Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
August 7, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1959 at Memorial 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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Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 1 1 1
Held 3b 5 0 0 0
Minoso lf 5 1 2 0
Francona 1b 3 2 1 0
Colavito rf 3 2 1 2
Strickland ss 5 1 1 1
Nixon c 5 0 1 2
Baxes 2b 3 1 1 1
Score p 1 0 1 0
  Cicotte p 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 1 0 1 1
Totals 37 8 10 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
Pilarcik rf 3 0 0 0
Tasby cf 4 1 2 0
Woodling lf 3 2 1 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 1 2
  Boyd ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 5 0 1 1
Ginsberg c 5 0 1 1
Miranda ss 2 1 1 0
  Klaus ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Walker p 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 1 1
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Cleveland 104 200 0018101
Baltimore 300 100 1005102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score   3.2 7 4 4 4 4
  Cicotte  W (3-1) 3.0 2 1 1 3 1
  Grant  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (8-6) 2.2 7 5 5 4 2
  Fisher   4.1 1 2 1 3 2
  Hoeft   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
8
5

  E–Strickland (15), Woodling (3), Dropo (2).  DP–Cleveland 2. Baxes-Strickland-Francona, Strickland-Baxes-Francona, Baltimore 1. Miranda-Gardner-Dropo.  2B–Cleveland Minoso (21,off Walker), Baltimore Tasby (12,off Score); Miranda (5,off Score); Fisher (1,off Score); Ginsberg (2,off Cicotte); Boyd (14,off Cicotte).  HBP–Cicotte (1,by Fisher); Fisher (1,by Cicotte).  IBB–Francona (3,by Walker).  Team LOB–11.  Team–12.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–3:09.  A–16,336.
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