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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 23, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 40,085 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Bob Stewart |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 23, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Foytack
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Foytack
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Foytack
Williams takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Foytack
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Foytack
Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Foytack
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maxwell throws the ball in to Osborne who tags Gernert trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Malzone scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Morgan
There goes Keough. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Delock
Yost strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Delock
Osborne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Delock
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Osborne moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Delock
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. Osborne scores. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berberet vs. Delock
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Delock
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Morgan
Daley hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Morgan
Delock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Morgan
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Delock
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Delock
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Delock
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Delock
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Morgan
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Morgan
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Runnels scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Morgan
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Delock
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Delock
Kuenn hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Keough chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Buddin. Buddin fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Buddin. Osborne goes all the way around to score. Kuenn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maxwell vs. Delock
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Delock
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first, with Delock covering, for the out. Kuenn scores. Maxwell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Delock
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Maxwell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Delock
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Delock
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Morgan
Gernert hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Morgan
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Morgan
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Delock
Morgan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Delock
Yost 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Delock
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Morgan
Delock hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Morgan
Buddin hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Morgan
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Delock
Kuenn hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Delock
Maxwell 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 -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Delock
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Morgan
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Morgan
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Morgan
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Morgan
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Keough vs. Morgan
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Delock
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Delock
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Delock
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Morgan
Daley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Morgan
Delock bunts towards first. Osborne scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delock for the out. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Morgan
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Morgan
Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Delock
Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Delock
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Delock
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Delock
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Sisler
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Sisler
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Sisler
Gernert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Sisler
Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Sisler
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Delock
Gary Geiger now playing left field.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Delock
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Delock
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Delock
Gail Harris pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Sisler
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Delock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Sisler
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Sisler
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Sisler
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Sisler
Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Sisler
Malzone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Delock
Bolling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Bolling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Delock
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Dave Sisler.
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Delock
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Osborne vs. Delock
Osborne hits a line drive into right field. Jensen 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 6/23/1959 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Buddin D, ss 5 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Runnels P, 2b 3 3 1 0 Osborne B, 1b 4 2 0 0
Williams T, lf 3 2 2 1 Kuenn H, rf 4 1 2 1
Geiger G, lf 0 1 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 3 1 2 1
Jensen J, rf 5 2 3 4 Berberet L, c 4 0 0 1
Malzone F, 3b 5 2 2 3 Groth J, cf 4 0 0 0
Gernert D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0
Keough M, cf 4 0 2 0 Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0
Daley P, c 4 0 1 0 Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0
Delock I, p 3 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Foytack P, p 0 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 2 0 0 0
Lepcio T, ph 1 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 0 0 0 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 10 13 9 35 4 5 3
Boston 401 000 023 -- 10
Detroit 103 000 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I (W) 9.0 5 4 1 3 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (L) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0
Morgan T 6.1 6 1 1 0 1
Sisler D 2.0 4 5 5 2 4
E -- Malzone F, Runnels P 2, Buddin D
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 4, Detroit 7
2B -- Malzone F, Maxwell C, Kuenn H, Bolling F
HR -- Williams T, Malzone F, Jensen J
CS -- Keough M
SH -- Delock I
T -- 2:29
A -- 40085
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