Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
July 29, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 4, Kansas City Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 3 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Aspromonte 2b 1 0 0 1
Throneberry rf 5 0 3 2
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Allison cf 3 0 0 0
Lemon lf 3 0 1 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 0
Samford ss 3 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 0 0 0 0
  Consolo pr 0 1 0 0
Naragon c 3 1 1 1
Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 1 0 0 0
  Green ph,lf 2 1 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
Snyder lf 4 2 2 0
Williams 3b 4 2 2 3
Maris rf 4 0 1 2
Lumpe 2b 4 0 2 0
Hadley 1b 4 0 0 0
Chiti c 3 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Tsitouris p 2 1 2 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Washington 000 000 022461
Kansas City 203 000 00x5112
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L (8-6) 2.1 5 5 4 0 0
  Stobbs   4.2 5 0 0 0 2
  Clevenger   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
4
1
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Tsitouris  W (1-0) 7.1 4 2 1 2 1
  Grim  SV (4) 1.2 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
2

  E–Samford (14), Hadley (4), DeMaestri (16).  DP–Washington 1. Stobbs-Samford-Sievers, Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Lumpe-Hadley.  2B–Washington Lemon (14,off Tsitouris), Kansas City Maris (18,off Fischer).  3B–Washington Throneberry (2,off Tsitouris), Kansas City Snyder (1,off Fischer).  HR–Kansas City Williams (10,1st inning off Fischer 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Killebrew (7,by Tsitouris).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Tsitouris (1,off Stobbs).  Team–6.  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:22.  A–12,380.
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