Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
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 Briggs Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers 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 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 4 2 2 1
Klaus 3b,ss 4 0 1 0
Woodling rf,lf 4 0 0 0
  Pearson lf 0 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 0 0 0
  Pilarcik rf 1 0 1 0
Triandos c 4 1 2 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 1 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 2 1
Miranda ss 2 0 0 1
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Finigan 3b 1 0 0 0
Walker p 3 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 0 0 0
Kuenn rf 4 1 2 0
Maxwell lf 4 0 1 0
Kaline cf 4 0 1 1
Berberet c 4 0 0 0
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Bridges ss 4 0 1 0
Lepcio 2b 3 0 0 0
Lary p 2 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Baltimore 021 000 010490
Detroit 100 000 000161
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (5-3) 7.0 5 1 1 1 7
  Loes  SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (8-4) 7.0 6 3 2 0 5
  Smith   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
0
7

  E–Lary (3), Lary (3).  DP–Baltimore 1. Lepcio-Bridges-Harris, Detroit 1. Lepcio-Bridges-Harris.  2B–Baltimore Dropo (1,off Lary), Detroit Kuenn (19,off Walker); Maxwell (7,off Walker); Harris (3,off Loes).  HR–Baltimore Tasby (7,8th inning off Smith 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:02.  A–51,082.
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