Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
August 10, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1959 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 1 2 1
Strickland 3b 5 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 1 2 1
Francona 1b 5 0 1 0
Colavito rf 5 2 4 2
Baxes 2b 4 1 2 0
Held ss 4 1 0 0
Nixon c 2 0 0 1
McLish p 3 0 1 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Harshman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 0 2 1
Snyder lf 4 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 1 0 0 0
  Kucks p 0 0 0 0
Maris rf 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b,lf 4 0 2 2
Lumpe ss 5 0 1 0
Smith 3b 2 1 0 0
House c 4 0 0 0
Terwilliger 2b 4 2 3 0
Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 1 0 0 0
  Hadley ph 1 0 1 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 1 1 0
  Tsitouris p 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland 000 113 1006120
Kansas City 000 000 2204112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (14-5) 7.0 8 2 2 2 4
  Garcia   0.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Harshman  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Coleman  L (2-9) 3.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Dickson   1.1 4 4 2 1 0
  Sturdivant   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Tsitouris   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Kucks   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
4
5

  E–Lumpe (7), House (8).  DP–Cleveland 1. Baxes-Held-Francona, Kansas City 1. Terwilliger-Lumpe-Williams.  2B–Cleveland Minoso (22,off Coleman); Baxes (5,off Dickson); Colavito (19,off Dickson).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (33,4th inning off Coleman 0 on 0 out).  SF–Nixon (4,off Dickson).  IBB–Nixon (1,by Herbert).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Maris (3,by McLish).  Team–10.  SB–Piersall 2 (6,2nd base off Coleman/House,3rd base off Coleman/House); Tuttle (10,2nd base off McLish/Nixon).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:52.  A–11,478.
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