Final
CWS 6 — CLE 5
4/26/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE195904261
Complete available game record for CWS at CLE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vic Power | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Skizas | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Strickland | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Battey | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Woodie Held | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cicotte | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Francona | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Hardy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Early Wynn | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Briggs | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Naragon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Ferrarese | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Humberto Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ferrarese | 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Early Wynn | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Cicotte | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Perry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Humberto Robinson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Briggs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Boone | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Skizas | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Early Wynn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humberto Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Briggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cicotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Ferrarese | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Woodie Held | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Strickland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K23 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-3(TH);B-2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S6/G.2-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S1/L.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K24# | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7 | 6–1 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 5(B)53(1)/LDP | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | E6/TH.2-2;B-1 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-3;1-2 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3 | 6–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 1/L.3-H(E1/TH)(UR)(NR);2-3 | 6–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K/C | 6–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 6–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.2-3;1-2 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 6–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/FL | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 6–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 6–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D7 | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3 | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43.3-3 | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 6–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 6–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/9D | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 31 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | E5/G.B-1 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 6–5 |