Detroit Tigers vs Washington Senators
May 14, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Washington Senators 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 1 1 1
Osborne 1b 5 0 1 1
Maxwell lf 4 0 0 0
Kaline cf 4 1 1 1
Kuenn rf 5 0 2 0
Bridges ss 4 0 2 0
Berberet c 4 1 2 0
Bolling 2b 3 1 1 1
Bunning p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 1 0 0
Allison cf 4 1 1 1
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 1 1
Becquer 1b 4 0 1 0
Plews 2b 4 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 1 0
Samford ss 2 0 0 0
Griggs p 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Detroit 000 012 1004100
Washington 000 101 000242
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (3-3) 9.0 4 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs  L (2-1) 6.0 7 3 3 4 2
  Clevenger   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Stobbs   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hyde   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
3

  E–Killebrew (8), Plews (1).  DP–Washington 1. Plews-Samford-Becquer.  PB–Porter (3).  2B–Detroit Bolling (1,off Griggs); Kuenn (5,off Clevenger)., Washington Porter (3,off Bunning).  HR–Detroit Yost (7,5th inning off Griggs 0 on 0 out); Kaline (7,7th inning off Clevenger 0 on 0 out), Washington Allison (7,4th inning off Bunning 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  Team–5.  CS–Killebrew (2,2nd base by Bunning/Berberet).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:43.  A–6,976.
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