Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
May 6, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 4 1 1 0
Allison cf 4 2 3 4
Killebrew 3b 3 1 0 0
Lemon rf 4 0 2 2
Becquer 1b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 1 0
Samford ss 3 1 1 0
Throneberry lf 4 1 1 0
Pascual p 2 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 5 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 1 1 0
Simpson rf 4 0 0 0
Lollar c 5 1 2 1
Ennis lf 5 0 2 0
Cash 1b 4 1 2 1
Goodman 3b 4 1 2 1
Aparicio ss 4 0 1 0
Wynn p 3 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 1 1
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 11 4
Washington 100 001 4006101
Chicago 012 000 0104112
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (2-2) 6.0 7 3 2 2 1
  Hyde   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Clevenger  SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  L (3-2) 7.0 9 6 6 3 2
  Staley   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Shaw   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
4

  E–Becquer (1), Simpson (1), Cash (2).  DP–Chicago 3. Fox-Cash-Aparicio, Fox-Aparicio-Cash, Aparicio-Fox-Cash.  2B–Washington Lemon 2 (5,off Wynn 2); Throneberry (1,off Wynn), Chicago Lollar (5,off Pascual); Torgeson (1,off Hyde); Ennis (4,off Clevenger).  3B–Chicago Cash (1,off Pascual).  HR–Washington Allison (4,7th inning off Wynn 3 on 1 out).  SH–Allison (1,off Wynn).  HBP–Becquer (1,by Wynn).  IBB–Bertoia (2,by Wynn).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  SB–Allison (2,2nd base off Wynn/Lollar); Throneberry (1,2nd base off Staley/Lollar).  CS–Allison (3,3rd base by Shaw/Lollar).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:26.  A–1,710.
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