Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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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Kansas City Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Terwilliger 2b 3 1 0 0
Snyder cf 5 1 1 0
Williams 1b 5 1 2 2
Cerv lf 5 0 2 0
Maris rf 4 0 1 1
Jablonski 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith c 4 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 0
  Hadley ph 0 0 0 0
  Tsitouris p 0 0 0 0
Garver p 1 0 0 0
  Herbert p 1 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Lumpe ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Power 1b 3 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 1 2 0
Francona cf 4 1 2 2
Colavito rf 4 0 1 0
Held ss 4 2 2 2
Strickland 3b 3 0 1 2
Baxes 2b 4 0 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 2 0
Score p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 3 1 1 0
Totals 32 6 12 6
Kansas City 201 000 000380
Cleveland 005 001 00x6121
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver  L (9-11) 2.2 7 5 5 0 2
  Herbert   2.1 1 0 0 0 2
  Sturdivant   0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Grim   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Tsitouris   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
0
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score   0.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Bell  W (15-11) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
4

  E–Baxes (15).  DP–Kansas City 3. Smith-Jablonski, DeMaestri-Terwilliger-Williams, Grim-Jablonski.  2B–Cleveland Held (14,off Garver); Strickland (15,off Garver)..  3B–Cleveland Held (1,off Sturdivant).  HR–Kansas City Williams (15,3rd inning off Bell 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Power (3,off Garver).  SF–Strickland (6,off Sturdivant).  Team–4.  SB–Colavito (3,2nd base off Tsitouris/Smith).  CS–Minoso (10,3rd base by Garver/Smith).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:33.  A–15,264.
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