Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
September 13, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 1959 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 1 0
Snyder rf 4 2 1 1
Williams 3b 4 1 1 0
  Maris ph 1 1 1 2
  Smith 3b 0 0 0 0
Cerv lf 5 1 2 2
Hadley 1b 5 0 1 1
Lumpe ss 5 0 2 0
Klimchock 2b 5 1 1 1
House c 5 1 1 0
Garver p 2 0 0 1
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Herbert p 1 1 1 0
Totals 42 9 12 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 5 0 0 0
Tasby cf 4 1 1 0
Nieman lf 5 1 2 1
Woodling rf 5 0 1 1
Boyd 1b 5 1 2 1
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
  Burke 3b 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg c 2 0 1 0
  Shetrone pr 0 0 0 0
  Loes p 1 0 1 0
Gardner 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 2
  Valentine pr 0 0 0 0
  Carrasquel 2b 1 0 0 0
Portocarrero p 2 0 0 0
  Pilarcik ph 0 0 0 0
  Triandos c 2 1 2 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Kansas City 004 000 000 59122
Baltimore 000 000 310 15122
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Garver   7.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Grim   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Herbert  W (11-11) 2.2 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
2
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Portocarrero   7.0 6 4 4 0 3
  Loes  L (4-7) 3.0 6 5 5 1 1
Totals
10.0
12
9
9
1
4

  E–Hadley (8), Garver (1), Tasby (11), Boyd (13).  DP–Kansas City 2. Garver-Klimchock-Hadley, Klimchock-Lumpe-Hadley.  PB–House (7).  2B–Kansas City House (14,off Portocarrero); Cerv 2 (18,off Portocarrero,off Loes); Lumpe (8,off Portocarrero)., Baltimore Boyd (19,off Garver); Nieman (16,off Garver); Triandos (7,off Herbert); Tasby (14,off Herbert).  SH–Garver (4,off Portocarrero).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  CS–Valentine (1,2nd base by Garver/House); Valentine (1,2nd base by Garver/House).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:26.
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