Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 30, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 4 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 3 0 0 0
Geiger cf 3 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 0
  Stephens lf 0 0 0 0
Jensen rf 2 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 2 3
White c 3 0 1 0
Mahoney ss 1 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Buddin ss 2 0 0 0
Brewer p 2 0 1 0
  Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 2 3 0
Power 1b 4 1 2 0
Minoso lf 5 0 3 4
Francona cf 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 0 2 0
Strickland ss 4 0 1 0
Baxes 3b 3 0 0 0
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Grant p 3 0 1 0
  Locke p 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Boston 000 003 000360
Cleveland 002 010 0014120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer   7.1 10 3 3 2 2
  Fornieles  L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.1
12
4
4
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant   8.0 6 3 3 5 3
  Locke  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Green-Buddin-Runnels, Cleveland 1. Colavito-Power.  2B–Boston White (9,off Grant).  HR–Boston Malzone (14,6th inning off Grant 2 on 2 out).  SH–Brewer (4,off Grant); Green (2,off Grant).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Jensen (13,3rd base off Grant/Nixon); Malzone (3,2nd base off Grant/Nixon); Brewer (2,3rd base off Grant/Nixon).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:43.  A–10,244.
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