Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
April 21, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 1 2 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 0 0
Tasby cf 3 1 0 0
Nieman lf 2 1 0 0
  Green lf 0 0 0 0
Triandos c 4 2 2 5
Avila rf 4 0 1 0
  Pilarcik rf 0 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 1 0
Wilhelm p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 6 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 5 1 2 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 2 0
Stephens cf 4 0 0 0
Jensen rf 3 0 0 1
Malzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 0 1 0
Geiger lf 4 0 2 0
Daley c 4 0 1 0
Casale p 1 1 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Moford p 0 0 0 0
  Busby ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 1
Baltimore 400 001 000–561
Boston 001 010 000–281
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wilhelm  W (1-0) 9.0 8 2 1 5 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
5
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Casale  L (1-1) 6.0 5 5 5 3 2
  Moford   3.0 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
3
7
  E–Boyd (1), Runnels (1).  PB–Triandos 3 (4).  2B–Baltimore Carrasquel (1,off Casale); Gardner (1,off Casale).  HR–Baltimore Triandos 2 (4,1st inning off Casale 3 on 1 out,6th inning off Casale 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Frank Tabacchi.  T–2:25.  A–6,358.
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