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Baltimore Orioles 2 Washington Senators I 9

April 9,1959

Visiting Team

Baltimore Orioles (0-1)

Home Team

Washington Senators I (1-0)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Griffith Stadium

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

26,850

Time of Game

2:27

Umpires

[HP]: Bill Summers [1B]: Bill McKinley [2B]: Hank Soar [3B]: Nestor Chylak

Baltimore Orioles 2 Washington Senators I 9

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**Vice-President Richard Nixon in attendance**
1st inning: S8 **Willie Tasby singled on first pitch of the season**
5th inning: 3(B)6(2)3(1)/LTP **the first triple play in opening day history**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Baltimore Orioles	BAL	0-1		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	2			2	7	2		2	2	4	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Washington Senators I	WS1	1-0		1	0	0		4	0	1		1	2	x			9	14	1		1	1	1	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Baltimore Orioles - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Willie Tasby	cf	26.091	R	4	0	2	0		0	0	.500		1	19
2	Bob Boyd	1b	39.190	L	4	1	1	0		0	0	.250		1	431
3	Bobby Avila	rf	35.007	R	4	0	1	0		0	1	.250		1	1174
4	Gene Woodling	lf	36.236	L	4	0	1	0		0	0	.250		1	1022
5	Gus Triandos	c	28.253	R	4	1	1	2		0	1	.250		1	557
6	Brooks Robinson	3b	21.326	R	4	0	0	0		0	2	.000		1	217
7	Billy Gardner	2b	31.264	R	3	0	0	0		0	2	.000		1	559
8	Ron Hansen	ss	21.004	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	13
	Whitey Lockman	ph	32.258	L	1	0	1	0		0	0	1.000		1	1104
	Chico Carrasquel	ss	33.076	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	1164
9	Jack Harshman	p	31.271	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	185
	Bob Hale	ph	25.153	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	214
	Lenny Green	ph	26.093	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	88
Totals

Errors: Brooks Robinson

2B: Bob Boyd (1), Gene Woodling (1)

HR: Gus Triandos (1)

RBI: Gus Triandos 2 (2)

GDP: Bob Boyd (1)

Washington Senators I - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Reno Bertoia	2b	24.091	R	4	2	2	2		1	1	.500		1	298
2	Albie Pearson	cf	24.209	L	3	1	1	0		1	1	.333		1	147
3	Roy Sievers	lf	32.142	R	4	0	1	1		1	1	.250		1	918
4	Bob Allison	rf	24.272	R	4	0	2	1		0	0	.500		1	12
5	Ed Fitz Gerald	c	34.323	R	4	0	0	0		0	0	.000		1	527
6	Norm Zauchin	1b	29.143	R	4	2	2	0		0	0	.500		1	324
7	Harmon Killebrew	3b	22.284	R	4	2	2	2		0	0	.500		1	114
8	Ron Samford	ss	29.040	R	4	1	2	2		0	2	.500		1	67
9	Pedro Ramos	p	23.346	B	3	1	2	0		0	1	.667		1	214
Totals

Errors: Harmon Killebrew

2B: Norm Zauchin (1), Ron Samford (1)

HR: Reno Bertoia (1), Harmon Killebrew (1)

RBI: Reno Bertoia 2 (2), Roy Sievers (1), Bob Allison (1), Harmon Killebrew 2 (2), Ron Samford 2 (2)

SH: Albie Pearson (1), Pedro Ramos (1)

GDP: Roy Sievers (1)

SB: Albie Pearson (1), Norm Zauchin (1), Harmon Killebrew (1), Pedro Ramos (1)

CS: Bob Allison (1)

Baltimore Orioles - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Jack Harshman	L	L 0-1	4.0	8	5	5	0	2	2		11.25	2.00		1	168
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	R		3.0	4	2	2	2	3	0		6.00	2.00		1	357
3	Ernie Johnson	R		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0		9.00	3.00		1	217
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jack Harshman (0-0-0), Hoyt Wilhelm (0-0-0), Ernie Johnson (0-0-0)

Washington Senators I - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Pedro Ramos	R	W 1-0	9.0	7	2	2	0	6	1		2.00	0.78		1	168
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Pedro Ramos (0-0-0)