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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 15, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 15, 1959 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,108 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Bauer | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
| Yogi Berra | Catcher |
| Elston Howard | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Gil McDougald | Third Baseman |
| Tony Kubek | Shortstop |
| Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 15, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Terry
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Terry
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Terry
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Terry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Pierce
Bauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Pierce
Richardson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Pierce
Mantle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pierce
Berra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Pierce
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Terry
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Terry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera hits a line drive towards first. Howard catches it and steps on first to double up Smith. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Pierce
McDougald hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Pierce
Kubek hits a fly ball towards left. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. Kubek moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Pierce
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Terry
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Terry
Pierce hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berra fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Pierce
Bauer hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Pierce
Richardson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pierce
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Terry
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Terry
Goodman hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Terry
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Terry
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Terry
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pierce
Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Pierce
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez 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
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Terry
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. McDougald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Terry
Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Terry
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Pierce
McDougald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubek vs. Pierce
Kubek 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, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Pierce
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Terry
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bauer. Goodman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Terry
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Terry
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Terry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bauer vs. Pierce
Bauer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Pierce
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Pierce
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Terry
Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Terry
Phillips hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Terry
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a line drive towards short. Kubek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Pierce
Berra hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Pierce
Howard hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ford
Whitey Ford now pitching.
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Ford
Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Billy Goodman.
Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Ford
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Ford
Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Turley
Bob Turley now pitching.
Smith is hit by the pitch. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivera vs. Turley
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Bauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson tags and scores. Lollar tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Turley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDougald vs. Shaw
Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Sammy Esposito now playing third base. Bob Shaw now pitching.
McDougald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubek vs. Shaw
Kubek hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Shaw
Marv Throneberry pinch hits for Bob Turley.
Throneberry hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bauer vs. Shaw
Bauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McDougald moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Shaw
Richardson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Grba
Eli Grba now pitching.
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grba
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lopez who is chasing the ball. Aparicio reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Grba
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Grba
Norm Cash pinch hits for Sammy Esposito.
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aparicio tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Grba
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Shaw
Jim McAnany now playing center field. Bubba Phillips now playing third base.
Mantle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berra vs. Shaw
Berra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Shaw
Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McAnany. Howard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Shaw
Bobby Shantz pinch runs for Elston Howard.
Lopez hits a line drive towards right. Rivera catches it. Shantz tags up. Here's the throw to Aparicio, who relays to Phillips, who tags Shantz for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1959 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 5 1 1 0 Bauer H, rf 4 0 1 0
Fox N, 2b 4 2 3 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Goodman B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Mantle M, cf 4 2 2 3
Esposito S, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Berra Y, c 4 0 1 0
Cash N, ph 0 0 0 1 Howard E, 1b 4 0 1 0
McAnany J, cf 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, pr 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Lopez H, lf 4 0 0 0
Torgeson E, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 McDougald G, 3b 3 0 1 0
Lollar S, c 3 0 2 2 Kubek T, ss 3 0 0 0
Smith A, lf 3 0 1 0 Terry R, p 2 0 0 0
Rivera J, rf 3 0 0 1 Ford W, p 0 0 0 0
Phillips B, cf-3b 4 0 1 0 Turley B, p 0 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 3 0 1 0 Throneberry M, ph 1 0 0 0
Shaw B, p 1 0 0 0 Grba E, p 0 0 0 0
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34 4 11 4 33 3 7 3
Chicago 000 100 021 -- 4
New York 200 000 001 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 7.0 3 2 2 0 2
Shaw B (S) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Terry R 7.0 8 1 1 0 1
Ford W (L) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Turley B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Grba E 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Smith A
DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 3
2B -- Goodman B, Phillips B, Howard E
3B -- Aparicio L
HR -- Mantle M 2
SF -- Lollar S, Rivera J, Cash N
HBP -- by Turley B (Smith A)
T -- 2:24
A -- 9108
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