Washington Senators vs Boston Red Sox
May 24, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox 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

Washington Senators 8, Boston Red Sox 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Bertoia 2b 5 1 2 1
Allison cf 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 1
Lemon lf 5 1 1 1
Becquer 1b 5 0 1 1
Throneberry rf 5 1 3 2
Samford ss 4 1 1 0
Fitz Gerald c 5 2 3 1
Fischer p 2 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 1 0 0 1
Totals 40 8 14 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Busby cf 4 0 1 1
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Consolo ph 1 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 0 2 0
Williams lf 1 0 0 0
  Wertz 1b 3 0 0 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 1 0
Jensen rf 4 1 2 0
Gernert 1b,lf 4 0 0 1
Daley c 4 1 3 1
Buddin ss 3 0 0 0
Casale p 1 0 0 0
  Avila ph 1 0 0 0
  Monbouquette p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Washington 100 031 3008140
Boston 000 003 0003101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  W (4-1) 5.2 9 3 3 2 5
  Stobbs  SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Casale  L (1-4) 5.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Monbouquette   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Wills   3.0 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
3
5

  E–Casale (1).  DP–Boston 1. Buddin-Runnels.  2B–Washington Fitz Gerald 2 (3,off Casale,off Wills); Bertoia (7,off Wills), Boston Runnels (11,off Fischer); Busby (3,off Fischer)..  3B–Washington Throneberry (1,off Casale).  SH–Stobbs (1,off Wills); Buddin (3,off Stobbs).  HBP–Fischer (1,by Casale).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  SB–Jensen (3,2nd base off Fischer/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Eddie Rommel, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:43.  A–9,484.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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