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Message #: 6630
august 24 First baseman Bill Skowron slammed 2 homeruns as the New York AL Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 11 to 4 at Briggs Stadium. Skowron enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun in the 4th inning and blasted a two-run home run (his 12th of the season) in the 8th inning. New York AL had 16 hits overall, while Detroit had 10. The win went to Vinegar Bend Mizell(12-7) who allowed 4 runs in 6 innings. Don Larsen got the save, his 4th. Don Mossi(13-14) was given the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 6 hits and 4 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings. [1] Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG G.McDougald 3B 4 2 3 0 .259 H.Kuenn RF 4 0 0 0 .361 T.Kubek SS 2 1 0 1 .275 D.Groat SS 5 1 1 0 .258 B.Skowron 1B 4 2 2 6 .260 E.Mathews 3B 3 1 0 0 .294 M.Mantle CF 5 1 1 1 .293 A.Kaline CF 4 1 3 3 .278 E.Howard C 5 2 2 2 .288 J.Lemon LF 5 1 2 0 .288 V.Mizell P 3 0 1 0 .186 J.Baxes 2B 5 0 1 1 .260 B-M.Throneberry PH 0 0 0 0 .270 E.Bouchee 1B 4 0 1 0 .281 D.Larsen P 1 0 0 0 .364 L.Berberet C 4 0 1 0 .226 N.Siebern LF 4 1 3 0 .230 D.Mossi P 1 0 1 0 .090 H.Bauer RF 4 1 1 0 .171 R.Narleski P 1 0 0 0 .000 D-B.Klaus PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .254 A-B.Tuttle PH 0 0 0 0 .303 B.Richardson 2B 5 1 3 1 .307 J.Davie P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-N.Cash PH 0 0 0 0 .323 B.Miller P 0 0 0 01.000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 38 11 16 11 Totals 36 4 10 4 A-Pinch Hit For Narleski In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Mizell In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Davie In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Bauer In 9th Inning Yankees......... 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 2 0 - 11 16 0 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 [1]Yankees (79-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET V.Mizell WIN(12-7) 6 7 4 4 4 4 1 112 2.79 A1 D2 D.Larsen SAVE(4th) 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 42 5.89 D3 [1]Totals 9 10 4 4 5 5 1 [1]Tigers (78-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Mossi LOSS(13-14) 3 2/3 6 6 6 4 1 1 91 4.95 A1 C3 R.Narleski 2 1/3 3 1 1 0 1 1 29 5.28 C4 D2 J.Davie 2 5 4 4 1 1 3 48 9.82 D3 E5 B.Miller 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.67 E6 [1]Totals 9 16 11 11 5 3 5 ATTENDANCE- 45,729 DATE- Thursday, August 24th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:30 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Tigers:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Tigers: 2 ERRORS- D.Groat DOUBLES- J.Lemon(15th), J.Baxes(4th) HOME RUNS- B.Skowron-2(12th), M.Mantle(31st), E.Howard-2(17th), A.Kaline(25th) SACRIFICE HITS- G.McDougald, T.Kubek-2 WALKS- G.McDougald, T.Kubek, B.Skowron, M.Throneberry, N.Siebern, H.Kuenn, E.Mathews-2, B.Tuttle, N.Cash HIT BY PITCH- A.Kaline STRIKE OUTS- T.Kubek, M.Mantle, H.Bauer, E.Mathews, J.Lemon, J.Baxes, L.Berberet, R.Narleski GIDP- T.Kubek, H.Bauer, J.Lemon WILD PITCHES- D.Larsen /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// august 25 The New York AL Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 6 to 3 at Briggs Stadium. In the top of the 2nd inning New York AL went on top for good scoring one runner utilizing 2 base hits. After two were out Enos Slaughter banged out a single. Marty Keough came next and he tripled scoring the run. For the game New York AL out-hit Detroit 14 to 11. The victory was credited to Ralph Terry(10-10) who went 6 innings, allowing 1 run. Bobby Shantz got the save, his 7th. Jim Bunning(12-17) was the loser. He surrendered 5 runs and 13 hits in 7 innings. [1] Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG G.McDougald 2B,SS 5 1 2 0 .261 B.Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 .302 T.Kubek SS,LF 4 0 3 1 .279 D.Groat SS 3 0 0 1 .256 Y.Berra C 5 0 1 1 .328 H.Kuenn RF 5 1 1 0 .360 C-B.Skowron 1B 0 0 0 0 .260 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .293 E.Howard 1B,C 5 0 1 0 .287 J.Lemon LF 4 0 2 0 .290 B.Klaus 3B 5 0 0 0 .250 E.Bouchee 1B 4 0 1 1 .280 R.Terry P 3 1 1 0 .056 F.Bolling 2B 4 1 1 0 .270 A-M.Throneberry PH 1 0 0 0 .266 R.Wilson C 4 1 2 0 .262 B.Shantz P 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Bunning P 2 0 1 0 .190 E.Slaughter RF 3 1 1 0 .220 B-A.Kaline PH 1 0 1 0 .279 D-H.Bauer RF 0 0 0 0 .171 T.Morgan P 0 0 0 0 .500 M.Keough LF 3 2 3 2 .170 F-J.Romano PH 1 0 0 1 .210 E-B.Richardson 2B 0 0 0 0 .307 M.Mantle CF 3 1 2 2 .295 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 38 6 14 6 Totals 36 3 11 3 A-Pinch Hit For Terry In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bunning In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Berra In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Slaughter In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Keough In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 9th Inning Yankees......... 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 - 6 14 0 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 11 1 [1]Yankees (80-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Terry WIN(10-10) 6 7 1 1 1 4 0 99 3.83 A1 C7 B.Shantz SAVE(7th) 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 50 3.07 C8 [1]Totals 9 11 3 3 2 5 0 [1]Tigers (78-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Bunning LOSS(12-17) 7 13 5 5 0 5 1 133 4.23 A1 D6 T.Morgan 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 38 3.51 D7 [1]Totals 9 14 6 6 1 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 48,087 DATE- Friday, August 25th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9 Tigers: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Tigers: 1 ERRORS- J.Bunning DOUBLES- G.McDougald(17th), E.Howard(29th), R.Terry, M.Mantle(18th), B.Tuttle(10th), R.Wilson-2(8th) TRIPLES- M.Keough(4th) HOME RUNS- M.Mantle(32nd) SACRIFICE HITS- T.Kubek, M.Mantle SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Groat WALKS- E.Slaughter, B.Tuttle, D.Groat HIT BY PITCH- M.Keough STRIKE OUTS- G.McDougald-2, Y.Berra-2, E.Howard, R.Terry, B.Shantz, D.Groat, E.Mathews-2, R.Wilson, J.Bunning GIDP- Y.Berra WILD PITCHES- B.Shantz WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Mickey Mantle robbed Ed Bouchee of an extra base hit. august 26 Jim Lemon ripped 3 homeruns at Briggs Stadium where the DetroitTigers beat the New York AL Yankees by the score of 12 to 5. Lemon was spectacular at the plate. The hometown fans showed their appreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat. He electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam home run in the 1st inning, laced a single in the 5th inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 8th inning and emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 35th of the season) in the 8th inning. Detroit had a total of 10 hits for the game. The win was credited to Frank Lary(14-9) who went 8 innings allowing 5 runs. Ryne Duren(1-3) was given the loss in relief. 'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there and being prepared,' Lemon said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and not do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by game, and pitch by pitch.' [1] Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG M.Keough RF 5 0 0 0 .165 H.Kuenn RF 5 2 2 2 .360 B.Klaus 3B 5 1 1 0 .249 D.Groat SS 5 1 1 1 .256 M.Mantle CF 3 2 2 0 .297 E.Mathews 3B 3 1 0 0 .292 Y.Berra C 4 1 1 1 .328 A.Kaline CF 2 2 1 0 .280 B.Skowron 1B 4 1 3 4 .267 J.Lemon LF 5 3 4 9 .295 N.Siebern LF 3 0 0 0 .228 J.Baxes 2B 4 0 2 0 .267 A-L.Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 .271 C-L.Green PR 0 1 0 0 .333 R.Duren P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Miller P 0 0 0 01.000 W.Ford P 3 0 1 0 .173 J.Romano C 4 1 0 0 .200 B-B.Richardson 2B 0 0 0 0 .307 E.Bouchee 1B 3 0 0 0 .279 T.Kubek SS,LF 3 0 1 0 .279 F.Lary P 2 0 0 0 .162 G.McDougald 2B,SS 4 0 0 0 .258 D-N.Cash PH 0 1 0 0 .323 E-F.Bolling 2B 0 0 0 0 .270 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 33 12 10 12 A-Pinch Hit For Siebern In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Ford In 8th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Baxes In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Lary In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Cash In 9th Inning Yankees......... 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Tigers.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 - 12 10 3 [1]Yankees (80-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET W.Ford 7 5 4 4 5 3 1 128 3.44 A1 D4 R.Duren LOSS(1-3) BS(5th) 1 5 8 8 3 1 2 44 2.59 D5 [1]Totals 8 10 12 12 8 4 3 [1]Tigers (79-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET F.Lary WIN(14-9) 8 9 5 1 1 4 1 124 3.16 A1 D6 B.Miller 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.58 D7 [1]Totals 9 9 5 1 2 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 45,559 DATE- Saturday, August 26th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:34 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Tigers: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Tigers: 1 ERRORS- D.Groat, E.Mathews, J.Baxes DOUBLES- B.Klaus(10th), W.Ford HOME RUNS- B.Skowron(13th), J.Lemon-3(35th) STOLEN BASES- L.Green(6th) SACRIFICE HITS- T.Kubek WALKS- M.Mantle, B.Richardson, E.Mathews, A.Kaline-2, L.Green, J.Romano, E.Bouchee, F.Lary, N.Cash HIT BY PITCH- E.Mathews, A.Kaline STRIKE OUTS- M.Keough-2, B.Skowron, N.Siebern, H.Kuenn, D.Groat, E.Mathews, J.Lemon GIDP- G.McDougald, J.Romano WILD PITCHES- W.Ford WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Johnny Romano blocked the plate, saving a run! ================================================================================================= august 27 49,861 fans were treated to a fine game at Briggs Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The New York AL Yankees won by the slimmest of margins, 3 to 2. New York AL scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Elston Howard laced a base-knock. Tony Kubek came next and he delivered a base-hit. Kubek took second on the throw. Norm Siebern then was walked intentionally to load the bases. Billy Klaus was up next and he hit a deep fly scoring the run. New York AL totaled 7 on the night. Jim Coates(5-5) allowed 2 runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Coates got relief help from Ryne Duren who gained credit for his 27th save. Tom Morgan(6-6) was the loser in relief. With this win, New York AL has a division leading 81-63 record. They have been 7-3 lately. With this loss, Detroit has a 6-4 record of late, 79-65 overall. [1] Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG J.Adair 2B 2 0 0 0 .303 B.Tuttle CF 4 1 2 1 .305 A-B.Richardson 2B 2 0 1 1 .308 D.Groat SS 3 0 0 0 .255 L.Wagner LF 4 1 1 1 .271 H.Kuenn RF 4 0 1 1 .359 B-G.McDougald SS 0 0 0 0 .258 E.Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 .292 M.Mantle CF 4 0 1 0 .297 J.Lemon LF 3 0 0 0 .293 Y.Berra C 4 0 1 0 .327 E.Bouchee 1B 3 0 0 0 .277 E.Howard 1B 4 0 1 0 .286 F.Bolling 2B 3 0 0 0 .268 E-H.Bauer PR,RF 0 1 0 0 .171 R.Wilson C 3 0 0 0 .256 T.Kubek SS,LF 4 0 1 0 .279 P.Foytack P 2 0 0 0 .111 J.Coates P 3 0 0 0 .083 C-A.Kaline PH 1 1 1 0 .282 D-N.Siebern PH 0 0 0 0 .228 B.Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 ---- F-B.Skowron 1B 0 0 0 0 .267 T.Morgan P 0 0 0 0 .500 B.Klaus 3B 3 0 0 1 .247 M.Keough RF 3 1 1 0 .168 R.Duren P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 30 2 5 2 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Adair In 3rd Inning B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Wagner In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Coates In 9th Inning E-Pinch Ran For Howard In 9th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Siebern In 9th Inning Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 7 0 Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0 [1]Yankees (81-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Coates WIN(5-5) 8 5 2 2 1 5 0 115 3.66 A1 D2 R.Duren SAVE(27th) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 2.54 D3 [1]Totals 9 5 2 2 2 7 0 [1]Tigers (79-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Foytack 8 5 2 2 1 7 1 116 4.36 A1 D3 B.Hoeft 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.88 D4 D4 T.Morgan LOSS(6-6) 0 2/3 2 1 1 2 0 0 16 3.58 D5 [1]Totals 9 7 3 3 3 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 49,861 DATE- Sunday, August 27th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 7 Tigers: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Tigers: 0 DOUBLES- Y.Berra(38th), M.Keough(7th), B.Tuttle(11th) TRIPLES- A.Kaline(1st) HOME RUNS- L.Wagner(8th) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Groat SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Klaus WALKS- B.Richardson, N.Siebern, M.Keough, J.Lemon, E.Bouchee STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle-2, T.Kubek, J.Coates-3, M.Keough, E.Mathews-2, J.Lemon, E.Bouchee-2, R.Wilson, P.Foytack GIDP- J.Lemon The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. 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