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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 26, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 26, 1959 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,358 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Jim Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
| Gene Leek | Third Baseman |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Gary Bell | Pitcher |
| Joe Gordon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 26, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bell
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bell
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Bell
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Bell
Lollar hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pierce
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bell
Torgeson is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bell
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bell
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landis vs. Bell
Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. Bell
Pierce hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Pierce reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Landis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Bell
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Bell
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pierce
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Pierce
Strickland 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, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Pierce
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bell
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Bell
There goes Goodman. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Goodman steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Bell
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Bell
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Bell
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leek vs. Pierce
Leek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pierce
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Pierce
Randy Jackson pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Grant
Landis is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Grant
Pierce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Grant
The ball gets by Brown for a passed ball. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall hits a popup in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Pierce
Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Grant
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Grant
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Grant
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pierce
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Pierce
Strickland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pierce
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Pierce
Leek hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grant
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Grant
Landis hits a popup towards short. Strickland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Grant
Pierce 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
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pierce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Pierce
Grant hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Grant
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grant
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Grant
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Grant
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Pierce
Bubba Phillips now playing third base.
Power hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Landis. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Pierce
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Pierce
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strickland vs. Pierce
Strickland 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, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Pierce
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Power scores. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leek vs. Pierce
Leek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Perry
Rivera 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 -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Perry
There goes Smith. The throw from Brown and he is out, Martin applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Pierce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolger vs. Pierce
Jim Bolger pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Bolger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Pierce
Piersall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Pierce
Power hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Pierce
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Robinson
Humberto Robinson now pitching.
Landis hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Robinson
Pierce hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Pierce reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aparicio vs. Robinson
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pierce scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Robinson
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Robinson
There go the runners. The throw from Brown to Leek. The throw back to home, and Aparicio is out at the plate. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Robinson
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Score
Herb Score now pitching.
Lollar is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pierce
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Pierce
Strickland is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pierce
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leek vs. Pierce
Leek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Leek reaches second base with a double. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Pierce
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Leek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hardy vs. Pierce
Carroll Hardy pinch hits for Herb Score.
Hardy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1959, game 2 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 1 Piersall J, cf 4 0 1 0
Fox N, 2b 5 1 2 0 Power V, 1b 4 1 2 0
Goodman B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 3 0 0 0
Phillips B, 3b 1 0 1 1 Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 0
Lollar S, c 5 0 0 0 Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Rivera J, lf 4 1 1 0 Leek G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith A, rf 2 1 1 0 Brown D, c 3 0 1 1
Landis J, cf 4 1 1 1 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0
Pierce B, p 4 1 3 2 Jackson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Grant M, p 1 0 0 0
Perry J, p 0 0 0 0
Bolger J, ph 1 0 0 0
Robinson H, p 0 0 0 0
Score H, p 0 0 0 0
Hardy C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 34 2 8 2
Chicago 030 000 002 -- 5
Cleveland 000 000 101 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bell G (L) 3.0 5 3 3 1 1
Grant M 4.0 1 0 0 3 2
Perry J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Robinson H 0.2 4 2 2 0 0
Score H 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Chicago 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Cleveland 7
2B -- Pierce B, Power V, Phillips B, Leek G
3B -- Pierce B
SB -- Goodman B
CS -- Smith A, Aparicio L
HBP -- by Grant M (Smith A)
PB -- Brown D
T -- 2:45
A -- 14358
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