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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 23, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,416 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Red Flaherty |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Larry Doby | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Bud Daley | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 23, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Daley
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Daley
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Daley
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wynn
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Wynn
Ward hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Wynn
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Daley
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Daley
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Daley
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Wynn
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daley vs. Wynn
Daley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Wynn
Tuttle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Daley
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Daley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Daley
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Wynn
Ward strikes out. There goes Herzog. The throw from Lollar to Aparicio, and Herzog is out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wynn
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Daley
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Daley
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Daley
Landis bunts towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Wynn
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Wynn
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Daley
Lollar is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Daley
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Daley
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wynn
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Ward bunts towards the mound. Latman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cerv vs. Latman
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Latman
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Tuttle scores. Herzog moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Latman
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Williams reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. Ward scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
House vs. Latman
House is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DeMaestri vs. Latman
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. Williams scores. House moves to third. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daley vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Daley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. House scores. DeMaestri scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Staley
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Staley
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Daley
Smith strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Daley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Daley
John Romano pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tuttle throws the ball in to Lopez who tags Romano trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Arias
John Romano now catching. Rudy Arias now pitching.
Ward 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, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Arias
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Arias
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Cerv goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Arias
Williams hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Arias
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Doby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. Lopez scores. Williams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Arias
DeMaestri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Arias
Daley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. DeMaestri moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tuttle vs. Arias
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Daley
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Daley
Fox hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Daley
Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arias vs. Daley
Arias is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Arias
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Arias
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Ward reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Arias
Kent Hadley pinch runs for Preston Ward.
The ball gets by Romano for a passed ball. Hadley moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cerv vs. Arias
Cerv is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Arias
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Hadley scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Arias
Wayne Terwilliger pinch runs for Hector Lopez.
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ennis. Williams reaches second base with a double. Terwilliger scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Arias
House hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. House reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Arias
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. House scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Daley vs. Arias
Tom Carroll pinch runs for Joe DeMaestri.
Daley hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Daley
Kent Hadley now playing first base. Tom Carroll now playing shortstop. Wayne Terwilliger now playing second base.
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Daley
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Daley
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Moore
Johnny Callison now playing left field. Ray Moore now pitching.
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Moore
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Moore
Hadley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Daley
Hal Smith now playing third base. Dick Williams now playing left field.
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Daley
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Daley
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Daley
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1959 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 6 1 3 0
Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Herzog W, rf 4 1 0 0
Landis J, cf 3 0 1 0 Ward P, 1b 5 1 2 0
Lollar S, c 2 0 0 0 Hadley K, pr-1b 1 1 0 0
Arias R, p 1 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 5 1 2 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Smith H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Ennis D, lf 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 3 3 4
Callison J, lf 0 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
Doby L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 3b-lf 5 4 3 3
Smith A, rf 3 0 0 0 House F, c 4 2 3 3
Phillips B, 3b 3 0 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 1 3 3
Wynn E, p 1 0 0 0 Carroll T, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Latman B, p 0 0 0 0 Daley B, p 5 0 2 3
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
Romano J, ph-c 2 0 1 0
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29 0 4 0 43 16 21 16
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 010 173 40x -- 16
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (L)* 4.0 8 4 4 2 2
Latman B 0.1 3 5 5 2 1
Staley G 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Arias R 2.0 8 7 5 1 1
Moore R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Daley B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Doby L
DP -- Chicago 3, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 2, Kansas City 8
2B -- Williams D 3, Tuttle B, Lopez H, Ward P, House F, DeMaestri J
3B -- Lopez H
HR -- Lopez H
CS -- Herzog W
PB -- Romano J
T -- 2:20
A -- 12416
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