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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 16, 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 16, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 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 16, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 3,211 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Hank Soar |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Tom Carroll | Shortstop |
Ned Garver | 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 |
Early Wynn | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 16, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Herzog reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Wynn
Maris hits a line drive into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Wynn
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Wynn
Hadley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Wynn
House hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Wynn
Carroll 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, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Wynn
Garver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Wynn
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Garver
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Garver
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Garver
There goes Smith. The throw from House and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Garver
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Wynn
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Wynn
Hadley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Garver
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Wynn
House takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Wynn
Carroll strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Wynn
Garver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Garver
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Wynn
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wynn
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. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Wynn
Cerv 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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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Garver
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Garver
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Garver
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Wynn
Hadley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hadley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Wynn
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carroll vs. Wynn
Carroll hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hadley scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garver vs. Wynn
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wynn fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Carroll moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carroll scores. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Wynn
Maris 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a popup towards short. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wynn
Lopez hits a popup in front of the plate. Lollar juggles the ball. That's an error on Lollar. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Wynn
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Wynn
Hadley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wynn
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Rudolph
Don Rudolph now pitching.
House hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. House reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carroll vs. Rudolph
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio has Smith trapped. There's the throw to Lollar and over to Phillips, who tags Smith for the out. House moves to third. Carroll moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garver vs. Rudolph
Garver hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Garver
Bill Tuttle now playing center field.
Cash hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Garver
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carroll scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Rudolph
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Rudolph
Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Rudolph
The umpire calls a balk on Rudolph Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Rudolph
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Rudolph
Cerv is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hadley vs. Rudolph
Hadley hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Garver
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Don Rudolph.
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. Goodman moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Shaw
House hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. House reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carroll vs. Shaw
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. House moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garver vs. Shaw
Garver hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Garver
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Garver
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1959 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Herzog W, cf 3 0 2 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Tuttle B, cf 1 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0 Maris R, rf 5 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 5 1 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 0 0 Cerv B, lf 3 1 1 2 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hadley K, 1b 5 1 1 0 Smith A, rf 4 0 1 0 Smith H, 3b 3 1 1 0 Callison J, lf 3 0 0 0 House F, c 4 1 3 2 Phillips B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Carroll T, ss 5 1 1 1 Wynn E, p 2 0 0 0 Garver N, p 5 0 1 0 Rudolph D, p 0 0 0 0 Goodman B, ph 1 0 1 0 Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 11 6 32 0 5 0 Kansas City 020 002 200 -- 6 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wynn E (L) 6.1 8 6 5 5 6 Rudolph D 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 Shaw B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Lollar S LOB -- Kansas City 12, Chicago 6 2B -- Herzog W, House F 2 HR -- House F, Cerv B SB -- Smith A Balk -- Rudolph D T -- 2:21 A -- 3211
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