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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 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 11, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 34,417 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: John Rice 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
| Sammy Esposito | Shortstop |
| Billy Pierce | 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 |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 11, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Yost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Pierce
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Pierce
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost scores. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Pierce
Kaline hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Pierce
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Pierce
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Bunning
McAnany hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bolling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Pierce
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Pierce
Bunning hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Bunning
Esposito strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Bunning
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pierce
Bolling 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, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Pierce
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. McAnany settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Pierce
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Pierce
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zernial. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a line drive into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Pierce
Maxwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Pierce
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Pierce
Veal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Pierce
Bunning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Bunning
McAnany strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Bunning
Esposito hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bunning
Norm Cash pinch hits for Billy Pierce.
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Moore
Bolling bunts towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Moore
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost moves to third. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Moore
Kaline is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Moore
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yost scores. Bolling moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Arias
Rudy Arias now pitching.
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bolling scores. Kaline scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Arias
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Gail Harris now playing first base.
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Arias
Earl Battey now catching.
Veal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arias fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Arias
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Arias
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bolling vs. Arias
Bolling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Arias
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. McAnany settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline. Battey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAnany vs. Bunning
McAnany hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Battey moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Esposito vs. Bunning
Esposito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Battey scores. McAnany moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Bunning
Jim Rivera pinch hits for Rudy Arias.
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Bunning
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Al Smith.
Simpson hits a fly ball into right field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McBride
Jim Rivera now playing left field. Ken McBride now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McBride
There goes Kaline. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. McBride
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. McBride
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. McBride
Harris 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 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. McBride
Veal hits a popup towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. McBride
Bunning strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. McBride
Yost strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Yost out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Bunning
McAnany strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Bunning
Esposito strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Bunning
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Bunning
John Romano pinch hits for Ken McBride.
Romano hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1959 -- Chicago at Detroit (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Smith A, lf 3 0 1 0 Yost E, 3b 3 2 1 0
Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Bolling F, 2b 3 2 2 0
McBride K, p 0 0 0 0 Kuenn H, rf 4 1 1 1
Romano J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 2 2 2 3
Fox N, 2b 3 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 0 0 1
Landis J, cf 4 0 0 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 1 2
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 2 0 Zernial G, 1b 3 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 2 0 0 0 Harris G, 1b 1 0 0 0
Battey E, c 2 1 1 0 Veal C, ss 4 1 1 1
Goodman B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bunning J, p 4 0 0 0
McAnany J, rf 4 0 1 0
Esposito S, ss 4 0 1 1
Pierce B, p 1 0 0 0
Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
Arias R, p 0 0 0 0
Rivera J, ph-lf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 1 8 1 32 8 8 8
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Detroit 400 130 00x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (L) 4.0 4 5 5 2 0
Moore R 0.2 1 3 3 2 0
Arias R 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
McBride K 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 8
E -- Zernial G
LOB -- Chicago 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Yost E, Smith A, Battey E
HR -- Kaline A, Veal C
SB -- Kaline A
T -- 2:30
A -- 34417
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