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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 8, 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 May 8, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 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 | May 8, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cal McLish |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 19,170 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Tabacchi 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Eddie Hurley |
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 |
| Woodie Held | Third Baseman |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Cal McLish | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 8, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McLish
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 -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman 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
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito hits a line drive towards third. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. McLish
Lollar 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 -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Donovan
Held hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Donovan
Martin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Donovan
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. McLish
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McLish
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. McLish
Donovan strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
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. Donovan
Minoso 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--
Colavito vs. Donovan
There goes Minoso. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Minoso steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Minoso scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McLish
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 -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. McLish
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards second. Martin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Donovan
Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Donovan
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Donovan
McLish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. McLish
Callison 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. McLish
Aparicio strikes out. There goes Cash. The throw from Nixon and Cash is out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Donovan
Donovan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Donovan. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Donovan
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. McLish
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McLish
Fox hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman 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
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Shaw
Bob Shaw now pitching.
Held hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shaw
Martin 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, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Shaw
McLish 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 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. McLish
Lollar 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 -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McLish
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with McLish covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McLish
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Shaw
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Shaw
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Shaw
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. McLish
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McLish
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. McLish
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Bob Shaw.
Torgeson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Staley
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Staley
Strickland hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. McLish
Landis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. McLish
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. McLish
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1959 -- Cleveland at Chicago (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0 Landis J, cf 4 1 2 1
Power V, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 0 1 0
Minoso M, lf 3 2 1 0 Goodman B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Colavito R, rf 4 1 2 3 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0
Nixon R, c 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Strickland G, ss 4 0 0 0 Smith A, rf 3 0 1 0
Held W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Callison J, lf 3 0 0 0
Martin B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0
McLish C, p 3 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 1 0 0 0
Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Shaw B, p 0 0 0 0
Torgeson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Staley G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 3 3 29 1 5 1
Cleveland 000 102 000 -- 3
Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McLish C (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan D (L) 6.0 3 3 3 2 1
Shaw B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Staley G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Aparicio L, Donovan D
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 3, Chicago 2
2B -- Fox N
HR -- Landis J, Colavito R
SB -- Minoso M
CS -- Cash N
T -- 2:23
A -- 19170
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