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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on May 24, 1959 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Ford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy O'Dell |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Frank Tabacchi |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Hank Bauer | Left Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Elston Howard | Right Fielder |
| Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Whitey Ford | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | 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 |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Billy O'Dell | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 24, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. O'Dell
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. O'Dell
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. O'Dell
Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. O'Dell
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Ford
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ford, and towards McDougald, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. O'Dell
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Dell
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Dell
Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ford
Triandos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Ford
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. O'Dell
Kubek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. O'Dell
O'Dell fires to first and picks off Kubek. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. O'Dell
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. O'Dell
McDougald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. McDougald reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bauer vs. O'Dell
Bauer hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ford
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Ford
O'Dell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Ford
There goes O'Dell. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. O'Dell
Berra hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. O'Dell
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. O'Dell
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Ford
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Ford
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Dell
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. O'Dell
Boyer bunts towards first. Boyd scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. O'Dell
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. O'Dell
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard scores. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDougald vs. O'Dell
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Dell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Ford
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Ford
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. O'Dell
Bauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. O'Dell
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bauer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. O'Dell
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. O'Dell
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. O'Dell
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. O'Dell
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. O'Dell
Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dell vs. Ford
O'Dell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Ford
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. O'Dell
Ford hits a popup towards the mound. O'Dell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. O'Dell
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. O'Dell
Bauer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berra vs. O'Dell
Berra hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Johnson
Ernie Johnson now pitching.
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Johnson
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bauer. Nieman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Ford
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodling vs. Ford
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woodling for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Ford
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Joe Ginsberg now catching. Al Pilarcik now playing right field.
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Johnson
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Johnson
Kubek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pilarcik who is chasing the ball. Kubek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Johnson
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Ford
Finigan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ford
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ford
Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Ernie Johnson.
There's a wild pitch. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Ford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tasby vs. Ford
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Zuverink
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berra vs. Zuverink
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDougald moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mantle vs. Zuverink
Mantle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDougald scores. Berra moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Zuverink
Skowron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Zuverink
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Ford
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Ford
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Ford
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1959, game 1 -- New York at Baltimore (D)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
McDougald G, 2b 5 2 3 0 Tasby W, cf 4 0 0 0
Bauer H, lf 5 2 3 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 5 2 3 3 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 0
Mantle M, cf 5 1 2 4 Triandos G, c 3 0 0 0
Skowron B, 1b 5 0 0 0 Ginsberg J, c 1 0 0 0
Howard E, rf 5 2 2 1 Woodling G, rf 3 0 0 0
Boyer C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pilarcik A, rf 0 0 0 0
Kubek T, ss 3 0 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 2 0 0 0
Ford W, p 4 0 1 1 Finigan J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gardner B, 2b 2 0 0 0
O'Dell B, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson E, p 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, ph 1 0 0 0
Zuverink G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 15 9 28 0 2 0
New York 000 014 301 -- 9
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ford W (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell B (L) 6.1 11 8 8 1 2
Johnson E 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Zuverink G 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
LOB -- New York 6, Baltimore 4
2B -- Nieman B
3B -- McDougald G, Kubek T
HR -- Mantle M, Howard E, Berra Y
CS -- O'Dell B
SH -- Boyer C
WP -- Ford W
T -- 2:09
A -- 0
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