Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
May 31, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 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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Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 3 0 1 0
Pilarcik rf 4 1 2 0
Tasby cf 5 0 2 1
Woodling lf 3 0 1 0
  Pearson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Triandos c 3 0 1 0
Lockman 1b 5 0 1 0
Klaus 3b 5 1 3 0
  Miranda 3b 0 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Finigan 2b 3 0 0 0
Brown p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 4 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 0 2 0
Jensen cf 3 0 1 0
Malzone 3b 4 0 0 0
Gernert rf 3 1 0 0
White c 2 0 1 0
Delock p 2 0 0 0
  Kiely p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 0
Baltimore 010 001 0002111
Boston 010 000 000141
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (3-1) 9.0 4 1 1 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
4
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Delock  L (5-3) 8.0 11 2 1 6 3
  Kiely   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
1
6
4

  E–Klaus (6), White (3).  2B–Baltimore Pilarcik (2,off Delock), Boston Wertz (3,off Brown).  SH–Brown (2,off Delock); Pilarcik (2,off Delock); Carrasquel (4,off Delock); Delock (4,off Brown).  Team LOB–15.  Team–6.  CS–Jensen (1,2nd base by Brown/Triandos).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:38.  A–12,506.
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