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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2

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Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2

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Game Played on Wednesday, August 26, 1959 (D) at Briggs Stadium

WAS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  4  0
DET A    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  1
BATTING
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Green rf                      4   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Allison cf                    3   0   0   0       1   2       4   0
Becquer 1b                    4   0   1   2       0   1       7   0
Courtney c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Sievers ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Clevenger p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Throneberry lf                3   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
  Bertoia ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Versalles ss                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Killebrew 3b                  2   0   0   0       2   2       1   1
Aspromonte 2b                 3   1   1   0       1   1       2   3
Consolo ss                    2   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Naragon ph,c                2   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Ramos pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kemmerer p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lemon ph,lf                 1   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       30   2   4   2       7  12      24   6
BATTING - 
IBB: Sievers (6,by Burnside).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Green (4,2nd base by Bunning/Berberet).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       4   1   1   1       0   0       3   1
Harris 1b                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Osborne 1b                  3   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Kuenn rf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kaline cf                     4   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Maxwell lf                    3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Bolling 2b                    3   0   0   1       1   1       2   1
Berberet c                    3   0   0   0       0   0      13   2
Bridges ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Lepcio ss                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bunning p                     2   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
  Burnside p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sisler p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Morgan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3       3   3      27   6
FIELDING - 
E: Kuenn (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Kaline (19,off Kemmerer).
HR: Yost (16,1st inning off Kemmerer 0 on 0 out).
IBB: Maxwell (4,by Kemmerer).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kemmerer L(7-14)              7     5   3   3   3   1   1  29
Clevenger                     1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        8     6   3   3   3   3   1  33
IBB: Kemmerer (3,Maxwell).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bunning W(13-10)              7.2   3   2   2   5  11   0  30
Burnside                      0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Sisler                        0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4
Morgan SV(6)                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     4   2   2   7  12   0  37
IBB: Burnside (1,Sievers).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Burnside 2-0; Morgan 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 5781
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Senators           Detroit Tigers           
1. Green               rf        Yost                3b
2. Allison             cf        Harris              1b
3. Becquer             1b        Kuenn               rf
4. Courtney            c         Kaline              cf
5. Throneberry         lf        Maxwell             lf
6. Killebrew           3b        Bolling             2b
7. Aspromonte          2b        Berberet            c
8. Consolo             ss        Bridges             ss
9. Kemmerer            p         Bunning             p

SENATORS 1ST: Green popped to second; Allison grounded out
(third to first); Becquer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Yost homered to left; Harris flied out to center;
Kuenn singled to center; Kaline forced Kuenn (shortstop to
second); Maxwell grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 2ND: Courtney was called out on strikes; Throneberry
struck out; Killebrew walked; Aspromonte singled to right
[Killebrew to second]; Consolo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Bolling popped to third; Berberet lined to center;
Bridges grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Senators 0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 3RD: OSBORNE REPLACED HARRIS (PLAYING 1B); Kemmerer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Green walked; Green was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Allison was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Bunning popped to first in foul territory; Yost
popped to second; Osborne flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 4TH: Becquer struck out; Courtney grounded out (first
unassisted); Throneberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kuenn flied out to right; Kaline grounded out (third
to first); Maxwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 5TH: Killebrew walked; Aspromonte was called out on
strikes; Consolo was called out on strikes; Kemmerer popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Bolling flied out to right; Berberet flied out to
center; Bridges popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
0, Tigers 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Green grounded out (second to first); Allison
struck out; Becquer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Bunning singled to third; Yost flied to left in foul
territory; Osborne singled to left [Bunning to second]; Kuenn
forced Osborne (second to shortstop) [Bunning to third]; Kaline
doubled to left [Bunning scored, Kuenn to third]; Maxwell was
walked intentionally; Bolling walked [Kuenn scored, Kaline to
third, Maxwell to second]; Berberet grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 0, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Courtney flied out to center; Throneberry flied
out to center; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Senators 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Bridges was called out on strikes; Bunning walked;
Yost popped to catcher in foul territory; Osborne popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0,
Tigers 3.

SENATORS 8TH: LEPCIO REPLACED BRIDGES (PLAYING SS); Aspromonte
walked; NARAGON BATTED FOR CONSOLO; Naragon was called out on
strikes; LEMON BATTED FOR KEMMERER; Lemon singled to left
[Aspromonte to second]; Green popped to third; Allison walked
[Aspromonte to third, Lemon to second]; Becquer singled to right
[Aspromonte scored, Lemon scored, Allison to third (error by
Kuenn), Becquer to second]; BURNSIDE REPLACED BUNNING
(PITCHING); SIEVERS BATTED FOR COURTNEY; Sievers was walked
intentionally; BERTOIA BATTED FOR THRONEBERRY; Bertoia popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Senators 2,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: NARAGON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LEMON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); VERSALLES REPLACED BERTOIA (PLAYING SS);
CLEVENGER REPLACED SIEVERS (PITCHING); Kuenn flied out to right;
Kaline struck out; Maxwell singled to right; Bolling struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 2, Tigers 3.

SENATORS 9TH: SISLER REPLACED BURNSIDE (PITCHING); Killebrew
struck out; Aspromonte grounded out (catcher to first); Naragon
singled to pitcher; RAMOS RAN FOR NARAGON; Lemon walked [Ramos
to second]; MORGAN REPLACED SISLER (PITCHING); Green forced
Ramos (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 2,
Tigers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Senators         2   4   0    8
 Tigers           3   6   1    6
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