Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
July 14, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 1, Baltimore Orioles 0

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 0 0
Williams 3b 3 1 1 0
Cerv lf 2 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 0 2 0
Boone 1b 3 0 0 0
Chiti c 4 0 1 1
DeMaestri ss 3 0 1 0
Herbert p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 2 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 3 0 2 0
Woodling lf 4 0 1 0
Triandos c 4 0 0 0
Taylor rf 3 0 0 0
  Klaus pr 0 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 0
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Dell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Kansas City 000 000 001150
Baltimore 000 000 000041
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  W (7-7) 9.0 4 0 0 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  L (5-7) 9.0 5 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
4

  E–Gardner (13), Gardner (13).  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri (15,off O'Dell); Chiti (5,off O'Dell).  SH–Cerv (1,off O'Dell); Boyd (10,off Herbert); Tasby (3,off Herbert).  IBB–Boone (1,by O'Dell); DeMaestri (5,by O'Dell).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:10.
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