Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
May 9, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 3 2
Power 1b 5 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 1 1
Colavito rf 2 0 0 0
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Strickland ss,2b 3 2 1 0
Held 3b,ss 4 0 2 0
Martin 2b 2 2 2 0
  Webster 2b 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Leek 3b 0 0 0 0
Score p 0 0 0 0
  Perry p 1 1 1 0
  Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Dillard ph 1 0 1 1
  Robinson p 0 0 0 0
  Naragon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 1 0 0 1
  Esposito ss 3 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 1 2 2
Landis cf 4 1 2 0
Lollar c 4 1 1 1
Ennis lf 3 1 0 0
  Callison lf 0 0 0 0
Smith rf 2 2 0 0
Jackson 1b 0 1 0 0
  Torgeson 1b 2 0 1 1
Phillips 3b 4 1 2 1
Latman p 1 1 1 2
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 9 9 8
Cleveland 002 201 0005111
Chicago 035 100 00x990
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Score  L (2-2) 1.2 2 3 3 3 1
  Perry   0.1 1 4 4 3 0
  Bell   3.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Robinson   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
7
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Latman   3.2 6 4 4 4 2
  Moore  W (1-2) 5.1 5 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
2

  E–Piersall (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Nixon-Strickland, Chicago 3. Phillips-Fox-Jackson, Esposito-Fox-Torgeson, Fox-Esposito-Torgeson.  2B–Cleveland Piersall (3,off Latman), Chicago Phillips (6,off Bell).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Moore (1,off Bell).  SF–Torgeson (1,off Bell).  HBP–Jackson (1,by Score).  Team–6.  SB–Landis 2 (4,2nd base off Score/Nixon,2nd base off Perry/Nixon).  CS–Aparicio (2,Home by Perry/Nixon); Latman (1,2nd base by Bell/Nixon).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Frank Tabacchi.  T–3:02.  A–6,325.
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