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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 24, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 24, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Score |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 28,498 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Ray Boone | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Lou Skizas | Left Fielder |
| Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Herb Score | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 24, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Score
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Score
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Score
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Score
Landis takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Score
Lollar takes first base on ball four. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to third. Landis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. Landis tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Score
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skizas vs. Score
Skizas hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Score
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Score
The umpire calls a balk on Score Phillips moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donovan vs. Score
Donovan strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Score
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Score
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon 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, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Donovan
Leek hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Score
Landis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Score
Score fires to first and has Landis trapped. There's the throw to Martin who tags Landis for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Score
Lollar is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Score
Boone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Score
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skizas vs. Score
Skizas hits a popup towards third. Leek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Donovan
Martin hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Donovan
Don Dillard pinch hits for Herb Score. Jim Rivera now playing left field.
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dillard for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Briggs
John Briggs now pitching.
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Briggs
Donovan is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Briggs
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Briggs
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landis vs. Briggs
There's a wild pitch. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landis vs. Briggs
Landis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a line drive into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito 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, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Briggs
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Briggs
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Briggs
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Power catches it and steps on first to double up Boone. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nixon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Donovan
Woodie Held pinch hits for Gene Leek.
Held strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Donovan
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Briggs
Woodie Held now playing third base.
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Briggs
Phillips hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Briggs
There goes Rivera. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Rivera steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donovan vs. Briggs
Donovan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Briggs
Aparicio bunts for an out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Briggs
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Briggs
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Donovan
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for John Briggs.
Hardy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power 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, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Cicotte
Al Cicotte now pitching.
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Cicotte
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Cicotte
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito is hit by the pitch. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland bunts towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to third for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Donovan
Held takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to third. Strickland moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Naragon vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching. Hal Naragon pinch hits for Billy Martin.
Naragon hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Francona vs. Lown
Tito Francona pinch hits for Al Cicotte.
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Strickland scores. Held moves to third. Francona moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Lown
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Robinson
Ray Webster now playing second base. Humberto Robinson now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Robinson
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Robinson
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
There goes Rivera. The throw from Nixon and he is safe. Rivera steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Robinson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Robinson
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Torgeson strikes out. There goes Rivera. The throw from Nixon and Rivera is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Staley
Billy Goodman now playing third base. Gerry Staley now pitching.
Power hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Staley
Minoso bunts towards the mound. Staley juggles the ball. That's an error on Staley. Power moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Staley
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolger vs. Arias
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Russ Nixon. Rudy Arias now pitching.
The ball gets by Lollar for a passed ball. Power scores. Minoso moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bolger vs. Arias
Bolger strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strickland vs. Arias
Strickland is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Held vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Minoso tags and scores. Colavito tags and moves to third. Strickland tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Webster vs. Shaw
Webster 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 9
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White Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Robinson
Dick Brown now catching.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Robinson
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Robinson
Landis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1959 -- Chicago at Cleveland (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 1 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0
Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0
Landis J, cf 3 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 2 1 0
Lollar S, c 3 0 0 1 Colavito R, rf 2 0 0 0
Boone R, 1b 3 1 2 2 Nixon R, c 3 2 2 1
Smith A, rf 3 0 0 0 Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0
Skizas L, lf 2 0 0 0 Brown D, c 0 0 0 0
Rivera J, lf 1 1 1 0 Strickland G, ss 3 1 1 1
Phillips B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Leek G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Goodman B, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Held W, ph-3b 1 0 0 1
Donovan D, p 3 0 1 1 Martin B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Naragon H, ph 1 0 0 0
Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Webster R, 2b 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Score H, p 0 0 0 0
Arias R, p 0 0 0 0 Dillard D, ph 1 0 0 0
Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0 Briggs J, p 0 0 0 0
Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
Cicotte A, p 0 0 0 0
Francona T, ph 1 0 1 2
Robinson H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 4 6 4 29 6 6 5
Chicago 201 001 000 -- 4
Cleveland 000 010 32x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan D 6.1 4 4 4 1 1
Lown T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Staley G (L)* 0.0 1 2 1 1 0
Arias R 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Shaw B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Score H 3.0 1 3 3 7 3
Briggs J 3.0 4 1 1 1 2
Cicotte A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson H (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Staley G
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, Cleveland 5
3B -- Nixon R
HR -- Boone R
SB -- Aparicio L 2, Rivera J 2
CS -- Rivera J
SH -- Minoso M
SF -- Boone R, Held W
HBP -- by Donovan D (Colavito R)
WP -- Briggs J
Balk -- Score H
PB -- Lollar S
T -- 3:12
A -- 28498
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