Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
June 27, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1959 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Kansas City Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 4 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 1 2 0
Killebrew 3b 4 2 1 2
Sievers 1b 4 1 2 1
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
Throneberry rf 3 0 2 1
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
Consolo ss 2 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Valdivielso ss 1 0 0 0
Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Maris rf 3 1 0 0
Chiti c 4 1 2 0
Hadley 1b 5 1 1 1
Smith 3b 3 1 3 1
DeMaestri ss 2 0 1 3
  Terwilliger 2b 1 0 1 0
Herbert p 3 0 0 0
  Kucks p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Washington 000 000 130 0482
Kansas City 020 200 000 15101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   5.0 3 4 2 2 0
  Woodeshick   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Clevenger  L (4-2) 2.2 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.2
10
5
3
4
3
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   7.2 6 4 4 4 6
  Kucks   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Grim  W (5-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
4
9

  E–Throneberry (5), Courtney (1), DeMaestri (12).  DP–Washington 2. Bertoia-Consolo-Sievers, Bertoia-Valdivielso-Sievers, Kansas City 4. Herbert-Lumpe-Hadley, DeMaestri-Lumpe-Hadley, DeMaestri-Lumpe-Hadley, Smith-Hadley.  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri (14,off Fischer).  HR–Washington Killebrew (26,8th inning off Herbert 1 on 2 out); Sievers (7,8th inning off Herbert 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Williams (4,off Clevenger).  SF–DeMaestri (2,off Fischer).  HBP–Smith (3,by Fischer).  IBB–Maris (1,by Clevenger).  Team–8.  SB–Lumpe (1,2nd base off Clevenger/Courtney).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:28.  A–9,371.
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