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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 9, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 9, 1959 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Hoeft |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hoyt Wilhelm |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 8,039 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Left Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Billy Hoeft | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Willie Miranda | Shortstop |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 9, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Wilhelm
Keough bunts towards the mound. Wilhelm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Wilhelm
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Keough trying to get to third. Tasby throws the ball in to Finigan, who tags Keough for the out. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Wilhelm
There's a wild pitch. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jensen vs. Wilhelm
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Wilhelm
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Hoeft
Tasby hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Jensen fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jensen. Tasby moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tasby scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Buddin. Boyd moves to third. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodling vs. Hoeft
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert fields it and throws to second for the out. Boyd scores. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieman scores. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woodling tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Hoeft
Miranda hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Wilhelm
Al Pilarcik now playing right field.
Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Wilhelm
Geiger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Wilhelm
There goes Geiger. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Gardner applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilhelm
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Wilhelm
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoeft vs. Wilhelm
Hoeft 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
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Hoeft
Wilhelm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Hoeft
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Wilhelm
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wilhelm
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Wilhelm
Jensen 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
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Hoeft
Pilarcik hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoeft fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Wilhelm
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Wilhelm
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Wilhelm
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilhelm covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miranda vs. Hoeft
Miranda hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Hoeft
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilhelm
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Wilhelm
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoeft vs. Wilhelm
Hoeft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Wilhelm
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilhelm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Hoeft
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Hoeft
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Hoeft
Nieman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Hoeft
Triandos hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wilhelm
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Wilhelm
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Wilhelm
The ball gets by Triandos for a passed ball. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Wilhelm
Malzone hits a line drive towards third. Finigan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Wilhelm
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Wilhelm
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Hoeft
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Hoeft
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Hoeft
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miranda vs. Hoeft
Miranda hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilhelm
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Wilhelm
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Wilhelm
Pete Daley pinch hits for Billy Hoeft.
Daley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Wilhelm
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Pete Daley.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhelm vs. Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette now pitching.
Wilhelm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Monbouquette
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Monbouquette
Boyd hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wilhelm
Runnels 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Wilhelm
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Wilhelm
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Monbouquette
Nieman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Monbouquette
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Monbouquette
Pilarcik hits a line drive into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Wilhelm
Lenny Green now playing left field.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Geiger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Loes
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Loes
Buddin hits a line drive into center field. Tasby 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 5/9/1959 -- Boston at Baltimore (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Keough M, cf 4 0 1 0 Tasby W, cf 4 1 1 0
Runnels P, 2b 3 2 2 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 1 Nieman B, lf 4 1 2 0
Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Green L, lf 0 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Triandos G, c 2 0 0 0
Geiger G, lf 4 0 1 0 Woodling G, rf 1 1 0 1
White S, c 3 1 1 0 Pilarcik A, rf 3 0 1 0
Buddin D, ss 3 0 1 0 Finigan J, 3b 3 0 1 1
Hoeft B, p 2 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 0 1
Daley P, ph 1 0 1 1 Miranda W, ss 3 0 0 0
Brewer T, pr 0 0 0 0 Wilhelm H, p 3 0 0 0
Monbouquette B, p 0 0 0 0 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 10 3 29 4 6 4
Boston 100 001 100 -- 3
Baltimore 400 000 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hoeft B (L) 6.0 6 4 4 2 2
Monbouquette B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Wilhelm H (W)* 8.0 10 3 2 3 3
Loes B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Jensen J, Buddin D
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Baltimore 4
2B -- Tasby W
CS -- Geiger G
SF -- Gardner B
WP -- Wilhelm H
PB -- Triandos G 2
T -- 2:11
A -- 8039
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