Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
April 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Green lf 2 1 1 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Avila lf 1 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 1 1
Tasby cf 4 0 1 0
Woodling rf 4 1 1 0
Klaus 3b,ss 3 0 0 0
  Carrasquel ph 0 0 0 0
  Triandos c 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 3 0 0 0
  Finigan ph,ss 1 1 1 1
Gardner 2b 3 0 1 0
Miranda ss 1 0 0 0
  Lockman ph 1 1 1 0
  Robinson 3b 2 0 1 1
O'Dell p 1 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 1 1 0
  Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 4 1 2 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  McDougald 2b 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 4 2 2 0
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Bauer rf 2 0 1 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 1 1
  Throneberry rf 1 0 0 0
Howard c 3 1 2 2
Skowron 1b 3 0 0 0
Siebern lf 3 0 0 0
Kubek ss 3 0 1 1
Sturdivant p 2 0 0 0
  Berra ph 1 0 0 0
  Shantz p 0 0 0 0
  Lumpe ph 0 0 0 0
  Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Baltimore 000 003 002590
New York 101 001 1004101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell   5.0 6 2 2 2 0
  Pappas  W (2-0) 3.0 4 2 2 4 2
  Johnson  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
6
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant   6.0 5 3 2 0 2
  Shantz   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Ford  L (2-1) 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Duren   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
2
6

  E–Carey (4).  DP–Baltimore 2. Klaus-Gardner-Boyd, Gardner-Klaus-Boyd.  2B–New York Howard (2,off Pappas).  SH–Green (1,off Sturdivant); Kubek (2,off Pappas).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Howard (1,off O'Dell).  IBB–Bauer (3,by O'Dell); Lumpe (1,by Pappas).  Team–9.  CS–Tasby (2,2nd base by Sturdivant/Howard).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:43.
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