Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
July 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 1 2 0
Lumpe ss 4 1 1 0
Maris rf 5 1 2 0
Cerv lf 4 0 0 1
Boone 1b 2 0 0 0
  Hadley pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 0 1 2
House c 4 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 1 2 0
Daley p 2 0 1 1
  Sturdivant p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 5 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 1 1 0
Dropo 1b 3 1 1 2
Triandos c 4 1 1 1
Taylor rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 3 0 1 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
Miranda ss 3 0 0 0
  Klaus ph 1 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 0 0
  Boyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 4 3
Kansas City 112 000 000493
Baltimore 000 003 000340
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  W (9-6) 5.0 4 3 3 2 5
  Sturdivant  SV (2) 4.0 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
3
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (7-4) 7.0 8 4 4 2 6
  Loes   2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
9

  E–Boone 2 (6), Williams (6).  DP–Baltimore 1. Walker-Miranda-Dropo.  2B–Kansas City Maris (12,off Walker); Terwilliger (2,off Walker).  HR–Baltimore Dropo (4,6th inning off Daley 1 on 0 out); Triandos (22,6th inning off Daley 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Boone (2,by Walker).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Terwilliger (1,2nd base off Loes/Triandos).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:24.  A–9,497.
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