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BAL  3
CHW  2

BOS  4
KCA  1

KCA  8
@BOS  6

DET  4
@NYY  3

CLE  8
@WSH  2

PHI  2
@CHC  1

CIN  4
@LAD  1

MLN  6
@SFG  1

PIT  7
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 33,778

Tuesday, August 4, 1959, 7:57PM
Time of Game: 2:43
Tigers
4
52-55
Won 1
5th, 12 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  0
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    3  6  0
W: F Lary (14-7), L: E Grba (1-3)
Yankees
3
50-53
Lost 1
5th, 12 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .251  .815    0    0   1   
N Chrisley RF                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .113  .572    0    2   0   HR
C Maxwell LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .835    0    2   0   
A Kaline CF                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .323  .932    0    1   0   SB
R Wilson C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .315  .825    0    7   0   3B,2B,GDP
G Harris 1B                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .210  .626    0    8   1   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .700    0    3   3   
C Veal SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .574    0    3   4   
F Lary P                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .161  .470    0    1   1   2B
Totals                       33   4   8   4    7   6                    27  10
BATTING
2B: F Lary (1, off G Blaylock); R Wilson (14, off E Grba).
3B: R Wilson (2, off G Blaylock).
HR: N Chrisley (6, off E Grba; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: R Wilson 5; N Chrisley 4; F Lary 2; C Maxwell; F Bolling; A Kaline; G Harris.
GIDP: R Wilson (4).
RBI: R Wilson (26); G Harris (27); F Bolling (25); N Chrisley (11).
2-out RBI: R Wilson; F Bolling; G Harris.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: A Kaline (8, 2nd base off E Grba/Y Berra).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bauer RF                    3   0   1   1    2   1  .243  .710    0    3   0   
T Kubek 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .744    0    1   2   
M Mantle CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .290  .933    0    5   1   HR
Y Berra C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .850    0    5   1   
E Howard LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .272  .803    0    1   0   HR
G McDougald SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .688    0    2   2   
B Richardson 2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .666    0    1   2   
M Throneberry 1B              2   1   1   0    2   0  .193  .562    0    8   1   2B
E Grba P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    0   1   
  D Maas P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .332         0   0   
  N Siebern PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .743    0    0   0   
  G Blaylock P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .412         0   1   
  E Slaughter PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .677    0    0   0   
  B Turley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .358         1   0   
  J Blanchard PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .533    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    5   7                    27  11
BATTING
2B: M Throneberry (2, off F Lary).
HR: E Howard (13, off F Lary; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Mantle (21, off F Lary; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: E Howard 4; M Mantle 4; M Throneberry 2; B Richardson; H Bauer; G McDougald.
RBI: H Bauer (28); M Mantle (56); E Howard (48).
2-out RBI: M Mantle.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. M Mantle-B Richardson-M Throneberry; T Kubek-M Throneberry.

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
F Lary, W (14-7)               9     6   3   3    5   7   2   3.05   38     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 5     65    -     1.28   0.35
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5   7   2          38     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 2· 5           -  
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
E Grba, L (1-3)                2.2   6   4   4    3   3   1   4.15   16     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 6     30    -     0.79  -0.30
D Maas                         1.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.09    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.87   0.05
G Blaylock                     3     2   0   0    2   3   0   5.07   13     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.48   0.06
B Turley                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.65    6     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   4    7   6   1          40     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 3· 8          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: F Lary (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 33,778.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. E Yost               3B    1. H Bauer              RF 
2. N Chrisley           RF    2. T Kubek              3B 
3. C Maxwell            LF    3. M Mantle             CF 
4. A Kaline             CF    4. Y Berra              C  
5. R Wilson             C     5. E Howard             LF 
6. G Harris             1B    6. G McDougald          SS 
7. F Bolling            2B    7. B Richardson         2B 
8. C Veal               SS    8. M Throneberry        1B 
9. F Lary               P     9. E Grba               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  ---      10%  58% N Chrisley      E Grba          Home Run
   b 9   0  4-2  ---     -10%  81% M Throneberry   F Lary          Double to RF
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-      10%  69% R Wilson        E Grba          Double (CF-RF); Kaline Scores
   t 3   2  1-3  12-       9%  81% F Bolling       E Grba          Single to CF; Kaline Scores; Harris to 3B
   b 1   2  3-0  ---      -8%  70% M Mantle        F Lary          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eli Grba facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Yost          Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      58%  N Chrisley      Home Run
   O      ---      57%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
          ---      58%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      59%  R Wilson        Kaline Steals 2B
   R      -2-      69%  " "             Double (CF-RF); Kaline Scores
   R      -2-      76%  G Harris        Single to 2B; Wilson Scores
   O      1--      75%  F Bolling       Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  H Bauer         Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  T Kubek         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      70%  M Mantle        Home Run
   O      ---      71%  Y Berra         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eli Grba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  C Veal          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  F Lary          Strikeout
          ---      69%  E Yost          Walk
   O      1--      67%  N Chrisley      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Lary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  E Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  B Richardson    Single to SS
          1--      68%  M Throneberry   Walk; Richardson to 2B
   O      12-      72%  E Grba          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eli Grba facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  C Maxwell       Single to CF
          1--      79%  A Kaline        Single (LF-CF); Maxwell to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  R Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Kaline to 2B
          -2-      72%  G Harris        Walk
   R      12-      81%  F Bolling       Single to CF; Kaline Scores; Harris to 3B
                  Duke Maas replaces Eli Grba pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      78%  C Veal          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  H Bauer         Walk
   O      1--      78%  T Kubek         Strikeout
          1--      74%  M Mantle        Walk; Bauer to 2B
   O      12-      78%  Y Berra         Strikeout
   O      12-      83%  E Howard        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Duke Maas facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  F Lary          Walk
   O      1--      83%  E Yost          Flyball: CF
          1--      85%  N Chrisley      Walk; Lary to 2B
   OO     12-      80%  C Maxwell       Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
          ---      76%  G McDougald     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      74%  B Richardson    Wild Pitch; McDougald to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      75%  M Throneberry   Walk
                  Norm Siebern pinch hits for Duke Maas batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B/Forceout at 2B; McDougald to 3B
          1-3      77%  H Bauer         Walk; Siebern to 2B
   O      123      85%  T Kubek         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Blaylock facing 4-5-6
                  Gary Blaylock replaces Norm Siebern pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  R Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Harris        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Lary facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  M Mantle        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  Y Berra         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      87%  E Howard        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Blaylock facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  F Bolling       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Veal          Strikeout
          ---      87%  F Lary          Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      87%  E Yost          Walk
   O      12-      85%  N Chrisley      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  G McDougald     Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  M Throneberry   Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Blaylock facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  C Maxwell       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      89%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
          ---      90%  R Wilson        Triple (LF-CF)
          --3      90%  G Harris        Walk
   O      1-3      89%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Lary facing 9-1-2
                  Enos Slaughter pinch hits for Gary Blaylock batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  E Slaughter     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      88%  H Bauer         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  T Kubek         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  M Mantle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Turley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Turley replaces Enos Slaughter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  C Veal          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  F Lary          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      92%  E Yost          Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Lary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  Y Berra         Flyball: SS
   R      ---      89%  E Howard        Home Run
   O      ---      92%  G McDougald     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      93%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Turley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  N Chrisley      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      92%  C Maxwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      92%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Frank Lary facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  M Throneberry   Double to RF
                  Johnny Blanchard pinch hits for Bob Turley batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  J Blanchard     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Throneberry to 3B
   RO     --3      96%  H Bauer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Throneberry Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Kubek         Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA195908040

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