1959 AL Game: NY @ Was.

 April 23, 1959

  In the best pitched game so far in either league, the Washington Senators got by the New York Yankees 1-0 today. Russ Kemmerer (1-2) allowed only 1 hit in his shutout Win. Bob Turley (0-2) was the hard luck loser for NY. He only allowed 1 run and 2 hits while striking out 8. But one of the hits he allowed was a homerun by Reno Bertoia in the 6th inning. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 New York Yankees At 1959 Washington Senators         4/23/1959
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Bauer RF          3  0  0  0 .213     R.Bertoia 2B        3  1  1  1 .171  
B-E.Howard PH,C       1  0  0  0 .280     A.Pearson CF        3  0  0  0 .182  
  T.Kubek SS          4  0  1  0 .375     B.Allison LF        3  0  0  0 .182  
  M.Mantle CF         3  0  0  0 .270     J.Lemon RF          3  0  0  0 .273  
  Y.Berra C,RF        4  0  0  0 .300     N.Zauchin 1B        2  0  0  0 .167  
  N.Siebern LF        3  0  0  0 .205     H.Killebrew 3B      3  0  0  0 .314  
  B.Skowron 1B        0  0  0  0 .314     J.Porter C          3  0  0  0 .308  
  J.Lumpe 3B          2  0  0  0 .000     K.Aspromonte SS     3  0  1  0 .290  
  B.Richardson 2B     3  0  0  0 .179   C-J.Valdivielso SS    0  0  0  0 .500  
  B.Turley P          2  0  0  0 .000     R.Kemmerer P        1  0  0  0 .000  
A-E.Slaughter PH      1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  M.Dickson P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      26  0  1  0                 Totals      24  1  2  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Turley In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bauer In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Aspromonte In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
Senators........ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  1  2  1
 
Yankees (5-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Turley LOSS(0-2)        7       2   1   1   1   8   1   2.91
M.Dickson                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.59
Totals                    8       2   1   1   1  10   1
 
Senators (4-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Kemmerer WIN(1-2)       9       1   0   0   4   3   0   2.66
Totals                    9       1   0   0   4   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 5,339 DATE- Thursday, April 23rd 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 4  Senators: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Senators: 0
ERRORS- J.Lumpe, R.Kemmerer
HOME RUNS- R.Bertoia(1st)
RBIs- R.Bertoia(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Mantle, B.Richardson, J.Lemon
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Lumpe, R.Kemmerer
WALKS- M.Mantle, B.Skowron-3, N.Zauchin
STRIKE OUTS- N.Siebern, B.Turley-2, R.Bertoia, J.Lemon, N.Zauchin,
             H.Killebrew-3, J.Porter-3, R.Kemmerer
2-out RBI- R.Bertoia
RLISP 2-out- R.Bertoia, B.Turley
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 0 for 2  Senators: 0 for 1
 
Russ Kemmerer allowed only 1 hit resulting in a big goose egg on the
scoreboard for New York at Griffith Stadium where the Washington Senators
beat the New York Yankees by the score of 1 to 0.
 
Kemmerer(1-2) escaped virtually unscathed against the New York hitters.  He
surrendered only 1 hit and 4 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.30
to 2.66.  Washington managed only 2 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The losing pitcher was Bob Turley(0-2).  He pitched 7 innings giving up only 2
hits and 1 walk.