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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 12, 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 July 12, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 12, 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 | July 12, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
Dick Williams | First Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Bud Daley | 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 | First Baseman |
Al Smith | Left Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 12, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Donovan
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Donovan
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan juggles the ball. That's an error on Donovan. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Donovan
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Donovan
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snyder scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Donovan
Lumpe hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Daley
Aparicio 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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Daley
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Daley
Landis hits a line drive to left field. Snyder throws towards the infield. Daley fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Daley. Fox goes all the way around to score. Landis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Daley
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Daley
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Smith reaches second base with a double. Landis scores. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Romano vs. Daley
Romano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Phillips vs. Daley
Phillips is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAnany vs. Daley
McAnany hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder who is chasing the ball. McAnany reaches third base with a triple. Lollar scores. Smith scores. Phillips goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Donovan vs. Daley
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Daley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Donovan
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Donovan
House hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. House reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Donovan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Donovan
Preston Ward pinch hits for Bud Daley.
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Donovan
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeMaestri scores. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Tuttle steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Moore
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grim
Bob Grim now pitching.
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grim
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Grim
Landis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Moore
Earl Torgeson now playing first base. Sherm Lollar now catching.
Maris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Moore
Lumpe 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, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Grim
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grim
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Grim
Torgeson hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Grim
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Moore
House hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Moore
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Moore
Grim strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Grim
McAnany hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grim
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grim
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Grim
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Moore
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Moore
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Moore
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Moore
There goes Snyder. The throw from Lollar and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moore
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Moore
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lumpe vs. Moore
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Grim
Landis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Snyder. Landis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Grim
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Grim
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Landis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Grim
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Moore
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 -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Moore
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Grim
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Grim
McAnany hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grim
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Grim
Aparicio hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grim vs. Moore
Grim takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Staley
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Staley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grim
Fox hits a line drive towards short. DeMaestri reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Grim
Landis hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Grim
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grim
There goes Lollar. The throw from House and he is out, Lumpe applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Staley
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Staley
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Staley
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Staley
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Staley
Kent Hadley pinch runs for Bob Cerv.
House 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, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grim
Kent Hadley now playing first base. Dick Williams now playing third base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Grim
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Grim
Phillips hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAnany vs. Grim
McAnany hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staley vs. Grim
Staley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Staley
Ray Boone pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bella vs. Staley
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Bob Grim.
Bella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Staley
Tuttle strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/12/1959, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 5 0 2 1 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0 Snyder R, lf 4 1 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Williams D, 1b-3b 4 0 1 0 Landis J, cf 4 1 2 0 Maris R, rf 3 0 2 1 Lollar S, 1b-c 3 1 1 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 4 1 3 1 Smith H, 3b 3 1 1 0 Romano J, c 1 0 0 0 Cerv B, ph 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hadley K, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 3 1 0 0 House F, c 4 0 1 1 McAnany J, rf 4 0 2 3 DeMaestri J, ss 3 1 0 0 Donovan D, p 1 0 0 0 Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore R, p 1 0 0 0 Daley B, p 0 0 0 0 Staley G, p 1 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 1 0 Grim B, p 1 0 0 0 Bella Z, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 9 3 32 5 9 4 Kansas City 120 000 000 -- 3 Chicago 500 000 00x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Daley B (L) 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 Grim B 7.0 5 0 0 2 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Donovan D 1.1 5 3 2 0 1 Moore R (W)* 4.2 4 0 0 1 4 Staley G (S) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Donovan D, Daley B DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Chicago 7 2B -- Smith A 2, House F, Landis J 3B -- McAnany J SB -- Tuttle B CS -- Tuttle B, Snyder R, Lollar S HBP -- by Daley B (Phillips B) T -- 2:37 A -- 0
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