Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
May 20, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 2 4 0
Fox 2b 4 0 2 0
Landis cf 4 0 2 1
Lollar c 3 1 0 1
Ennis lf 4 0 0 0
  Callison lf 0 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 2 1 0 0
Phillips 3b 2 0 1 1
  Simpson ph 1 0 1 2
  Esposito pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Donovan p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 0 0
Woodling rf 4 0 0 0
Nieman lf 4 1 1 0
Triandos c 4 0 0 0
Klaus 3b 3 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 2 0 1 1
Gardner 2b 2 0 1 0
Harshman p 2 1 1 1
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Portocarrero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Chicago 001 110 0205110
Baltimore 011 000 000242
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (2-2) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman  L (0-6) 7.0 9 3 3 3 4
  Loes   1.0 1 2 1 2 2
  Portocarrero   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
6

  E–Triandos (3), Klaus (4).  DP–Baltimore 3. Carrasquel-Gardner-Boyd, Gardner-Carrasquel-Boyd, Triandos-Klaus.  3B–Chicago Landis (2,off Harshman); Smith (1,off Harshman), Baltimore Nieman (1,off Donovan).  HR–Baltimore Harshman (1,3rd inning off Donovan 0 on 0 out).  SH–Fox (3,off Portocarrero); Gardner (3,off Donovan).  SF–Lollar (2,off Harshman).  IBB–Phillips (3,by Harshman); Torgeson (1,by Loes).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–2:30.  A–16,026.
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