Washington Senators vs Cleveland Indians
July 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 0 0
Green lf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 2 1 0
Allison cf 5 1 3 1
Throneberry rf 4 0 0 1
Naragon c 5 0 1 0
Consolo ss 1 0 0 0
  Lemon ph 0 0 0 0
  Valdivielso pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Samford ss 1 0 0 0
Ramos p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held ss 2 0 0 0
  Martin 3b 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamner 3b 0 0 0 0
Power 1b 6 1 2 0
Minoso lf 6 2 2 0
Colavito rf 4 1 1 3
Strickland 3b,ss 5 0 1 0
Baxes 2b 4 0 1 1
Nixon c 5 0 1 0
  Fitz Gerald c 0 0 0 0
Piersall cf 5 0 0 0
Locke p 4 0 0 0
  Valo ph 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 4 9 4
Washington 000 201 000 000361
Cleveland 300 000 000 001491
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (10-12) 11.2 9 4 4 6 3
Totals
11.2
9
4
4
6
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Locke   11.0 6 3 3 8 7
  Grant  W (6-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
6
3
3
8
8

  E–Consolo (13), Martin (2).  DP–Cleveland 2. Baxes-Held-Power, Baxes-Power.  2B–Washington Sievers (12,off Locke), Cleveland Minoso (19,off Ramos).  3B–Washington Allison (8,off Locke).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (30,1st inning off Ramos 2 on 1 out).  SH–Ramos (3,off Locke); Green (3,off Locke).  SF–Throneberry (3,off Locke).  IBB–Sievers (2,by Locke); Valo (1,by Ramos); Colavito (7,by Ramos).  Team LOB–8.  Team–12.  SB–Colavito (2,2nd base off Ramos/Naragon); Piersall (3,2nd base off Ramos/Naragon); Colavito (2,2nd base off Ramos/Naragon); Piersall (3,2nd base off Ramos/Naragon).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:23.  A–30,121.
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