Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
June 14, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 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."

"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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Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held ss 5 0 0 0
Power 1b 3 2 2 1
Francona cf 5 1 3 0
Colavito rf 4 1 0 1
Minoso lf 5 3 4 4
Webster 2b 4 0 1 0
Baxes 3b 5 1 2 1
Brown c 4 1 2 1
Grant p 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Throneberry rf 3 1 1 1
Allison cf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 0
Sievers 1b 4 1 2 1
Courtney c 3 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 1 1 3
Bertoia 2b 4 0 0 0
Consolo ss 4 0 0 0
Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Cleveland 013 212 0009140
Washington 100 103 000572
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (4-2) 9.0 7 5 5 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
2
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer  L (4-6) 5.0 10 7 7 2 2
  Griggs   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Stobbs   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
4
4

  E–Bertoia (6), Consolo (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Grant-Power, Washington 3. Courtney-Consolo, Consolo-Bertoia-Sievers, Consolo-Bertoia-Sievers.  2B–Cleveland Minoso (13,off Kemmerer); Brown (2,off Kemmerer), Washington Sievers (9,off Grant).  HR–Cleveland Minoso (8,3rd inning off Kemmerer 1 on 2 out), Washington Throneberry (3,1st inning off Grant 0 on 0 out); Sievers (4,6th inning off Grant 0 on 2 out); Lemon (14,6th inning off Grant 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Lemon (1,off Grant).  Team–3.  CS–Power (7,2nd base by Kemmerer/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:29.
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