Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 1, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1959 at Briggs Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 5 0 2 0
Allison cf 5 0 0 0
Sievers lf 5 1 1 0
Lemon rf 4 1 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 2 2 2
Zauchin 1b 3 0 0 0
  Becquer ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 1 1
Samford ss 4 0 1 0
Pascual p 3 0 2 0
Totals 39 4 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 2 1
Osborne 1b 4 1 1 0
Kaline cf 5 0 1 0
Doby lf 5 0 0 0
Bridges ss 3 0 0 1
  Veal pr 0 0 0 0
Groth rf 3 1 1 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Bunning p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Washington 010 100 010 1490
Detroit 200 001 000 0382
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (1-2) 10.0 8 3 3 3 5
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (0-3) 10.0 9 4 3 3 8
Totals
10.0
9
4
3
3
8

  E–Yost (1), Bridges (3).  DP–Detroit 2. Yost-Bolling-Osborne, Bridges-Bolling-Osborne.  2B–Detroit Yost (4,off Pascual); Groth (2,off Pascual)..  HR–Washington Killebrew 2 (5,2nd inning off Bunning 0 on 1 out,10th inning off Bunning 0 on 2 out), Detroit Yost (5,1st inning off Pascual 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Yost (2,off Pascual); Bunning (1,off Pascual)..  SF–Bridges (1,off Pascual).  HBP–Bolling (2,by Pascual).  Team–9.  SB–Kaline (3,3rd base off Pascual/Porter).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–3:10.  A–1,863.
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