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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 9, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 9, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Ted Lepcio | Second Baseman |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
July 9, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Herbert
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Herbert
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Herbert
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Herbert
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridges. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Lary
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Lary
Maris strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Herbert
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Herbert
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Herbert
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Lary
Cerv hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lary
House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lary
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Herbert
Lepcio strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Herbert
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Herbert
Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Herbert
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Herbert
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Lary
Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Herbert
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Herbert
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Herbert
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Lary
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lary
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Lary
Cerv hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Herbert
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Herbert
Lepcio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Herbert
Lary bunts in front of the plate. House fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on House. Lepcio moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Herbert
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Herbert
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lary
House hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Lary
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. House moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herbert vs. Lary
Herbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zernial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Herbert
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Herbert
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Herbert
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Herbert
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zernial for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Lary
Hadley hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Herbert
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lepcio vs. Herbert
Lepcio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Herbert
Lary bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Herbert
Yost hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Lary
Maris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Lary
Cerv hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Cerv reaches second base with a double. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
House vs. Lary
House is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Cerv moves to third. House moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeMaestri vs. Lary
DeMaestri is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herbert vs. Lary
Herbert hits a line drive into center field. Kaline picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Cerv scores. House scores. DeMaestri moves to third. Herbert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Herbert scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Smith
Bob Smith now pitching.
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Smith
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Yost applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Herbert
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Herbert
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Herbert
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Smith
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Smith
Maris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Smith
Cerv hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lepcio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Smith
Smith fires to first and has Maris trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Maris for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Herbert
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Herbert
Zernial hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Osborne vs. Herbert
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Osborne strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lepcio vs. Herbert
Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1959, game 1 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Yost E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 2
Kuenn H, rf 3 0 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Maxwell C, lf 4 0 0 0 Hadley K, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, cf 4 0 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 0 2 0
Wilson R, c 4 0 2 0 Cerv B, lf 4 2 2 1
Zernial G, 1b 4 0 0 0 House F, c 2 1 1 0
Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0 Smith H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 2 1 0 0
Lepcio T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Herbert R, p 3 1 1 2
Lary F, p 3 0 0 0
Smith B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 5 0 29 5 7 5
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 010 000 40x -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 6.2 6 5 4 2 5
Smith B 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 10
E -- Bridges R, House F, Kaline A
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 3
2B -- Cerv B
HR -- Cerv B
CS -- Tuttle B
T -- 2:20
A -- 0
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