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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 20, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, played on June 20, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 20, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 20, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 12,997 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
Al Smith | Left Fielder |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Early Wynn | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
Pete Daley | Catcher |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 20, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Brewer
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brewer
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brewer
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Wynn
Buddin is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Wynn
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Wynn
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. Runnels moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wertz vs. Wynn
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels scores. Stephens scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Wynn
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Wynn
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Wynn
Keough strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Brewer
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Brewer
Rivera hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Brewer
Landis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Wynn
Daley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Wynn
Brewer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Wynn
Buddin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Daley moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Runnels vs. Wynn
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Daley scores. Buddin moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Latman
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Brewer
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Brewer
Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Luis Aparicio.
Esposito strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brewer
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Latman
Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop.
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman juggles the ball. That's an error on Goodman. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Latman
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Keough reaches second base with a double. Malzone moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Daley vs. Latman
Daley 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 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brewer vs. Latman
Brewer hits a line drive towards third. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brewer
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Brewer
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Brewer
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and has Lollar trapped. Brewer throws to third, and Malzone tags Lollar for the out. Torgeson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Latman
Buddin 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 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Latman
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Latman
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Brewer
Landis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stephens. Landis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Brewer
Larry Doby pinch hits for Barry Latman.
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landis scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Brewer
Esposito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Brewer
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Brewer
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Doby moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Brewer
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Wertz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Moore
Jensen hits a popup towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Moore
Malzone hits a popup towards short. Esposito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Brewer
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Moore
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Moore
Daley hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Moore
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Brewer
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brewer
Norm Cash pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Brewer
Esposito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Brewer
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Arias
Rudy Arias now pitching.
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Arias
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Arias
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Arias covering. Safe. Buddin moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Arias
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buddin scores. Runnels moves to third. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Lown
Gary Geiger pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Turk Lown now pitching.
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Runnels scores. Stephens moves to third. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Lown
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephens tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Lown
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Daley vs. Lown
Daley hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brewer
Dick Gernert now playing first base.
Goodman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Brewer
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Brewer
There's a wild pitch. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Brewer
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Brewer
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Lown
Brewer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Lown
Buddin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Lown
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Lown
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Lown
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Brewer
Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brewer
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Turk Lown.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Brewer
Esposito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Brewer
Fox takes first base on ball four. Esposito moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Brewer
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/20/1959, game 1 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 1 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 4 1 1 0 Esposito S, ph-ss 3 0 2 0 Runnels P, 2b 2 2 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 5 2 3 1 Goodman B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Wertz V, 1b 4 1 2 3 Lollar S, c 4 0 1 0 Geiger G, pr 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Rivera J, rf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 1 Smith A, lf 3 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 3 1 1 3 Landis J, cf 4 2 2 1 Keough M, cf 4 0 1 0 Wynn E, p 0 0 0 0 Daley P, c 3 1 0 0 Latman B, p 1 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 4 0 0 0 Doby L, ph 1 0 1 1 Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0 Arias R, p 0 0 0 0 Lown T, p 0 0 0 0 Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 8 2 33 8 9 8 Chicago 000 010 001 -- 2 Boston 410 000 30x -- 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wynn E (L) 1.1 3 5 2 3 3 Latman B 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 Moore R 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 Arias R* 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 Lown T 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4 * Pitched to 4 batters in 7th E -- Torgeson E, Buddin D, Goodman B DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 10, Boston 8 2B -- Keough M, Landis J HR -- Malzone F, Landis J SF -- Malzone F WP -- Brewer T T -- 2:42 A -- 12997
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