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Washington Senators @ Detroit Tigers
1959-08-26 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 5781 · 2:20
Detroit Tigers defeated Washington Senators 3–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 6th. Jim Bunning earned the win and Tom Morgan picked up the save. Eddie Yost went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Jim Bunning L: Russ Kemmerer SV: Tom Morgan
Umpires — HP: Bill McKinley · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lenny Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Allison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Julio Becquer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Clint Courtney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Faye Throneberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ken Aspromonte | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Consolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Russ Kemmerer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Naragon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Lemon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Sievers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Reno Bertoia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Yost | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gail Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harvey Kuenn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Bolling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Berberet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rocky Bridges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Bunning | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobo Osborne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Kemmerer | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
 Tex Clevenger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 7.2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
 Pete Burnside | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Sisler | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Morgan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lenny Green: 4/P
- Bob Allison: 53
- Julio Becquer: 31
Bot 1
- Eddie Yost: HR/7D
- Gail Harris: 8
- Harvey Kuenn: S8
- Al Kaline: 64(1)/FO
- Charlie Maxwell: 3/G
Top 2
- Clint Courtney: K/C
- Faye Throneberry: K
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Ken Aspromonte: S9.1-2
- Billy Consolo: K/C
Bot 2
- Frank Bolling: 5/P
- Lou Berberet: 8/L
- Rocky Bridges: 63
Top 3
- Russ Kemmerer: 63
- Lenny Green: W
- Bob Allison: CS2(24)
- Bob Allison: K/C
Bot 3
- Jim Bunning: 3/FL
- Eddie Yost: 4/P
- Bobo Osborne: 8
Top 4
- Julio Becquer: K
- Clint Courtney: 3/G
- Faye Throneberry: K
Bot 4
- Harvey Kuenn: 9
- Al Kaline: 53
- Charlie Maxwell: 43
Top 5
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Ken Aspromonte: K/C
- Billy Consolo: K/C
- Russ Kemmerer: 2/FL
Bot 5
- Frank Bolling: 9
- Lou Berberet: 8
- Rocky Bridges: 3/P
Top 6
- Lenny Green: 43
- Bob Allison: K
- Julio Becquer: 5/FL
Bot 6
- Jim Bunning: S5/G
- Eddie Yost: 7/FL
- Bobo Osborne: S7.1-2
- Harvey Kuenn: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Al Kaline: D7.3-H;1-3
- Charlie Maxwell: IW
- Frank Bolling: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Lou Berberet: 43
Top 7
- Clint Courtney: 8
- Faye Throneberry: 8
- Harmon Killebrew: K
Bot 7
- Rocky Bridges: K/C
- Jim Bunning: W
- Eddie Yost: 2/FL
- Bobo Osborne: 2/FL
Top 8
- Ken Aspromonte: W
- Hal Naragon: K/C
- Jim Lemon: S7.1-2
- Lenny Green: 5/P
- Bob Allison: W.2-3;1-2
- Julio Becquer: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3(E9);B-2
- Roy Sievers: IW
- Reno Bertoia: 3/FL
Bot 8
- Harvey Kuenn: 9
- Al Kaline: K
- Charlie Maxwell: S9
- Frank Bolling: K
Top 9
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Ken Aspromonte: 23
- Hal Naragon: S1/G
- Jim Lemon: W.1-2
- Lenny Green: 5(2)/FO