Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
August 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 3 0 2 0
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 1 0
Allison cf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 2 1 1 0
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
  Green pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 2 0
Korcheck c 4 0 1 0
Throneberry rf 4 1 1 1
Kemmerer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 9 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 2 2 0
Fox 2b 4 1 2 1
Smith lf 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Goodman 3b 3 0 1 1
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Landis cf 2 0 0 0
McAnany rf 2 0 0 0
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 5 2
Washington 001 100 000291
Chicago 100 000 002350
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer  L (5-11) 8.0 5 3 3 5 4
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
5
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   8.0 6 2 2 3 5
  Lown  W (8-2) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
6

  E–Korcheck (1).  DP–Washington 2. Versalles-Aspromonte-Sievers, Korcheck-Aspromonte, Chicago 3. Fox-Aparicio-Torgeson, Goodman-Fox-Torgeson, Aparicio-Fox-Torgeson.  2B–Chicago Aparicio (13,off Kemmerer).  HR–Washington Throneberry (9,3rd inning off Pierce 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Smith (3,by Kemmerer); Lollar (6,by Kemmerer).  Team–5.  SB–Sievers (1,2nd base off Pierce/Lollar).  CS–Green (1,Home by Lown/Lollar); McAnany (1,2nd base by Kemmerer/Korcheck).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:05.
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