Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
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 Griffith Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 1 1 0
Fox 2b 4 1 0 0
Landis cf 4 1 3 0
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Goodman 3b 3 0 3 3
  Esposito pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 2 0
McAnany rf 4 0 1 1
Shaw p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 3 0 0 0
Green rf 4 0 2 0
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 0 1 0
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 0
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 0
Samford 2b 2 0 1 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 1 1
  Aspromonte pr,2b 1 0 1 0
Fischer p 2 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Chicago 101 010 0104101
Washington 000 000 100183
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw  W (11-3) 9.0 8 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L (8-8) 7.0 8 3 2 1 5
  Woodeshick   0.1 1 1 0 1 1
  Griggs   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
2
3
6

  E–Esposito (1), Versalles (3), Samford 2 (17).  DP–Chicago 1. Goodman-Fox-Torgeson, Washington 2. Killebrew-Samford-Sievers, Aspromonte-Sievers.  PB–Courtney (4).  SH–Shaw (9,off Fischer); Landis (11,off Fischer).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Landis (16,2nd base off Fischer/Courtney); Aparicio (35,2nd base off Fischer/Courtney).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:37.  A–7,702.
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