Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
April 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1959 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Athletics 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 0 2 0
Martin 2b 4 1 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 4 1 2 0
Nixon c 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 2 1
Held 3b 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 1 2 0
Ferrarese p 3 0 1 1
  Brodowski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 3 1 1 1
Maris rf 3 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 3 1 1 1
Cerv lf 3 0 1 0
Smith 3b 3 0 0 0
Chiti c 4 0 1 0
Williams 1b 3 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Garver p 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Bella ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomanek p 0 0 0 0
  Hadley ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Cleveland 000 001 1103110
Kansas City 000 001 010241
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  W (1-0) 7.1 4 2 2 4 2
  Brodowski  SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L (0-1) 7.2 10 3 2 1 4
  Gorman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tomanek   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
4

  E–Williams (1).  DP–Cleveland 2. Held-Martin-Power, Power.  2B–Cleveland Strickland 2 (2,off Garver 2).  HR–Kansas City Lopez (2,6th inning off Ferrarese 0 on 2 out); Tuttle (1,8th inning off Ferrarese 0 on 1 out)..  Team LOB–8.  SH–Garver (1,off Ferrarese).  HBP–DeMaestri (1,by Ferrarese); Smith (1,by Brodowski).  Team–7.  CS–Power (1,2nd base by Garver/Chiti).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:40.  A–8,181.
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