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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 17, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 17, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 17, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 17, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 2,656 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
Larry Doby | Left Fielder |
Gail Harris | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bill Norman | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 17, 1959
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Donovan
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Donovan
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Donovan
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Lary
Landis strikes out. There goes Fox. The throw from Berberet to Bridges, and Fox is out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Donovan
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Donovan
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Donovan
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. Harris scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Donovan
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berberet vs. Donovan
Berberet strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lary vs. Donovan
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lary
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Donovan
Yost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Donovan
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Yost trying to get to third. Callison throws the ball in to Phillips, who tags Yost for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Donovan
Doby strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Donovan
Harris hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Lary
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Lary
Donovan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Doby. Donovan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Donovan
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Donovan
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Donovan
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Lary
Landis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Landis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Lary
Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Lary
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Bridges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Donovan
Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Donovan
Lary hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Donovan
Yost hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Donovan
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Donovan
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Donovan
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Lary
Phillips hits a line drive towards short. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Lary
Donovan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lary
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Lary
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Berberet and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Lary
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Donovan
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Donovan
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Donovan
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Donovan
Berberet takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Donovan
Lary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berberet moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Arias
Rudy Arias now pitching.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arias fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Lary
Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Lary
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Landis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Lary
Cash is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Lary
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Lary
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Johnny Callison.
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landis scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Morgan
Jim Rivera pinch runs for Earl Torgeson. Tom Morgan now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Arias
Jim Rivera now playing left field.
Kuenn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Kuenn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Arias
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Arias
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Arias
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arias fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arias vs. Morgan
Arias is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Morgan
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Luis Aparicio.
Goodman hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Morgan
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Arias
Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop.
Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Arias
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arias fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berberet vs. Arias
Berberet hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bolling moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Arias
Ossie Alvarez pinch runs for Lou Berberet. Gus Zernial pinch hits for Tom Morgan.
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Arias
Yost 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Narleski
Red Wilson now catching. Ray Narleski now pitching.
Landis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Narleski
There goes Landis. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Landis steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Narleski
Lollar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Narleski
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Narleski
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Narleski
Rivera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Landis scores. Cash goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Narleski
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Arias
Kuenn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Arias
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Larry Doby.
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Arias
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. Kuenn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Lown
Bobo Osborne pinch runs for Gail Harris. Turk Lown now pitching.
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Lown
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1959 -- Detroit at Chicago (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Yost E, 3b 5 1 2 2 Aparicio L, ss 2 0 0 0 Kuenn H, cf 4 1 3 0 Goodman B, ph 1 0 0 0 Doby L, lf 4 0 0 0 Esposito S, ss 0 0 0 0 Groth J, ph 1 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harris G, 1b 4 1 0 1 Landis J, cf 3 3 2 0 Osborne B, pr 0 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 3 1 0 0 Kaline A, rf 5 1 3 1 Cash N, 1b 2 2 1 3 Bridges R, ss 5 0 1 1 Smith A, rf 4 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Callison J, lf 2 0 0 0 Berberet L, c 3 1 2 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 1 1 Alvarez O, pr 0 0 0 0 Rivera J, pr-lf 1 0 1 2 Wilson R, c 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lary F, p 3 0 1 0 Donovan D, p 2 0 1 0 Morgan T, p 0 0 0 0 Arias R, p 1 0 0 0 Zernial G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Narleski R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 5 14 5 30 6 7 6 Detroit 010 021 001 -- 5 Chicago 000 301 02x -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F 5.2 6 4 4 2 2 Morgan T 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Narleski R (L) 1.0 1 2 2 2 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D 5.2 9 4 4 3 3 Arias R (W) 2.2 5 1 1 0 1 Lown T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Chicago 5 2B -- Donovan D, Landis J, Kuenn H, Rivera J HR -- Cash N, Yost E, Kaline A SB -- Aparicio L, Landis J CS -- Fox N HBP -- by Lary F (Cash N) T -- 2:24 A -- 2656
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