Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Senators
May 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 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."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Washington Senators 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 3 0 1 0
Boyd 1b 3 1 1 0
Nieman lf 4 2 2 1
  Pilarcik rf 1 0 0 0
Woodling rf,lf 3 1 1 2
  Green lf 1 0 0 0
Triandos c 3 1 1 1
Klaus 3b 4 1 3 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 1 1
Miranda ss 4 0 0 0
Pappas p 2 1 0 0
  Loes p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 0 1 0
Allison cf 4 1 2 2
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Becquer 1b 4 1 1 0
Bertoia 2b 3 0 1 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Samford ss 2 1 0 0
Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Valentinetti p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 2
Baltimore 000 330 0107100
Washington 100 100 100353
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (4-0) 6.2 4 3 3 6 4
  Loes  SV (4) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
6
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (3-4) 4.0 4 3 3 2 3
  Hyde   3.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Valentinetti   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
4
6

  E–Allison (2), Killebrew (7), Hyde (1).  DP–Baltimore 1. Tasby-Klaus-Gardner, Washington 1. Becquer-Samford-Becquer.  PB–Porter (2).  2B–Baltimore Nieman (3,off Ramos); Klaus 2 (2,off Hyde,off Valentinetti)..  3B–Washington Becquer (1,off Pappas).  HR–Baltimore Woodling (1,4th inning off Ramos 1 on 0 out); Triandos (7,4th inning off Ramos 0 on 0 out); Nieman (4,5th inning off Hyde 0 on 1 out)., Washington Allison (6,1st inning off Pappas 0 on 1 out).  SH–Tasby (1,off Hyde); Gardner (2,off Hyde); Boyd 2 (5,off Hyde,off Valentinetti)..  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Nieman (4,2nd base by Ramos/Porter); Bertoia (3,2nd base by Pappas/Triandos).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:45.  A–7,107.
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