Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
May 26, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 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 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 3 0 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 4 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Baxes 3b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 2 2 0
Martin 2b 3 0 0 0
Ferrarese p 3 1 3 2
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 3 0 2 0
Fox 2b 2 0 1 0
Landis cf 3 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 0
Ennis lf 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 3 0 0 0
  Goodman ph 1 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 2 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Donovan p 2 0 0 0
  Doby ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 4 0
Cleveland 000 020 100370
Chicago 000 000 000041
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrarese  W (4-2) 6.1 3 0 0 6 4
  Perry  SV (4) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
6
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (2-3) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Staley   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
3

  E–Donovan (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Held-Martin-Power.  2B–Cleveland Ferrarese 3 (4,off Donovan 3); Piersall (9,off Donovan); Power (12,off Staley).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Fox (5,off Perry).  Team–7.  SB–Aparicio (13,2nd base off Ferrarese/Fitz Gerald).  CS–Aparicio (4,2nd base by Ferrarese/Fitz Gerald).  U-HP–Frank Tabacchi, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:28.  A–40,018.
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