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Miley BB CD 1959 Yankees-Tigers 7/25
Called by Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen

Yogi Berra is the star of this game, as his ninth inning 2-run home run caps the Yankees' come from behind win.  Both Berra and Bobby Richardson have 3 hits for the Bombers.


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New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 8

Game Played on Saturday, July 25, 1959 (D) at Briggs Stadium

NY  A    1  0  0    1  2  2    0  1  2  -   9 13  5
DET A 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 - 8 11 1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Richardson 2b 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 2
Siebern lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
Skowron ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Blanchard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mantle cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Berra c 4 2 3 2 1 0 5 1
Lopez 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 1
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Throneberry pr,1b,lf,1b 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bauer rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brickell ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 6
Ford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Shantz p 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
Duren p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slaughter ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Maas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bronstad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9 2 3 27 13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Richardson-Brickell-Howard.
E: Lopez 3 (23), Bauer (1), Brickell (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Berra (15,off Foytack); Lopez (20,off Foytack); Siebern (14,off Foytack);
Bauer (13,off Morgan); Howard (14,off Narleski).
HR: Richardson (1,1st inning off Foytack 0 on 0 out); Brickell (1,6th inning
off Morgan 1 on 1 out); Berra (12,9th inning off Smith 1 on 1 out).
SF: Slaughter (1,off Narleski).
GDP: Lopez (5,off Morgan).
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Yost 3b 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 5
Maxwell lf 3 0 1 2 3 0 2 0
Kuenn rf 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
Kaline cf 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Wilson c 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0
Zernial 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
Narleski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osborne ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lepcio 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1
Veal ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 4
Foytack p 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Morgan p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mossi pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burnside p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Groth ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harris ph,1b 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0
Totals 41 8 11 6 8 4 27 13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Yost-Lepcio-Zernial.
E: Foytack (1).
BATTING - 
GDP: Kaline (5,off Ford).
IBB: Kaline (4,by Shantz).
Team LOB: 14.
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ford 1.2 5 4 3 2 0 0 12
Shantz 5 4 3 0 2 2 0 23
Duren 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Maas W(9-5) 1.2 1 1 0 4 1 0 11
Bronstad SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9 11 8 3 8 4 0 49
IBB: Shantz (5,Kaline).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Shantz 2-0; Duren 2-2; Bronstad 3-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Foytack 4 6 4 4 1 1 1 20
Morgan 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 8
Burnside 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Narleski 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
Smith L(0-2) 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 5
Totals 9 13 9 9 2 3 3 42
Foytack faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Morgan 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Red Flaherty