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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 11, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 11, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Narleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Wills |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,248 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Ray Narleski | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Avila | Second Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ted Wills | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 11, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wills
Yost hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wills
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wills
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wills
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Narleski
Buddin hits a popup towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Narleski
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Narleski
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wills
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wills
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Wills
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Buddin. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Wills
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Narleski vs. Wills
Narleski hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Narleski
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Narleski
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Narleski
Malzone hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Avila vs. Narleski
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wills
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Wills
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wills
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Narleski
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Narleski
Wills bunts towards the mound. Narleski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Narleski
Buddin hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Narleski
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bridges fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wills
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Wills
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Wills
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. Wills
Osborne hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Wills
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bolling for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Narleski
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Narleski
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Narleski
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Narleski
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Wills
Narleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wills
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wills
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wills
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Wills
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Narleski
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Narleski
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Narleski
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Narleski
Buddin hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wills
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Wills
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into right field. Jensen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jensen. Wilson moves to third. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Osborne vs. Wills
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson scores. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bolling vs. Wills
Bolling hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Narleski
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Narleski
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Narleski
Wertz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Narleski
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Narleski
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Wills
Narleski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wills
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Wills
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wills
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Wills
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Wills
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Maxwell scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Wills
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Narleski
Avila hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Narleski
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Narleski
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Wills
Osborne hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Wills
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Wills
Narleski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Narleski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Wills
Yost hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Narleski
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Narleski
Geiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Narleski
Williams hits a line drive towards first. Osborne catches it and steps on first to double up Geiger. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wills
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wills
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards right. Jensen fields it and throws to second to catch Kuenn for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wills
There's a wild pitch. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Wills
Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wills
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Wills
Bridges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Bridges reaches second base with a double. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Osborne vs. Wills
Osborne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Bridges scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Osborne moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Narleski vs. Fornieles
Narleski strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Fornieles
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Avila scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Narleski
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Narleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Narleski
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Narleski
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Veal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1959 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 1 0 0 Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0
Kuenn H, rf 3 0 1 0 Geiger G, cf 3 0 0 0
Maxwell C, lf 5 2 2 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 1 1
Kaline A, cf 5 2 3 3 Wertz V, 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilson R, c 5 2 3 2 Jensen J, rf 3 0 1 0
Bridges R, ss 5 1 3 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Avila B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Osborne B, 1b 5 0 1 3 White S, c 3 0 1 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wills T, p 3 0 1 0
Narleski R, p 5 0 1 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 8 15 8 31 1 5 1
Detroit 000 001 304 -- 8
Boston 000 001 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Narleski R (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wills T (L) 8.1 14 8 8 5 2
Fornieles M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Buddin D, Jensen J
DP -- Detroit 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Detroit 11, Boston 5
2B -- Wilson R 2, Bridges R
3B -- Narleski R
HR -- Williams T, Kaline A
WP -- Wills T
T -- 2:33
A -- 3248
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