May 26, 1959 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
WSH 5 CLE 3
@CHW 0 DET 9
@KCA 5 BOS 12
@NYY 2 CIN 2
PHI 1 MLN 1
PIT 0
(13) SFG 6
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 40,018

Tuesday, May 26, 1959
Time of Game: 2:28

Indians

24-13

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    3  7  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: D Ferrarese (4-2), L: D Donovan (2-3), S: J Perry (4)

White Sox

23-16

Lost 3

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .262  .689    0    5   0   2B
E Fitz Gerald C               4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .456    0    7   1   
M Minoso LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .829    0    2   1   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .320 1.009    0    0   0   
V Power 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .814    0    9   0   2B
J Baxes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .917    0    0   3   
W Held SS                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .272  .807    0    0   3   
B Martin 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .633    0    4   1   
D Ferrarese P                 3   1   3   2    0   0  .375 1.000    0    0   0   3·2B
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    1   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Piersall (9, off D Donovan); D Ferrarese 3 (4, 3 off D Donovan); V Power (12, off J Staley).

TB: D Ferrarese 6; J Piersall 2; V Power 2; W Held 2.

RBI: D Ferrarese 2 (4); J Piersall (12).

2-out RBI: D Ferrarese 2; J Piersall.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Held-B Martin-V Power.

BASERUNNING

PO: W Held (1st base by D Donovan).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .305  .788    0    1   5   SB,CS
N Fox 2B                      2   0   1   0    1   0  .365  .905    0    2   3   SH
J Landis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .245  .695    0    3   0   GDP
S Lollar C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .851    0    3   0   
D Ennis LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .659    0    2   1   
A Smith RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .635    0    2   0   
  B Goodman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .669    0    0   0   
E Torgeson 1B                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .258  .829    0   12   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .754    0    2   4   
D Donovan P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .568    0    0   0   
  L Doby PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .560    0    0   0   
  J Staley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       27   0   4   0    6   7                    27  13

BATTING

SH: N Fox (5, off J Perry).

TB: L Aparicio 2; N Fox; D Ennis.

GIDP: J Landis (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D Donovan (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (13, 2nd base off D Ferrarese/E Fitz Gerald).

CS: L Aparicio (4, 2nd base by D Ferrarese/E Fitz Gerald).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ferrarese, W (4-2)           6.1   3   0   0    6   4   0   3.43   25     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 3     65    -     1.13   0.34
J Perry, S (4)                 2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   4.58    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          1-0    1.13   0.14
Totals                         9     4   0   0    6   7   0          34     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 4          1-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Donovan, L (2-3)             7     6   3   3    1   3   0   4.02   28     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 5     55    -     0.88  -0.03
J Staley                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.91    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Donovan (0; W Held, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Tabacchi, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 40,018.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Piersall           CF    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. E Fitz Gerald        C     2. N Fox                2B 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. J Landis             CF 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. S Lollar             C  
5. V Power              1B    5. D Ennis              LF 
6. J Baxes              3B    6. A Smith              RF 
7. W Held               SS    7. E Torgeson           1B 
8. B Martin             2B    8. B Phillips           3B 
9. D Ferrarese          P     9. D Donovan            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  -2-      15%  63% D Ferrarese     D Donovan       Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Held Scores
   t 5   2  0-1  -2-      12%  75% J Piersall      D Donovan       Double to RF; Ferrarese Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  1--      12%  81% J Landis        D Ferrarese     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   2  0-2  1--       9%  90% D Ferrarese     D Donovan       Double to CF; Held Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  ---      -6%  69% N Fox           D Ferrarese     Single to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  E Fitz Gerald   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  L Aparicio      Walk
   O      1--      47%  N Fox           Aparicio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      45%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Landis        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  S Lollar        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  V Power         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      45%  J Baxes         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Ennis         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Torgeson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  W Held          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Martin        Flyball: SS
          ---      48%  D Ferrarese     Double to CF
          -2-      49%  J Piersall      Walk
   O      12-      45%  E Fitz Gerald   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Donovan       Strikeout
          ---      47%  L Aparicio      Single to CF
          1--      46%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  M Minoso        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Colavito      Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  V Power         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Ferrarese facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1--      44%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  D Ennis         Single to LF; Landis to 3B; Ennis out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
   O      --3      50%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Baxes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  W Held          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      53%  B Martin        Held Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Held to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      63%  D Ferrarese     Double to CF (Deep CF-RF); Held Scores
   R      -2-      75%  J Piersall      Double to RF; Ferrarese Scores
   O      -2-      72%  E Fitz Gerald   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Ferrarese facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  E Torgeson      Walk
   O      1--      72%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      76%  D Donovan       Strikeout
   O      1--      79%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Donovan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  R Colavito      Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  V Power         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Don Ferrarese facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  N Fox           Single to 3B
   OO     1--      81%  J Landis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      79%  S Lollar        Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Ennis         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Donovan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  J Baxes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  W Held          Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  B Martin        Flyball: LF
   R      1--      90%  D Ferrarese     Double to CF; Held Scores
   O      -2-      88%  J Piersall      Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ferrarese out at 3B/3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Ferrarese facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  E Torgeson      Walk
                  Jim Perry replaces Don Ferrarese pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  B Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Torgeson to 2B
                  Larry Doby pinch hits for Dick Donovan batting 9th
   O      -2-      93%  L Doby          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Staley facing 2-3-4
                  Jerry Staley replaces Larry Doby pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  E Fitz Gerald   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Minoso        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  L Aparicio      Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  N Fox           Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Aparicio to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  J Landis        Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  S Lollar        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Staley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  V Power         Double to LF; Power out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      ---      96%  J Baxes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  W Held          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  D Ennis         Flyball: CF
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Al Smith batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  B Goodman       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  E Torgeson      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA195905260

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