Washington Senators vs New York Yankees
September 3, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 9

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 3 0 0 0
Green rf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 1 2 1
Allison cf 4 0 1 0
Naragon c 3 0 0 0
Samford ss 2 0 0 0
  Courtney ph 1 1 1 1
  Versalles ss 0 0 0 0
Kemmerer p 1 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 1 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 3 3
Slaughter rf 2 0 0 0
  Bauer rf 3 1 2 1
Mantle cf 5 1 3 1
Howard c 5 1 2 0
Lopez lf 5 1 1 1
  Carey 3b 0 0 0 0
Kubek 3b,lf 4 1 1 0
Throneberry 1b 4 2 2 0
Boyer ss 3 1 2 0
Ditmar p 4 0 1 1
Totals 40 9 17 7
Washington 000 000 110242
New York 023 000 04x9170
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer  L (8-15) 2.0 9 5 4 0 1
  Woodeshick   5.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Griggs   1.0 6 4 4 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
9
8
0
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ditmar  W (11-8) 9.0 4 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
7

  E–Bertoia (10), Sievers (10).  DP–Washington 1. Bertoia-Samford-Sievers.  2B–New York Bauer (17,off Griggs).  HR–Washington Sievers (18,7th inning off Ditmar 0 on 2 out); Courtney (2,8th inning off Ditmar 0 on 0 out)..  Team LOB–4.  SH–Boyer (2,off Griggs).  Team–8.  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:09.  A–16,117.
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