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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 21, 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 21, 1959 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Narleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Ramos |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 18,667 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Lepcio | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Ray Narleski | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Ron Samford | Shortstop |
| Pedro Ramos | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 21, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Ramos
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Ramos
Osborne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Osborne reaches second base with a double. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuenn vs. Ramos
Kuenn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Ramos
Maxwell hits a popup towards short. Samford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Ramos
Groth hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Narleski
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Narleski
The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Throneberry vs. Narleski
Throneberry strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Narleski
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Osborne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Narleski
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Narleski
Allison 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: ---
Wilson vs. Ramos
Wilson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Ramos
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ramos
Bolling is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narleski vs. Ramos
Narleski hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Narleski
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Narleski
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Narleski
Samford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramos vs. Narleski
Ramos strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Ramos
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Ramos
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ramos
Kuenn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ramos
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Narleski
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Narleski
Throneberry strikes out. There goes Bertoia. The throw from Wilson to Bridges, and Bertoia is out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Narleski
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Ramos
Groth hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Ramos
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Ramos
Bridges hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Narleski
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Narleski
Allison hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Narleski
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Narleski covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Narleski
Courtney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Narleski
Samford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Courtney moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramos vs. Narleski
Ramos bunts towards first. Osborne fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Osborne. Courtney scores. Samford moves to third. Ramos moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertoia vs. Narleski
Bertoia hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Throneberry vs. Narleski
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Samford scores. Ramos scores. Throneberry moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Narleski
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Throneberry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Narleski
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ramos
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chrisley vs. Ramos
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Ray Narleski.
Chrisley hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Ramos
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Burnside
Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Burnside
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Ramos
Osborne hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Ramos
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Ramos
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Ramos
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia misplays the ball. That's an error on Bertoia. Maxwell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Ramos
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Burnside
Samford strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Burnside
Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Burnside
Bertoia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Burnside
Throneberry hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Ramos
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ramos
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. Ramos
Burnside 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
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Burnside
Coot Veal now playing shortstop.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Burnside
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lepcio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Burnside
Allison strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Ramos
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Ramos
Osborne hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Ramos
Kuenn hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Ramos
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lepcio moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Ramos
Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lemon. Groth reaches second base with a double. Lepcio scores. Maxwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Ramos
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Ramos
Gus Zernial pinch hits for Coot Veal.
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Burnside
Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop. Eddie Yost now playing third base.
Sievers hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Burnside
Courtney 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, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Burnside
Samford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burnside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramos vs. Burnside
Ramos strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Ramos
Lenny Green now playing left field.
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ramos
Gail Harris pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Harris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Ramos
Lepcio hits a popup towards short. Samford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Ramos
Osborne hits a popup towards short. Samford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1959, game 2 -- Detroit at Washington (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Lepcio T, 3b-ss 5 1 2 0 Bertoia R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Osborne B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Throneberry F, rf 4 1 1 2
Kuenn H, rf 4 1 1 1 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 1 1
Maxwell C, lf 3 1 1 0 Lemon J, lf 2 1 0 0
Groth J, cf 4 1 1 2 Green L, lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson R, c 4 0 1 1 Allison B, cf 4 1 1 2
Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 1 1
Veal C, ss 0 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 4 1 1 0
Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0 Samford R, ss 4 1 1 0
Yost E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Ramos P, p 4 1 0 0
Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Narleski R, p 1 0 0 0
Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0
Burnside P, p 1 0 0 0
Harris G, ph 1 1 1 1
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36 5 9 5 31 7 7 6
Detroit 001 000 031 -- 5
Washington 000 600 01x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Narleski R (L) 4.0 6 6 2 4 5
Burnside P 4.0 1 1 1 1 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos P (W) 9.0 9 5 5 1 0
E -- Osborne B, Bertoia R
DP -- Detroit 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Washington 5
2B -- Osborne B, Groth J
HR -- Kuenn H, Allison B, Sievers R, Harris G
CS -- Bertoia R
HBP -- by Ramos P (Bolling F)
PB -- Wilson R
T -- 2:33
A -- 18667
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