Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 0 1 0
Minoso lf 4 1 2 1
Francona 1b 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 0 1 1
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Power 2b 3 1 1 0
Strickland 3b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 2 3 1
Perry p 4 0 1 1
Totals 36 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 4 0 0 0
Shetrone cf 4 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 0 0 0
Woodling rf 4 1 1 0
Boyd 1b 4 0 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 2 1
Carrasquel 2b 3 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 2 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Triandos c 0 0 0 0
Brown p 2 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 001 001 200–491
Baltimore 000 100 000–151
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (11-7) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  L (9-8) 8.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Coleman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
3
  E–Colavito (4), Boyd (12).  DP–Baltimore 1. Coleman-Klaus-Boyd.  2B–Cleveland Colavito (23,off Brown).  3B–Cleveland Held (2,off Brown).  HBP–Power (2,by Brown).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:16.  A–12,172.
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