Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 4, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 4, New York Yankees 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Chrisley rf 4 1 1 1
Maxwell lf 5 0 1 0
Kaline cf 4 2 1 0
Wilson c 4 1 2 1
Harris 1b 2 0 1 1
Bolling 2b 4 0 1 1
Veal ss 4 0 0 0
Lary p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 0 1 1
Kubek 3b 5 0 0 0
Mantle cf 3 1 1 1
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 1 1 1
McDougald ss 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 0 1 0
Throneberry 1b 2 1 1 0
Grba p 1 0 0 0
  Maas p 0 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 0 0
  Blaylock p 0 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Turley p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Detroit 301 000 000480
New York 100 000 011360
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (14-7) 9.0 6 3 3 5 7
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  L (1-3) 2.2 6 4 4 3 3
  Maas   1.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Blaylock   3.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Turley   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Kubek-Throneberry, Mantle-Richardson-Throneberry.  2B–Detroit Wilson (14,off Grba); Lary (1,off Blaylock), New York Throneberry (2,off Lary).  3B–Detroit Wilson (2,off Blaylock).  HR–Detroit Chrisley (6,1st inning off Grba 0 on 1 out), New York Mantle (21,1st inning off Lary 0 on 2 out); Howard (13,8th inning off Lary 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:43.  A–33,778.
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