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Three consecutive homers
highlight the Sox
beating of the Yankees, 12-4
September 7, 1959
... On consecutive pitches in the second inning, Don
Buddin hit a three-run homer into the center field bleachers, Jerry
Casale hit a home run that is still going and Pumpsie Green hit one
into the bullpen. They helped to give the Red Sox a six-run inning at
he expense of the New York Yankees, winning 12-4.
Jackie Jensen was the first batter in the inning and drove a ball
that cleared the wall in left-center. It hit one of the uprights,
that supports the nets, and bounced back on the field. Second base
umpire Ed Rommel however ruled it a double, although it should have
been a homer. Frank Malzone followed with a scratch single, that
moved Jensen over to third and Sammy White brought him in with a base
hit to right.
Then came Buddin and on a 3-2 pitch from Duke Maas, he homered into
the seats in dead center, giving the Sox a 4-1 lead. Casale was the
next hitter and Bob Turley came in to pitch for New York. The first
pitch was a ball and on the second pitch, Casale slammed the ball
over Lansdowne Street and onto the railroad tracks. Then came Green
and Pumpsie waited until the count was 2-0, before blasting one into
the Sox bullpen for the third consecutive four-bagger and six runs in
the inning.
A walk to Hector Lopez and a triple by Gil McDougald gave the Yanks a
second inning run. Casale got into more trouble in the third. Andy
Carey hit for Turley and homered into the nets. Hank Bauer singled
and Mickey Mantle hit a line drive that cleared the left field wall,
also hit an upright and bounced back onto the field. But this one was
ruled a home run. After Yogi Berra flew out, Elston Howard doubled
and Casale hit Hector Lopez with a pitch. Finally, Casale stopped the
bleeding by getting McDougald to ground out. He held down the Yankees
after that, allowing only three more hits and didn't let a baserunner
get beyond second base.
Then with one out in the seventh inning, after a double by Tony
Kubek, Mike Fornieles came in to replace him and pitched two perfect
innings.
In the seventh inning, leading 6 to 4, the Sox added some insurance
runs. Eli Grba walked Marty Keough, Pete Runnels sacrificed him over,
and Gene Stephens singled him home. Stephens stole second and with
two outs, Grba walked Malzone and White to load the bases. The next
batter was Buddin, and Bill Jurges brought in Vic Wertz to pinch hit
for him. Wertz responded by hitting a double off the wall that
cleared the bases and gave the Sox a 10-4 lead.
In the eight inning the Sox added two more runs. After Keough walked,
Runnels singled and Stephens walked, against Gary Blalock. Jensen
slammed a liner that got past Mantle for two more runs, giving Jackie
an ever 100 RBIs for the season.
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PUMPSIE GREEN, JERRY CASALE AND
DON BUDDIN
HIT THREE CONSECUTIVE HOME RUNS |
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