Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 12, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 0 0 0
Smith lf,rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Romano c 2 1 0 0
  Lollar c 2 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 1 3 1
  Torgeson pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Landis cf 3 1 2 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 1 1
  Goodman ph 0 0 0 0
  Esposito ph,3b 1 0 1 2
McAnany rf,lf 2 0 0 0
  Rivera rf 2 0 0 0
Wynn p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 10 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 3 0 1 0
  Saverine pr 0 1 0 0
  Adair 2b 0 0 0 0
Pilarcik rf 4 0 1 0
Nieman lf 4 0 2 1
Boyd 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 3 0 0 0
Tasby cf 4 0 2 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 4 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 0 0 0 0
  Valentine pr 0 0 0 0
  Carrasquel 2b,ss 1 0 0 0
O'Dell p 2 0 0 0
  Woodling ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Chicago 021 000 0306100
Baltimore 000 000 010171
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (20-9) 9.0 7 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
O'Dell  L (9-11) 7.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Johnson   0.0 1 3 1 1 0
  Coleman   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Hoeft   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
5
3

  E–Robinson (12).  DP–Chicago 1. Wynn-Lollar-Kluszewski, Baltimore 2. Carrasquel-Klaus-Boyd, Ginsberg-Carrasquel.  2B–Chicago Phillips (23,off O'Dell); Kluszewski (1,off O'Dell); Wynn (7,off O'Dell)..  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Robinson (2,by Wynn).  Team–8.  SB–Landis (20,Home off Coleman/Ginsberg).  CS–Smith (5,2nd base by Hoeft/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:27.  A–11,904.
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