Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 6, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 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 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 1 2 2
Chrisley rf 4 0 1 0
Maxwell lf 5 0 1 0
Kaline cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 2 3 1
Harris 1b 2 0 1 0
  Osborne 1b 2 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 2 1 0 0
Veal ss 4 0 1 0
Foytack p 4 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 3 0 1 0
Kubek lf 4 0 0 0
Mantle cf 2 0 0 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 0
Bauer rf 3 0 0 0
McDougald ss 3 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Maas p 0 0 0 0
Ditmar p 2 0 1 0
  Lopez ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Detroit 000 010 0124100
New York 000 000 000031
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  W (10-10) 9.0 3 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (7-8) 8.0 8 2 2 1 5
  Maas   1.0 2 2 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
3
6

  E–Lopez (26).  DP–New York 1. McDougald-Richardson-Howard.  HR–Detroit Wilson (3,5th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out); Yost (14,8th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Bolling 2 (3,by Ditmar,by Maas).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Richardson (7,off Foytack).  Team–4.  CS–McDougald (4,2nd base by Foytack/Wilson).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–1:58.  A–16,746.
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