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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 26, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Ferrarese |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Don Ferrarese | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 26, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Ferrarese
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ferrarese
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Ferrarese
Landis bunts towards the mound. Ferrarese fields it and throws to third for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Ferrarese
Boone takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Landis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Skizas vs. Ferrarese
Skizas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Battey vs. Ferrarese
Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Wynn
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Wynn
Power strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Wynn
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Wynn
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piersall tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Wynn
Strickland takes first base on ball four. Minoso moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Wynn
Held strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ferrarese
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ferrarese
Phillips hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Ferrarese
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Ferrarese
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wynn
Martin hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrarese vs. Wynn
Ferrarese strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Wynn
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ferrarese
Fox strikes out. Nixon drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fox out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Ferrarese
Landis is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Ferrarese
Boone is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wynn
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Skizas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wynn
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skizas vs. Ferrarese
Skizas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Ferrarese
Battey strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ferrarese
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skizas moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Ferrarese
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Skizas scores. Smith moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Ferrarese
Wynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Phillips scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Ferrarese
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Ferrarese
Fox hits a line drive towards the mound. Ferrarese can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Wynn moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landis vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Landis takes first base on ball four. Wynn scores. Aparicio moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Cicotte
Boone takes first base on ball four. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to third. Landis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivera vs. Cicotte
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Lou Skizas.
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. Landis tags and moves to third. Boone tags and moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Battey vs. Cicotte
Battey hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wynn
Jim Rivera now playing left field.
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wynn
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Wynn
Held hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cicotte
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Cicotte
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Cicotte
Wynn hits a line drive towards third. Held catches it and throws to first to double up Smith. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Wynn
Martin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hardy vs. Wynn
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
Hardy strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Wynn
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Wynn
Power hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Minoso reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. Piersall scores. Power moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Wynn
Colavito hits a line drive towards the mound. Wynn catches it for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Power scores. Minoso moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Wynn
Nixon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Perry
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Perry
Landis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wynn
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Wynn
Held takes first base on ball four. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Martin bunts towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. Strickland moves to third. Held moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Francona vs. Staley
Tito Francona pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Francona hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Strickland tags and scores. Held tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Staley
Piersall 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, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Robinson
Humberto Robinson now pitching.
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Robinson
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Robinson
Battey strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Robinson
There goes Boone. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Boone steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Robinson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Power hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Staley
There goes Power. The throw from Battey and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Staley
Minoso hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Staley
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Robinson
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staley vs. Robinson
Staley bunts towards the mound. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Robinson
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Robinson
Fox is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landis vs. Robinson
Landis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Staley
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Staley
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Staley
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Staley
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Held moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Staley
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Humberto Robinson.
Naragon strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Briggs
John Briggs now pitching.
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Briggs
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Briggs covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Briggs
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Briggs
Smith hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Staley
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Staley
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Staley
Colavito 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 4/26/1959, game 1 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 Piersall J, cf 5 2 1 0
Fox N, 2b 4 1 2 0 Power V, 1b 5 1 2 0
Landis J, cf 4 0 0 1 Minoso M, lf 5 0 2 2
Boone R, 1b 2 0 0 1 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0
Skizas L, lf 1 1 0 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 0 1
Rivera J, ph-lf 2 0 0 1 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 0
Battey E, c 4 0 0 0 Held W, 3b 3 0 1 0
Smith A, rf 5 1 2 0 Martin B, 2b 3 1 2 0
Phillips B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Ferrarese D, p 1 0 0 0
Wynn E, p 2 1 1 2 Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Perry J, p 0 0 0 0
Francona T, ph 0 0 0 1
Robinson H, p 0 0 0 0
Naragon H, ph 1 0 0 0
Briggs J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 8 6 34 5 9 4
Chicago 000 600 000 -- 6
Cleveland 100 031 000 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W)* 5.0 6 5 3 3 8
Staley G (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese D (L) 3.1 6 6 6 4 4
Cicotte A 1.2 1 0 0 2 0
Perry J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Robinson H 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Briggs J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Aparicio L, Wynn E, Phillips B
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, Cleveland 8
2B -- Wynn E, Martin B, Minoso M, Phillips B
SB -- Boone R
CS -- Power V
SH -- Martin B, Staley G
SF -- Nixon R, Rivera J, Francona T
T -- 3:19
A -- 0
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