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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 6, 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 September 6, 1959 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 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 | September 6, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Donovan |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 34,269 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Charlie Berry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Tito Francona | First Baseman |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Woodie Held | Shortstop |
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| George Strickland | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jim McAnany | Right Fielder |
| Dick Donovan | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 6, 1959
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Donovan
Francona 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: ---
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar strikes 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 short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Donovan
Held 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Grant
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grant
Smith hits a popup towards short. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Grant
McAnany takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Grant
Donovan takes first base on ball four. McAnany moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it 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: ---
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Donovan
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grant vs. Donovan
Grant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Strickland moves to third. Grant moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a fly ball towards right. McAnany catches it and throws to home to double up Strickland. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Grant
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Donovan
Francona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Donovan
Held 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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Grant
McAnany hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Grant
Donovan hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Donovan
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Grant
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Aparicio scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strickland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Donovan
Grant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francona vs. Donovan
Francona hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito 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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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Grant
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grant
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnany vs. Grant
McAnany hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Grant
Jim Rivera pinch runs for Jim McAnany.
Donovan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Donovan
Jim Rivera now playing right field. Sammy Esposito now playing third base.
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Esposito fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Donovan
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Donovan, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Donovan
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Dick Brown.
Valo hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Donovan
Grant hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Donovan
Piersall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Piersall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donovan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Grant
Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esposito vs. Grant
Esposito hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Grant
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Francona vs. Donovan
Earl Torgeson now playing first base.
Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Donovan
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Donovan
Held hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Donovan
Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Power reaches second base with a double. Landis throws the ball in to Esposito who tags Power trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Francona scores. Held goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 9
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Grant
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Grant
John Romano pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Grant
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for John Romano.
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Francona scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1959 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 1 2 0
Minoso M, lf 4 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 2 0
Francona T, 1b 4 1 3 0 Landis J, cf 4 0 2 1
Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Held W, ss 4 1 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 0 0 0 0
Power V, 2b 4 0 1 2 Lollar S, c 3 0 1 0
Strickland G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Goodman B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Brown D, c 2 0 0 0 Esposito S, 3b 1 0 0 0
Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith A, lf 4 0 0 0
Fitz Gerald E, c 0 0 0 0 McAnany J, rf 2 0 1 0
Grant M, p 3 0 2 0 Rivera J, pr-rf 1 0 0 0
Donovan D, p 2 0 0 0
Romano J, ph 0 0 0 0
Phillips B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 34 1 8 1
Cleveland 000 000 002 -- 2
Chicago 000 010 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M (W) 9.0 8 1 1 4 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan D (L) 9.0 9 2 2 0 4
DP -- Cleveland 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Chicago 10
2B -- Aparicio L, Piersall J, Power V
SB -- Aparicio L
T -- 2:30
A -- 34269
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