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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 3, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on May 3, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Turley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lumpe | Third Baseman |
| Gil McDougald | Second Baseman |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
| Elston Howard | Right Fielder |
| Tony Kubek | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Richardson | Shortstop |
| Bob Turley | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 3, 1959
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Turley
Osborne takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Turley
Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. Osborne moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Turley
Kaline hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McDougald catches it and throws to first to double up Maxwell. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doby vs. Turley
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Turley
Bridges takes first base on ball four. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berberet vs. Turley
Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lary
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turley vs. Lary
Turley hits a fly ball towards center. Kaline settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Kaline. Kubek scores. Richardson goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Turley
Bolling hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Turley
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Turley
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Turley
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Turley
Maxwell 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, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Turley
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kubek. Kaline reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Turley
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bridges vs. Turley
Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Larsen
Don Larsen now pitching.
Berberet 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
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Siebern reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Lary
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. Siebern moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Larsen
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Larsen
Lary bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Osborne vs. Larsen
Osborne hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Larsen
Maxwell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Lary
Larsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Larsen
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Larsen
Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Larsen
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron bunts towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Bolling covering, for the out. Berra moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Lary
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Larsen
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Larsen
Lary hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kubek who is chasing the ball. Lary reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Larsen
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Osborne vs. Larsen
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Lary
Richardson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larsen vs. Lary
There goes Richardson. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bridges applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larsen vs. Lary
Larsen hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Larsen
Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Larsen
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Larsen
Doby 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, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Larsen
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lumpe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Johnny Groth now playing right field.
Lumpe 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Lary
McDougald strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Lary
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lary
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Larsen
Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Larsen
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Larsen
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Lary
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Lary
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Lary
Mickey Mantle pinch hits for Bobby Richardson.
Mantle takes first base on ball four. Siebern moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Slaughter vs. Lary
Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Don Larsen.
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline 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 5/3/1959, game 1 -- New York at Detroit (D)
New York AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Lumpe J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 1 1 0 0
McDougald G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Osborne B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Berra Y, c 4 0 3 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 1 2 2
Skowron B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 4 1 1 0
Siebern N, lf 4 0 2 0 Doby L, rf 3 0 0 0
Howard E, rf 4 0 0 0 Groth J, rf 0 0 0 0
Kubek T, cf 4 1 1 0 Bridges R, ss 3 0 2 1
Richardson B, ss 3 1 2 0 Berberet L, c 4 0 0 0
Mantle M, ph 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 1 2 1
Turley B, p 1 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 1 0
Larsen D, p 2 0 0 0
Slaughter E, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 0 29 4 8 4
New York 020 000 000 -- 2
Detroit 111 000 10x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Turley B (L) 2.2 4 3 3 4 2
Larsen D 5.1 4 1 1 2 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 9.0 8 2 0 1 3
E -- Kaline A
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Kaline A, Siebern N
3B -- Lary F
HR -- Bolling F, Maxwell C
CS -- Richardson B
SH -- Lary F, Skowron B
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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