Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees
September 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, New York Yankees 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Klaus ss 5 1 0 0
Pilarcik rf 5 1 2 3
Shetrone cf 6 0 1 0
Boyd 1b 5 0 2 0
  Dropo 1b 0 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 5 0 0 0
Tasby lf 3 2 2 0
Adair 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 0
  Gardner pr,2b 2 2 1 0
Ginsberg c 3 1 1 3
Pappas p 2 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 1 1
  Valentine pr 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 11 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 0 1 0
Kubek cf 4 0 1 0
Carey 3b 5 0 2 0
Blanchard c 5 1 1 1
Hunt rf 5 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 1
Boyer ss 4 0 1 0
Windhorn lf 4 0 0 0
Freeman p 2 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Grba p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 9 2
Baltimore 000 000 200 057114
New York 010 010 000 00291
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   6.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Fisher   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Brown  W (11-9) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
1
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman   7.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Coates   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Grba  L (2-5) 2.0 4 5 5 2 2
Totals
11.0
11
7
7
4
7

  E–Klaus (13), Shetrone 2 (2), Boyd (15), Blanchard (2).  2B–Baltimore Hale (3,off Freeman); Gardner (13,off Grba)., New York Siebern (17,off Pappas).  HR–Baltimore Pilarcik (3,11th inning off Grba 2 on 2 out), New York Blanchard (2,5th inning off Pappas 0 on 2 out).  SH–Brown (9,off Grba); Boyer (3,off Brown); Kubek (13,off Brown)..  SF–Ginsberg (3,off Freeman).  HBP–Tasby (6,by Freeman).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Shetrone (3,2nd base off Freeman/Blanchard); Tasby 2 (3,2nd base off Freeman/Blanchard,2nd base off Coates/Blanchard); Pilarcik 2 (9,2nd base off Freeman/Blanchard,2nd base off Grba/Blanchard).  CS–Boyd (1,2nd base by Freeman/Blanchard); Kubek (4,2nd base by Fisher/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–3:03.  A–18,826.
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