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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 30, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on April 30, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Fischer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Foytack |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 1,467 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Frank Umont |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| JW Porter | Catcher |
| Ron Samford | Shortstop |
| Bill Fischer | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | First Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
| Lou Berberet | Catcher |
| Paul Foytack | Pitcher |
| Bill Norman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 30, 1959
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Foytack
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison takes first base on ball four. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Bertoia scores. Allison moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zauchin vs. Foytack
Zauchin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fischer
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Fischer
Osborne hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fischer
Kuenn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Foytack
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Foytack
Samford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Foytack
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fischer
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Fischer
Doby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Fischer
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Fischer
Fischer spins and fires to second, with Samford covering, and Doby is picked off. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Foytack
Bertoia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fischer
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Fischer
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foytack vs. Fischer
Foytack 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
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foytack
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zauchin vs. Foytack
Zauchin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Foytack
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Foytack
Samford hits a fly ball into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fischer
Yost hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Fischer
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Fischer
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fischer
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Foytack
Fischer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Foytack
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fischer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Foytack
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Foytack
Sievers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fischer scores. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Foytack
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. Sievers scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zauchin vs. Morgan
Zauchin strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Morgan
Porter takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Samford vs. Morgan
Samford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Killebrew scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Morgan
Fischer hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Fischer
Doby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Fischer
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Fischer
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Fischer
Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chrisley vs. Fischer
Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chrisley for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Susce
George Susce now pitching.
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Susce
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Susce
Sievers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Susce
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Susce
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fischer
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Fischer
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Fischer
Kuenn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Fischer
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew catches it and throws to second to double up Yost. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Susce
Zauchin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Susce
Porter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Samford vs. Susce
Samford hits a fly ball into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Susce
Fischer bunts towards the mound. Susce fields it and throws to first for the out. Zauchin moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bertoia vs. Susce
Bertoia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Fischer
Doby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Fischer
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Fischer
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Susce
Johnny Groth now playing right field. Al Kaline now playing center field.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Susce
Sievers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Susce
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Susce
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Fischer
Berberet hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Fischer
Gail Harris pinch hits for George Susce.
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Fischer
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Fischer
Osborne strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Zauchin hits a fly ball into left field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Burnside
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Burnside
Samford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Burnside
Fischer hits a ball on the ground into center field. Kaline picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Samford goes all the way around to score. Fischer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Burnside
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Fischer
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fischer
Kaline 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 -
Senators, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Fischer
Doby hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1959 -- Washington at Detroit (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bertoia R, 2b 6 2 2 0 Yost E, 3b 3 1 1 1
Allison B, cf 4 0 0 0 Osborne B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Sievers R, lf 5 1 3 1 Kuenn H, cf 2 0 0 0
Lemon J, rf 5 1 3 0 Groth J, rf 1 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 3b 4 2 2 3 Kaline A, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Zauchin N, 1b 5 1 2 2 Doby L, lf 4 0 3 0
Porter J, c 4 0 1 0 Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0
Samford R, ss 5 1 2 2 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 1 0
Fischer B, p 4 1 2 0 Berberet L, c 3 0 1 0
Foytack P, p 1 0 0 0
Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0
Chrisley N, ph 1 0 0 0
Susce G, p 0 0 0 0
Harris G, ph 1 0 0 0
Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 9 17 8 30 1 6 1
Washington 100 250 001 -- 9
Detroit 000 100 000 -- 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack P (L) 4.1 8 7 7 2 2
Morgan T 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Susce G 3.0 5 0 0 0 2
Burnside P 1.0 2 1 0 0 0
E -- Killebrew H, Kaline A
DP -- Washington 3, Detroit 1
LOB -- Washington 10, Detroit 4
2B -- Killebrew H
HR -- Zauchin N, Yost E
SH -- Fischer B
HBP -- by Fischer B (Kuenn H)
T -- 2:21
A -- 1467
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