Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
June 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians 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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Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 11

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 4 1 2 0
Runnels 2b 5 1 4 0
Williams lf 3 1 1 0
  Stephens lf 1 0 0 0
Jensen rf 4 1 1 4
Malzone 3b 5 0 0 0
Gernert 1b 4 1 1 1
Keough cf 4 0 2 0
Daley c 3 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  White c 0 0 0 0
Casale p 0 0 0 0
  Monbouquette p 1 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Baumann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held ss,2b,ss 3 2 1 2
Power 1b 2 2 2 0
  Piersall pr,cf 2 0 0 0
Francona cf,1b 4 2 1 1
Colavito rf 4 1 1 2
Minoso lf 4 1 0 0
Strickland 3b 3 0 1 2
Hamner 2b,ss,2b 3 1 1 1
Brown c 4 2 2 2
McLish p 3 0 2 0
Totals 32 11 11 10
Boston 004 000 0105111
Cleveland 522 020 00x11111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Casale  L (6-5) 0.0 3 5 5 3 0
  Monbouquette   3.0 5 4 4 0 0
  Fornieles   4.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Baumann   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
11
11
6
2
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (8-3) 9.0 11 5 5 3 5
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
5

  E–Gernert (4), Held (4).  DP–Boston 1. Runnels-Gernert, Cleveland 1. Hamner-Francona.  2B–Cleveland Power (15,off Monbouquette); Francona (4,off Monbouquette).  HR–Boston Jensen (15,3rd inning off McLish 3 on 0 out); Gernert (9,8th inning off McLish 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Held (13,3rd inning off Monbouquette 1 on 2 out); Brown (2,5th inning off Fornieles 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–McLish (3,off Monbouquette).  SF–Hamner (1,off Monbouquette).  HBP–Power (1,by Monbouquette).  Team–6.  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:55.  A–25,416.
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