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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 20, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 20, 1959 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Harshman |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 16,026 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Tasby | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Gene Woodling | Right Fielder |
| Bob Nieman | Left Fielder |
| Gus Triandos | Catcher |
| Billy Klaus | Third Baseman |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Billy Gardner | Second Baseman |
| Jack Harshman | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 20, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Harshman
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harshman
Fox hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Harshman
Landis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Landis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Harshman
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Donovan
Tasby hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Donovan
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Donovan covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Donovan
Woodling hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Harshman
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a popup towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Harshman
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Donovan
Nieman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Nieman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Triandos vs. Donovan
Triandos strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Klaus vs. Donovan
Klaus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Donovan
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Nieman scores. Klaus moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. Donovan
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Harshman
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Harshman
Donovan is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Harshman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Harshman
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Harshman
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Harshman
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harshman vs. Donovan
Harshman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Donovan
Tasby is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Donovan
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Donovan
Woodling strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Harshman
Ennis hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woodling who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Harshman
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harshman has Smith trapped. There's the throw to Klaus and over to Triandos, who tags Smith for the out. Torgeson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Harshman
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Harshman
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Donovan
Nieman is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Donovan
Triandos hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Donovan
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Klaus for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Harshman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Harshman
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landis vs. Harshman
Landis takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Harshman
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Woodling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio tags and scores. Fox tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Harshman
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Donovan
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Donovan
Gardner bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harshman vs. Donovan
Harshman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tasby vs. Donovan
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Harshman
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Harshman
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Harshman
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Triandos and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Harshman
Phillips is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Donovan vs. Harshman
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Donovan
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Donovan
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Donovan
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Harshman
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Harshman
That's a pickoff. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Harshman
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Harshman
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Donovan
Triandos hits a line drive into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Donovan
Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Donovan
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Donovan
Gardner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Donovan
Bob Hale pinch hits for Jack Harshman.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Loes
Billy Loes now pitching.
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Loes
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Loes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klaus juggles the ball. That's an error on Klaus. Lollar moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Loes
Torgeson is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simpson vs. Loes
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
Simpson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lollar scores. Smith scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Donovan vs. Loes
Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Harry Simpson.
Donovan strikes out. There goes Torgeson. The throw from Triandos and Torgeson is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tasby vs. Donovan
Sammy Esposito now playing third base. Johnny Callison now playing left field.
Tasby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Donovan
Boyd hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodling vs. Donovan
Woodling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Portocarrero
Arnie Portocarrero now pitching.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Portocarrero
Fox bunts towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Portocarrero
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gardner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Portocarrero
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Portocarrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Donovan
Nieman hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Donovan
Triandos is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Donovan
Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1959 -- Chicago at Baltimore (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 5 2 4 0 Tasby W, cf 4 0 0 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 2 0 Boyd B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Landis J, cf 4 0 2 1 Woodling G, rf 4 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 3 1 0 1 Nieman B, lf 4 1 1 0
Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 0 Triandos G, c 4 0 0 0
Callison J, lf 0 0 0 0 Klaus B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Smith A, rf 4 1 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 2 0 1 1
Torgeson E, 1b 2 1 0 0 Gardner B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Phillips B, 3b 2 0 1 1 Harshman J, p 2 1 1 1
Simpson H, ph 1 0 1 2 Hale B, ph 1 0 0 0
Esposito S, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Loes B, p 0 0 0 0
Donovan D, p 4 0 0 0 Portocarrero A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 11 5 30 2 4 2
Chicago 001 110 020 -- 5
Baltimore 011 000 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan D (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 5
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Harshman J (L) 7.0 9 3 3 3 4
Loes B 1.0 1 2 1 2 2
Portocarrero A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Triandos G, Klaus B
DP -- Baltimore 3
LOB -- Chicago 8, Baltimore 4
3B -- Landis J, Nieman B, Smith A
HR -- Harshman J
SB -- Torgeson E
CS -- Torgeson E
SH -- Gardner B, Fox N
SF -- Lollar S
T -- 2:30
A -- 16026
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