Tigers @ Red Sox
June 8, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 16 0
Red Sox 3 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 16 0
Red Sox 3 6 0

Gary Geiger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .333 .298
At Bats 3 100
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 13

Jim Bunning Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Fenway Park - June 8, 1959
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Strikeout
Jim Bunning
Lou Berberet
Bobo Osborne
Frank Bolling
Eddie Yost
Rocky Bridges
Charlie Maxwell
Al Kaline
Harvey Kuenn
Gary Geiger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 6 16 0 12
Boston Red Sox 3 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Jim Bunning
Losing Pitcher Bill Monbouquette
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 17,119
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Geiger strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Malzone hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bridges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Bridges reaches second base with a double. Berberet moves to third.
Top 9 Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops it up and throws to first, with Kiely covering, for the out.
Top 9 Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Runnels hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Buddin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to second.
Top 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores.
Top 8 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bolling moves to second.
Top 8 Daley throws to third and has Bridges trapped. There's the throw to Buddin who tags Bridges for the out.
Top 8 Bolling takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second.
Top 8 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kiely hits a ball on the ground towards first. Osborne scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Daley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bobo Osborne now playing first base. Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Berberet strikes out.
Top 7 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Gail Harris. Zernial strikes out.
Top 7 Kaline is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Leo Kiely now pitching. Maxwell strikes out.
Top 7 Kuenn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Kuenn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berberet scores. Bridges moves to third.
Top 6 Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berberet moves to third. Bridges moves to second.
Top 6 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berberet moves to second.
Top 6 Bill Monbouquette now pitching. Berberet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buddin scores.
Bottom 5 Buddin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Buddin reaches second base with a double. Geiger scores. Keough goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Marty Keough pinch hits for Tom Brewer. Keough takes first base on ball four. Geiger moves to second.
Bottom 5 Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Geiger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Malzone hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Harris hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Yost scores. Maxwell moves to second.
Top 5 Maxwell takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Yost reaches second base with a double. Bolling moves to third.
Top 5 Bunning is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wertz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bridges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harris strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brewer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Daley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Daley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Geiger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kaline strikes out.
Top 3 Maxwell hits a line drive towards first. Wertz catches it and steps on first to double up Kuenn.
Top 3 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second.
Top 3 Yost hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jensen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wertz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bunning is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bolling takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second.
Top 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to third for the out. Kaline scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. Harris moves to second.
Top 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Runnels hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Kuenn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Yost is called out on strikes.