Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
August 5, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 3 0 1 1
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 2 0
Romano c 3 1 0 0
Goodman 3b 3 0 0 0
  Esposito 3b 1 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 0 0 0
Landis cf 3 0 0 0
McAnany rf 3 1 2 1
Latman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 4 0 2 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 1 0
Shetrone lf 4 0 0 0
Tasby cf 4 0 0 0
Pilarcik rf 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Miranda 2b 0 0 0 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
Chicago 010 010 000–260
Baltimore 000 000 000–031
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  W (5-4) 9.0 3 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (0-3) 8.0 6 2 1 3 3
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
3
3
  E–Fisher (1), Fisher (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Robinson-Gardner-Boyd, Baltimore 1. Robinson-Gardner-Boyd.  2B–Baltimore Klaus (6,off Latman).  SF–Aparicio (4,off Fisher).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  CS–Smith (4,2nd base by Fisher/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Summers.  T–2:02.
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