Yankees @ Tigers
August 20, 1959

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 5 1
Tigers 14 14 2
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 5 1
Tigers 14 14 2

Johnny Blanchard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .174
OBP .000 .240
At Bats 1 46
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 2

Jim Bunning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 10 0
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Briggs Stadium - August 20, 1959
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Out
Jim Bunning
Lou Berberet
Gail Harris
Frank Bolling
Ted Lepcio
Coot Veal
Charlie Maxwell
Johnny Groth
Neil Chrisley
Johnny Blanchard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 5 1 3
Detroit Tigers 14 14 2 11
Winning Pitcher Jim Bunning
Losing Pitcher Gary Blaylock
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Bolling
Attendance 17,296
Time of Game 3 hours
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Coot Veal now playing shortstop. Neil Chrisley now playing right field. Ted Lepcio now playing third base. Bauer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a popup towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kubek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Richardson hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Groth now playing center field. Larsen strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bunning strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Throneberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Larsen covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Bolling hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Blanchard for a passed ball. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kaline is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Lepcio catches it and throws to first to double up Throneberry.
Top 7 Throneberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Slaughter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bunning bunts towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lepcio moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hank Bauer now playing right field. Norm Siebern now playing center field. Enos Slaughter now playing left field. Lepcio takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Blanchard strikes out.
Top 6 Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mantle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berberet strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maxwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnny Blanchard now catching. Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Berra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop. Larsen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Larsen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple. Berberet scores. Bridges scores. Yost goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bunning bunts towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out. Berberet moves to third. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 4 Don Larsen now pitching. Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berberet moves to second.
Bottom 4 Berberet takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Maxwell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Boyer strikes out.
Top 4 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out.
Top 4 Lopez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harris takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to third. Bunning moves to second.
Bottom 3 Yost strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grba fields it and throws to home to get Berberet. Bridges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Bridges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Berberet hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle who is chasing the ball. Berberet reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Bolling hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Top 3 Mantle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kubek strikes out.
Top 3 Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grba scores.
Top 3 Grba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Grba reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Maxwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris scores.
Bottom 2 Eli Grba now pitching. Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third.
Bottom 2 Harris hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berra. Harris reaches second base with a double. Bridges scores. Yost goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Yost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blaylock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bridges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Bridges reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Throneberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Maxwell moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Kuenn goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson misplays the ball. That's an error on Richardson.
Bottom 1 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out.
Bottom 1 Yost is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Kubek. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Bridges applying the tag.
Top 1 Kubek bunts towards the mound. Bunning juggles the ball. That's an error on Bunning. Richardson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Bunning fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Bunning. Richardson moves to third.
Top 1 Richardson bunts towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.