Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
May 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, New York Yankees 0

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 3 1 0 0
Allison cf 4 2 2 1
Killebrew 3b 3 3 3 4
Lemon rf 4 0 2 0
Becquer 1b 4 1 1 1
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Samford ss 3 0 0 1
Throneberry lf 4 0 0 0
Griggs p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 0 0 0
Kubek ss 4 0 1 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0
McDougald 2b 4 0 1 0
Siebern lf 3 0 0 0
Lumpe 3b 3 0 0 0
Throneberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Turley p 1 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Kucks p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 2 0
Washington 100 012 030794
New York 000 000 000020
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs  W (2-0) 9.0 2 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley  L (3-4) 6.0 6 4 4 1 6
  Kucks   2.0 3 3 3 1 2
  Ditmar   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
2
10

  E–Bertoia (3), Lemon 2 (3), Becquer (2).  DP–Washington 1. Griggs-Samford-Becquer, New York 1. McDougald-Kubek-Throneberry.  2B–New York Kubek (3,off Griggs).  HR–Washington Killebrew 2 (10,1st inning off Turley 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Kucks 2 on 0 out); Allison (5,6th inning off Turley 0 on 1 out)..  SF–Samford (1,off Turley).  Team LOB–2.  Team–5.  SB–Becquer (1,2nd base off Turley/Berra).  CS–Killebrew (1,2nd base by Turley/Berra).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:32.  A–21,519.
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