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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 2, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 2, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 2, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 2, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
Home Starting Pitcher | Barry Latman |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,718 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Bill Renna | Left Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Ike Delock | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Al Smith | Right Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Barry Latman | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 2, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Latman
Buddin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Latman
Keough hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Buddin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Runnels vs. Latman
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buddin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Latman
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Latman
Gernert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Delock
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Delock
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Delock
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Delock
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Latman
Renna hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Latman
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Latman
Delock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Latman
Buddin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Romano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Delock
Cash 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Delock
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Delock
Romano hits a popup in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Latman
Keough 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Latman
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Latman
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Latman
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Latman
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis who is chasing the ball. Gernert reaches third base with a triple. Malzone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Renna vs. Latman
Renna is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Delock
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Delock
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Barry Latman.
Goodman bunts towards the mound. Delock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Delock
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Delock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Delock
Fox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landis vs. Delock
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Delock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Shaw
Delock bunts towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Shaw
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Shaw
Keough strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Delock
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Delock
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Delock
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Shaw
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Shaw
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Shaw
Malzone hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Shaw
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Delock
Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Delock
Phillips takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Delock
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Delock
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Delock
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Staley
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Staley
Delock bunts between the mound and first base. Staley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delock for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buddin vs. Staley
Buddin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Staley
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Delock
Landis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Delock
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Delock
Cash hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Staley
Runnels 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Staley
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Staley
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Staley
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Delock
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Delock
Romano hits a popup, foul, towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Delock
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Delock
Don Mueller pinch hits for Gerry Staley.
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Arias
Rudy Arias now pitching.
Renna 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Arias
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delock vs. Arias
Delock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Delock
Gary Geiger now playing left field.
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Delock
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough who is chasing the ball. Fox reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landis vs. Delock
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Delock
Ennis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Ennis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Delock
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Delock
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ennis scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Wall
Murray Wall now pitching.
Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Arias
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buddin for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Arias
Keough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Arias
Runnels hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Arias
Jensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Arias
Malzone takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Arias
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wall
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geiger. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Wall
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Rudy Arias.
Callison strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Wall
Aparicio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wall
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Wall
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Jim Landis.
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Wall
Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Sherm Lollar.
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/2/1959 -- Boston at Chicago (D) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Buddin D, ss 5 1 2 1 Aparicio L, ss 5 1 1 2 Keough M, cf 5 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Runnels P, 2b 5 1 2 2 Landis J, cf 3 0 0 1 Jensen J, rf 4 1 3 1 Lollar S, ph 0 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Esposito S, pr 0 0 0 0 Gernert D, 1b 5 0 1 1 Ennis D, lf 5 1 1 0 Renna B, lf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Geiger G, lf 0 0 0 0 Smith A, rf 4 0 1 1 White S, c 4 1 3 0 Romano J, c 4 0 1 0 Delock I, p 2 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 2 1 2 0 Wall M, p 0 0 0 0 Latman B, p 0 0 0 0 Goodman B, ph 1 0 1 0 Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Staley G, p 0 0 0 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0 Arias R, p 0 0 0 0 Callison J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 14 5 34 4 8 4 Boston 102 001 001 -- 5 Chicago 000 000 022 -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Delock I (W) 7.2 6 2 2 4 3 Wall M (S) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Latman B (L) 3.0 6 3 3 1 3 Shaw B 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 Staley G 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 Arias R 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Boston 10, Chicago 9 2B -- Keough M, Malzone F, Ennis D, Phillips B 3B -- Gernert D, Fox N HR -- Jensen J, Runnels P, Aparicio L SH -- Delock I 2 SF -- Landis J T -- 2:48 A -- 7718
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