Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 18, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 13

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 3 1 1 0
Maris rf 4 1 2 1
Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0
Cerv lf 3 0 2 1
Smith 3b 2 0 1 0
Williams 1b 4 1 1 0
House c 4 1 2 1
DeMaestri ss 3 0 0 1
  Carroll ss 1 0 0 0
Terry p 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
  Brunet p 0 0 0 0
  Bella ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hardy cf 5 0 0 0
Martin 2b 4 1 2 2
Minoso lf 5 1 0 0
Colavito rf 5 1 2 2
Power 1b 4 3 3 1
Naragon c 5 3 3 1
Held 3b 4 3 3 2
Strickland ss 3 1 2 3
Ferrarese p 4 0 1 1
Totals 39 13 16 12
Kansas City 000 001 210492
Cleveland 142 005 01x13160
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Terry  L (0-2) 1.0 5 5 5 0 1
  Freeman   3.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Brunet   2.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Meyer   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
13
13
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  W (2-0) 9.0 9 4 4 3 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
2

  E–Tuttle (1), Brunet (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Strickland-Martin-Power.  2B–Kansas City Maris (1,off Ferrarese); Williams (2,off Ferrarese)., Cleveland Naragon (1,off Terry); Strickland 2 (5,off Terry,off Freeman); Ferrarese (1,off Freeman); Power (1,off Meyer)..  3B–Kansas City House (1,off Ferrarese).  HR–Kansas City Maris (2,8th inning off Ferrarese 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Martin (1,1st inning off Terry 0 on 1 out); Power (2,2nd inning off Terry 0 on 0 out); Colavito (1,6th inning off Brunet 1 on 2 out); Held (4,6th inning off Brunet 1 on 2 out)..  SF–Cerv (1,off Ferrarese); Martin (1,off Freeman).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Strickland (1,by Brunet).  Team–5.  SB–Tuttle (1,2nd base off Ferrarese/Naragon); Power (2,Home off Meyer/House).  CS–Smith (1,2nd base by Ferrarese/Naragon).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:30.  A–3,959.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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