Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 30, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1959 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 1
Fox 2b 3 1 0 0
Landis cf 4 1 1 1
Kluszewski 1b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 1 1
Goodman 3b 3 0 1 1
  Esposito 3b 1 0 0 0
Smith lf 2 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph,1b 1 0 0 1
Rivera rf 2 0 0 0
  Romano ph 1 0 0 0
  McAnany rf 1 1 1 0
Wynn p 3 1 1 1
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 6 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 0 0 0
Power 2b 3 0 2 1
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Francona 1b 4 0 2 0
Colavito rf 4 0 0 0
Strickland 3b 3 0 0 1
Held ss 4 1 1 1
Fitz Gerald c 3 1 2 0
McLish p 1 0 0 0
  Locke p 0 0 0 0
  Harshman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Chicago 000 005 001660
Cleveland 000 020 010380
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  W (17-9) 7.0 7 3 3 3 5
  Staley  SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (16-7) 5.1 5 5 5 2 3
  Locke   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Harshman   3.2 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Fitz Gerald-Held-Francona, Cleveland 1. Fitz Gerald-Held-Francona.  2B–Chicago Lollar (19,off McLish); Landis (23,off McLish).  HR–Chicago Wynn (2,6th inning off McLish 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Held (25,5th inning off Wynn 0 on 0 out).  SH–Staley (4,off Harshman); McLish (9,off Wynn).  SF–Aparicio (6,off Harshman).  HBP–Lollar (5,by McLish).  IBB–Kluszewski (2,by McLish).  Team LOB–5.  Team–7.  SB–Aparicio (44,2nd base off McLish/Fitz Gerald).  CS–Fox (5,2nd base by Harshman/Fitz Gerald); Power (14,2nd base by Wynn/Lollar).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:56.
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