Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
September 11, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1959 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians 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, Washington Senators 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Tanner cf 4 1 2 1
Power 2b 4 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 1 1
Colavito rf 4 0 1 0
Nixon c 3 1 2 0
  Webster pr 0 0 0 0
  Fitz Gerald c 1 0 0 0
Strickland 3b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 3 0 0 0
Grant p 2 0 1 1
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
  Moran pr 0 1 0 0
  Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Harshman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Consolo ss 4 0 0 0
Green cf 3 1 0 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 1 0
Lemon lf 3 0 1 1
Sievers 1b 2 1 2 1
  Romonosky pr 0 1 0 0
  Samford 2b 0 0 0 0
Dobbek rf 3 0 0 0
Schaive 2b 3 0 2 1
  Becquer ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Korcheck c 4 0 0 0
Ramos p 3 1 1 1
Totals 29 5 8 5
Cleveland 110 000 020492
Washington 012 010 01x581
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant   7.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Garcia  L (3-6) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Harshman   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
5
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  W (13-17) 9.0 9 4 3 0 8
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
0
8

  E–Minoso (5), Nixon (5), Consolo (17).  DP–Washington 3. Schaive-Consolo-Sievers, Ramos-Consolo-Sievers, Consolo-Sievers.  2B–Cleveland Nixon (7,off Ramos); Minoso (27,off Ramos)., Washington Schaive (1,off Grant).  HR–Washington Ramos (1,3rd inning off Grant 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Ramos (6,off Grant); Dobbek (1,off Garcia).  SF–Lemon (6,off Grant).  Team–7.  SB–Green (7,2nd base off Grant/Nixon).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:08.  A–6,261.
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