Yankees @ Tigers
August 18, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 10 1
Tigers 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 10 1
Tigers 3 9 1

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .319
At Bats 0 85
Hits 0 23
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 10

Whitey Ford Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 0
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Briggs Stadium - August 18, 1959
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Strikeout
Whitey Ford
Yogi Berra
Elston Howard
Bobby Richardson
Clete Boyer
Gil McDougald
Hank Bauer
Mickey Mantle
Tony Kubek
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 10 1 7
Detroit Tigers 3 9 1 6
Winning Pitcher Art Ditmar
Losing Pitcher Don Mossi
Save Whitey Ford
Game Winning RBI Tony Kubek
Attendance 37,353
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Johnny Groth pinch hits for Tom Morgan. Groth strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lepcio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Berberet hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Hank Bauer now playing left field. Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berberet settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tom Morgan now pitching. Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitey Ford now pitching. Maxwell hits a fly ball into right field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn scores.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Mantle chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Richardson. Richardson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Richardson. Bolling goes all the way around to score. Kuenn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Ray Narleski. Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ted Lepcio now playing shortstop. McDougald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ted Lepcio pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Lepcio hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Berberet hits a line drive into right field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Maxwell strikes out.
Top 7 Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Narleski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howard strikes out. Berberet drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Howard out.
Top 7 Berra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. McDougald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yost moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bolling hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Yost is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ray Narleski now pitching. Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gus Zernial pinch hits for Dave Sisler. Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bridges strikes out.
Bottom 5 Berberet hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Harris strikes out.
Top 5 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Kubek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maxwell hits a popup towards short. McDougald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Ditmar covering, for the out. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bolling hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez. Bolling reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Yost hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berra takes first base on ball four. Boyer moves to third. Richardson moves to second.
Top 4 Mantle is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges misplays the ball. That's an error on Bridges. Boyer moves to second.
Top 4 Dave Sisler now pitching. Boyer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Don Mossi. Chrisley hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Berberet hits a fly ball into right field. Kubek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ditmar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kubek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mossi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 McDougald hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Howard hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Berra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Mantle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Harris hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maxwell strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Kaline. The throw from Berra and he is out, McDougald applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Richardson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ditmar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Ditmar reaches second base with a double. Kubek scores.
Top 2 Kubek hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Kubek reaches third base with a triple. Lopez goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 McDougald hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a line drive into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Berra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third.
Top 1 Mantle strikes out.
Top 1 Richardson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.