Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
August 6, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Washington Senators 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 2 0
Held 3b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 5 0 0 0
Francona 1b 5 1 2 0
Colavito rf 4 1 1 2
Strickland ss 3 1 1 0
Nixon c 4 1 2 1
Baxes 2b 4 1 1 0
Bell p 4 0 2 2
Totals 37 5 11 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 1 0
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Lemon lf 4 1 1 0
Allison rf 2 1 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 2
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
Samford 2b 3 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
Kemmerer p 3 0 1 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Cleveland 020 000 0305110
Washington 200 000 000260
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  W (12-9) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer  L (5-12) 7.0 11 5 5 2 5
  Hyde   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
6

  E–None.  PB–Nixon (3).  2B–Cleveland Bell (1,off Kemmerer); Francona (14,off Kemmerer), Washington Lemon (16,off Bell); Courtney (4,off Bell); Sievers (13,off Bell).  3B–Cleveland Piersall (1,off Kemmerer); Nixon (3,off Kemmerer).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (32,8th inning off Kemmerer 1 on 0 out).  SH–Piersall (6,off Kemmerer).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Piersall (4,2nd base off Kemmerer/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:33.  A–7,344.
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