Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
May 7, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators 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 10, Washington Senators 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 6 2 2 1
Boyd 1b 3 1 2 1
  Lockman 1b 2 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 2 2 3
  Green lf 0 0 0 0
Woodling rf 2 0 1 0
  Pilarcik pr,rf 1 1 1 1
Triandos c 3 1 2 2
  Ginsberg c 0 0 0 0
Avila 2b 4 1 2 0
Klaus 3b 5 1 2 0
Miranda ss 5 0 1 0
Walker p 5 1 1 1
Totals 40 10 17 9
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 4 1 1 1
Allison cf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 0
Lemon rf 4 0 1 0
Becquer 1b 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Samford ss 4 0 2 0
Throneberry lf 3 0 0 0
Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Valentinetti p 0 0 0 0
  Kralick p 1 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Baltimore 050 200 03010171
Washington 000 000 010151
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (2-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (3-3) 1.2 6 5 4 1 1
  Valentinetti   1.1 5 2 2 2 1
  Kralick   5.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Hyde   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
17
10
9
6
5

  E–Nieman (2), Killebrew (6).  DP–Baltimore 1. Avila-Lockman, Washington 2. Kralick-Fitz Gerald-Becquer, Kralick-Samford-Becquer.  2B–Baltimore Nieman (2,off Valentinetti); Woodling (5,off Kralick), Washington Samford (3,off Walker); Lemon (6,off Walker)..  HR–Baltimore Triandos (6,2nd inning off Ramos 0 on 1 out); Nieman (3,8th inning off Kralick 1 on 1 out); Pilarcik (2,8th inning off Kralick 0 on 1 out), Washington Bertoia (4,8th inning off Walker 0 on 1 out).  SH–Lockman (1,off Kralick).  Team LOB–10.  Team–6.  CS–Nieman (3,2nd base by Ramos/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:41.  A–15,058.
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