Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 18, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 0, Baltimore Orioles 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held 3b 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Leek 3b 0 0 0 0
Piersall cf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 0 2 0
Minoso lf 3 0 0 0
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 1 0 0 0
  Hamner ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Martin 2b 3 0 1 0
Ferrarese p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 0
  Cicotte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 4 1 2 1
Boyd 1b 3 0 1 0
Nieman lf 2 0 0 2
  Pilarcik rf 1 0 1 0
Triandos c 2 0 0 0
Avila rf 3 0 0 0
  Green lf 1 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
Finigan 3b 4 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 3 2 1 0
Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 6 3
Cleveland 000 000 000060
Baltimore 001 020 00x361
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  L (3-2) 7.0 5 3 3 3 5
  Cicotte   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
4
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (1-1) 7.2 6 0 0 1 5
  Loes  SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
6

  E–Boyd (5).  DP–Cleveland 1. Strickland-Martin-Power, Baltimore 1. Loes-Carrasquel-Boyd.  2B–Cleveland Colavito (8,off Brown); Piersall (6,off Brown).  SH–Ferrarese (1,off Brown); Brown (1,off Ferrarese); Triandos (3,off Cicotte).  HBP–Minoso (3,by Loes).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  CS–Colavito (1,2nd base by Brown/Triandos).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:31.  A–9,167.
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