Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers
October 5, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1959 at LA Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 5 1 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 1 0
Fox 2b 5 1 3 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 2 1
Lollar c 4 1 1 3
Goodman 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 3 0 2 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 0
Wynn p 1 0 0 0
  Lown p 0 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Gilliam 3b 4 0 0 0
Neal 2b 4 0 0 0
Moon rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Larker lf 2 1 1 0
  Furillo ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Fairly rf 1 0 0 0
Hodges 1b 4 2 2 2
Demeter cf 3 1 2 0
Roseboro c 3 0 1 1
Wills ss 4 0 1 0
Craig p 2 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 3
Chicago 000 000 4004103
Los Angeles 004 000 01x590
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn  2.2 8.0 4 3 0 2 0
  Lown  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pierce  3 0.0 0 0 1 2 0
  Staley  L (0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
5
4
2
4
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Craig  7 10.0 4 4 4 7 1
  Sherry  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
4
4
4
8
1

  E–Landis (1), Aparicio (1), Pierce (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2 Wills-Neal-Hodges, Neal-Wills-Hodges.  PB–Lollar (1).  2B–Chicago Fox (2,off Craig).  HR–Chicago Lollar (1,7th inning off Craig 2 on 2 out), Los Angeles Hodges (1,8th inning off Staley 0 on 0 out).  SH–Aparicio (1,off Craig); Roseboro (1,off Pierce); Craig (1,off Pierce).  IBB–Kluszewski (2,by Craig).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Aparicio (1,2nd base off Craig/Roseboro); Wills (1,2nd base off Wynn/Lollar).  IBB–Craig (1,Kluszewski).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bill Summers, 2B–Frank Dascoli, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:30.  A–92,650.
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