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Boone takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 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.

Top 8 Pappas strikes out.

Top 8 Gardner is walked intentionally.

Top 8 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.

Top 8 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.

Top 8 Pilarcik bunts towards the mound. Sturdivant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Woodling moves to second.

Top 8 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Woodling takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Herzog strikes out.

Bottom 7 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.

Bottom 7 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.

Bottom 7 DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Ginsberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Boyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pappas moves to second.

Top 7 Tasby hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Pappas bunts towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Pappas covering, for the out.

Bottom 6 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klaus for the out.

Top 6 Pilarcik hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Boone hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.

Bottom 5 Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 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.

Top 5 Ginsberg hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 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.

Bottom 4 Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. House moves to second.

Bottom 4 House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Lumpe is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Pappas bunts towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardner moves to second.

Top 4 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

Top 4 Carrasquel hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. House settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on House.

Bottom 3 Boone strikes out.

Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Herzog takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Joe Ginsberg now catching. Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Triandos hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Boyd hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Garver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 DeMaestri strikes out.

Bottom 2 House takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 2 Pappas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Gardner bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second.

Top 2 Carrasquel bunts towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 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.

Bottom 1 Boone takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Tuttle moves to third.

Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Herzog hits a line drive into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Klaus hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. Woodling moves to second.

Top 1 Woodling takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Tasby moves to second.

Top 1 Boyd hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Tasby takes first base on ball four.

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