Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
July 23, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 11

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 2 2 1
Killebrew 3b 3 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 1
Throneberry rf 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
Consolo ss 3 0 0 0
Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 5 2 2 0
Maxwell lf 4 1 1 0
Kuenn rf 4 4 4 3
Kaline cf 5 3 4 2
Wilson c 2 0 1 4
Zernial 1b 3 0 0 1
  Harris 1b 0 0 0 0
Lepcio 2b 4 0 0 0
Bridges ss 4 0 2 0
Bunning p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 11 15 10
Washington 100 000 001240
Detroit 202 025 00x11151
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Woodeshick  L (0-2) 5.0 9 6 5 1 3
  Clevenger   0.1 5 5 5 0 0
  Kemmerer   2.2 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
8.0
15
11
10
3
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (9-8) 9.0 4 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
5

  E–Kaline (4).  PB–Courtney (2).  2B–Detroit Kaline 2 (16,off Woodeshick,off Clevenger); Bridges (13,off Woodeshick); Wilson (10,off Kemmerer).  HR–Washington Allison (26,9th inning off Bunning 0 on 0 out).  SF–Sievers (3,off Bunning); Wilson (3,off Woodeshick); Zernial (2,off Woodeshick).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Wilson (2,off Woodeshick); Bunning (4,off Woodeshick).  IBB–Wilson (1,by Woodeshick).  Team–6.  SB–Kuenn 2 (6,2nd base off Woodeshick/Courtney,3rd base off Woodeshick/Courtney); Kaline (6,2nd base off Woodeshick/Courtney).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:14.  A–5,320.
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