Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
September 1, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Consolo 2b,ss 1 2 1 1
Allison cf 3 1 1 1
Lemon rf 5 0 1 2
Sievers 1b 4 0 1 2
  Becquer 1b 0 0 0 0
Killebrew lf,3b 3 1 1 1
Naragon c 5 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 1 1 1 0
  Samford 2b 2 0 0 0
Versalles ss 2 0 0 0
  Green ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Pascual p 2 1 1 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 8 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 4 1 2 0
Geiger cf 5 0 1 1
Runnels 1b,ss 5 1 2 0
Stephens lf 4 2 3 1
Jensen rf 4 0 2 1
Malzone 3b 4 0 1 1
White c 4 0 1 0
Buddin ss 2 0 1 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahoney ss 0 0 0 0
  Gernert ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Schroll p 1 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Chittum p 0 0 0 0
  Busby ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 13 4
Washington 002 100 130781
Boston 000 200 1104131
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (13-10) 7.0 12 4 4 1 6
  Clevenger  SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
2
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (1-1) 3.1 2 3 3 8 1
  Schroll   3.2 2 1 1 3 2
  Chittum   2.0 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
11
3

  E–Samford (18), Stephens (3).  DP–Washington 2. Versalles-Consolo-Sievers, Bertoia-Consolo-Sievers, Boston 2. Buddin-Green-Runnels, Runnels.  2B–Washington Sievers (16,off Chittum), Boston Malzone (29,off Pascual); Green (3,off Pascual); Stephens (9,off Pascual)..  3B–Boston Stephens (1,off Pascual).  HR–Washington Killebrew (39,7th inning off Schroll 0 on 1 out).  SH–Allison (5,off Wilson); Pascual (5,off Chittum)..  Team LOB–9.  SF–Jensen (11,off Pascual).  Team–10.  SB–Geiger (8,2nd base off Pascual/Naragon).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:00.  A–6,317.
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