Final
CWS 1 — DET 8
8/11/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195908110
Complete available game record for CWS at DET, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken McBride | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Wilson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McAnany | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Coot Veal | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Moore | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bunning | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Rivera | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy Arias | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Moore | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rudy Arias | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken McBride | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken McBride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rivera | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rudy Arias | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm Lollar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McAnany | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Bunning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coot Veal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | HR.2-H;1-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 2/P | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E3/TH.1-3 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4/L | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–5 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S/BG.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;2-H | 0–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–8 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D | 0–8 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–8 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–8 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–8 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 0–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–8 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D | 0–8 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–8 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 0–8 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S.3-H;1-2 | 0–8 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–8 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–8 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 1–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S | 1–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 1–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K23 | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 1–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 1–8 |