New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
May 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees 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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New York Yankees 1, Baltimore Orioles 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
McDougald 2b 4 0 0 0
Kubek ss 4 0 0 0
Berra c 4 0 2 0
Mantle cf 4 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 0 0
Siebern lf 3 1 1 1
Howard rf 3 0 1 0
Lumpe 3b 3 0 1 0
Ditmar p 2 0 0 0
  Slaughter ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 3 1 1 0
Lockman 1b 3 0 0 0
Woodling rf 4 0 1 1
  Pilarcik rf 0 0 0 0
Nieman lf 4 0 0 0
  Green lf 0 0 0 0
Triandos c 3 1 1 1
Klaus 3b 2 0 1 0
  Miranda 3b 0 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
Walker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
New York 000 000 100150
Baltimore 001 100 00x241
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  L (1-4) 7.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Duren   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
3
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (4-0) 9.0 5 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
7

  E–Triandos (5), Triandos (5).  2B–New York Berra (3,off Walker); Howard (5,off Walker).  HR–New York Siebern (4,7th inning off Walker 0 on 2 out), Baltimore Triandos (10,4th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Tasby (2,by Ditmar).  Team–6.  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–1:54.  A–34,180.
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