Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
May 8, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 3 2 1 0
Colavito rf 4 1 2 3
Nixon c 3 0 0 0
Strickland ss 4 0 0 0
Held 3b 3 0 0 0
Martin 2b 3 0 0 0
McLish p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 3 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 4 1 2 1
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Goodman 3b 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 0 1 0
Callison lf 3 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0
Donovan p 1 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Shaw p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Cleveland 000 102 000330
Chicago 000 100 000152
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  W (4-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (1-1) 6.0 3 3 3 2 1
  Shaw   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Staley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
2
1

  E–Aparicio (3), Donovan (1).  DP–Cleveland 3. Martin-Power, Nixon-Held, Martin-Strickland-Power.  2B–Chicago Fox (7,off McLish).  HR–Cleveland Colavito (7,6th inning off Donovan 1 on 2 out), Chicago Landis (2,4th inning off McLish 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  Team–2.  SB–Minoso (1,2nd base off Donovan/Lollar).  CS–Cash (1,3rd base by McLish/Nixon).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:23.  A–19,170.
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