1959 AL Game: Det. @ Was.

 May 12, 1959

   Detroit's Al Kaline smashed 3 homeruns tonight against the Washington Senators and the Tigers came away with an 8-4 victory. Kaline was 4 for 5 with4 RBI in the game and is now hitting .409 on the season. Detroit moved within a 1/2 game of the 1st place Boston Red Sox with the win. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Washington Senators           5/12/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Senators           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  0  1  0 .289     A.Pearson RF        5  1  3  0 .222  
  H.Kuenn RF          4  2  1  1 .397     B.Allison CF        5  1  1  0 .235  
  A.Kaline CF         5  3  4  4 .409     H.Killebrew 3B      4  1  1  1 .282  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  1  0  0 .241     J.Lemon LF          4  0  2  1 .218  
  R.Bridges SS        4  1  1  1 .330     J.Becquer 1B        4  0  0  0 .267  
  T.Lepcio 2B         5  0  2  0 .344     R.Bertoia 2B        4  0  1  1 .237  
  B.Osborne 1B        2  0  0  1 .196     J.Porter C          3  0  0  0 .149  
  L.Berberet C        4  0  0  0 .246     J.Romonosky P       0  0  0  0 .500  
  F.Lary P            4  1  1  0 .211   B-R.Sievers PH        1  1  1  0 .255  
                                          R.Samford SS        4  0  1  0 .293  
                                          B.Fischer P         2  0  0  0 .100  
                                        A-E.Fitz Gerald C     2  0  1  1 .327  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  8 10  7                 Totals      38  4 11  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fischer In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Romonosky In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 1 1 0  0 0 1  3 0 2  -  8 10  2
Senators........ 2 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  4 11  2
 
Tigers (16-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Lary WIN(4-2)           9      11   4   4   0   6   1   3.66
Totals                    9      11   4   4   0   6   1
 
Senators (12-17)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Fischer LOSS(0-4)       6       7   6   5   3   2   2   6.15
J.Romonosky               3       3   2   2   1   1   1   3.72
Totals                    9      10   8   7   4   3   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,451 DATE- Tuesday, May 12th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 7  Senators: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Senators: 0
ERRORS- E.Yost, T.Lepcio, A.Pearson, R.Samford
DOUBLES- T.Lepcio(3rd), F.Lary, A.Pearson-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline-3(10th), H.Killebrew(11th)
RBIs- H.Kuenn(14th), A.Kaline-4(36th), R.Bridges(12th), B.Osborne(4th),
      H.Killebrew(22nd), J.Lemon(15th), R.Bertoia(10th), E.Fitz Gerald(8th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Bridges(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Osborne
WALKS- E.Yost, H.Kuenn, R.Bridges, B.Osborne
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, C.Maxwell, T.Lepcio, B.Allison, H.Killebrew-2, R.Bertoia,
             R.Samford, B.Fischer
GIDP- E.Fitz Gerald
2-out RBI- A.Kaline, R.Bertoia, R.Bridges, E.Fitz Gerald
RLISP 2-out- J.Porter-2, F.Lary, B.Allison-3, R.Bridges, L.Berberet,
             B.Osborne-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 13  Senators: 3 for 12
 
Al Kaline smacked 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Frank Lary went the distance as
the Detroit Tigers outscored the Washington Senators 8 to 4.
 
Kaline had a big evening at the plate.  He smashed a solo-shot out of the park
in the 1st inning, lined a one-base hit in the 3rd inning, delivered a solo
blast in the 6th inning and blasted a two-run home run in the 9th inning.
Detroit managed 10 hits in their victory.  
 
Lary(4-2) got the victory, allowing 4 runs for the game. Bill Fischer(0-4)
took the loss.  With this win, Detroit has a 16-10 record.  They have been
7-3 lately.  With this loss, Washington has a 4-6 record of late, 12-17
overall.