Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
August 12, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 0 0
Green rf 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
Allison cf 3 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hyde p 1 0 0 0
Naragon c 3 1 1 0
Versalles ss 2 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 0 1 0
  Consolo pr,ss 0 1 0 0
Ramos p 2 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Becquer ph,1b 1 1 1 3
Totals 32 3 4 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 3 0 1 0
  Blanchard ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Kubek lf 2 0 0 1
Mantle cf 4 0 1 0
Berra c 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 1 0
Lopez 3b 2 0 0 0
  Boyer pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 0 0
McDougald ss 3 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 3 1 2 0
Ditmar p 3 1 1 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 1
Washington 000 000 030340
New York 000 002 000261
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos   6.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Clevenger  W (6-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hyde  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar   7.0 3 2 2 1 6
  Duren  L (2-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
1
10

  E–Lopez (28).  DP–Washington 1. Ramos-Aspromonte-Sievers.  2B–New York Ditmar (2,off Ramos); Mantle (20,off Ramos).  3B–New York Richardson (4,off Ramos).  HR–Washington Becquer (1,8th inning off Duren 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Kubek (1,off Ramos).  HBP–Howard (3,by Ramos); Lopez (6,by Ramos).  Team–5.  CS–Howard (1,3rd base by Clevenger/Naragon).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:28.  A–23,157.
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