Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
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 Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox 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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Boston Red Sox 0, Cleveland Indians 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 4 0 1 0
Stephens cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Williams lf 1 0 0 0
  Geiger pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Wertz 1b 3 0 1 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 2 0 1 0
White c 3 0 0 0
Buddin ss 3 0 0 0
Brewer p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Minoso lf 3 0 0 0
Francona cf 4 1 1 1
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Baxes 2b 3 0 1 0
Strickland 3b 3 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 0 1 0
Perry p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Boston 000 000 000031
Cleveland 000 000 001150
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  L (8-9) 8.0 5 1 1 1 6
Totals
8.0
5
1
1
1
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (9-5) 9.0 3 0 0 4 5
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
4
5

  E–Malzone (20).  DP–Cleveland 2. Baxes-Power, Strickland-Baxes-Power.  2B–Cleveland Fitz Gerald (9,off Brewer).  HR–Cleveland Francona (16,9th inning off Brewer 0 on 0 out).  SH–Stephens (2,off Perry).  IBB–Wertz (5,by Perry).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Geiger (4,2nd base off Perry/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Eddie Rommel.  T–1:57.
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