Detroit Tigers (14) New York Yankees (2)
| 1959
Date of Game: Thursday, August 20, 1959
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
| New York Yankees (AL) | Detroit Tigers (AL) |
| Record: 60-61 | Record: 59-62 |
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Attendance: 17,296
Time of Game: 3:00
Game Notes:
Frank Bolling - 2 home runs, 5 RBis Gail Harris - 5 RBis
Best at-bats
Al Kaline 2B in 1st inning (18.64)
Gail Harris 2B in 2nd inning (18.41)
Charlie Maxwell HR in 4th inning (7.57)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | x | 14 | 14 | 2 |
New York Yankees Batting Stats |
| New York Yankees | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Bobby Richardson | 2b | 24.001 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | 100 | 285 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Tony Kubek | 3b | 22.312 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | 98 | 363 | 4 | 40 | 3 |
| Mickey Mantle | cf | 27.305 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | 113 | 1187 | 24 | 63 | 18 |
| Hank Bauer | rf | 37.020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | 87 | 1203 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
| Yogi Berra | rf | 34.100 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | 103 | 1305 | 17 | 54 | 1 |
| Norm Siebern | cf | 26.025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 100 | 288 | 10 | 46 | 3 |
| Elston Howard | c | 30.178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | 94 | 502 | 15 | 56 | 0 |
| Johnny Blanchard | c | 26.175 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .170 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hector Lopez | lf | 30.042 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | 114 | 646 | 17 | 72 | 3 |
| Enos Slaughter | lf | 43.115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .151 | 65 | 917 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
| Marv Throneberry | 1b | 25.352 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 | 59 | 120 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Clete Boyer | ss | 22.192 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 | 27 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eli Grba | p | 25.011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Larsen | p | 30.013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | 21 | 230 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals: | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .167 | 1030 | 7244 | |||||
Detroit Tigers Batting Stats |
| Detroit Tigers | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Eddie Yost | 3b | 32.311 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .264 | 117 | 1385 | 14 | 45 | 9 |
| Coot Veal | ss | 27.042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | 65 | 123 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | 1b | 27.310 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .227 | 87 | 374 | 9 | 37 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | rf | 28.259 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | 106 | 1013 | 7 | 55 | 6 |
| Neil Chrisley | rf | 27.248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .124 | 49 | 180 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | cf | 24.244 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .327 | 103 | 871 | 21 | 71 | 10 |
| Johnny Groth | cf | 33.028 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | 44 | 991 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | lf | 32.134 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .251 | 114 | 716 | 27 | 79 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | 2b | 27.278 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .263 | 94 | 613 | 10 | 35 | 1 |
| Lou Berberet | c | 29.273 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 | 81 | 340 | 10 | 33 | 0 |
| Rocky Bridges | ss | 32.013 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | 102 | 795 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| Ted Lepcio | ss-3b | 29.023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | 51 | 569 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Bunning | p | 27.302 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .159 | 31 | 137 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals: | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .378 | 1044 | 8107 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Rocky Bridges (16), Eli Grba (1), Gail Harris (4), Al Kaline (17)
3B: Lou Berberet (2), Gail Harris (3)
HR: Frank Bolling 2 (10), Charlie Maxwell (27)
RBIs: Frank Bolling 5 (35), Gail Harris 5 (37), Al Kaline 2 (71), Tony Kubek (40), Charlie Maxwell 2 (79), Bobby Richardson (17)
CS: Tony Kubek (2)
SH: Jim Bunning 2 (7), Tony Kubek (10)
3B: Lou Berberet (2), Gail Harris (3)
HR: Frank Bolling 2 (10), Charlie Maxwell (27)
RBIs: Frank Bolling 5 (35), Gail Harris 5 (37), Al Kaline 2 (71), Tony Kubek (40), Charlie Maxwell 2 (79), Bobby Richardson (17)
CS: Tony Kubek (2)
SH: Jim Bunning 2 (7), Tony Kubek (10)
New York Yankees Pitching Stats |
| New York Yankees | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Gary Blaylock (L 4-6) | 27.314 | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| Eli Grba | 25.011 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Don Larsen | 30.013 | 4.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.63 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 189 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 231 | |||
Detroit Tigers Pitching Stats |
| Detroit Tigers | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Jim Bunning (W 12-10) | 27.302 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.29 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 141 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 141 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Gary Blaylock 0-0-0; Eli Grba 0-0-0; Don Larsen 0-0-0; Jim Bunning 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Gary Blaylock 11; Eli Grba 14; Don Larsen 24; Jim Bunning 32;
Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 17,296
Umpires: Home: Jim Honochick 1B Red Flaherty 2B Frank Umont 3B Charlie Berry
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