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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 14, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on April 14, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 14, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 14, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 19,303 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
Dick Williams | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 14, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pierce
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Pierce
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio bunts towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Terry
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Terry
Landis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Terry
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Pierce
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Terry
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Terry
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Terry
Callison strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Pierce
Chiti hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Pierce
Terry bunts in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Pierce
Tuttle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Pierce
Maris hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Terry
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Terry
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Terry
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Pierce
Cerv hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Terry
Landis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Terry
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Terry
Cash hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Terry
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Pierce
Chiti strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Pierce
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Terry
Callison bunts towards the mound. Terry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Terry
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Pierce vs. Terry
Pierce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Callison scores. Phillips scores. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Terry
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Terry
Landis takes first base on ball four. Pierce moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Terry
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pierce
Tuttle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Pierce
Maris hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Pierce
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Pierce
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Terry
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Terry
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Terry
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pierce
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Smith. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Pierce
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Terry
Phillips is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Terry
Pierce bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Terry
Aparicio hits a line drive towards the mound. Terry catches it and throws to second to double up Phillips. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pierce
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Pierce
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Pierce
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Pierce
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Daley
Bud Daley now pitching.
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Daley
Landis is hit by the pitch. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Daley
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Daley
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Pierce
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pierce
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/14/1959 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 3 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 3 2 Maris R, rf 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 2 0 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0 Smith H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Williams D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Smith A, rf 3 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 3 0 0 0 Callison J, lf 3 1 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 2 0 Phillips B, 3b 2 1 1 0 Terry R, p 1 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 1 0 0 0 Bella Z, ph 1 0 0 0 Daley B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 6 0 26 2 8 2 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 000 020 00x -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Terry R (L) 7.0 7 2 2 3 3 Daley B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 0 3 DP -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 2 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 6 2B -- Aparicio L, Williams D, Phillips B SH -- Terry R, Pierce B HBP -- by Pierce B (Tuttle B), by Terry R (Phillips B), by Daley B (Landis J) T -- 1:55 A -- 19303
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