June 7, 1959 Washington Senators at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
BOS 4 BOS 4
@CHW 2 CLE 7
NYY 5 NYY 4
@CLE 3 DET 6
WSH 4 BAL 3
@KCA 0 SFG 5
@CIN 3 CIN 7
SFG 1 MLN 8
LAD 2 PHI 11
STL 9 STL 2
@PHI 0 CHC 4
@PIT 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 20,447

Sunday, June 7, 1959
Time of Game: 1:44

Senators

23-29

Lost 3

7th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  1  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  9  1
Tigers          0  0  4   0  1  0   1  0  X    6  7  1

W: R Narleski (2-6), L: P Ramos (6-6), S: D Sisler (2)

Tigers

25-25

Won 3

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bertoia 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .681    0    1   1   2B
  H Plews PH-2B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .484    0    0   0   
B Allison CF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .879    0    0   0   
H Killebrew 3B                5   1   1   1    0   0  .255  .960    0    0   3   2B
R Sievers 1B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .244  .762    0    8   2   HR,2B
J Lemon LF                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .272  .909    0    3   0   HR
  J Valdivielso PR            0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
J Porter C                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .680    0    3   0   
  C Courtney PH-C             3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .764    0    2   0   
R Samford SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .252  .692    0    2   3   2B
F Throneberry RF              3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .725    0    2   0   
P Ramos P                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .192  .507    0    3   1   
  J Becquer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .563    0    0   0   
  C Stobbs P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
  H Naragon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .740    0    0   0   
  J Romonosky P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
Totals                       37   4   9   4    5   4                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Sievers (7, off D Mossi); H Killebrew (4, off D Mossi); R Samford (10, off R Narleski); R Bertoia (8, off D Mossi).

HR: J Lemon (13, off R Narleski; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Sievers (3, off D Mossi; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: R Sievers 6; J Lemon 5; R Bertoia 2; R Samford 2; H Killebrew 2; H Plews; F Throneberry.

RBI: R Sievers 2 (11); H Killebrew (41); J Lemon (32).

2-out RBI: H Killebrew; R Sievers.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Romonosky-R Samford-R Sievers.

E: R Samford (12).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   2   2   3    0   0  .297 1.008    0    2   1   2·HR
H Kuenn RF                    3   2   0   0    1   0  .347  .840    0    1   0   SB
C Maxwell LF                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .245  .854    0    6   0   HR
A Kaline CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .906    0    4   0   SB
G Harris 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .165  .562    0    7   1   
L Berberet C                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .812    0    5   0   
R Bridges SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .720    0    0   5   GDP
F Bolling 2B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .232  .640    0    2   1   2B
D Mossi P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .048  .135         0   0   
  N Chrisley PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .300    0    0   0   
  R Narleski P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Sisler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
Totals                       31   6   7   5    3   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F Bolling (4, off P Ramos).

HR: E Yost 2 (12, off P Ramos, off C Stobbs; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Maxwell (11, off P Ramos; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: E Yost 8; C Maxwell 4; F Bolling 3; L Berberet; A Kaline.

GIDP: R Bridges (8).

RBI: E Yost 3 (23); C Maxwell 2 (34).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Narleski (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Kuenn (3, 2nd base off P Ramos/J Porter); A Kaline (5, 2nd base off J Romonosky/C Courtney).

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Ramos, L (6-6)               5     4   5   4    2   1   2   4.25   22     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4     40    -     0.83  -0.31
C Stobbs                       2     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.65    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.42  -0.01
J Romonosky                    1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.45    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         8     7   6   5    3   3   3          34     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mossi                        3     4   3   3    1   2   1   2.54   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4     40    -     0.84  -0.16
R Narleski, W (2-6)            4.1   3   1   1    3   2   1   8.17   20     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 3          0-0    1.16   0.18
D Sisler, S (2)                1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.58    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          1-0    2.22   0.18
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   4   2          42     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 9          1-0

Balks: P Ramos (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Eddie Rommel.

Time of Game: 1:44.

Attendance: 20,447.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Bertoia            2B    1. E Yost               3B 
2. B Allison            CF    2. H Kuenn              RF 
3. H Killebrew          3B    3. C Maxwell            LF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. A Kaline             CF 
5. J Lemon              LF    5. G Harris             1B 
6. J Porter             C     6. L Berberet           C  
7. R Samford            SS    7. R Bridges            SS 
8. F Throneberry        RF    8. F Bolling            2B 
9. P Ramos              P     9. D Mossi              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  3-2  -2-      19%  65% C Maxwell       P Ramos         Home Run; Kuenn Scores/unER
   b 3   1  3-0  -2-      16%  41% E Yost          P Ramos         Home Run; Bolling Scores
   t 8   2  6-4  123      13%  94% B Allison       D Sisler        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  40% R Sievers       D Mossi         Home Run
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-     -10%  30% H Killebrew     D Mossi         Double; Bertoia Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Mossi facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  E Yost          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  H Kuenn         Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  C Maxwell       Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Kaline        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Mossi facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      40%  R Sievers       Home Run
   O      ---      42%  J Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      40%  J Porter        Walk
   O      1--      42%  R Samford       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      44%  F Throneberry   Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Ramos facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  G Harris        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      40%  L Berberet      Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      39%  R Bridges       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Mossi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  P Ramos         Strikeout
          ---      37%  R Bertoia       Double
   O      -2-      40%  B Allison       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      30%  H Killebrew     Double; Bertoia Scores
   R      -2-      22%  R Sievers       Double; Killebrew Scores
   O      -2-      24%  J Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Ramos facing 8-9-1
          ---      30%  F Bolling       Double
                  Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Don Mossi batting 9th
   O      -2-      25%  N Chrisley      Foul Flyball: C
   RR     -2-      41%  E Yost          Home Run; Bolling Scores
          ---      46%  H Kuenn         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kuenn to 2B
   RR     -2-      65%  C Maxwell       Home Run; Kuenn Scores/unER
   O      ---      63%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Harris        Groundout: 2B-P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-4, Ray Narleski facing 6-7-8
                  Ray Narleski replaces Neil Chrisley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  J Porter        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  R Samford       Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  F Throneberry   Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
          1--      63%  P Ramos         Walk; Throneberry to 2B
   O      12-      69%  R Bertoia       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pedro Ramos facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  L Berberet      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      65%  R Bridges       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      66%  F Bolling       Single
   O      1--      64%  R Narleski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-4, Ray Narleski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  B Allison       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  R Sievers       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pedro Ramos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  E Yost          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  H Kuenn         Walk
          1--      73%  C Maxwell       Kuenn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Kuenn to 3B
   R      --3      79%  A Kaline        Balk; Kuenn Scores
   O      ---      78%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-5, Ray Narleski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  J Lemon         Strikeout
                  Clint Courtney pinch hits for Jay Porter batting 6th
   O      ---      83%  C Courtney      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  R Samford       Walk
          1--      78%  F Throneberry   Single; Samford to 3B
                  Julio Becquer pinch hits for Pedro Ramos batting 9th
   O      1-3      85%  J Becquer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chuck Stobbs facing 5-6-7
                  Chuck Stobbs replaces Julio Becquer pitching and batting 9th; Clint Courtney moves to C
   O      ---      83%  G Harris        Strikeout
          ---      85%  L Berberet      Single
   O      1--      83%  R Bridges       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      81%  F Bolling       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-5, Ray Narleski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  R Bertoia       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      81%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      85%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  R Sievers       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chuck Stobbs facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  R Narleski      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      94%  E Yost          Home Run
   O      ---      93%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  C Maxwell       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-6, Ray Narleski facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      86%  J Lemon         Home Run
   O      ---      90%  C Courtney      Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  R Samford       Double
                  Dave Sisler replaces Ray Narleski pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      79%  F Throneberry   Walk
                  Hal Naragon pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs batting 9th
   O      12-      87%  H Naragon       Popfly: 2B
                  Herb Plews pinch hits for Reno Bertoia batting 1st
          12-      81%  H Plews         Single to SS; Samford to 3B; Throneberry to 2B
   O      123      94%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Senators 4, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Romonosky facing 4-5-6
                  John Romonosky replaces Hal Naragon pitching and batting 9th; Herb Plews moves to 2B
          ---      95%  A Kaline        Single
   O      1--      94%  G Harris        Strikeout
          1--      94%  L Berberet      Kaline Steals 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      92%  R Bridges       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 4, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-6, Dave Sisler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Sievers       Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  J Lemon         Single
                  Jose Valdivielso pinch runs for Jim Lemon batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  C Courtney      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 4, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET195906070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation