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

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Washington Senators 7, Kansas City Athletics 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Consolo ss 2 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 1 2
  Versalles ss 1 0 0 0
Aspromonte 2b 5 2 3 0
Killebrew lf 3 1 0 1
  Throneberry lf 0 0 0 0
Allison cf 4 1 1 1
Lemon rf 4 0 1 1
  Clevenger p 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 4 1 1 0
Bertoia 3b 4 1 2 1
Korcheck c 1 0 0 0
  Naragon c 3 0 0 0
Pascual p 2 1 1 0
  Green rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Snyder cf 4 1 2 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 0 1
Williams 3b 2 0 1 1
Cerv lf 4 0 1 0
Maris rf 5 0 1 0
Hadley 1b 3 0 2 0
House c 4 0 2 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Dickson p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomanek p 1 1 1 0
  Tuttle ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 11 2
Washington 300 300 0017102
Kansas City 000 000 2013111
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (12-9) 6.0 7 0 0 2 4
  Clevenger   2.2 4 3 3 3 0
  Stobbs  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
5
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (15-8) 1.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Dickson   1.2 4 3 3 0 1
  Coleman   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Tomanek   5.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
3
3

  E–Aspromonte (13), Naragon (2), Lumpe (9).  DP–Washington 3. Sievers, Sievers-Versalles, Aspromonte-Versalles-Sievers, Kansas City 1. Williams-Lumpe-Hadley.  2B–Washington Aspromonte 2 (12,off Daley,off Tomanek), Kansas City Snyder (7,off Clevenger); Tuttle (18,off Clevenger).  SH–Pascual (4,off Tomanek).  HBP–Versalles (1,by Tomanek).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Williams (4,off Clevenger).  Team–11.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:49.
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