Final
DET 5 — CWS 6
4/17/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195904170
Complete available game record for DET at CWS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Landis | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobo Osborne | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Kaline | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Bridges | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Callison | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Alvarez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Berberet | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Wilson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy Arias | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Turk Lown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Lary | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Narleski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Morgan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Donovan | 5.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Frank Lary | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Rudy Arias | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Morgan | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Turk Lown | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Narleski | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Arias | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Lown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Callison | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Yost | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Berberet | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bridges | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Doby | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Lary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Narleski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8/G.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO.3-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | S7.1X3(75) | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 14(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/8XD.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 163 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR/7D.1-H | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/7D | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8/89 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D8/78.2-H;1-H | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.3-H | 4–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–6 |