Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox
August 20, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 5 1 4 1
Pilarcik cf 4 1 1 0
  Tasby cf 2 0 0 0
Nieman lf 4 0 0 0
Woodling rf 4 3 2 1
Boyd 1b 0 0 0 1
  Dropo ph,1b 3 1 2 0
Triandos c 1 0 1 0
  O'Dell pr 0 1 0 0
  Ginsberg c 1 0 0 0
Carrasquel 2b 4 0 1 1
Robinson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 1
  Gardner 3b 2 0 2 1
Wilhelm p 3 0 0 0
  Shetrone ph 1 0 0 0
  Loes p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 1 1 1
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Landis cf 3 0 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 2 0
Lollar c 4 1 1 0
Goodman 3b 5 1 1 1
Smith lf 2 0 0 0
  Rivera ph,lf 3 1 1 0
McAnany rf 4 1 2 3
Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  McBride p 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Baltimore 301 010 2007130
Chicago 000 211 2006101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wilhelm  W (12-8) 6.0 6 4 3 6 5
  Loes  SV (13) 3.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
6
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  L (5-5) 2.0 5 4 3 1 2
  Arias   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Moore   0.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Lown   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  McBride   0.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Staley   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Shaw   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
8
5

  E–Goodman (5).  DP–Baltimore 1. Klaus-Dropo, Chicago 2. Goodman-Torgeson, Aparicio-Fox-Torgeson.  PB–Triandos 2 (20).  2B–Baltimore Woodling 2 (19,off Latman 2); Klaus (7,off Latman), Chicago Fox (30,off Wilhelm); Goodman (8,off Wilhelm); Rivera (7,off Loes).  SF–Boyd (4,off Latman).  IBB–Triandos 2 (6,by Latman,by Arias); Klaus (1,by Shaw).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Cash (4,by Wilhelm).  Team–11.  SB–Gardner (2,2nd base off Shaw/Lollar).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–3:14.  A–11,084.
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