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Tigers 13 @ Yankees 6
Yankee Stadium
May 20, 1959

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 20, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 13 to 6.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1959 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 13 H: 19 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 13
Hits: 19
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherFrank Lary  
Losing PitcherBobby Shantz  
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Game Winning RBIGail Harris 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1959 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Lary  
Home Starting PitcherBobby Shantz  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance12,775 
Time of Game3 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Nestor Chylak
2B: Bill Summers
3B: Bill McKinley

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Harvey Kuenn  Right Fielder 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Al Kaline  Center Fielder 
Gail Harris  First Baseman 
Rocky Bridges  Shortstop 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Frank Lary  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gil McDougald  Second Baseman 
Tony Kubek  Shortstop 
Mickey Mantle  Center Fielder 
Yogi Berra  Right Fielder 
Norm Siebern  Left Fielder 
Johnny Blanchard  Catcher 
Jerry Lumpe  Third Baseman 
Marv Throneberry  First Baseman 
Bobby Shantz  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

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Tigers 13 @ Yankees 6
Yankee Stadium
May 20, 1959

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         Game of 5/20/1959 -- Detroit at New York (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Yost E, 3b            4  3  3  6   McDougald G, 2b       4  0  0  0   
Kuenn H, rf           6  0  3  0   Kubek T, ss           5  1  2  1   
Maxwell C, lf         5  1  2  2   Mantle M, cf          5  2  3  2   
Kaline A, cf          5  1  1  0   Berra Y, rf-c         5  2  2  3   
Harris G, 1b          6  1  1  1   Siebern N, lf         5  0  0  0   
Bridges R, ss         3  2  2  1   Blanchard J, c        2  0  1  0   
Veal C, ss            2  0  2  1   Richardson B, pr      0  0  0  0   
Wilson R, c           6  2  3  2   Maas D, p             0  0  0  0   
Bolling F, 2b         4  2  2  0   Sturdivant T, p       0  0  0  0   
Lary F, p             4  1  0  0   Howard E, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Kucks J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Lumpe J, 3b           4  0  1  0   
                                   Throneberry M, 1b     2  0  1  0   
                                   Shantz B, p           2  0  0  0   
                                   Coates J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Slaughter E, ph-rf    2  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     45 13 19 13                        37  6 10  6

Detroit          000 023 602 -- 13
New York         200 000 004 --  6

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lary F (W)            9.0 10  6  6  3  9

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shantz B (L)*         5.0  7  5  4  4  4
Coates J              1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Maas D                1.0  7  6  6  1  2
Sturdivant T          1.0  2  0  0  0  0
Kucks J               1.0  2  2  2  2  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- McDougald G, Kubek T
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Detroit 12, New York 8
2B -- Kuenn H, Kubek T, Wilson R
3B -- Bridges R
HR -- Berra Y 2, Harris G, Yost E 2, Mantle M
HBP -- by Lary F (McDougald G)
WP -- Shantz B
PB -- Blanchard J
T -- 3:17
A -- 12775

    

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