Final
CLE 3 — CWS 1
5/8/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA195905080
Complete available game record for CLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Landis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Piersall | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Colavito | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Strickland | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Callison | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal McLish | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Shaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Donovan | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Cal McLish | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bob Shaw | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Callison | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Strickland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Colavito | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodie Held | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Martin | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Cal McLish | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnie Minoso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Nixon | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Piersall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Power | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 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→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | E6/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/L | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S8/G.2-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7D | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS3(25)/DP | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | PO1(E1).1-3 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR/7LD.3-H | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7/7D | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 6 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8/G | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |