Boston Red Sox vs Washington Senators
September 4, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 3, Washington Senators 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 5 0 1 0
Geiger cf 3 0 0 0
Runnels 1b 4 0 1 0
Stephens lf 2 1 2 0
Jensen rf 4 1 1 0
Malzone 3b 4 0 1 1
White c 3 1 1 1
Buddin ss 2 0 0 0
  Gernert ph 1 0 0 1
  Mahoney ss 0 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
Sullivan p 2 0 1 0
  Casale p 0 0 0 0
  Chittum p 1 0 0 0
  Busby ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Consolo ss 2 0 0 0
Green rf 4 1 1 1
Lemon lf 4 1 1 1
Courtney c 4 1 3 0
  Korcheck pr,c 0 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
Sievers 1b 3 0 2 1
Allison cf 3 0 0 1
Bertoia 2b 2 0 1 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Samford 2b 1 0 0 0
Clevenger p 3 1 1 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 9 4
Boston 020 001 000381
Washington 000 130 00x490
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L (8-9) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2
  Casale   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Chittum   3.1 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
6
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Clevenger  W (7-3) 8.0 8 3 3 3 8
  Hyde  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
9

  E–Green (3).  DP–Boston 2. Green-Runnels, F. Sullivan-Buddin-Runnels, Washington 1. Clevenger-Consolo-Sievers.  2B–Boston Stephens (10,off Clevenger), Washington Green (5,off F. Sullivan).  3B–Boston White (4,off Clevenger).  SF–White (3,off Clevenger).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Clevenger (3,off F. Sullivan); Consolo (4,off F. Sullivan)..  Team–9.  SB–Malzone (5,2nd base off Clevenger/Courtney).  CS–Green (5,2nd base by Chittum/White).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:38.  A–4,960.
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