Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 19, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 1 2 2
  Hardy cf 0 0 0 0
Hamner ss 5 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 1 2 1
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Held 3b 4 2 2 1
Naragon c 3 0 2 1
Webster 2b 3 0 1 0
Grant p 3 0 0 0
  Brodowski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Pearson rf 5 0 1 0
Allison cf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 2 1 0 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Bertoia 2b 3 0 1 0
Porter c 3 1 2 2
Samford ss 4 0 2 0
Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 2 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Pascual p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Cleveland 030 011 0005100
Washington 010 000 001271
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (3-0) 7.0 5 1 1 5 1
  Brodowski  SV (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
2
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Griggs  L (2-2) 1.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Clevenger   5.2 4 2 2 1 3
  Pascual   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
3

  E–Samford (8).  DP–Cleveland 2. Held-Webster-Power, Hamner-Webster-Power, Washington 1. Samford-Bertoia-Sievers.  PB–Naragon (1).  2B–Cleveland Naragon (4,off Pascual), Washington Samford (7,off Brodowski).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (12,2nd inning off Griggs 0 on 0 out); Piersall (2,5th inning off Clevenger 0 on 0 out); Held (7,6th inning off Clevenger 0 on 1 out), Washington Porter (1,9th inning off Brodowski 0 on 1 out).  SF–Naragon (1,off Griggs); Porter (1,off Grant).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:28.  A–12,681.
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