Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
June 15, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Athletics 5, Washington Senators 8

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 0 0
Lumpe 2b,ss 5 0 3 1
Williams 3b 5 0 3 1
Cerv lf 5 1 1 0
Hadley 1b 4 1 1 2
Bella rf 3 1 2 0
House c 4 1 1 0
DeMaestri ss 2 0 1 0
  Terwilliger 2b 1 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
Daley p 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 1 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Chiti ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 3 3 1 1
Allison cf 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 3b 3 2 1 2
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 0
Lemon lf 4 1 2 2
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Throneberry rf 4 0 2 1
Consolo ss 3 0 1 0
  Valdivielso ss 1 0 0 0
Romonosky p 4 1 1 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 7
Kansas City 000 000 0055121
Washington 321 100 01x8102
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (5-5) 3.0 6 6 6 2 1
  Meyer   3.0 3 1 1 2 1
  Dickson   2.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
4
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Romonosky  W (1-0) 8.0 10 4 3 1 4
  Stobbs  SV (2) 1.0 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
3
1
5

  E–Williams (5), Killebrew (14), Throneberry (2).  DP–Washington 1. Valdivielso-Bertoia-Sievers.  2B–Kansas City Lumpe (4,off Romonosky); Cerv (6,off Romonosky); House (10,off Romonosky), Washington Allison (9,off Dickson).  3B–Washington Romonosky (1,off Meyer).  HR–Kansas City Hadley (4,9th inning off Romonosky 1 on 0 out), Washington Killebrew (22,2nd inning off Daley 1 on 2 out); Lemon (17,3rd inning off Daley 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Bertoia (3,off Meyer).  Team–7.  SB–Allison (5,2nd base off Meyer/House).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:28.  A–3,661.
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