Athletics @ Tigers
September 23, 1959

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 9 0
Tigers 6 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 7 9 0
Tigers 6 11 0

Johnny Groth Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .240
OBP .000 .290
At Bats 1 100
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 10

Bob Grim Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 9 4
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Briggs Stadium - September 23, 1959
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Out
Bob Grim
Hal Smith
Kent Hadley
Lou Klimchock
Dick Williams
Jerry Lumpe
Bob Cerv
Russ Snyder
Roger Maris
Johnny Groth

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Athletics 7 9 0 5
Detroit Tigers 6 11 0 10
Winning Pitcher Tom Sturdivant
Losing Pitcher Bob Smith
Save Bob Grim
Game Winning RBI Roger Maris
Attendance 2,289
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Groth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Grim strikes out.
Top 9 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Snyder hits a line drive towards short. Lepcio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lepcio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ray Narleski now pitching. Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Yost strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Pete Burnside. Osborne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lepcio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Lepcio reaches second base with a double. Bolling goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Groth is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Bob Grim now pitching. Dick Williams now playing third base. Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Pete Burnside now pitching. Hadley 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 7 Cerv is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Joe Morgan. Jablonski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth. Jablonski reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Bob Smith now pitching. Snyder takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Dick Williams pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant. Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores.
Top 7 Klimchock strikes out.
Top 7 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hadley scores. Lumpe moves to third.
Top 7 Lumpe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Groth. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. Hadley moves to third.
Top 7 Hadley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Berberet hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maris takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Snyder hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Foytack scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out.
Bottom 5 Yost strikes out.
Bottom 5 Foytack hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lepcio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sturdivant 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 5 Klimchock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Smith hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Johnny Groth now playing left field. Lumpe 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 4 Tom Sturdivant now pitching. Gus Zernial pinch hits for Neil Chrisley. Zernial strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bolling is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grunwald fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Kuenn moves to third. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Harris moves to third. Kuenn moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kuenn takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second.
Bottom 4 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost moves to third.
Bottom 4 Al Grunwald now pitching. Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hadley 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 4 Cerv strikes out.
Top 4 Morgan 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 3 Foytack strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lepcio is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Chrisley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Chrisley reaches second base with a double. Bolling moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bolling takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Berberet hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Maris hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Snyder reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Tsitouris strikes out.
Top 3 Klimchock hits a line drive into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yost hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foytack hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hal Smith now catching. Lepcio strikes out.
Top 2 Hal Smith pinch hits for Frank House. Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hadley for the double play.
Top 2 Hadley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Chrisley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berberet moves to second.
Bottom 1 Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harris scores. Kuenn scores.
Bottom 1 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. Harris moves to third.
Bottom 1 Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Morgan 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 1 Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.