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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 12, New York Yankees 4

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Boston Red Sox 12, New York Yankees 4

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Saturday, August 15, 1959 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BOS A    1  0  6    1  4  0    0  0  0  -  12 11  1
NY  A    0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   4  7  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Geiger cf                     0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Keough cf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Runnels 2b                    2   2   1   0       4   1       3   2
Williams lf                   2   1   1   0       2   0       1   0
  Busby pr,lf                 1   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Wertz 1b                      4   1   0   2       1   1       6   1
Jensen rf                     3   3   0   1       3   1       2   0
Malzone 3b                    6   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
White c                       6   1   4   4       0   0       5   0
Buddin ss                     4   1   2   2       1   0       3   2
F. Sullivan p                 1   0   0   1       1   0       0   0
  Kiely p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       35  12  11  11      13   3      27   5
FIELDING - 
E: Buddin (27).
BATTING - 
2B: Keough (11,off Larsen).
3B: White (3,off Larsen).
SH: F. Sullivan (4,off Grba); Busby (1,off Blaylock).
SF: Wertz (2,off Grba); F. Sullivan (1,off Larsen); Buddin (1,off Blaylock).
Team LOB: 14.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McDougald ss                  3   0   0   1       1   0       0   2
  Boyer ss                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kubek lf,cf                   4   1   2   0       1   1       6   0
Mantle cf                     2   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
  Blanchard c                 1   0   0   1       0   0       3   0
Berra c                       2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Throneberry 1b              2   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Howard 1b,c,lf                4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Lopez 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Siebern rf                    2   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Slaughter rf                2   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Richardson 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Grba p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Larsen p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Blaylock p                  2   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
  Carey ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4       4   5      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Howard (6).
PB: Blanchard 2 (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Blaylock (1,off F. Sullivan).
3B: Kubek (5,off Kiely).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
F. Sullivan W(7-7)            5     5   3   3   4   3   0  24
Kiely SV(5)                   4     2   1   1   0   2   0  14
Totals                        9     7   4   4   4   5   0  38
F. Sullivan faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kiely 3-1.
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New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grba L(1-4)                   2.1   3   5   5   5   0   0  15
Larsen                        1.2   5   7   6   6   1   0  17
Blaylock                      5     3   0   0   2   2   0  21
Totals                        9    11  12  11  13   3   0  53
Larsen faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Larsen (6).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Larsen 2-2; Blaylock 3-3.
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Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Bill Summers, 3B - Bill McKinley
Time of Game: 3:23   Attendance: 37283
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees         
1. Geiger              cf        McDougald           ss
2. Runnels             2b        Kubek               lf
3. Williams            lf        Mantle              cf
4. Wertz               1b        Berra               c
5. Jensen              rf        Howard              1b
6. Malzone             3b        Lopez               3b
7. White               c         Siebern             rf
8. Buddin              ss        Richardson          2b
9. F. Sullivan         p         Grba                p

RED SOX 1ST: Geiger walked; Runnels walked [Geiger to second];
Williams walked [Geiger to third, Runnels to second]; Wertz hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Geiger scored]; Jensen grounded out
(second to first) [Runnels to third, Williams to second];
Malzone flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: KEOUGH REPLACED GEIGER (PLAYING CF); McDougald
walked; Gary Geiger left with pulled groin muscle from
previous night; Kubek struck out; Mantle walked [McDougald
to second]; Berra made an out to second; Howard lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Buddin
singled to right; F. Sullivan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Buddin to second]; Keough grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); Siebern
flied out to center; Richardson grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Runnels walked; Williams singled to right [Runnels
to third]; Wertz grounded out (second to first) [Runnels scored,
Williams to second]; Jensen walked; Malzone singled [Williams
scored, Jensen to third]; LARSEN REPLACED GRBA (PITCHING); White
tripled to center [Jensen scored, Malzone scored]; Buddin
singled to left [White scored]; Larsen threw a wild pitch
[Buddin to third]; F. Sullivan hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Buddin scored]; Keough doubled to right; Runnels walked;
Williams made an out to second; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Larsen made an out to second; McDougald made an out
to second; Kubek walked; Mantle was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Wertz was called out on strikes; Jensen walked;
Malzone flied out to center; White singled to right [Jensen to
third]; Buddin walked [White to second]; F. Sullivan reached on
an error by Howard (assist by Larsen) [Jensen scored (unearned)
(no RBI), White to third, Buddin to second]; Keough popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Berra flied out to left; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: THRONEBERRY REPLACED BERRA (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Runnels singled to left;
Williams walked [Runnels to second]; BUSBY RAN FOR WILLIAMS;
Wertz walked [Runnels to third, Busby to second]; Jensen walked
[Runnels scored, Busby to third, Wertz to second]; BLAYLOCK
REPLACED LARSEN (PITCHING); Malzone made an out to third; White
singled to center [Busby scored, Wertz scored, Jensen to third];
Buddin hit a sacrifice fly to right [Jensen scored]; F. Sullivan
walked [White to second]; Keough made an out to second; 4 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: BUSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Siebern singled
to right; Richardson struck out; Blaylock doubled to left
[Siebern scored, Blaylock to third (error by Buddin)]; McDougald
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blaylock scored]; Kubek
singled to right; Mantle made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: BLANCHARD REPLACED MANTLE (PLAYING C ); HOWARD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SLAUGHTER REPLACED SIEBERN
(PLAYING RF); KUBEK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Runnels
walked; Busby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Runnels to second]; Wertz flied out to center; Jensen flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Throneberry singled to center; Howard singled to
left [Throneberry to second]; Lopez walked [Throneberry to
third, Howard to second]; KIELY REPLACED F. SULLIVAN (PITCHING);
Slaughter grounded out (second to first) [Throneberry scored,
Howard to third, Lopez to second]; Richardson flied out to left;
Blaylock struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Yankees
3.

RED SOX 7TH: Malzone singled to left; Blanchard allowed a passed
ball [Malzone to second]; White flied out to center; Buddin
popped to first in foul territory; Kiely popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: McDougald grounded out (second to first); Kubek
tripled; Blanchard grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kubek
scored]; Throneberry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BOYER REPLACED MCDOUGALD (PLAYING SS); Keough flied
out to right; Runnels was called out on strikes; Busby popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 12,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Howard flied out to right; Lopez lined to center;
Slaughter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Wertz lined to left; Jensen struck out but advanced
to first on a passed ball; Malzone flied out to center; White
singled to center [Jensen to second]; Buddin flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Richardson singled to left; CAREY BATTED FOR
BLAYLOCK; Carey flied out to center; Boyer flied out to center;
Kubek popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12,
Yankees 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox         12  11   1   14
 Yankees          4   7   1    7
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