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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 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 September 9, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 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 | September 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 13,406 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bob Stewart |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Ted Lepcio | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pumpsie Green | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
| Billy Jurges | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sullivan
Harris is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Sullivan
Kuenn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bunning
Keough hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Bunning
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Sullivan
Maxwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bunning
White strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Sullivan
Lepcio 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Sullivan
Bunning hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a popup towards the mound. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bunning
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sullivan
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Sullivan
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Sullivan
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lepcio vs. Sullivan
Lepcio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Sullivan
Bunning hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Bunning
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bunning
Stephens hits a popup towards short. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Sullivan
Harris hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Sullivan
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Green fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bunning
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Bunning
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Bunning
Sullivan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Sullivan
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maxwell moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lepcio vs. Sullivan
Lepcio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bunning vs. Sullivan
There goes Maxwell. The slide. White applies the tag. Maxwell is out. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bunning vs. Sullivan
Bunning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Bunning
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Bunning
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Sullivan
Yost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Sullivan
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Sullivan
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Sullivan
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen hits a popup towards short. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bunning
White hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Sullivan
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Sullivan
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sullivan
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Sullivan
There goes Bolling. The throw from White and he is out, Green applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Bunning
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Don Buddin.
Gernert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Bunning
Tom Brewer pinch runs for Dick Gernert. Vic Wertz pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Bunning
Green is hit by the pitch. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Bunning
Keough hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Bunning
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Chittum
Nelson Chittum now pitching. Jim Mahoney now playing shortstop.
Lepcio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Chittum
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Chittum
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Bunning
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Bunning
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Bunning
Malzone takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Bunning
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Bunning
White strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Busby vs. Bunning
Jim Busby pinch hits for Nelson Chittum.
Busby strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1959 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 5 0 1 0 Green P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Harris G, 1b 3 1 1 0 Keough M, cf 3 1 1 1
Kuenn H, rf 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, cf 4 1 1 2 Stephens G, lf 4 0 0 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 2 1 2 0 Malzone F, 3b 3 0 1 0
Wilson R, c 3 0 1 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0
Lepcio T, ss 4 0 2 1 Buddin D, ss 2 0 0 0
Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Gernert D, ph 1 0 1 0
Bunning J, p 4 0 0 0 Brewer T, pr 0 0 0 0
Chittum N, p 0 0 0 0
Busby J, ph 1 0 0 0
Sullivan F, p 2 0 0 0
Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0
Mahoney J, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 10 3 30 1 3 1
Detroit 000 300 000 -- 3
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 4 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F (L) 8.0 9 3 3 3 5
Chittum N 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Boston 7
HR -- Keough M, Kaline A
SB -- Malzone F, Jensen J
CS -- Maxwell C, Bolling F
HBP -- by Sullivan F (Harris G), by Bunning J (Green P)
T -- 2:55
A -- 13406
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