Final
CWS 5 — CLE 2
4/26/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE195904262
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Strickland | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Leek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Brown | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Jackson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bolger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humberto Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Score | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll Hardy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Bell | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Perry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Humberto Robinson | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Score | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Goodman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humberto Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Brown | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Score | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Leek | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Strickland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D8/89D.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63.2-2 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 31 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/8D.2-3 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 23 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/7D | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/8D | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HP | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 31 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-3 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 31 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | T8 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | CSH(25).1-2 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/9S | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-3 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–2 |