Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
August 23, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1959 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 3 0 1 0
  Woodling ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Klaus ss 5 0 3 0
Pilarcik rf 5 1 1 0
Nieman lf 4 2 3 3
  Tasby pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Triandos c 3 0 0 0
  Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 0 0
Carrasquel 2b 3 1 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 3 1
Portocarrero p 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 1 0 0 0
  Shetrone ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 1 1
Totals 39 5 12 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 3 2 3 4
Harris 1b 4 0 0 0
Kuenn rf 5 3 5 0
Kaline cf 3 1 1 1
Maxwell lf 5 0 1 2
Bolling 2b 5 0 2 1
Berberet c 3 1 2 1
Bridges ss 4 1 0 0
  Veal ss 0 0 0 0
Lary p 2 1 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 14 9
Baltimore 100 101 0205121
Detroit 040 022 01x9142
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero  L (2-7) 1.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Hoeft   5.0 9 6 5 2 4
  Johnson   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
4
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  W (16-8) 7.2 11 5 3 2 3
  Morgan  SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
3
2
4

  E–Triandos (10), Harris (4), Bridges (22).  DP–Baltimore 1. Robinson-Carrasquel-Boyd, Detroit 2. Bolling-Bridges-Harris, Bolling-Bridges-Harris.  2B–Baltimore Pilarcik (10,off Lary); Robinson (9,off Lary), Detroit Bolling (12,off Portocarrero).  3B–Detroit Kuenn (7,off Johnson).  HR–Baltimore Nieman 2 (13,4th inning off Lary 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Lary 0 on 0 out), Detroit Yost (15,2nd inning off Hoeft 3 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Lary 2 (8,off Hoeft,off Johnson).  SF–Kaline (4,off Johnson).  HBP–Yost (9,by Johnson).  IBB–Kaline (8,by Hoeft).  Team–9.  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:43.  A–24,031.
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