Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
April 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 5 2 1 0
Runnels 2b 3 1 0 0
Stephens cf 3 2 2 1
Wertz 1b 5 1 2 5
Jensen rf 4 1 2 1
Malzone 3b 5 0 2 0
Gernert lf 3 0 0 0
  Geiger pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Daley c 4 0 1 0
Delock p 5 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 5 0 0 0
Throneberry lf 4 0 1 0
Allison cf 4 1 2 0
Lemon rf 3 1 1 2
Courtney c 3 0 0 0
  Malkmus pr 0 0 0 0
  Porter c 0 0 0 0
Zauchin 1b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0
Samford ss 3 0 0 0
Valentinetti p 0 0 0 0
  Kralick p 0 0 0 0
  Romonosky p 1 0 1 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Boston 205 000 0007100
Washington 000 200 000261
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock  W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Valentinetti  L (0-1) 2.0 3 5 5 3 2
  Kralick   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Romonosky   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Griggs   3.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Stobbs   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
7
10

  E–Samford (2).  2B–Boston Wertz (1,off Valentinetti); Stephens (4,off Valentinetti); Jensen (3,off Griggs)., Washington Zauchin (4,off Delock).  HR–Boston Wertz (2,3rd inning off Kralick 2 on 0 out); Jensen (3,3rd inning off Kralick 0 on 0 out)., Washington Lemon (3,4th inning off Delock 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Stephens (1,by Stobbs).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:49.  A–7,387.
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