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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 4, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 45,510 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Eddie Hurley 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | Center Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Jim Baxes | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 4, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wynn
Power 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 -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Perry
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Perry
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Perry
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wynn
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Wynn
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Wynn
Strickland strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Wynn
Baxes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Perry
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Perry
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAnany vs. Perry
McAnany hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Perry
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith scores. McAnany moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Perry
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Wynn
Fitz Gerald strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Wynn
Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wynn
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Perry
Landis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Perry
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Perry
Lollar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Perry
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona 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 -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wynn
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Wynn
Held is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Perry
McAnany is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Perry
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Perry
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wynn
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Wynn
Baxes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Wynn
Fitz Gerald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Wynn
Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitz Gerald moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Wynn
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Perry
Landis hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Perry
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Perry
Lollar hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Wynn
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Wynn
Held hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Perry
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Perry
McAnany hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Wynn
Sammy Esposito now playing third base. Jim Rivera now playing right field.
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Wynn
Baxes hits a line drive into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Wynn
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Perry
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Perry
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Perry
Landis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baxes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Wynn
Perry hits a popup towards third. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Wynn
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wynn
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Francona vs. Wynn
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Minoso trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Lollar who tags Minoso, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Perry
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Perry
Earl Torgeson pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Lollar hits a line drive into center field. Francona picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Francona. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Perry
Esposito bunts in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields it and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Perry
Rivera is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Perry
Norm Cash pinch hits for Early Wynn.
Cash hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Staley
Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Gerry Staley now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Staley
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strickland vs. Staley
Strickland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Staley
Mudcat Grant pinch runs for George Strickland.
Baxes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Staley
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Ed Fitz Gerald.
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1959 -- Cleveland at Chicago (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 1
Minoso M, lf 4 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0
Francona T, cf 3 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 3 0 1 0
Colavito R, rf 3 1 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Held W, ss 4 0 0 0 Torgeson E, pr-1b 0 1 0 0
Strickland G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0
Grant M, pr 0 0 0 0 Goodman B, 3b 3 1 1 0
Baxes J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Esposito S, 3b 0 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 2 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 3 1 1 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 McAnany J, rf 3 0 1 1
Perry J, p 3 0 1 0 Rivera J, rf 0 0 0 0
Wynn E, p 3 0 2 0
Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 32 3 9 2
Cleveland 000 010 001 -- 2
Chicago 020 000 01x -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (L) 8.0 9 3 3 2 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (W) 8.0 5 1 1 3 5
Staley G (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Francona T
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Chicago 9
2B -- Minoso M, Colavito R
HR -- Baxes J
SH -- Esposito S
HBP -- by Perry J (Landis J)
T -- 2:20
A -- 45510
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