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Yankees 13 @ Orioles 5
Memorial Stadium
May 23, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on May 23, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 13 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1959 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 13 H: 16 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 13
Hits: 16
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 5 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherDon Larsen  
Losing PitcherMilt Pappas  
SaveDuke Maas  
Game Winning RBIMickey Mantle 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1959 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Larsen  
Home Starting PitcherMilt Pappas  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance15,787 
Time of Game2 hours 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Frank Tabacchi
1B: Joe Paparella
2B: Ed Runge
3B: Eddie Hurley

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gil McDougald  Second Baseman 
Tony Kubek  Shortstop 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Catcher 
Bill Skowron  First Baseman 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Elston Howard  Right Fielder 
Jerry Lumpe  Third Baseman 
Don Larsen  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Tasby  Center Fielder 
Bob Boyd  First Baseman 
Gene Woodling  Right Fielder 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Gus Triandos  Catcher 
Billy Klaus  Third Baseman 
Chico Carrasquel  Shortstop 
Billy Gardner  Second Baseman 
Milt Pappas  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

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Yankees 13 @ Orioles 5
Memorial Stadium
May 23, 1959

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/23/1959 -- New York at Baltimore (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
McDougald G, 2b       4  1  0  0   Tasby W, cf           4  2  2  4   
Kubek T, ss           6  1  2  2   Boyd B, 1b            2  0  0  0   
Mantle M, cf          3  3  3  2   Hale B, 1b            3  0  1  1   
Berra Y, c            5  2  2  1   Woodling G, rf        3  0  1  0   
Skowron B, 1b         4  2  2  3   Johnson E, p          1  0  0  0   
Throneberry M, 1b     1  0  0  0   Green L, ph           1  0  1  0   
Siebern N, lf         2  0  0  0   Nieman B, lf          5  0  0  0   
Howard E, rf          5  2  3  2   Triandos G, c         1  0  0  0   
Lumpe J, 3b           1  0  0  0   Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0   
Carey A, ph-3b        4  0  1  0   Pilarcik A, ph-rf     2  0  1  0   
Larsen D, p           3  2  3  2   Klaus B, 3b-ss        3  0  2  0   
Maas D, p             1  0  0  0   Carrasquel C, ss      2  0  0  0   
                                   Finigan J, 3b         1  0  0  0   
                                   Gardner B, 2b         1  0  0  0   
                                   Lockman W, 2b         3  1  1  0   
                                   Pappas M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Harshman J, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Ginsberg J, c         4  2  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 13 16 12                        36  5 10  5

New York         443 110 000 -- 13
Baltimore        000 010 202 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Larsen D (W)          7.0  7  3  3  4  1
Maas D (S)            2.0  3  2  0  0  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pappas M (L)          0.1  4  4  4  0  0
Harshman J            2.0  6  7  7  3  0
Zuverink G            3.2  4  2  2  3  0
Johnson E             3.0  2  0  0  1  0

E -- Triandos G, Woodling G, Carey A
DP -- New York 2, Baltimore 3
LOB -- New York 7, Baltimore 8
2B -- Mantle M, Howard E 2, Kubek T, Larsen D
HR -- Skowron B, Mantle M, Tasby W 2
SB -- Mantle M
SH -- McDougald G
WP -- Pappas M, Harshman J, Zuverink G
T -- 2:42
A -- 15787

    

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