Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
August 15, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 2, Baltimore Orioles 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 4 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 1 0
Courtney c 2 1 1 1
  Consolo pr,ss 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
Versalles ss 1 1 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Kemmerer p 0 0 0 0
  Bertoia ph 1 0 0 0
Stobbs p 2 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Korcheck c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 1 2 0
Woodling rf 3 0 1 0
  Pearson pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Tasby cf 4 1 1 2
Nieman lf 3 0 0 0
  Pilarcik pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 0 0
  Boyd ph,1b 0 0 0 1
Robinson 3b 2 1 2 0
Gardner 2b 1 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 3 0 0 0
Pappas p 4 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 3
Washington 001 010 000240
Baltimore 002 100 10x461
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs  L (1-6) 6.0 4 3 3 5 5
  Griggs   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Woodeshick   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Kemmerer   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
7
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (13-5) 9.0 4 2 2 4 5
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
5

  E–Gardner (16).  DP–Baltimore 1. Carrasquel-Gardner-Dropo.  2B–Washington Sievers (14,off Pappas), Baltimore Robinson 2 (8,off Stobbs 2).  HR–Washington Courtney (1,5th inning off Pappas 0 on 0 out), Baltimore Tasby (10,3rd inning off Stobbs 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Gardner 2 (7,off Stobbs 2).  SF–Boyd (2,off Woodeshick).  IBB–Nieman (3,by Griggs); Robinson (5,by Woodeshick).  Team–9.  SB–Robinson (2,Home off Stobbs/Courtney); Ginsberg (1,2nd base off Stobbs/Courtney).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:36.  A–9,996.
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