Washington Senators vs Baltimore Orioles
September 7, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 8, Baltimore Orioles 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Consolo ss 4 0 0 0
Green cf,rf 3 2 1 0
Becquer 1b 4 1 1 0
Lemon lf 4 1 2 3
Courtney c 4 0 0 0
  Hyde p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 1 1 1 2
  Griggs p 0 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 5 1 1 0
Throneberry rf 3 0 1 0
  Korcheck c 1 1 0 0
Samford 2b 5 1 2 3
Fischer p 3 0 0 0
  Allison cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 39 8 10 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 4 0 2 0
Shetrone cf 4 0 1 0
  Loes p 0 0 0 0
  Tasby ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 0 0 0
  Pearson cf 2 0 0 0
Nieman lf 4 0 3 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 1
Triandos c 2 0 0 0
  Miranda pr 0 0 0 0
  Gardner 2b 1 0 0 0
Carrasquel 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Ginsberg c 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Washington 000 001 000 78100
Baltimore 000 000 001 01102
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   7.0 8 0 0 3 1
  Hyde   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Woodeshick  W (1-4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Griggs  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
1
1
5
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher   7.0 3 1 0 2 4
  Loes   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wilhelm  L (13-11) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Hoeft   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Johnson   0.1 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
10.0
10
8
7
5
6

  E–Klaus (11), Nieman (3).  DP–Washington 3. Fischer-Becquer, Consolo-Samford-Becquer, Consolo-Samford-Becquer, Baltimore 1. Klaus-Ginsberg-Klaus-Ginsberg-Robinson.  2B–Washington Samford (13,off Fisher).  3B–Washington Lemon (3,off Hoeft).  HR–Washington Sievers (20,10th inning off Hoeft 1 on 2 out); Samford (5,10th inning off Johnson 2 on 2 out), Baltimore Robinson (3,9th inning off Hyde 0 on 0 out).  SF–Lemon (5,off Fisher).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Pilarcik (6,2nd base off Fischer/Courtney); Pilarcik (6,2nd base off Fischer/Courtney).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:59.  A–14,210.
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