Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
May 16, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 1
  Doby ph 1 0 0 0
  Arias p 0 0 0 0
  Simpson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
Fox 2b 3 2 1 0
Landis cf 3 0 0 1
Lollar c 4 0 2 1
Ennis lf 6 0 2 1
  Callison pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 0 0 0
Smith rf,3b 5 1 3 0
Phillips 3b 2 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
  Esposito 3b,ss 1 0 0 0
Moore p 3 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kubek ss 5 1 1 1
McDougald 2b 6 0 1 0
Mantle cf 5 0 1 1
Berra c 4 1 1 0
Slaughter rf 3 0 1 0
  Bauer rf 0 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 1 0
Siebern lf 4 0 0 1
Lumpe 3b 3 1 0 0
Turley p 2 0 1 0
  Carey ph 1 0 0 0
  Duren p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 0 0
  Ditmar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 7 3
Chicago 001 100 001 014100
New York 000 100 200 00372
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   7.0 5 3 3 6 5
  Staley   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Arias   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Lown  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
11.0
7
3
3
8
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Turley   9.0 8 3 1 6 5
  Duren   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Ditmar  L (1-3) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
11.0
10
4
2
9
8

  E–Mantle (1), Howard (2).  DP–New York 1. Berra-Lumpe.  2B–Chicago Smith (4,off Turley), New York Mantle (2,off Moore).  3B–New York Kubek (1,off Moore).  SH–Landis (4,off Ditmar); Kubek (4,off Moore); Turley (2,off Moore)..  SF–Landis (2,off Turley); Siebern (1,off Moore).  IBB–Rivera (1,by Duren); Lollar (3,by Ditmar).; Berra (1,by Moore); Lumpe (5,by Lown)..  Team LOB–14.  Team–12.  SB–Slaughter (1,2nd base off Moore/Lollar).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Frank Tabacchi, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–3:48.  A–26,899.
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