Final
CWS 5 — DET 6
9/25/1959 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET195909250
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Esposito | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Goodman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.C. Martin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ted Kluszewski | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Torgeson | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gail Harris | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Berberet | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hicks | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Chrisley | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Lepcio | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim McAnany | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Mossi | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Maxwell | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Mossi | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Billy Pierce | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dick Donovan | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Landis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Martin | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McAnany | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Phillips | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Phillips | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Romano | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Torgeson | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Goodman | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hicks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bolling | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Mossi | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Chrisley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Zernial | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Lepcio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Wilson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Groth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Harris | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yost | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Kaline | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 5(B)4(2)/LDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7D.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | T8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8.3-H | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/7D.1-H | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 3–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | FC1/SH/B.1-2;B-1 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2# | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 23/SH/B.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S4 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 36(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH/B.2-3;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D8.3-H;2-H | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | E3/TH.2-3;1-2 | 5–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 42(3)/FO.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1 | 5–5 |