Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox
August 28, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Tasby cf 6 1 3 0
Klaus ss 5 1 2 0
Nieman lf 5 0 1 1
  O'Dell p 0 0 0 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
Woodling rf,lf 4 0 0 1
Triandos c 5 1 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 2 1
Robinson 3b 4 0 4 1
Carrasquel 2b 2 0 1 0
  Gardner 2b 0 0 0 0
Brown p 4 0 0 0
  Pilarcik rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 14 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 5 0 0 0
Geiger cf 5 3 3 0
Runnels 1b 5 1 4 1
Stephens lf 3 0 1 1
  Gernert ph,lf 1 1 1 3
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 1 0
White c 2 0 1 0
  Williams ph 1 0 1 1
  Mahoney pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Buddin ss 2 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Daley c 1 0 0 0
Brewer p 2 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Chittum p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Baltimore 000 000 400 04141
Boston 101 000 110 26121
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown   7.0 8 3 3 0 4
  O'Dell   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Loes  L (4-6) 2.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.1
12
6
6
0
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer   6.2 10 3 3 3 4
  Fornieles   0.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Chittum  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
14
4
4
4
7

  E–Klaus (10), Jensen (6).  DP–Baltimore 1. Klaus-Carrasquel-Dropo, Boston 2. Runnels-Buddin-Runnels, Daley-Green.  2B–Baltimore Klaus (8,off Brewer); Dropo (7,off Fornieles), Boston Runnels (32,off Brown); Malzone (28,off Brown); Williams (13,off Brown).  HR–Boston Gernert (11,10th inning off Loes 1 on 1 out).  SH–Gardner (8,off Chittum).  SF–Woodling (5,off Brewer); Gernert (2,off Loes).  IBB–Carrasquel (1,by Fornieles).  Team LOB–12.  Team–6.  CS–Klaus (5,2nd base by Chittum/Daley).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:54.  A–18,071.
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