May 26, 1959 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
WSH 5 CLE 3
@CHW 0 DET 9
@KCA 5 BOS 12
@NYY 2 CIN 2
PHI 1 MLN 1
PIT 0
(13) SFG 6
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 7,502

Tuesday, May 26, 1959
Time of Game: 2:25

Tigers

17-22

Won 3

6th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  0  3   0  2  0   0  1  0    9 12  0
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  3   0  0  0    5  8  2

W: P Foytack (2-6), L: N Garver (3-3), S: T Morgan (2)

Athletics

17-20

Lost 2

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .268  .976    0    0   0   HBP
H Kuenn RF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .375  .883    0    3   0   
C Maxwell LF                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .257  .826    0    3   0   HR
A Kaline CF                   5   3   3   1    0   0  .335  .950    0    5   0   
G Harris 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .172  .594    0    9   0   
L Berberet C                  5   1   2   3    0   2  .299  .856    0    2   2   2B
R Bridges SS                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .298  .751    0    2   2   3B
  C Veal SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.334         0   1   
F Bolling 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .623    0    3   3   
P Foytack P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .192    0    0   1   
  T Morgan P                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.166    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       41   9  12   9    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Berberet (2, off D Tomanek).

3B: R Bridges (2, off N Garver).

HR: T Morgan (1, off D Tomanek; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Maxwell (8, off M Dickson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: E Yost (3, by N Garver).

TB: C Maxwell 4; T Morgan 4; R Bridges 4; A Kaline 3; L Berberet 3; E Yost; F Bolling; G Harris.

RBI: L Berberet 3 (11); R Bridges 2 (17); A Kaline (23); C Maxwell (25); T Morgan (1); G Harris (10).

2-out RBI: L Berberet 2; R Bridges.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Bolling-R Bridges-G Harris.

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Tuttle CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .795    0    3   0   
W Herzog RF                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .333  .952    0    0   0   
P Ward 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .546    0   10   0   GDP
B Cerv LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .812    0    3   0   
  Z Bella LF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .619    0    0   0   
D Williams 3B                 3   2   1   2    1   0  .286  .807    0    0   2   HR
F House C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .756    0    6   0   
W Terwilliger 2B              3   0   0   1    1   2  .150  .567    0    1   2   
J DeMaestri SS                4   0   1   2    0   0  .237  .670    0    3   4   
N Garver P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .666         0   1   
  M Dickson P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  K Hadley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .759    0    0   0   
  D Tomanek P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Boone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .358  .891    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    4   3                    27  10

BATTING

HR: D Williams (2, off P Foytack; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: D Williams 4; W Herzog 3; B Tuttle; P Ward; M Dickson; J DeMaestri.

GIDP: P Ward (2).

RBI: D Williams 2 (15); J DeMaestri 2 (13); W Terwilliger (3).

2-out RBI: D Williams 2; J DeMaestri 2; W Terwilliger.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: P Ward (1); J DeMaestri (7).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Foytack, W (2-6)             6     8   5   5    2   2   1   8.06   28     -       ·  ·      2·13· 1· 8     36    -     0.78  -0.04
T Morgan, S (2)                3     0   0   0    2   1   0   4.24   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.04   0.15
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   3   1          38     -       ·  ·      6·16· 1· 8          1-0

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Garver, L (3-3)              2.2   4   6   2    1   1   0   3.34   16     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 4     34    -     0.88  -0.35
M Dickson                      3.1   4   2   2    1   2   1   4.50   15     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 1· 4          1-0    0.24  -0.04
D Tomanek                      3     4   1   1    1   3   1   9.35   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.20  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   5    3   6   2          45     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1·11          1-0

P Foytack faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Foytack 2 (3); N Garver 2 (2); D Tomanek (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: N Garver (1; E Yost).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - (none), 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 7,502.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Athletics                
1. E Yost               3B    1. B Tuttle             CF 
2. H Kuenn              RF    2. W Herzog             RF 
3. C Maxwell            LF    3. P Ward               1B 
4. A Kaline             CF    4. B Cerv               LF 
5. G Harris             1B    5. D Williams           3B 
6. L Berberet           C     6. F House              C  
7. R Bridges            SS    7. W Terwilliger        2B 
8. F Bolling            2B    8. J DeMaestri          SS 
9. P Foytack            P     9. N Garver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  8-5  12-      15%  90% P Ward          T Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Tuttle to 3B
   t 3   2  0-3  -23      10%  90% L Berberet      N Garver        Single; Kaline Scores/unER; Harris Scores/unER
   b 7   0  8-5  1--      -8%  74% W Herzog        T Morgan        Walk; Tuttle to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3       8%  74% G Harris        N Garver        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Maxwell Scores; Kaline to 3B
   b 6   2  8-3  123      -8%  85% J DeMaestri     P Foytack       Single; Ward Scores; Williams Scores; Terwilliger to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  E Yost          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  H Kuenn         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  C Maxwell       Walk; Kuenn to 2B
          12-      59%  A Kaline        Wild Pitch; Kuenn to 3B; Maxwell to 2B
   R      -23      66%  " "             Single; Kuenn Scores; Maxwell to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  G Harris        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Maxwell Scores; Kaline to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  L Berberet      Groundout: 2B-1B; Kaline Scores/unER; Harris to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  R Bridges       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF
          ---      74%  W Herzog        Single
   O      1--      76%  P Ward          Flyball: RF
          1--      75%  B Cerv          Wild Pitch; Herzog to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ned Garver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  P Foytack       Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  E Yost          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul Foytack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  D Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  F House         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      80%  W Terwilliger   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  C Maxwell       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      78%  A Kaline        Single
          1--      79%  G Harris        Fielder's Choice 2B; Kaline to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Harris to 1B
          12-      80%  L Berberet      Wild Pitch; Kaline to 3B; Harris to 2B
   RR     -23      90%  " "             Single; Kaline Scores/unER; Harris Scores/unER
   R      1--      94%  R Bridges       Triple; Berberet Scores/unER
                  Murry Dickson replaces Ned Garver pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      93%  F Bolling       Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Foytack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  J DeMaestri     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Dickson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Murry Dickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  P Foytack       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  E Yost          Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  H Kuenn         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Foytack facing 2-3-4
          ---      93%  W Herzog        Single
   O      1--      94%  P Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  B Cerv          Flyball: RF
   RR     1--      89%  D Williams      Home Run; Herzog Scores
   O      ---      90%  F House         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Murry Dickson facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      94%  C Maxwell       Home Run
          ---      95%  A Kaline        Single
          1--      96%  G Harris        Single; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      95%  L Berberet      Strikeout
   R      12-      97%  R Bridges       Single; Kaline Scores; Harris to 2B
   O      12-      96%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      96%  P Foytack       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Paul Foytack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  W Terwilliger   Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J DeMaestri     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  M Dickson       Single
   O      1--      98%  B Tuttle        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Murry Dickson facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  E Yost          Walk
   O      1--      98%  H Kuenn         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      97%  C Maxwell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Paul Foytack facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  W Herzog        Single
          1--      93%  P Ward          Single; Herzog to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Cerv          Foul Flyball: C
          12-      93%  D Williams      Walk; Herzog to 3B; Ward to 2B
   O      123      96%  F House         Popfly: 2B
   R      123      93%  W Terwilliger   Walk; Herzog Scores; Ward to 3B; Williams to 2B
   RR     123      85%  J DeMaestri     Single; Ward Scores; Williams Scores; Terwilliger to 2B
          12-      83%  M Dickson       Wild Pitch; Terwilliger to 3B; DeMaestri to 2B
                  Kent Hadley pinch hits for Murry Dickson batting 9th
   O      -23      90%  K Hadley        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dick Tomanek facing 5-6-7
                  Dick Tomanek replaces Kent Hadley pitching and batting 9th; Zeke Bella replaces Bob Cerv playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      89%  G Harris        Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  L Berberet      Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  R Bridges       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-8, Paul Foytack facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  B Tuttle        Single
                  Tom Morgan replaces Paul Foytack pitching and batting 9th
          1--      74%  W Herzog        Walk; Tuttle to 2B
   OO     12-      90%  P Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Tuttle to 3B
          --3      88%  Z Bella         Walk
   O      1-3      93%  D Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dick Tomanek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      96%  T Morgan        Home Run
          ---      97%  E Yost          Single
          1--      97%  H Kuenn         Wild Pitch; Yost to 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      96%  C Maxwell       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      96%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-9, Tom Morgan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  F House         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  W Terwilliger   Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J DeMaestri     Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dick Tomanek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  G Harris        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  L Berberet      Double to LF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-      98%  R Bridges       Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Berberet out at 3B/P-uk
          1--      99%  F Bolling       Single to 3B; Bridges to 2B
   O      12-      98%  T Morgan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-9, Tom Morgan facing 9-1-2
                  Coot Veal replaces Rocky Bridges playing SS batting 7th; Ray Boone pinch hits for Dick Tomanek batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Boone         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  B Tuttle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Herzog        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Athletics 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1195905260

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