Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
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 Griffith Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 2 1 0
Fox 2b 5 1 2 1
Landis cf 3 1 0 2
Lollar c 4 2 2 2
Ennis lf 2 1 1 0
  Callison lf 2 1 1 1
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Torgeson 1b 4 0 3 2
Phillips 3b 5 0 1 0
Wynn p 5 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 3 0 1 0
Allison cf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 2 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
Bertoia 2b 4 1 2 2
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Samford ss 4 0 1 0
Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Romonosky p 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Chicago 301 001 1309121
Washington 000 002 000251
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (6-2) 9.0 5 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L (1-4) 3.0 5 4 4 1 3
  Romonosky   4.0 3 2 2 7 0
  Hyde   2.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
8
3

  E–Lollar (2), Samford (7).  2B–Chicago Fox (9,off Stobbs); Ennis (5,off Stobbs); Lollar (10,off Hyde); Callison (1,off Hyde), Washington Samford (6,off Wynn); Pearson (1,off Wynn).  HR–Chicago Lollar (5,3rd inning off Stobbs 0 on 1 out); Smith (2,7th inning off Romonosky 0 on 0 out), Washington Bertoia (6,6th inning off Wynn 1 on 2 out).  SF–Landis 2 (5,off Stobbs,off Romonosky).  HBP–Landis (3,by Hyde).  Team LOB–13.  Team–7.  SB–Aparicio (11,2nd base off Romonosky/Fitz Gerald); Fox (1,2nd base off Romonosky/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:48.  A–3,995.
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