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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 31, 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 May 31, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1959 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 31, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| 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 | 11,414 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Right Fielder |
| Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Zeke Bella | Left Fielder |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ned Garver | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Larry Doby | Right Fielder |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Left Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 31, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Wynn
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Wynn
Ward 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 third. Williams fields it 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 ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Wynn
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Wynn
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Wynn
House strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Wynn
DeMaestri hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Wynn
Garver takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Wynn
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to third. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herzog vs. Wynn
Herzog hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Garver scores. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Wynn
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Callison. Williams reaches second base with a double. Tuttle scores. Herzog goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Latman
Barry Latman now pitching.
Ward hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Garver
Callison hits a line drive towards first. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Latman
Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Latman
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Latman
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Latman
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Williams, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Latman vs. Garver
Latman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garver
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Latman
Garver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Latman
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Latman
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Latman
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Latman
Ward 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 4
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a fly ball into left field. Bella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Latman
Lumpe hits a popup towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Latman
Bella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Latman
House 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 5
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Garver
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Latman vs. Garver
Latman strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Latman
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Latman
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Latman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Latman
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Latman
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Latman
There's a wild pitch. Garver moves to third. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Latman
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Latman
Ward hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Latman
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bella vs. Arias
Rudy Arias now pitching.
Bella hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Garver
Hal Smith now playing third base. Kent Hadley now playing first base. Dick Williams now playing left field.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Arias
Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop.
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Arias
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into right field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Arias
There goes House. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Esposito applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Arias
Garver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Arias
Tuttle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Garver
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Garver
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Garver
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Arias
Herzog strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Arias
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Arias
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Arias
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Garver
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Garver
Harry Simpson pinch hits for Rudy Arias.
Simpson hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Garver
Esposito hits a fly ball into right field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Lown
House is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Lown
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Garver
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith 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 5/31/1959 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Tuttle B, cf 4 2 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 1 0
Herzog W, rf 4 1 2 2 Esposito S, ss 1 0 0 0
Williams D, 3b-lf 4 1 1 2 Fox N, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 4 Torgeson E, 1b 3 1 3 1
Smith H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 0 0
Lumpe J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Doby L, rf 3 0 0 0
Bella Z, lf 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hadley K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Callison J, lf 3 0 0 0
House F, c 5 0 2 0 Landis J, cf 2 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 5 1 2 1 Wynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Garver N, p 3 2 2 0 Latman B, p 2 0 0 0
Arias R, p 0 0 0 0
Simpson H, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 12 9 29 1 4 1
Kansas City 050 004 000 -- 9
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Garver N (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E (L) 1.2 4 5 5 3 2
Latman B 4.0 6 4 4 2 2
Arias R 2.1 2 0 0 1 2
Lown T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Chicago 3
2B -- Williams D
HR -- Torgeson E, Ward P
CS -- House F
WP -- Latman B
T -- 2:32
A -- 11414
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