Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
July 17, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1959 at Griffith 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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Kansas City Athletics 7, Washington Senators 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 1 1 0
Lumpe ss 4 2 0 0
Maris rf 5 1 3 1
Cerv lf 4 0 1 1
  Snyder lf 0 0 0 0
Boone 1b 2 0 1 0
  Hadley pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Williams 3b 5 2 2 2
Chiti c 4 0 2 3
Terwilliger 2b 4 0 0 0
Garver p 3 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 7
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 3 0
  Samford pr 0 0 0 0
Allison cf 5 0 1 1
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 1 1 1
Lemon lf 4 0 1 1
Throneberry rf 4 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 0 0
Consolo ss 3 2 1 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 1 0
  Valdivielso pr 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer p 1 0 1 1
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Kansas City 012 000 4007100
Washington 010 011 1004103
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  W (7-9) 6.2 8 4 4 3 3
  Dickson   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Grim  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer  L (5-10) 6.1 9 7 6 6 3
  Clevenger   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Woodeshick   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
6
6

  E–Aspromonte (7), Allison (3), Courtney (2).  DP–Kansas City 3. Chiti-Terwilliger, Lumpe-Terwilliger-Boone, Lumpe-Terwilliger-Hadley, Washington 1. Aspromonte-Consolo-Sievers.  2B–Kansas City Williams (26,off Kemmerer); Chiti (6,off Kemmerer), Washington Consolo (4,off Garver); Killebrew (12,off Garver).  HR–Washington Sievers (12,2nd inning off Garver 0 on 0 out).  SF–Cerv (7,off Kemmerer).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  SB–Boone (2,2nd base off Kemmerer/Courtney).  CS–Aspromonte (1,2nd base by Garver/Chiti).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:45.  A–9,842.
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