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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3

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Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 7, 1959 (N) at Fenway Park

DET A    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  1
BOS A    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  5  0
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       3   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Kuenn rf                      4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Maxwell lf                    4   0   1   0       0   2       1   0
Kaline cf                     3   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Wilson c                      4   0   1   1       0   0       7   0
Zernial 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   0       8   1
Bolling 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
Veal ss                       2   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Lepcio ph,ss                2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Bunning p                     2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Demeter ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Narleski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3       1   4      24  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Veal-Bolling-Zernial.
E: Veal (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Kuenn (27,off Monbouquette); Bolling (8,off Monbouquette).
HR: Zernial (6,4th inning off Monbouquette 0 on 1 out).
SF: Kaline (3,off Monbouquette).
Team LOB: 5.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Runnels 1b                    3   1   0   0       1   0       7   0
Geiger cf                     3   2   1   2       1   0       4   0
Stephens lf                   4   0   2   0       0   1       3   1
Jensen rf                     3   0   0   1       0   1       2   0
Malzone 3b                    2   0   0   0       2   1       1   5
Buddin ss                     3   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
White c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Monbouquette p                3   0   1   0       0   1       0   1
Totals                       28   4   5   3       4   7      27   8
BATTING - 
2B: Geiger (9,off Bunning); Stephens (6,off Bunning).
SF: Jensen (7,off Bunning).
GDP: White (8,off Bunning).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Malzone (4,2nd base off Bunning/Wilson); Geiger (2,3rd base off Narleski/Wilson);
Stephens (1,2nd base off Narleski/Wilson).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bunning                       6     4   3   3   3   4   0  25
Narleski L(4-11)              2     1   1   1   1   3   0   8
Totals                        8     5   4   4   4   7   0  33
WP: Narleski (2).
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Monbouquette W(4-3)           9     8   3   3   1   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21099
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Yost                3b        Green               2b
2. Kuenn               rf        Runnels             1b
3. Maxwell             lf        Geiger              cf
4. Kaline              cf        Stephens            lf
5. Wilson              c         Jensen              rf
6. Zernial             1b        Malzone             3b
7. Bolling             2b        Buddin              ss
8. Veal                ss        White               c
9. Bunning             p         Monbouquette        p

TIGERS 1ST: Yost popped to catcher in foul territory; Kuenn
singled; Maxwell struck out; Kaline singled [Kuenn to second];
Wilson singled [Kuenn scored, Kaline to third]; Zernial lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Green singled; Runnels walked [Green to second];
Geiger doubled [Green scored, Runnels scored]; Stephens grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Geiger to third]; Jensen hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Geiger scored]; Malzone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Bolling flied out to center; Veal popped to second;
Bunning grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Buddin struck out; White flied out to right;
Monbouquette struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Yost grounded out (third to first); Kuenn doubled;
Maxwell struck out; Kaline singled to left [Kuenn out at home
(left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Green flied out to left; Runnels grounded out
(shortstop to first); Geiger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Zernial
homered; Bolling doubled; Veal grounded out (third to first);
Bunning flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Stephens doubled; Jensen flied out to right;
Malzone walked; Buddin reached on an error by Veal [Stephens to
third, Malzone to second]; White grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Buddin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Yost flied out to left; Kuenn popped to catcher in
foul territory; Maxwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Monbouquette singled; Green flied out to center;
Runnels popped to third; Geiger grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline popped to third; Wilson grounded out (first
unassisted); Zernial grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Stephens struck out; Jensen grounded out (second to
first); Malzone walked; Malzone stole second; Buddin struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Bolling flied out to right; LEPCIO BATTED FOR VEAL;
Lepcio flied out to center; DEMETER BATTED FOR BUNNING; Demeter
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: LEPCIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); NARLESKI
REPLACED DEMETER (PITCHING); White popped to third in foul
territory; Monbouquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Yost walked; Kuenn struck out; Maxwell singled [Yost
to third]; Kaline hit a sacrifice fly to right [Yost scored];
Wilson forced Maxwell (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Runnels grounded out (second to first); Geiger
walked; Stephens singled [Geiger to second]; Jensen struck out
while Geiger stole third and Stephens stole second; Narleski
threw a wild pitch [Geiger scored, Stephens to third]; Malzone
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Zernial flied out to center; Bolling flied out to
left; Lepcio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red
Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           3   8   1    5
 Red Sox          4   5   0    5
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