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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 4, 1959 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Wills |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Pappas |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,628 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Sammy White | Catcher |
| Ted Wills | Pitcher |
| Billy Jurges | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Finigan | Third Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Milt Pappas | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 4, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Pappas
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pappas
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Pappas
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Pappas
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pappas
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos hits a fly ball towards left. Williams settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Wills
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wills
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pappas vs. Wills
Pappas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Pappas
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Pappas
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Pappas
Wills takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buddin vs. Pappas
There's a wild pitch. Malzone scores. White moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buddin vs. Pappas
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Pappas
Runnels hits a popup, foul, towards third. Finigan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Pappas
Keough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Pappas
Wertz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pappas
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Williams reaches second base with a double. Jensen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Pappas
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Finigan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Pappas
White hits a line drive into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Wills
Dropo hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wills
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wills
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pappas vs. Wills
Pappas hits a line drive towards short. Buddin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pappas
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Pappas
Buddin hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pappas
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finigan vs. Wills
Finigan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodling vs. Wills
Woodling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finigan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nieman vs. Wills
Nieman hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Finigan tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triandos vs. Wills
Triandos hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Wills
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Wills
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tasby moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double. Tasby scores. Dropo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Fornieles
Gardner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pappas vs. Fornieles
Pappas strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finigan vs. Fornieles
Finigan hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Pappas
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Pappas
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Pappas
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keough scores. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wertz scores. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Pappas
There's a wild pitch. Jensen scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Malzone vs. Pappas
Malzone strikes out. Triandos drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Malzone out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Pappas
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pappas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Geiger vs. Pappas
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kiely
Leo Kiely now pitching.
Woodling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kiely
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Woodling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triandos vs. Kiely
Triandos takes first base on ball four. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tasby vs. Kiely
Tasby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dropo vs. Kiely
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Woodling scores. Nieman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Kiely
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Pappas
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pappas
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Runnels for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Pappas
Keough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Kiely
Gardner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Gardner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pappas vs. Kiely
Pappas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finigan vs. Kiely
Finigan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Pappas
Wertz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Pappas
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Jensen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Pappas
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Pappas
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Kiely
Woodling hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieman vs. Kiely
Albie Pearson pinch runs for Gene Woodling.
Nieman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Nieman reaches second base with a double. Pearson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triandos vs. Kiely
Al Pilarcik pinch runs for Bob Nieman.
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pilarcik moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tasby vs. Kiely
Tasby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dropo vs. Wall
Murray Wall now pitching.
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Pappas
Al Pilarcik now playing right field. Albie Pearson now playing left field. Dick Gernert pinch hits for Sammy White.
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Pappas
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Murray Wall.
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Tasby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plews vs. Pappas
Herb Plews pinch hits for Don Buddin.
Plews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tasby. Plews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Orioles, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Pappas
Runnels hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1959 -- Boston at Baltimore (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0 Finigan J, 3b 5 2 2 1
Plews H, ph 1 0 1 0 Woodling G, rf 5 2 3 0
Runnels P, 2b 5 0 0 0 Pearson A, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Keough M, cf 4 1 1 0 Nieman B, lf 4 0 2 2
Wertz V, 1b 3 1 0 0 Pilarcik A, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 2 3 1 Triandos G, c 3 2 1 2
Williams T, lf 3 0 2 2 Tasby W, cf 3 1 0 0
Malzone F, 3b 4 1 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 3 3 4
White S, c 3 0 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 1 2
Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Wills T, p 1 0 0 0 Pappas M, p 4 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0
Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0
Wall M, p 0 0 0 0
Stephens G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 9 3 35 11 13 11
Boston 001 103 000 -- 5
Baltimore 021 151 01x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wills T (L) 4.1 7 9 8 3 1
Fornieles M 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Kiely L 2.1 5 2 2 2 1
Wall M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas M (W) 9.0 9 5 5 3 8
E -- Williams T
DP -- Boston 2, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Baltimore 7
2B -- Williams T, Carrasquel C, Gardner B, Jensen J, Nieman B, Plews H
HR -- Dropo W 2, Finigan J, Triandos G
SF -- Nieman B
WP -- Pappas M 2
T -- 2:37
A -- 10628
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