Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Athletics
August 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1959 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Athletics 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 5 1 1 2
Woodling rf,lf 4 1 1 0
  Pearson lf 0 0 0 0
Nieman lf 2 1 2 2
  Pilarcik pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Triandos c 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 2
Carrasquel ss 4 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 3 1 1 0
Walker p 2 0 2 0
  Pappas p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
Lumpe ss 4 1 2 0
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Cerv lf 4 0 2 1
Maris rf 3 0 1 0
Hadley 1b 4 0 1 0
House c 4 1 1 0
Terwilliger 2b 3 1 1 0
Daley p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 1 2
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Jablonski ph 1 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Baltimore 100 300 2006111
Kansas City 000 020 0103100
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (9-7) 7.2 9 3 3 4 5
  Pappas  SV (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Daley  L (15-9) 5.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Dickson   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Grim   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
3

  E–Dropo (3).  DP–Baltimore 4. Triandos-Robinson, Gardner-Carrasquel-Dropo, Carrasquel-Gardner-Dropo, Gardner-Carrasquel-Dropo, Kansas City 3. Williams-Terwilliger-Hadley, Lumpe-Terwilliger-Hadley, Hadley-Lumpe-Hadley.  2B–Baltimore Woodling (21,off Daley), Kansas City Terwilliger (10,off Walker); Lumpe (7,off Walker); Cerv (13,off Walker).  HR–Baltimore Nieman (15,4th inning off Daley 0 on 0 out); Robinson (2,4th inning off Daley 1 on 1 out); Tasby (11,7th inning off Dickson 1 on 1 out).  SH–Walker (3,off Dickson).  HBP–Nieman (1,by Daley).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  CS–Tuttle (6,3rd base by Walker/Triandos).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:26.  A–9,822.
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