Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
July 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Keough cf 4 1 2 1
  Busby ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
  Geiger lf 0 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 0 0
  Kiely p 0 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 4 1 2 0
  Gernert 1b 1 0 1 0
Jensen rf 4 1 1 2
Malzone 3b 5 0 1 0
Daley c 5 0 0 0
Buddin ss 3 0 2 0
Sullivan p 2 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Stephens lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 2 0 0 0
  Samford 2b 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Porter ph,c 1 0 0 0
Allison cf 5 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b 5 2 2 1
Sievers 1b 3 1 0 0
Lemon lf 4 1 3 4
Throneberry rf 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
  Romonosky pr 0 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Consolo ss 3 0 0 0
Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 1 1 0
  Bertoia 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Boston 100 000 020 0391
Washington 001 000 020 3691
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan   8.0 7 3 3 4 10
  Kiely  L (2-2) 1.1 2 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.1
9
6
6
7
11
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   8.0 8 3 3 1 2
  Clevenger   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Stobbs   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Hyde  W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
3
3

  E–F. Sullivan (2), Consolo (5).  DP–Boston 2. Jensen-Wertz, Runnels-Buddin-Wertz.  2B–Washington Green (1,off F. Sullivan); Lemon (11,off F. Sullivan); Killebrew (10,off Kiely).  HR–Boston Keough (5,1st inning off Fischer 0 on 0 out); Jensen (17,8th inning off Fischer 1 on 2 out), Washington Allison (21,3rd inning off F. Sullivan 0 on 1 out); Lemon (19,10th inning off Kiely 2 on 1 out).  SH–F. Sullivan (1,off Fischer); Fischer (6,off F. Sullivan).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Bertoia (3,by Kiely); Sievers (1,by Kiely).  Team–7.  CS–Courtney (1,2nd base by F. Sullivan/Daley).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:48.  A–3,677.
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