Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
September 19, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1959 at Comiskey Park I. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 2 3 0
Harris 1b 3 0 1 0
Kuenn rf 5 1 2 2
Kaline cf 4 1 1 1
Maxwell lf 4 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 0 1
Berberet c 3 0 1 1
Lepcio ss 3 0 0 0
  Chrisley ph 1 0 0 0
  Veal ss 0 0 0 0
Foytack p 4 1 1 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 2 2 0
Goodman 3b 4 1 1 0
  Esposito pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 1 1 2
Kluszewski 1b 5 0 3 0
Lollar c 3 0 0 1
Smith lf 4 0 2 0
Rivera rf 4 0 1 0
Phillips cf 4 0 0 0
Donovan p 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Hicks ph 1 0 1 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 3
Detroit 102 000 0205102
Chicago 002 000 0024121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  W (14-14) 8.2 12 4 3 2 1
  Narleski  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
2
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (9-10) 2.0 4 2 1 0 0
  Latman   0.1 1 1 0 2 0
  Moore   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Staley   5.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
4
2

  E–Yost (17), Harris (6), Goodman (10).  DP–Detroit 1. Bolling-Lepcio-Harris.  2B–Detroit Kuenn (39,off Staley), Chicago Fox (33,off Foytack); Smith (16,off Foytack)..  HR–Chicago Cash (4,9th inning off Foytack 1 on 2 out).  SF–Kaline (6,off Donovan); Berberet (6,off Moore)..  HBP–Harris (6,by Donovan); Yost (12,by Moore)..  Team LOB–11.  Team–9.  SB–Aparicio (53,2nd base off Foytack/Berberet).  CS–Hicks (1,2nd base by Foytack/Berberet).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:31.  A–17,287.
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