Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buddin vs. Larsen
  
  Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Runnels vs. Larsen
  
  There goes Buddin. The throw from Berra and he is safe. Buddin steals second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Runnels vs. Larsen
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Larsen
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Larsen
  
  Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Jensen vs. Larsen
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubek vs. Delock
  
  Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Delock
  
  Siebern hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Keough. Siebern reaches second base with a double. Kubek moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Mantle vs. Delock
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Delock Kubek scores. Siebern moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mantle vs. Delock
  
  Mantle strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Skowron vs. Delock
  
  Skowron is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berra vs. Delock
  
  Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebern scores. Skowron moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lopez vs. Delock
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Skowron tags and scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDougald vs. Delock
  
  McDougald takes first base on ball four. Berra moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Richardson vs. Delock
  
  Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Larsen
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Malzone vs. Larsen
  
  Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Larsen
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Malzone moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Geiger vs. Shantz
  
  Bobby Shantz now pitching. Gary Geiger pinch hits for Ike Delock.
  
  Geiger strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buddin vs. Shantz
  
  Buddin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebern. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Malzone scores. White goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Runnels vs. Shantz
  
  Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Shantz
  
  Keough strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shantz vs. Harshman
  
  Jack Harshman now pitching.
  
  Shantz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubek vs. Harshman
  
  Kubek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Harshman
  
  Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Harshman
  
  Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Shantz
  
  Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Shantz
  
  Jensen hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Shantz
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skowron vs. Harshman
  
  Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Skowron reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Berra vs. Harshman
  
  Berra hits a popup towards first. Wertz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lopez vs. Harshman
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McDougald vs. Harshman
  
  McDougald hits a line drive towards first. Wertz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Shantz
  
  Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Shantz
  
  White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harshman vs. Shantz
  
  Harshman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Malzone scores. White moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buddin vs. Shantz
  
  There's a wild pitch. White moves to third. Harshman moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Buddin vs. Shantz
  
  Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Runnels vs. Shantz
  
  Runnels strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Busby vs. Shantz
  
  Jim Busby pinch hits for Marty Keough.
  
  Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wertz vs. Shantz
  
  Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Harshman
  
  Jim Busby now playing center field.
  
  Richardson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Richardson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Shantz vs. Harshman
  
  Shantz bunts towards the mound. Harshman fields it and throws to first for the out. Richardson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Kubek vs. Harshman
  
  Kubek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Siebern vs. Harshman
  
  Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Harshman
  
  Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kubek moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Skowron vs. Harshman
  
  Skowron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Skowron reaches third base with a triple. Kubek scores. Mantle goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Berra vs. Harshman
  
  Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Harshman
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Shantz
  
  Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Shantz
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Malzone vs. Shantz
  
  Malzone strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Shantz
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Harshman
  
  McDougald hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richardson vs. Harshman
  
  Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shantz vs. Harshman
  
  Shantz bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harshman vs. Shantz
  
  Harshman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buddin vs. Shantz
  
  Buddin hits a line drive towards right. Kubek catches it and throws to first to double up Harshman. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Runnels vs. Shantz
  
  Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kubek vs. Harshman
  
  Kubek is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Harshman
  
  Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mantle vs. Harshman
  
  Mantle 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, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skowron vs. Harshman
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Shantz
  
  Busby is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Shantz
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jensen vs. Shantz
  
  Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Shantz
  
  Williams is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berra vs. Harshman
  
  Berra hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Harshman
  
  Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDougald vs. Harshman
  
  McDougald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Richardson vs. Harshman
  
  Richardson takes first base on ball four. McDougald moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Shantz vs. Harshman
  
  Shantz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Shantz reaches second base with a double. McDougald scores. Richardson moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kubek vs. Harshman
  
  Kubek hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Malzone vs. Shantz
  
  Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Shantz
  
  White hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gernert vs. Shantz
  
  Dick Gernert pinch hits for Jack Harshman.
  
  Gernert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buddin vs. Shantz
  
  Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Kiely
  
  Leo Kiely now pitching. Herb Plews now playing second base.
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mantle vs. Kiely
  
  Mantle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skowron vs. Kiely
  
  Skowron hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mantle moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Berra vs. Kiely
  
  Berra is hit by the pitch. Mantle moves to third. Skowron moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Lopez vs. Kiely
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Plews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mantle scores. Skowron scores. Berra moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McDougald vs. Kiely
  
  McDougald hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Richardson vs. Kiely
  
  Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 11
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Avila vs. Shantz
  
  Hank Bauer now playing right field. Tony Kubek now playing left field. Bobby Avila pinch hits for Herb Plews.
  
  Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 11
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Busby vs. Shantz
  
  Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 11
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Shantz
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shantz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/8/1959 -- Boston at New York (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Buddin D, ss          4  2  1  2   Kubek T, rf-lf        4  2  2  1   
Runnels P, 2b         4  0  2  2   Siebern N, lf         5  1  2  0   
Plews H, 2b           0  0  0  0   Bauer H, rf           0  0  0  0   
Avila B, ph           1  0  0  0   Mantle M, cf          5  2  2  0   
Keough M, cf          2  0  0  0   Skowron B, 1b         4  3  3  2   
Busby J, ph-cf        2  0  0  0   Berra Y, c            4  1  2  3   
Wertz V, 1b           5  0  1  0   Lopez H, 3b           4  0  1  3   
Jensen J, rf          3  0  0  0   McDougald G, ss       4  1  1  0   
Williams T, lf        3  0  1  0   Richardson B, 2b      4  1  1  0   
Malzone F, 3b         3  2  1  0   Larsen D, p           0  0  0  0   
White S, c            4  1  2  0   Shantz B, p           3  0  1  1   
Delock I, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Geiger G, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Harshman J, p         1  0  1  1                                      
Gernert D, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Kiely L, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  9  5                        37 11 15 10

Boston           130 100 000 --  5
New York         300 500 12x -- 11

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Delock I              1.0  3  3  3  1  1
Harshman J (L)        6.0  9  6  6  2  2
Kiely L               1.0  3  2  2  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Larsen D              1.1  3  3  3  2  0
Shantz B (W)          7.2  6  2  2  4  8

DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 9
2B -- Siebern N, Buddin D, Skowron B, Richardson B, Shantz B
3B -- Skowron B
HR -- Berra Y
SB -- Buddin D
SH -- Shantz B
SF -- Lopez H
HBP -- by Delock I (Skowron B), by Kiely L (Berra Y)
WP -- Shantz B
Balk -- Delock I
T -- 3:06
A -- 25702

    

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