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Miley BB CD 1959 Red Sox-Yankees 4/12
Called by Red Barber  Phil Rizzuto and Mel Allen

Bob Turley and Tom Brewer have a tight pitching duel going, until Norm Siebern breaks the tie in the eighth with a home run.


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New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Sunday, April 12, 1959 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  2  0
NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 8 0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Buddin ss 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1
Runnels 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
Stephens cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 12 0
Busby pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jensen rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Geiger lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
White c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Brewer p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 27 2 2 2 4 4 24 12
FIELDING - 
PB: White (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Runnels (1,off Turley).
SF: Jensen (1,off Turley).
Team LOB: 3.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bauer rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Siebern lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 3 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Berra c 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 0
McDougald 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 3
Throneberry 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 9 2
Carey 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Richardson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Turley p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Totals 30 3 8 3 1 4 27 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. McDougald-Richardson-Throneberry.
BATTING - 
HR: Siebern (1,8th inning off Brewer 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Berra (1,2nd base by Brewer/White).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Brewer L(0-1) 8 8 3 3 1 4 1 31
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Turley W(1-0) 9 2 2 2 4 4 0 32
Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice