Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
July 27, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1959 at Municipal 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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Washington Senators 6, Kansas City Athletics 7

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 1 2 0
Throneberry rf 4 1 1 4
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 1
Sievers 1b 4 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 1 2 0
Lemon lf 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 3 0 0 1
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
Consolo ss 3 1 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
Romonosky p 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 0 1 0 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 1 0
Snyder lf 3 1 1 0
  Bella ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 1 2 0
Maris rf 3 2 1 4
Lumpe 2b 3 0 0 0
Hadley 1b 2 0 0 0
  Boone ph,1b 0 1 0 0
Chiti c 3 1 1 1
  House ph,c 1 0 1 1
DeMaestri ss 4 0 2 1
Garver p 2 0 0 0
  Dickson p 2 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 7
Washington 010 140 000672
Kansas City 005 000 02x792
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Romonosky   3.0 5 5 5 0 2
  Stobbs   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Woodeshick  L (0-3) 3.1 1 2 1 3 2
  Hyde   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
3
8
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver   4.0 6 6 4 2 4
  Dickson  W (1-0) 4.2 1 0 0 2 3
  Grim  SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
4
7

  E–Aspromonte (10), Sievers (5), Williams (8), DeMaestri (15).  DP–Kansas City 1. Garver-DeMaestri.  PB–Courtney (3).  2B–Washington Aspromonte (8,off Garver).  HR–Washington Killebrew (33,4th inning off Garver 0 on 0 out); Throneberry (8,5th inning off Garver 3 on 0 out), Kansas City Chiti (5,3rd inning off Romonosky 0 on 0 out); Maris (14,3rd inning off Romonosky 3 on 2 out).  SF–Courtney (1,off Garver).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Lumpe (4,off Woodeshick).  Team–6.  CS–Throneberry (4,2nd base by Garver/Chiti).  SB–Williams (3,2nd base off Woodeshick/Courtney).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:33.  A–9,181.
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