Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
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 Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 4 0 2 1
Boyd 1b 5 0 1 0
Pilarcik rf 4 1 1 0
Woodling lf 4 1 2 0
Shetrone cf 2 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 1 2
Gardner 2b 3 0 1 0
  Pearson ph 1 1 1 0
  Miranda 2b 0 0 0 0
Pappas p 3 0 2 0
  Tasby ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 12 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Martin 2b 5 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 1 1 0
Minoso lf 3 2 2 0
Francona cf 4 1 3 4
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss 3 1 0 0
Baxes 3b 4 0 1 0
Nixon c 4 1 3 1
Bell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 5
Baltimore 000 002 0013122
Cleveland 001 100 0136110
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   8.0 8 3 2 4 5
  O'Dell  L (6-9) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.1
11
6
5
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (11-9) 9.0 12 3 3 1 7
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
7

  E–Robinson (6), Gardner (15).  DP–Cleveland 1. Martin-Strickland-Power.  PB–Ginsberg (11).  2B–Baltimore Boyd (11,off Bell); Ginsberg (1,off Bell); Robinson (6,off Bell); Klaus (5,off Bell), Cleveland Francona (13,off Pappas); Nixon (3,off Pappas).  3B–Cleveland Nixon (2,off Pappas).  HR–Cleveland Francona (11,9th inning off O'Dell 2 on 1 out).  SH–Pilarcik (10,off Bell); Shetrone (1,off Bell); Klaus (3,off Bell).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Minoso (9,by Pappas).  Team–9.  CS–Power (13,2nd base by Pappas/Ginsberg); Power (13,2nd base by Pappas/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:20.  A–34,682.
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