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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 20, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 20, 1959 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Griggs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 8,687 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
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 |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Ron Samford | Shortstop |
| Hal Griggs | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 20, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Griggs
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Griggs
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Griggs
Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Griggs
Groth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Lary
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Lary
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Lary
Samford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Samford reaches second base with a double. Bertoia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griggs vs. Lary
Griggs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Griggs
Bridges hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Griggs
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Griggs
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Throneberry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Throneberry tags and scores. Allison tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Courtney vs. Lary
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Griggs
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Lary
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Lary
Samford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griggs vs. Lary
Griggs strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Griggs
Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Griggs
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Griggs
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Lary
Throneberry 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, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lary
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Lary
There goes Allison. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bolling applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Griggs
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Griggs
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Griggs
Osborne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Osborne reaches second base with a double. Yost goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Osborne scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Lary
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lary
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Lary
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Griggs
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Griggs
Groth bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Berberet moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Griggs
Bridges bunts towards third. Killebrew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berberet moves to third. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Griggs
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chrisley vs. Griggs
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Frank Lary.
Chrisley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yost vs. Griggs
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berberet scores. Groth scores. Bridges moves to third. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Osborne vs. Griggs
Osborne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Osborne reaches second base with a double. Bridges scores. Yost scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Griggs
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bertoia picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bertoia. Osborne scores. Kuenn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Griggs
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Sisler
Dave Sisler now pitching.
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Sisler
Samford hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Sisler
Lenny Green pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Sisler
Throneberry takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Sisler
Allison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Allison reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Throneberry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Sisler
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Woodeshick
Bridges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Bridges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Woodeshick
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Woodeshick
Sisler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Sisler
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Sisler
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Sisler
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Woodeshick
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Woodeshick
Osborne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Woodeshick
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Woodeshick
Maxwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berberet vs. Woodeshick
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Sisler
Bertoia hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Sisler
Samford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Sisler
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick.
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sisler, and towards Bridges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1959 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 5 2 3 2 Throneberry F, rf 3 2 1 0
Osborne B, 1b 5 2 2 3 Allison B, cf 4 0 3 2
Kuenn H, rf 5 0 2 1 Killebrew H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Berberet L, c 4 1 0 0 Lemon J, lf 3 0 0 1
Groth J, cf 3 1 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 0 0 0
Bridges R, ss 4 1 2 0 Bertoia R, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Samford R, ss 4 0 1 1
Lary F, p 2 0 0 0 Griggs H, p 2 0 0 0
Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0
Sisler D, p 1 0 0 0 Green L, ph 1 1 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 0 0 0 0
Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 11 6 31 4 6 4
Detroit 000 002 500 -- 7
Washington 011 000 200 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (W) 6.0 4 2 2 3 4
Sisler D (S) 3.0 2 2 2 1 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs H (L) 6.2 8 7 6 2 4
Stobbs C 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Woodeshick H 2.0 3 0 0 0 2
E -- Bertoia R
LOB -- Detroit 7, Washington 5
2B -- Samford R, Osborne B 2, Allison B, Bridges R
CS -- Allison B
SH -- Groth J
SF -- Lemon J
T -- 3:32
A -- 8687
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