Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
August 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Washington Senators 6, Baltimore Orioles 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 5 0 0 0
Green rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Allison cf 1 1 1 0
  Lemon lf 3 0 1 1
Becquer 1b 4 2 2 0
Courtney c 3 1 2 2
Throneberry lf,rf 2 0 0 1
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Consolo ss 4 1 1 0
Ramos p 3 0 1 0
  Clevenger p 1 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel 2b,3b 4 1 2 0
Klaus ss 3 0 0 0
Pilarcik rf 4 0 0 0
Woodling lf 4 0 1 0
Boyd 1b 2 0 0 1
Tasby cf 3 0 0 0
  Gardner 2b 1 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 2 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 1 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 2 0
Walker p 2 0 1 0
  Shetrone ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Washington 200 002 200690
Baltimore 000 000 010193
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  W (11-14) 7.1 7 1 1 3 3
  Clevenger   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Hyde  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (8-7) 7.0 9 6 1 1 3
  Fisher   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
1
2
4

  E–Klaus (8), Pilarcik (2), Tasby (9).  DP–Washington 2. Ramos-Aspromonte-Becquer, Aspromonte-Consolo-Becquer.  2B–Baltimore Carrasquel 2 (11,off Ramos 2).  3B–Washington Courtney (1,off Walker).  SF–Throneberry (4,off Walker); Boyd (3,off Clevenger).  Team LOB–4.  Team–10.  SB–Lemon (4,2nd base off Walker/Ginsberg).  CS–Bertoia (7,2nd base by Fisher/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:28.  A–6,429.
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