Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees
September 15, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1959 at Yankee Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 5 1 1 0
Fox 2b 4 2 3 0
Goodman 3b 3 0 1 0
  Esposito ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph 0 0 0 1
  McAnany cf 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 3 0 1 0
  Torgeson pr,1b 1 1 0 0
Lollar c 3 0 2 2
Smith lf 3 0 1 0
Rivera rf 3 0 0 1
Phillips cf,3b 4 0 1 0
Pierce p 3 0 1 0
  Shaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Bauer rf 4 0 1 0
Richardson 2b 4 1 1 0
Mantle cf 4 2 2 3
Berra c 4 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
  Shantz pr 0 0 0 0
Lopez lf 4 0 0 0
McDougald 3b 3 0 1 0
Kubek ss 3 0 0 0
Terry p 2 0 0 0
  Ford p 0 0 0 0
  Turley p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 0 0
  Grba p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago 000 100 0214111
New York 200 000 001370
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W (14-14) 7.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Shaw  SV (3) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   7.0 8 1 1 0 1
  Ford  L (14-10) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Turley   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Grba   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
1

  E–Smith (6).  DP–Chicago 2. Aparicio-Fox-Kluszewski, Rivera-Aparicio-Phillips, New York 1. Howard.  2B–Chicago Goodman (12,off Terry); Phillips (24,off Terry), New York Howard (24,off Shaw).  3B–Chicago Aparicio (5,off Grba).  HR–New York Mantle 2 (31,1st inning off Pierce 1 on 1 out,9th inning off Shaw 0 on 0 out).  SF–Lollar (5,off Terry); Rivera (3,off Turley); Cash (2,off Grba)..  HBP–Smith (5,by Turley).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:24.  A–9,108.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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