October 6, 1959 World Series Game 5, White Sox at Dodgers

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1959 World Series Game 5

Game 1
CHW 11
LAD  0
Game 2
LAD  4
@CHW  3
Game 3
LAD  3
CHW  1
Game 4
LAD  5
CHW  4
Game 5
CHW  1
@LAD  0
Game 6
LAD  9
@CHW  3

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Attendance: 92,706

Tuesday, October 6, 1959
Time of Game: 2:28

White Sox

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

W: Bob Shaw (1-1), L: Sandy Koufax (0-1), S: Dick Donovan (1)

Dodgers

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .772              3   5   
N Fox 2B                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .400 1.000              4   4   
J Landis CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .604              2   0   
S Lollar C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .671              1   0   GDP
T Kluszewski 1B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .368 1.113             12   0   
A Smith RF-LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .794              1   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833              1   2   
J McAnany LF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200              1   0   
  J Rivera RF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .214              2   0   
B Shaw P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500              0   3   2·SH
  B Pierce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  D Donovan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   
Totals                       28   1   5   0    3   7                         27  14

Batting Events

SH: B Shaw 2 (2, 1 off S Koufax, 1 off S Williams).

TB: L Aparicio 2; N Fox; J Landis; B Phillips.

GIDP: S Lollar (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Gilliam 3B                  5   0   4   0    0   0  .286  .604              0   3   SB
C Neal 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .955              5   2   
W Moon RF-CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .563              0   0   
N Larker LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321              3   1   
G Hodges 1B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .444 1.196              7   1   3B
D Demeter CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522              4   0   
  R Fairly PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Repulski PH-RF            0   0   0   0    1   0                          0   0   IW
J Roseboro C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .235              6   1   
  C Furillo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
  J Pignatano C               0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
M Wills SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500              1   2   
  C Essegian PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 2.667              0   0   
  D Zimmer PR-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
S Koufax P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Snider PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393              0   0   
  J Podres PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  L Sherry PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       36   0   9   0    2   1                         27  11

Batting Events

3B: G Hodges (1, off B Shaw).

IBB: R Repulski (1, by B Pierce).

TB: G Hodges 5; J Gilliam 4; W Moon; C Neal.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

Fielding Events

DP: 1. C Neal-G Hodges.

Baserunning Events

SB: J Gilliam (2, 2nd base off B Shaw/S Lollar).

Pitching Stats

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
B Shaw, W (1-1)                7.1   9   0   0    1   1   0   2.57   32     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 7     60    -     1.57   0.26
B Pierce                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.99  -0.01
D Donovan, S (1)               1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.16    5     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          3-0    4.45   0.60
Totals                         9     9   0   0    2   1   0          38     -       ·  ·     16·12· 0· 7          5-0

B Pierce faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Koufax, L (0-1)              7     5   1   1    1   6   0   1.00   25     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 5     68    -     0.97   0.26
S Williams                     2     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.14   0.10
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   7   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Shaw (1).

HBP: None.

IBB: B Pierce (1; R Repulski).

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Frank Secory, LF - Hal Dixon, RF - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 92,706.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Luis Aparicio                SS       1. Jim Gilliam                  3B
2. Nellie Fox                   2B       2. Charlie Neal                 2B
3. Jim Landis                   CF       3. Wally Moon                   RF
4. Sherm Lollar                  C       4. Norm Larker                  LF
5. Ted Kluszewski               1B       5. Gil Hodges                   1B
6. Al Smith                     RF       6. Don Demeter                  CF
7. Bubba Phillips               3B       7. Johnny Roseboro               C
8. Jim McAnany                  LF       8. Maury Wills                  SS
9. Bob Shaw                      P       9. Sandy Koufax                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b8	1	1--		-24%	44%	0-1	LAD	G. Hodges	B. Shaw	Single to CF; Moon to 3B; Hodges to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b8	2	123	O	20%	83%	0-1	LAD	D. Zimmer	D. Donovan	Flyball: LF
b8	1	123	O	19%	63%	0-1	LAD	C. Furillo	D. Donovan	Popfly: 3B
b7	2	-23	O	13%	74%	0-1	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4	0	1--		11%	65%	0-0	CHW	J. Landis	S. Koufax	Single (CF-RF); Fox to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CHW	L. Aparicio	S. Koufax	Strikeout Looking
t1	1	---	O	-2%	46%	0-0	CHW	N. Fox	S. Koufax	Popfly: SS
t1	2	---	O	-1%	45%	0-0	CHW	J. Landis	S. Koufax	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---		-3%	42%	0-0	LAD	J. Gilliam	B. Shaw	Single (LF-CF)
b1	0	1--	O	2%	43%	0-0	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Foul Flyball: SS; Gilliam to 2B
b1	1	-2-	O	3%	47%	0-0	LAD	W. Moon	B. Shaw	Groundout: P-1B
b1	2	-2-	O	3%	50%	0-0	LAD	N. Larker	B. Shaw	Groundout: P-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 4-5-6
t2	0	---	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CHW	S. Lollar	S. Koufax	Groundout: 3B-1B
t2	1	---	O	-2%	46%	0-0	CHW	T. Kluszewski	S. Koufax	Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t2	2	---	O	-1%	45%	0-0	CHW	A. Smith	S. Koufax	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 5-6-7
b2	0	---	O	2%	47%	0-0	LAD	G. Hodges	B. Shaw	Popfly: SS
b2	1	---	O	2%	49%	0-0	LAD	D. Demeter	B. Shaw	Groundout: 3B-1B
b2	2	---	O	1%	50%	0-0	LAD	J. Roseboro	B. Shaw	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 7-8-9
t3	0	---		4%	54%	0-0	CHW	B. Phillips	S. Koufax	Single to LF
t3	0	1--	O	-4%	50%	0-0	CHW	J. McAnany	S. Koufax	Popfly: 1B
t3	1	1--	O	-2%	48%	0-0	CHW	B. Shaw	S. Koufax	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
t3	2	-2-	O	-4%	44%	0-0	CHW	L. Aparicio	S. Koufax	Single to LF; Phillips to 3B; Aparicio out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 8-9-1
b3	0	---	O	3%	47%	0-0	LAD	M. Wills	B. Shaw	Groundout: SS-1B
b3	1	---	O	2%	49%	0-0	LAD	S. Koufax	B. Shaw	Groundout: SS-1B
b3	2	---		-1%	47%	0-0	LAD	J. Gilliam	B. Shaw	Single to RF
b3	2	1--		-3%	44%	0-0	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Single to LF; Gilliam to 3B
b3	2	1-3	O	6%	50%	0-0	LAD	W. Moon	B. Shaw	Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 2-3-4
t4	0	---		4%	54%	0-0	CHW	N. Fox	S. Koufax	Single to RF
t4	0	1--		11%	65%	0-0	CHW	J. Landis	S. Koufax	Single (CF-RF); Fox to 3B
t4	0	1-3	ROO	-7%	58%	0-0	CHW	S. Lollar	S. Koufax	Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Fox Scores
t4	2	---	O	-1%	57%	1-0	CHW	T. Kluszewski	S. Koufax	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
b4	0	---	O	3%	60%	0-1	LAD	N. Larker	B. Shaw	Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b4	1	---		-9%	51%	0-1	LAD	G. Hodges	B. Shaw	Triple (Deep CF-RF)
b4	1	--3	O	8%	59%	0-1	LAD	D. Demeter	B. Shaw	Groundout: P-1B
b4	2	--3	O	5%	64%	0-1	LAD	J. Roseboro	B. Shaw	Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 6-7-8
t5	0	---	O	-3%	61%	1-0	CHW	A. Smith	S. Koufax	Strikeout
t5	1	---	O	-2%	59%	1-0	CHW	B. Phillips	S. Koufax	Groundout: SS-1B
t5	2	---		1%	61%	1-0	CHW	J. McAnany	S. Koufax	Walk
t5	2	1--	O	-3%	58%	1-0	CHW	B. Shaw	S. Koufax	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 8-9-1
b5	0	---	O	3%	62%	0-1	LAD	M. Wills	B. Shaw	Groundout: 2B-1B
b5	1	---	O	2%	64%	0-1	LAD	S. Koufax	B. Shaw	Strikeout
b5	2	---		-2%	62%	0-1	LAD	J. Gilliam	B. Shaw	Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5	2	1--		-1%	61%	0-1	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Gilliam Steals 2B
b5	2	-2-	O	5%	66%	0-1	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 1-2-3
t6	0	---		4%	69%	1-0	CHW	L. Aparicio	S. Koufax	Single to CF
t6	0	1--	O	-4%	66%	1-0	CHW	N. Fox	S. Koufax	Flyball: CF
t6	1	1--	O	-3%	63%	1-0	CHW	J. Landis	S. Koufax	Strikeout Looking
t6	2	1--	O	-3%	60%	1-0	CHW	S. Lollar	S. Koufax	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 3-4-5
b6	0	---	O	4%	64%	0-1	LAD	W. Moon	B. Shaw	Groundout: 2B-1B
b6	1	---	O	3%	67%	0-1	LAD	N. Larker	B. Shaw	Flyball: CF
b6	2	---		-2%	65%	0-1	LAD	G. Hodges	B. Shaw	Single to LF
b6	2	1--	O	4%	69%	0-1	LAD	D. Demeter	B. Shaw	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax facing 5-6-7
t7	0	---	O	-3%	66%	1-0	CHW	T. Kluszewski	S. Koufax	Flyball: LF
t7	1	---	O	-2%	64%	1-0	CHW	A. Smith	S. Koufax	Strikeout
t7	2	---	O	-1%	63%	1-0	CHW	B. Phillips	S. Koufax	Flyball: CF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 7-8-9
b7	0	---	O	5%	68%	0-1	LAD	J. Roseboro	B. Shaw	Flyball: LF
								Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Maury Wills (SS) batting 8th; Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Maury Wills (SS) batting 8th
b7	1	---		-5%	63%	0-1	LAD	C. Essegian	B. Shaw	Walk
								Duke Snider pinch hits for Sandy Koufax (P) batting 9th; Duke Snider pinch hits for Sandy Koufax (P) batting 9th; Don Zimmer pinch runs for Chuck Essegian (PH) batting 8th; Don Zimmer pinch runs for Chuck Essegian (PH) batting 8th
b7	1	1--	O	6%	69%	0-1	LAD	D. Snider	B. Shaw	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
								Johnny Podres pinch runs for Duke Snider (PH) batting 9th; Johnny Podres pinch runs for Duke Snider (PH) batting 9th
b7	2	1--		-4%	65%	0-1	LAD	J. Gilliam	B. Shaw	Single to LF; Podres to 2B
								Al Smith moves from RF to LF; Al Smith moves from RF to LF; Jim Rivera replaces Jim McAnany (LF) playing RF batting 8th; Jim Rivera replaces Jim McAnany (LF) playing RF batting 8th
b7	2	12-		-4%	61%	0-1	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Wild Pitch; Podres to 3B; Gilliam to 2B
b7	2	-23	O	13%	74%	0-1	LAD	C. Neal	B. Shaw	Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Stan Williams facing 8-9-1
								Stan Williams replaces Johnny Podres (PR) pitching and batting 9th; Stan Williams replaces Johnny Podres (PR) pitching and batting 9th; Don Zimmer moves from PR to SS; Don Zimmer moves from PR to SS
t8	0	---		4%	78%	1-0	CHW	J. Rivera	S. Williams	Walk
t8	0	1--	O	-1%	76%	1-0	CHW	B. Shaw	S. Williams	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Rivera to 2B
t8	1	-2-	O	-3%	73%	1-0	CHW	L. Aparicio	S. Williams	Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivera to 3B
t8	2	--3		1%	74%	1-0	CHW	N. Fox	S. Williams	Walk
t8	2	1-3	O	-5%	69%	1-0	CHW	J. Landis	S. Williams	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 3-4-5
b8	0	---		-10%	59%	0-1	LAD	W. Moon	B. Shaw	Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b8	0	1--	O	9%	68%	0-1	LAD	N. Larker	B. Shaw	Flyball: RF
b8	1	1--		-24%	44%	0-1	LAD	G. Hodges	B. Shaw	Single to CF; Moon to 3B; Hodges to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
								Billy Pierce replaces Bob Shaw pitching and batting 9th; Billy Pierce replaces Bob Shaw pitching and batting 9th; Ron Fairly pinch hits for Don Demeter (CF) batting 6th; Ron Fairly pinch hits for Don Demeter (CF) batting 6th; Rip Repulski pinch hits for Ron Fairly batting 6th; Rip Repulski pinch hits for Ron Fairly batting 6th
b8	1	-23		-0%	44%	0-1	LAD	R. Repulski	B. Pierce	Intentional Walk
								Dick Donovan replaces Billy Pierce pitching and batting 9th; Dick Donovan replaces Billy Pierce pitching and batting 9th; Carl Furillo pinch hits for Johnny Roseboro (C) batting 7th; Carl Furillo pinch hits for Johnny Roseboro (C) batting 7th
b8	1	123	O	19%	63%	0-1	LAD	C. Furillo	D. Donovan	Popfly: 3B
b8	2	123	O	20%	83%	0-1	LAD	D. Zimmer	D. Donovan	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dodgers' Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
								Joe Pignatano replaces Carl Furillo (PH) playing C batting 7th; Joe Pignatano replaces Carl Furillo (PH) playing C batting 7th; Wally Moon moves from RF to CF; Wally Moon moves from RF to CF; Rip Repulski moves from PH to RF; Rip Repulski moves from PH to RF
t9	0	---	O	-2%	81%	1-0	CHW	S. Lollar	S. Williams	Strikeout Looking
t9	1	---	O	-1%	80%	1-0	CHW	T. Kluszewski	S. Williams	Groundout: 3B-1B
t9	2	---	O	-1%	79%	1-0	CHW	A. Smith	S. Williams	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Dick Donovan facing 9-1-2
								Larry Sherry pinch hits for Stan Williams (P) batting 9th; Larry Sherry pinch hits for Stan Williams (P) batting 9th
b9	0	---	O	9%	88%	0-1	LAD	L. Sherry	D. Donovan	Groundout: 3B-1B
b9	1	---	O	7%	95%	0-1	LAD	J. Gilliam	D. Donovan	Groundout: 2B-1B
b9	2	---	O	5%	100%	0-1	LAD	C. Neal	D. Donovan	Groundout: SS-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0.

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