Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
June 3, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Washington Senators 4, Cleveland Indians 0

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 4 0 0 0
Throneberry rf 4 0 1 0
Allison cf 3 1 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 2 2 1
Lemon lf 4 0 1 1
  Green lf 0 0 0 0
Porter c 2 0 1 1
Becquer 1b 4 0 0 0
Samford ss 4 1 1 1
Fischer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Francona cf 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 0 1 0
Held 3b 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 0 0 0
Nixon c 3 0 0 0
Score p 1 0 0 0
  Hardy ph 1 0 0 0
  Brodowski p 0 0 0 0
  Piersall ph 1 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 3 0
Washington 000 112 000471
Cleveland 000 000 000030
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  W (5-1) 9.0 3 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  L (5-3) 6.0 6 4 4 2 6
  Brodowski   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Perry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
7

  E–Killebrew (13).  DP–Cleveland 1. Strickland-Martin-Power.  HR–Washington Killebrew (19,4th inning off Score 0 on 1 out); Samford (4,5th inning off Score 0 on 0 out).  SF–Porter (2,off Score).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Throneberry (2,2nd base off Brodowski/Nixon); Minoso (3,2nd base off Fischer/Porter).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:13.  A–7,644.
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