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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 9, Kansas City Athletics 2

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Detroit Tigers 9, Kansas City Athletics 2

Day

Game Played on Friday, September 4, 1959 (D) at Briggs Stadium

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  1
DET A    3  0  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   9 14  2
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Terwilliger 2b                4   0   2   1       0   0       2   2
Maris cf,rf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Williams 1b                   4   0   0   1       0   2       9   0
Cerv lf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Jablonski 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Bella rf                      2   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Coleman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
House c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
DeMaestri ss                  4   1   3   0       0   0       2   3
Daley p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dickson p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lumpe ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tsitouris p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sturdivant p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Snyder ph,cf                0   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       2   6      24   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Terwilliger-DeMaestri-Williams.
E: DeMaestri (19).
BATTING - 
2B: DeMaestri (16,off Mossi); Terwilliger (11,off Mossi).
GDP: Lumpe (12,off Mossi); DeMaestri (12,off Mossi).
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b                       5   2   2   2       0   0       3   2
Osborne 1b                    4   1   0   0       1   2       9   0
Kuenn rf                      5   2   3   2       0   0       2   0
Kaline cf                     4   0   2   1       1   2       1   0
Maxwell lf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Bolling 2b                    5   1   1   1       0   0       4   3
Wilson c                      4   1   1   2       0   1       6   0
Lepcio ss                     4   0   1   0       0   1       0   5
Mossi p                       4   1   3   1       0   1       0   1
Totals                       39   9  14   9       2   7      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Lepcio-Bolling-Osborne, Lepcio-Bolling-Osborne.
E: Yost (16), Lepcio (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Kuenn (35,off Daley); Mossi 2 (3,off Dickson,off Tsitouris); Lepcio (5,off
Dickson); Yost (16,off Tsitouris); Wilson (15,off Tsitouris).
HR: Yost (18,1st inning off Daley 0 on 0 out).
HBP: Maxwell (6,by Tsitouris).
GDP: Bolling (7,off Dickson).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Daley L(15-11)                0     3   3   3   1   0   1   4
Dickson                       4     3   0   0   0   2   0  15
Tsitouris                     2.2   6   6   6   1   4   0  17
Sturdivant                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Coleman                       1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Totals                        8    14   9   9   2   7   1  42
Daley faced 4 batters in the 1st inning
WP: Tsitouris 2 (3), Coleman (3).
HBP: Tsitouris (3,Maxwell).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Dickson 1-0; Sturdivant 2-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mossi W(13-9)                 9     6   2   2   2   6   0  35

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Paparella
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 4811
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         Detroit Tigers           
1. Terwilliger         2b        Yost                3b
2. Maris               cf        Osborne             1b
3. Williams            1b        Kuenn               rf
4. Cerv                lf        Kaline              cf
5. Jablonski           3b        Maxwell             lf
6. Bella               rf        Bolling             2b
7. House               c         Wilson              c
8. DeMaestri           ss        Lepcio              ss
9. Daley               p         Mossi               p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Terwilliger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Maris flied out to left; Williams was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Yost homered; Osborne walked; Kuenn doubled [Osborne
scored]; Kaline singled [Kuenn scored]; DICKSON REPLACED DALEY
(PITCHING); Maxwell flied out to center; Bolling grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kaline out at
second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Cerv struck out; Jablonski popped to third; Bella
walked; House struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Lepcio popped
to second; Mossi doubled; Yost reached on an error by DeMaestri
[Mossi to third]; Osborne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: DeMaestri doubled; Dickson flied out to center;
Terwilliger singled [DeMaestri to third]; Maris popped to third;
Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Kuenn grounded out (third to first); Kaline singled;
Maxwell grounded out (first unassisted) [Kaline to second];
Bolling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Cerv lined to right; Jablonski flied out to left;
Bella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Wilson struck out; Lepcio doubled; Mossi struck out;
Yost grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: House popped to third; DeMaestri singled; LUMPE
BATTED FOR DICKSON; Lumpe grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [DeMaestri out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: TSITOURIS REPLACED LUMPE (PITCHING); Osborne struck
out; Kuenn flied out to center; Kaline walked; Maxwell popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Terwilliger reached on an error by Lepcio
[Terwilliger to second]; Maris grounded out (second to first);
Williams was called out on strikes; Cerv grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Bolling lined to shortstop; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); Lepcio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jablonski popped to second; Bella was called out
on strikes; House grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Mossi doubled; Yost doubled [Mossi scored]; Osborne
was called out on strikes; Kuenn singled [Yost scored];
Tsitouris threw a wild pitch [Kuenn to second]; Kaline was
called out on strikes; Maxwell was hit by a pitch; Bolling
singled [Kuenn scored, Maxwell to second]; Wilson doubled
[Maxwell scored, Bolling scored]; Lepcio struck out but advanced
to first on a wild pitch; Mossi singled [Wilson scored, Lepcio
to second]; STURDIVANT REPLACED TSITOURIS (PITCHING); Yost
forced Lepcio (third unassisted); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: DeMaestri singled; SNYDER BATTED FOR STURDIVANT;
Snyder walked [DeMaestri to second]; Terwilliger doubled
[DeMaestri scored, Snyder to third]; Maris struck out; Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Snyder scored, Terwilliger to
third]; Cerv flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 8TH: COLEMAN REPLACED BELLA (PITCHING); SNYDER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); MARIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Osborne
lined to center; Kuenn singled; Kaline struck out; Maxwell
singled [Kuenn to second]; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Kuenn to
third, Maxwell to second]; Bolling flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 9.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Jablonski reached on an error by Yost; SMITH
BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Smith singled [Jablonski to second]; House
popped to second; DeMaestri grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        2   6   1    6
 Tigers           9  14   2    9
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