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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 5, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 5, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,920 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Frank Umont |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
| Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 5, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Shaw
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shaw
Minoso strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Shaw
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Shaw
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Shaw
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McLish
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McLish
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Shaw
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Shaw
Brown hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McLish vs. Shaw
McLish 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 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. McLish
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. McLish
Lollar hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLish
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Shaw
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shaw
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Shaw
Francona 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 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. McLish
McAnany hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaw vs. McLish
Shaw bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. McLish
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. McAnany moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. McLish
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAnany moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAnany scores. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. McLish
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with McLish covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Shaw
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shaw
Held hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Held reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Held moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Shaw
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman juggles the ball. That's an error on Goodman. Held scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Shaw
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. McLish
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLish
There goes Goodman. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Goodman steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAnany vs. McLish
McAnany is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. McLish
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Shaw
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Shaw
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shaw
Minoso is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Shaw
Francona hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Shaw
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McLish
Aparicio bunts towards third. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. McLish
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. McLish
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. McLish
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Aparicio steals third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a fly ball towards left. Minoso catches it and throws to home to double up Aparicio. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shaw
Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Shaw
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. McLish
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. McLish
Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Lollar is hit by the pitch. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Shaw
Earl Torgeson now playing first base.
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Shaw
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Piersall bunts towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Lown
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Lown
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Lown
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Bell
McAnany hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bell
Norm Cash pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bell
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Stanka
Joe Stanka now pitching.
Held hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Stanka
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Stanka
Strickland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stanka
Brown hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bell
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bell
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bell
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanka
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Stanka
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Stanka
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Bell
Billy Moran now playing second base. Vic Power now playing first base.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bell
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Bell
McAnany hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Bell
John Romano pinch hits for Joe Stanka.
Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bell
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1959 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0
Minoso M, lf 4 1 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0
Francona T, 1b 4 1 3 3 Landis J, cf 4 0 1 2
Moran B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Colavito R, rf 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, pr-1b 1 0 0 0
Held W, ss 4 2 2 1 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0
Power V, 2b-1b 4 0 1 0 Goodman B, 3b 4 1 3 0
Strickland G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 4 1 1 2
Brown D, c 4 1 1 1 McAnany J, rf 3 1 1 0
McLish C, p 2 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 2 0 0 0
Bell G, p 2 1 1 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0
Stanka J, p 0 0 0 0
Romano J, ph 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 8 5 34 5 10 5
Cleveland 000 120 210 -- 6
Chicago 002 000 003 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W)* 5.0 7 2 2 2 3
Bell G (S) 4.0 3 3 3 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Shaw B (L)+ 6.0 6 5 4 1 2
Lown T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Stanka J 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Goodman B
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Held W
HR -- Francona T, Brown D, Held W, Smith A, Romano J
SB -- Goodman B, Aparicio L 2
SH -- Piersall J
HBP -- by Shaw B (Minoso M), by McLish C (Lollar S)
T -- 2:52
A -- 26920
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