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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, played on May 31, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 12,506 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Al Pilarcik | Right Fielder |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Gene Woodling | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Hal Brown | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Center Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | Right Fielder |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 31, 1959
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Delock
Carrasquel 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 -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Delock
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pilarcik moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling takes first base on ball four. Pilarcik moves to third. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Triandos vs. Delock
Triandos hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Delock
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Brown
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Brown
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Brown
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Delock
Klaus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Delock
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Delock
Brown bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Klaus moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Delock
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Klaus scores. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pilarcik vs. Delock
Pilarcik bunts towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Brown
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brown
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delock vs. Brown
Delock bunts towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buddin vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Gernert scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buddin vs. Brown
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Delock
Triandos hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Delock
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Delock
Klaus hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Delock
Bob Nieman pinch hits for Billy Gardner.
Nieman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Jim Finigan now playing second base.
Williams hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brown
Wertz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Brown
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Delock
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Delock
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pilarcik vs. Delock
Pilarcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Brown
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Brown
Delock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Brown
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Delock
Triandos hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Delock
Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Delock
Klaus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Delock
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Pilarcik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brown
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Delock
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Delock
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pilarcik vs. Delock
Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Pilarcik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pilarcik scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brown
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Brown
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Brown
Gernert hits a line drive into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Brown
There goes Jensen. The throw from Triandos and he is out, Finigan applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Delock
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Delock
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klaus vs. Delock
Klaus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gernert throws the ball in to Buddin who tags Klaus trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Triandos moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Finigan vs. Delock
Finigan hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Brown
White hits a fly ball into left field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Brown
Delock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Brown
Buddin hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Delock
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Delock
Carrasquel bunts towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Runnels covering, for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pilarcik vs. Delock
Pilarcik hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Delock
Tasby hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Brown
Runnels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brown
Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klaus settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Klaus. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brown
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Delock
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Delock
Albie Pearson pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
Triandos takes first base on ball four. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Kiely
Leo Kiely now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klaus vs. Kiely
Klaus hits a line drive into right field. Gernert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Kiely
Finigan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brown
Albie Pearson now playing left field. Willie Miranda now playing third base.
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finigan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Brown
Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Brown
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1959 -- Baltimore at Boston (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 3 0 1 0 Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0
Pilarcik A, rf 4 1 2 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 0 0
Tasby W, cf 5 0 2 1 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0
Woodling G, lf 3 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 2 0
Pearson A, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Jensen J, cf 3 0 1 0
Triandos G, c 3 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Gernert D, rf 3 1 0 0
Klaus B, 3b 5 1 3 0 White S, c 2 0 1 0
Miranda W, 3b 0 0 0 0 Delock I, p 2 0 0 0
Gardner B, 2b 1 0 0 0 Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0
Nieman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Finigan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Brown H, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 11 1 29 1 4 0
Baltimore 010 001 000 -- 2
Boston 010 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brown H (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I (L)* 8.0 11 2 1 6 3
Kiely L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- White S, Klaus B
LOB -- Baltimore 15, Boston 6
2B -- Wertz V, Pilarcik A
CS -- Jensen J
SH -- Brown H, Pilarcik A, Delock I, Carrasquel C
WP -- Brown H
T -- 2:38
A -- 12506
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