Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
May 5, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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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Baltimore Orioles 1, Cleveland Indians 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
  Miranda ss 1 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 1 1 1
Triandos c 2 0 0 0
  Ginsberg c 1 0 1 0
Tasby cf 3 0 0 0
Avila rf 4 0 1 0
Finigan 3b 2 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
Harshman p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Portocarrero p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 2 2 1
Power 1b 5 2 2 2
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Colavito rf 5 0 2 1
Held 3b 3 1 0 1
Strickland ss 4 1 1 2
Martin 2b 4 1 2 1
Brown c 4 1 1 0
Ferrarese p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
Baltimore 000 000 100144
Cleveland 500 004 00x9121
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman  L (0-4) 0.1 2 5 4 3 1
  Brown   4.2 4 0 0 0 1
  Portocarrero   3.0 6 4 4 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  W (3-1) 9.0 4 1 1 4 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
8

  E–Boyd (3), Tasby (3), Finigan (2), Brown (1), Strickland (6).  DP–Baltimore 1. Carrasquel-Gardner-Boyd, Cleveland 3. Strickland-Martin-Power, Strickland-Martin-Power, Strickland-Martin-Power.  PB–Ginsberg (1).  2B–Cleveland Power (6,off Portocarrero).  HR–Baltimore Nieman (2,7th inning off Ferrarese 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:32.  A–11,182.
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