Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
July 21, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1959 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Washington Senators 1, Detroit Tigers 8

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 3 0 1 0
  Romonosky p 1 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 1
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
Throneberry rf 4 0 1 0
Naragon c 2 0 2 0
  Courtney c 1 0 0 0
Consolo ss 3 0 0 0
Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
  Samford ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 2 0 0
Maxwell lf 3 2 2 1
Kuenn rf 4 1 1 2
Kaline cf 3 2 2 1
Berberet c 4 1 1 3
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 0 0
Veal ss 2 0 0 1
  Bridges pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Foytack p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 8 8 8
Washington 010 000 000160
Detroit 340 100 00x880
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L (8-4) 0.2 2 3 3 3 0
  Kemmerer   3.1 4 5 5 1 2
  Romonosky   4.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  W (9-8) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Washington 2. Consolo-Samford-Sievers, Samford-Consolo-Sievers.  PB–Courtney (1).  HR–Washington Sievers (13,2nd inning off Foytack 0 on 0 out), Detroit Kuenn (5,1st inning off Fischer 1 on 1 out); Berberet (9,2nd inning off Kemmerer 2 on 1 out); Maxwell (22,4th inning off Kemmerer 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Foytack (3,off Romonosky).  HBP–Bolling (6,by Fischer); Maxwell (5,by Romonosky); Veal (1,by Romonosky).  Team–5.  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:13.  A–23,075.
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