Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
May 19, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 0
Kuenn rf 3 1 0 0
Maxwell lf 4 1 1 0
Kaline cf 2 2 0 0
Harris 1b 4 0 0 1
Bridges ss 5 1 2 3
Wilson c 4 0 2 1
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 1
Mossi p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boyer 3b 5 0 1 0
McDougald 2b 5 0 1 0
Mantle cf 5 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
Berra c 3 0 1 0
Bauer rf 3 2 1 0
Siebern lf 4 1 3 1
Kubek ss 4 0 2 2
Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Skowron ph 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Carey ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Detroit 400 200 000680
New York 020 001 0003121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Mossi  W (2-2) 9.0 12 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L (3-3) 0.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Ditmar   5.1 4 2 2 3 3
  Sturdivant   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
6

  E–Howard (3).  DP–Detroit 2. Wilson-Bolling, Bridges-Bolling-Harris.  2B–Detroit Bolling (3,off Ford), New York Bauer (4,off Mossi).  SH–Maxwell (2,off Ditmar).  SF–Harris (1,off Ford).  HBP–Yost (2,by Ditmar).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Siebern (2,2nd base off Mossi/Wilson).  CS–Kubek (1,2nd base by Mossi/Wilson).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:47.  A–19,057.
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