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August 9, 1959

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Roger Maris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .305
OBP .500 .381
At Bats 3 308
Hits 1 94
• Singles 1 56
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 60

Bobby Shantz Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 2
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Yankee Stadium - August 9, 1959
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Out
Bobby Shantz
Elston Howard
Marv Throneberry
Bobby Richardson
Hector Lopez
Gil McDougald
Norm Siebern
Mickey Mantle
Tony Kubek
Roger Maris
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Snyder strikes out.
Top 10 Gil McDougald now playing shortstop. Tuttle hits a line drive into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Shantz hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Yogi Berra pinch hits for Clete Boyer. Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Throneberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Siebern hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dickson strikes out.
Top 9 Terwilliger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Hadley trying to get to home. Mantle throws the ball in to Howard who tags Hadley who's trying to score from second, for the out. House moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second.
Top 9 House takes first base on ball four. Hadley moves to second.
Top 9 Bobby Shantz now pitching. Howard fires to second and picks off Lumpe for the out.
Top 9 Hadley bunts towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lumpe moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murry Dickson now pitching. Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley juggles the ball. That's an error on Hadley. Kubek moves to second.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Snyder hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Preston Ward pinch hits for Ned Garver. Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Terwilliger 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 7 Richardson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grba hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 House hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Throneberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Grba covering, for the out.
Top 7 Lumpe 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 6 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. Kubek scores. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kubek moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Howard is hit by the pitch. Kubek moves to second.
Bottom 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kubek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Snyder hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boyer hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 5 House hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Hadley. The throw from Howard and he is out, Richardson applying the tag.
Top 5 Hadley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopez is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maris hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Terwilliger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Mantle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Richardson. The throw from House and he is safe. Richardson steals second.
Bottom 3 Richardson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Grba hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Tuttle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Garver hits a popup towards short. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Throneberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Siebern hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 House hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Lumpe moves to second.
Top 2 Hadley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Mantle strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kubek hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Richardson hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maris 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.
Top 1 Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.