Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
August 14, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, Baltimore Orioles 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 5 1 0 0
Green rf 3 2 0 0
Allison cf 4 1 1 2
Lemon lf 5 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 2 3 3
Sievers 1b 3 0 0 0
Courtney c 4 0 1 1
Versalles ss 2 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 0 0 0 0
  Consolo ss 0 1 0 0
Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 6 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 5 1 1 0
Klaus ss 3 1 1 0
Pilarcik rf 4 0 2 1
Woodling lf 4 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 2 0 0 1
  Dropo ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0
Carrasquel 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 2 0 1 0
Brown p 1 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 1
  Portocarrero p 0 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Shetrone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Washington 000 200 113761
Baltimore 200 001 000362
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   2.1 5 2 2 0 0
  Woodeshick   3.2 1 1 1 5 1
  Hyde  W (2-3) 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
6
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   6.0 2 2 2 2 4
  Portocarrero   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Loes   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  O'Dell  L (6-10) 3.0 2 4 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
7
3
5
5

  E–Versalles (5), Woodling (4), Robinson (7).  DP–Washington 1. Aspromonte-Versalles-Sievers, Baltimore 1. Robinson-Ginsberg-Dropo.  PB–Ginsberg (16).  2B–Washington Killebrew (16,off O'Dell), Baltimore Nieman (12,off Woodeshick).  3B–Washington Allison (9,off O'Dell).  HR–Washington Killebrew (36,4th inning off Brown 1 on 2 out).  SH–Hyde (1,off O'Dell); Brown (7,off Fischer).  HBP–Sievers (1,by Portocarrero).  IBB–Becquer (2,by Loes); Robinson 2 (4,by Woodeshick 2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Boyd (2,2nd base off Fischer/Courtney).  CS–Klaus (4,2nd base by Fischer/Courtney).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:35.  A–6,346.
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