Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
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 Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Athletics 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 1 1 0
Landis cf 4 0 2 1
Torgeson 1b 5 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Goodman 3b 4 0 2 0
McAnany rf 4 1 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 2 1
Donovan p 1 0 0 0
  McBride p 0 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 1 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 3 1
Snyder rf,lf 5 1 3 1
Williams 3b 4 1 1 2
Cerv lf 3 1 2 2
  Maris rf 0 0 0 0
Ward 1b 1 1 1 1
  Boone ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Lumpe ss 5 0 0 0
House c 3 0 2 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 1 1 0
Garver p 4 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 7
Chicago 000 010 010290
Kansas City 011 202 01x7130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (7-6) 2.2 5 2 2 0 0
  McBride   0.2 1 2 2 3 0
  Arias   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Staley   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Moore   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Lown   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
5
1
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  W (9-10) 9.0 9 2 2 4 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
4

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Landis 2 (19,off Garver 2); McAnany (7,off Garver); Smith (14,off Garver), Kansas City Snyder (5,off Donovan); Terwilliger (7,off Moore).  3B–Kansas City Tuttle (5,off Moore).  HR–Kansas City Ward (2,2nd inning off Donovan 0 on 0 out); Cerv (13,6th inning off Moore 1 on 2 out); Snyder (2,8th inning off Lown 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Williams (3,off Donovan).  IBB–Cerv (2,by Arias).  Team–11.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:44.  A–13,373.
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