April 16, 1959 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
NYY 4 WSH 7
@BOS 5 KCA 6
@CHW 0 LAD 7
STL 6 MLN 7
PHI 3 CHC 11
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 5,268

Thursday, April 16, 1959
Time of Game: 2:39

Yankees

3-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   2  0  0    4 11  1
Orioles         1  0  0   1  0  1   0  4  X    7  9  1

W: B O'Dell (1-0), L: A Ditmar (0-1), S: H Brown (1)

Orioles

1-3

Won 1

7th, 3 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bauer RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    0   0   2B
  Y Berra PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  E Slaughter RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
N Siebern LF                  5   0   3   3    0   0  .389 1.032    0    1   0   2B
M Mantle CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    2   0   HBP,GDP
B Skowron 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333 1.096    0    8   2   
G McDougald 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    2   4   GDP
E Howard C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .385 1.077    0    4   0   HR,2B
A Carey 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    4   1   
B Richardson SS               4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .646    0    0   3   
A Ditmar P                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    2   1   
  R Duren P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Kubek PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    1   2                    24  11

BATTING

2B: N Siebern (1, off G Bamberger); E Howard (1, off G Bamberger); H Bauer (1, off G Bamberger).

HR: E Howard (1, off G Bamberger; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: M Mantle (1, by B O'Dell).

TB: E Howard 6; N Siebern 4; H Bauer 2; A Ditmar 2; B Richardson; G McDougald; B Skowron.

GIDP: M Mantle (1); G McDougald (1).

RBI: N Siebern 3 (4); E Howard (4).

2-out RBI: N Siebern.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Richardson-G McDougald-B Skowron.

E: A Ditmar (1).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               4   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .432    0    2   5   
B Boyd 1B                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .445    0   11   0   SH
  B O'Dell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  L Green LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Tasby CF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .412 1.000    0    3   0   HR
B Nieman LF                   2   2   1   1    2   0  .333 1.600    0    1   0   HR,GDP
  B Robinson 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
G Triandos C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .995    0    5   0   2B
A Pilarcik RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .900    0    1   0   
J Finigan 3B                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.150    0    0   5   SF
  G Woodling PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.200    0    0   0   
  H Brown P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Gardner 2B                  4   0   1   3    0   2  .083  .404    0    1   4   3B
G Bamberger P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  A Portocarrero P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Lockman 1B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.250    0    3   0   
Totals                       31   7   9   7    4   4                    27  16

BATTING

2B: G Triandos (1, off A Ditmar).

3B: B Gardner (1, off R Duren).

HR: B Nieman (1, off A Ditmar; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Tasby (1, off A Ditmar; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Finigan (1, off A Ditmar).

SH: B Boyd (2, off A Ditmar).

TB: W Tasby 5; B Nieman 4; B Gardner 3; G Triandos 2; B Boyd; G Woodling; A Pilarcik; J Finigan.

GIDP: B Nieman (1).

RBI: B Gardner 3 (3); W Tasby (1); J Finigan (2); B Nieman (1); G Woodling (1).

2-out RBI: B Gardner 3; G Woodling; W Tasby.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Carrasquel-B Gardner-B Boyd; B Gardner-C Carrasquel-B Boyd.

E: W Tasby (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Ditmar, L (0-1)              7.1   6   5   5    3   4   2   6.14   31     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 6     47    -     1.05  -0.14
R Duren, BS (1)                0.2   3   2   2    1   0   0  27.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          2-2    3.88  -0.57
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   4   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 9          2-2

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Bamberger                    6.1   9   4   4    1   1   1   5.68   27     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 9     39    -     1.32  -0.21
A Portocarrero                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  23.14    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.17   0.07
B O'Dell, W (1-0)              1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 2          2-1    1.90  -0.11
H Brown, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9    11   4   4    1   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1·11          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B O'Dell (1; M Mantle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Frank Tabacchi.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 5,268.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. H Bauer              RF    1. C Carrasquel         SS 
2. N Siebern            LF    2. B Boyd               1B 
3. M Mantle             CF    3. W Tasby              CF 
4. B Skowron            1B    4. B Nieman             LF 
5. G McDougald          2B    5. G Triandos           C  
6. E Howard             C     6. A Pilarcik           RF 
7. A Carey              3B    7. J Finigan            3B 
8. B Richardson         SS    8. B Gardner            2B 
9. A Ditmar             P     9. G Bamberger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  123      34%  97% B Gardner       R Duren         Triple (CF-RF); Nieman Scores; Pilarcik Scores; Woodling Scores
   b 8   2  4-3  123      28%  63% G Woodling      R Duren         Single to 2B; Tasby Scores; Nieman to 3B; Pilarcik to 2B
   t 7   2  3-3  12-     -21%  30% N Siebern       B O'Dell        Single to LF; Richardson Scores; Ditmar to 2B
   t 7   0  3-2  ---     -20%  50% E Howard        G Bamberger     Home Run
   t 6   0  2-0  -23     -18%  41% N Siebern       G Bamberger     Double to LF; Ditmar Scores; Bauer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, George Bamberger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  H Bauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  N Siebern       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      55%  M Mantle        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Boyd          Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      62%  W Tasby         Home Run
          ---      63%  B Nieman        Walk
   O      1--      61%  G Triandos      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, George Bamberger facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Skowron       Single to CF; Skowron to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      59%  G McDougald     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      63%  E Howard        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      66%  A Carey         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Ditmar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      66%  J Finigan       Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  B Gardner       Strikeout
   O      1--      62%  G Bamberger     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, George Bamberger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  B Richardson    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  A Ditmar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  H Bauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Ditmar facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  C Carrasquel    Walk
          1--      75%  B Boyd          Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Carrasquel to 2B
   O      12-      71%  W Tasby         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Boyd to 2B
   OO     12-      63%  B Nieman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, George Bamberger facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  N Siebern       Single to LF
   OO     1--      68%  M Mantle        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Ditmar facing 5-6-7
          ---      75%  G Triandos      Double to LF
   O      -2-      74%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 2B-1B; Triandos to 3B
   RO     --3      77%  J Finigan       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Triandos Scores
   O      ---      76%  B Gardner       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, George Bamberger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  G McDougald     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      74%  E Howard        Double to RF
   O      -2-      78%  A Carey         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      82%  B Richardson    Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Art Ditmar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  G Bamberger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  C Carrasquel    Strikeout
          ---      81%  B Boyd          Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  W Tasby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, George Bamberger facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  A Ditmar        Single to SS
          1--      58%  H Bauer         Double to LF; Ditmar to 3B
   RR     -23      41%  N Siebern       Double to LF; Ditmar Scores; Bauer Scores
   O      -2-      42%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B; Siebern to 3B
          --3      40%  B Skowron       Walk
   OO     1-3      57%  G McDougald     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Art Ditmar facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      75%  B Nieman        Home Run
   O      ---      73%  G Triandos      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      71%  A Pilarcik      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  J Finigan       Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, George Bamberger facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      50%  E Howard        Home Run
   O      ---      54%  A Carey         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Richardson    Single to LF
          1--      44%  A Ditmar        Single to RF; Richardson to 2B
                  Arnie Portocarrero replaces George Bamberger pitching and batting 9th; Yogi Berra pinch hits for Hank Bauer batting 1st
   O      12-      51%  Y Berra         Foul Flyball: C
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Bob Boyd pitching and batting 2nd; Whitey Lockman replaces Arnie Portocarrero playing 1B batting 9th
   R      12-      30%  N Siebern       Single to LF; Richardson Scores; Ditmar to 2B
          12-      28%  M Mantle        Hit By Pitch; Ditmar to 3B; Siebern to 2B
   O      123      35%  B Skowron       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Art Ditmar facing 8-9-1
                  Enos Slaughter replaces Yogi Berra playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      30%  B Gardner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  W Lockman       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      24%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Billy O'Dell facing 5-6-7
          ---      21%  G McDougald     Single to CF
   O      1--      22%  E Howard        Groundout: P-1B; McDougald to 2B
   O      -2-      25%  A Carey         Groundout: SS-1B; McDougald to 3B
   O      --3      29%  B Richardson    Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Art Ditmar facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Hale pinch hits for Billy O'Dell batting 2nd
   O      ---      23%  B Hale          Flyball: 2B
          ---      30%  W Tasby         Single to CF
          1--      39%  B Nieman        Walk; Tasby to 2B
                  Ryne Duren replaces Art Ditmar pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      28%  G Triandos      Flyball: RF
          12-      35%  A Pilarcik      Single to P; Tasby to 3B; Nieman to 2B
                  Gene Woodling pinch hits for Jim Finigan batting 7th
   R      123      63%  G Woodling      Single to 2B; Tasby Scores; Nieman to 3B; Pilarcik to 2B
   RRR    123      97%  B Gardner       Triple (CF-RF); Nieman Scores; Pilarcik Scores; Woodling Scores
          --3      97%  W Lockman       Walk
   O      1-3      97%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-7, Hal Brown facing 9-1-2
                  Hal Brown replaces Gene Woodling pitching and batting 7th; Brooks Robinson replaces Bob Nieman playing 3B batting 4th; Lenny Green replaces Bob Hale playing LF batting 2nd; Tony Kubek pinch hits for Ryne Duren batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  T Kubek         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  E Slaughter     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  N Siebern       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL195904160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation