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White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 14, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 14, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shaw |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 11,477 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Frank Umont |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Al Smith | Left Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Bob Shaw | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 14, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kucks
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Kucks
Landis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Shaw
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kucks
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Kucks
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Kucks
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shaw
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Shaw
Hadley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Shaw
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Kucks
McAnany hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Kucks
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Kucks
Shaw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Shaw
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Shaw
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. McAnany settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kucks
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Kucks
Landis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Shaw
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Shaw
There goes Maris. The throw from Lollar and he is safe. Maris steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Shaw
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kucks
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Kucks
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Kucks
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAnany vs. Kucks
McAnany hits a popup towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Kucks
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Shaw
Hadley hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Shaw
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Shaw
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Kucks
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kucks
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Shaw
Kucks strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Shaw
Lumpe 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 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Kucks
Frank House now catching.
Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kucks
There goes Landis. The throw from House and he is safe. Landis steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Kucks
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Landis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Kucks
Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Kucks
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Kucks
Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Billy Goodman.
House fires to first and picks off Esposito. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Kucks
McAnany hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Kucks
There goes McAnany. The throw from House and he is safe. McAnany steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Kucks
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaw vs. Kucks
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
Sammy Esposito now playing third base.
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv 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, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shaw
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucks
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kucks
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Kucks
Landis hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kucks
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Torgeson reaches third base with a triple. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Lollar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Dickson
Esposito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Shaw
Hadley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Shaw
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. Hadley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Shaw
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hadley moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Shaw
Preston Ward pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hadley scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Shaw
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Grim
Joe DeMaestri now playing shortstop. Jerry Lumpe now playing second base. Bob Grim now pitching.
McAnany hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grim
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Grim
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shaw for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Shaw
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Shaw
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 -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Shaw
Cerv hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Shaw
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1959 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Smith A, lf 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lumpe J, ss-2b 4 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 4 1 1 0 Maris R, rf 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 1 1 1 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 0 Lollar S, c 4 2 2 4 Williams D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Goodman B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Hadley K, 1b 2 1 1 0 Esposito S, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Chiti H, c 2 0 0 0 McAnany J, rf 4 0 2 0 House F, c 1 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 2 0 0 0 Shaw B, p 4 0 0 0 Snyder R, ph 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 0 0 0 0 Kucks J, p 2 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 1 1 Grim B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 30 1 5 1 Chicago 000 000 230 -- 5 Kansas City 000 000 010 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Shaw B (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Kucks J (L) 7.2 8 4 4 2 3 Dickson M 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 Grim B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Chicago 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Chicago 4, Kansas City 4 3B -- Torgeson E HR -- Lollar S 2 SB -- Maris R, Landis J, McAnany J T -- 2:02 A -- 11477
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