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White Sox 11 @ Tigers 6
Briggs Stadium
August 12, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 12, 1959 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 11 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 12, 1959 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 11 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 11
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Gerry Staley  
Losing Pitcher—Pete Burnside  
Save—Turk Lown  
Game Winning RBI—Sherm Lollar 

Game Info

DateAugust 12, 1959 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBarry Latman  
Home Starting PitcherPaul Foytack  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance12,820 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Rice
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: Johnny Stevens
3B: Larry Napp

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Landis  Center Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Billy Goodman  Third Baseman 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Harry Simpson  Right Fielder 
Jim Rivera  Left Fielder 
Sammy Esposito  Shortstop 
Barry Latman  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Harvey Kuenn  Right Fielder 
Al Kaline  Center Fielder 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Gail Harris  First Baseman 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Coot Veal  Shortstop 
Paul Foytack  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

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White Sox 11 @ Tigers 6
Briggs Stadium
August 12, 1959

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         Game of 8/12/1959 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Landis J, cf          1  2  1  0   Yost E, 3b            5  1  2  0   
Fox N, 2b             4  3  2  3   Bolling F, 2b         5  2  2  2   
Goodman B, 3b         3  1  2  2   Kuenn H, rf           5  1  3  2   
Phillips B, pr-3b     1  1  0  0   Kaline A, cf          5  1  2  1   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  1  1  2   Maxwell C, lf         5  0  0  0   
Lollar S, c           4  1  2  3   Harris G, 1b          4  1  2  0   
Simpson H, rf         5  0  0  1   Wilson R, c           1  0  1  0   
McAnany J, rf         0  0  0  0   Berberet L, pr-c      3  0  1  1   
Rivera J, lf          5  0  0  0   Veal C, ss            3  0  0  0   
Esposito S, ss        3  1  0  0   Lepcio T, ph-ss       1  0  1  0   
Latman B, p           2  0  0  0   Foytack P, p          0  0  0  0   
Staley G, p           0  1  0  0   Chrisley N, ph        1  0  0  0   
Romano J, ph          1  0  0  0   Burnside P, p         1  0  0  0   
Lown T, p             1  0  0  0   Schultz B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Sisler D, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Demeter S, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Narleski R, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34 11  8 11                        41  6 14  6

Chicago          003 044 000 -- 11
Detroit          000 400 200 --  6

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Latman B*             3.0  5  3  3  0  2
Staley G (W)          3.0  5  1  1  0  3
Lown T (S)            3.0  4  2  2  0  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P             3.0  4  3  3  1  3
Burnside P (L)        2.0  1  4  4  3  1
Schultz B             0.1  2  4  4  4  0
Sisler D              2.2  1  0  0  0  2
Narleski R            1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

E -- Esposito S
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Fox N, Goodman B 2, Berberet L
HR -- Kuenn H, Kaline A, Lollar S, Bolling F
CS -- Yost E
SH -- Goodman B, Landis J
HBP -- by Sisler D (Landis J)
T -- 2:55
A -- 12820

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