Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
August 18, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel 2b 4 1 1 1
Pilarcik cf,rf,lf 5 1 2 0
Nieman lf 3 0 1 0
  Tasby cf 1 0 0 0
Woodling rf,lf,rf 1 1 1 2
Boyd 1b 4 0 0 0
Triandos c 4 0 1 1
Klaus ss 4 1 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0
Portocarrero p 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 3 3 0
Fox 2b 4 1 1 2
Landis cf 3 0 2 1
Torgeson 1b 2 1 0 0
  Romano ph 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph,1b 0 0 0 1
Lollar c 3 0 1 1
Goodman 3b 3 0 1 1
  Esposito 3b 0 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
McAnany rf 4 0 0 0
Wynn p 1 0 0 0
  McBride p 1 0 0 0
  Rivera ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 6 9 6
Baltimore 002 110 000482
Chicago 200 010 12x690
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero   4.2 5 3 2 3 0
  Hoeft   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fisher  L (0-4) 3.1 4 3 3 4 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
7
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   4.0 6 4 4 3 1
  McBride   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Staley  W (6-3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
7

  E–Pilarcik (3), Boyd (10).  2B–Chicago Landis (20,off Fisher); Fox (29,off Fisher).  SH–Portocarrero (3,off Wynn).  SF–Carrasquel (2,off Wynn); Landis (8,off Portocarrero); Lollar (4,off Fisher).  HBP–Robinson (1,by Wynn).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Cash (3,by Fisher).  Team–9.  SB–Pilarcik (4,2nd base off Wynn/Lollar).  CS–Robinson (3,2nd base by Staley/Lollar).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:59.  A–34,547.
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