June 7, 1959 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
BOS 4 BOS 4
@CHW 2 CLE 7
NYY 5 NYY 4
@CLE 3 DET 6
WSH 4 BAL 3
@KCA 0 SFG 5
@CIN 3 CIN 7
SFG 1 MLN 8
LAD 2 PHI 11
STL 9 STL 2
@PHI 0 CHC 4
@PIT 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 7, 1959
Time of Game: 2:55

Red Sox

21-28

Lost 1

7th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    4 10  1
White Sox       0  6  1   0  0  0   0  2  X    9 12  0

W: D Donovan (3-3), L: I Delock (5-4), S: J Staley (3)

White Sox

29-22

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .696    0    3   4   
P Runnels 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .314  .910    0    5   4   
T Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .185  .592    0    3   1   
V Wertz 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .280  .813    0    9   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .274  .908    0    2   0   HR,SB
F Malzone 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .828    0    0   2   
G Geiger CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .680    0    0   1   2B
P Daley C                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .256  .612    0    2   1   
I Delock P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .037  .140    0    0   0   
  B Hoeft P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  M Keough PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .811    0    0   0   
  M Wall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Gernert PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .885    0    0   0   
  F Baumann P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .788         0   0   
  B Avila PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .180  .421    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    3   7                    24  13

BATTING

2B: G Geiger (4, off D Donovan).

HR: J Jensen (12, off J Staley; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Jensen 4; P Daley 2; D Buddin 2; G Geiger 2; B Avila; F Malzone; P Runnels; V Wertz.

RBI: J Jensen (35); V Wertz (14); D Buddin (17); P Runnels (19).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Runnels-D Buddin-V Wertz.

E: P Runnels (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Jensen (6, 2nd base off D Donovan/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   2   3   2    1   0  .299  .762    0    0   1   SB
N Fox 2B                      4   1   2   1    1   0  .330  .834    0    3   5   
E Torgeson 1B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .290  .925    0    9   1   CS,SF
S Lollar C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .267  .792    0    9   0   SF
J Callison LF                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .194  .646    0    0   0   GDP
B Phillips 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .761    0    2   2   
J Rivera RF                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .323  .952    0    0   0   HR
J Landis CF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .216  .632    0    3   0   
D Donovan P                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .208  .615    0    1   0   SH
  J Staley P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   9  12   9    8   0                    27   9

BATTING

HR: J Rivera (1, off B Hoeft; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: E Torgeson (3, off B Hoeft); S Lollar (3, off B Hoeft).

SH: D Donovan (2, off B Hoeft).

TB: J Rivera 5; L Aparicio 3; J Callison 2; N Fox 2; S Lollar; D Donovan; B Phillips.

GIDP: J Callison (4).

RBI: L Aparicio 2 (23); J Rivera 2 (6); E Torgeson (23); S Lollar (30); J Callison (7); N Fox (25); D Donovan (4).

2-out RBI: J Callison.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Phillips-N Fox.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (15, 2nd base off F Baumann/P Daley).

CS: E Torgeson (2, 2nd base by B Hoeft/P Daley).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
I Delock, L (5-4)              1     5   6   6    2   0   0   2.95   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4     17    -     1.32  -0.39
B Hoeft                        3     2   1   1    4   0   1   5.40   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          2-2    0.32  -0.05
M Wall                         2     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.58    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.01
F Baumann                      2     4   2   1    2   0   0   5.85   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.16  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   9   8    8   0   1          41     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·10          2-2

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Donovan, W (3-3)             6.1   6   3   3    3   6   0   4.02   28     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 6     52    -     0.70  -0.01
J Staley, S (3)                2.2   4   1   1    0   1   1   0.96   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 4          3-1    0.57   0.07
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1·10          3-1

I Delock faced 6 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Bill Summers.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Buddin             SS    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. P Runnels            2B    2. N Fox                2B 
3. T Williams           LF    3. E Torgeson           1B 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. S Lollar             C  
5. J Jensen             RF    5. J Callison           LF 
6. F Malzone            3B    6. B Phillips           3B 
7. G Geiger             CF    7. J Rivera             RF 
8. P Daley              C     8. J Landis             CF 
9. I Delock             P     9. D Donovan            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-0  12-      14%  68% J Rivera        I Delock        Single to RF; Callison Scores; Phillips to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-     -10%  37% V Wertz         D Donovan       Single to RF; Buddin Scores; Williams to 2B
   b 2   0  1-1  123       8%  80% D Donovan       I Delock        Single to LF; Phillips Scores; Rivera to 3B; Landis to 2B
   b 2   0  1-2  123       7%  87% L Aparicio      I Delock        Single to LF; Rivera Scores; Landis Scores; Donovan to 2B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       6%  54% B Phillips      I Delock        Single to 3B/Bunt; Callison to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Buddin        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  P Runnels       Strikeout
          1--      46%  T Williams      Walk; Buddin to 2B
   R      12-      37%  V Wertz         Single to RF; Buddin Scores; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      40%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
          1-3      39%  F Malzone       Jensen Steals 2B
   O      -23      44%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  L Aparicio      Flyball: LF
          ---      44%  N Fox           Walk
   O      1--      42%  E Torgeson      Flyball: SS
   O      1--      39%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  P Daley         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  I Delock        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ike Delock facing 5-6-7
          ---      48%  J Callison      Single to RF
          1--      54%  B Phillips      Single to 3B/Bunt; Callison to 2B
   R      12-      68%  J Rivera        Single to RF; Callison Scores; Phillips to 3B
          1-3      72%  J Landis        Walk; Rivera to 2B
   R      123      80%  D Donovan       Single to LF; Phillips Scores; Rivera to 3B; Landis to 2B
   RR     123      87%  L Aparicio      Single to LF; Rivera Scores; Landis Scores; Donovan to 2B
                  Billy Hoeft replaces Ike Delock pitching and batting 9th
          12-      91%  N Fox           Single to CF; Donovan to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
   RO     123      91%  E Torgeson      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Donovan Scores; Aparicio to 3B
   RO     1-3      92%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Aparicio Scores
   O      1--      91%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 6.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  D Buddin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  T Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      96%  J Rivera        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      96%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1--      96%  D Donovan       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Landis to 2B
          -2-      96%  L Aparicio      Walk
   O      12-      96%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Dick Donovan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  V Wertz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  F Malzone       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  E Torgeson      Walk
   O      1--      97%  S Lollar        Torgeson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      97%  " "             Walk
   OO     1--      97%  J Callison      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  G Geiger        Double to RF
          -2-      93%  P Daley         Walk
                  Marty Keough pinch hits for Billy Hoeft batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  M Keough        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      97%  D Buddin        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      98%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Murray Wall facing 6-7-8
                  Murray Wall replaces Marty Keough pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  B Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Rivera        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Dick Donovan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  T Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  V Wertz         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Jensen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Murray Wall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  D Donovan       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Single to LF; Aparicio out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      99%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Dick Donovan facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  F Malzone       Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Malzone to 2B
          -2-      97%  P Daley         Single to LF; Malzone to 3B
                  Dick Gernert pinch hits for Murray Wall batting 9th
          1-3      96%  D Gernert       Walk; Daley to 2B
   R      123      92%  D Buddin        Single to LF; Malzone Scores; Daley to 3B; Gernert to 2B
                  Jerry Staley replaces Dick Donovan pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      94%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B; Daley Scores; Gernert to 3B; Buddin to 2B
   O      -23      97%  T Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Frank Baumann facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Baumann replaces Dick Gernert pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  E Torgeson      Flyball: 2B
          ---      97%  S Lollar        Single to 3B
          1--      98%  J Callison      Walk; Lollar to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Phillips      Foul Flyball: C
          12-      98%  J Rivera        Walk; Lollar to 3B; Callison to 2B
   O      123      97%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Jerry Staley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  V Wertz         Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      96%  J Jensen        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      97%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      97%  G Geiger        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Frank Baumann facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  J Staley        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  L Aparicio      Single to P/Bunt
          1--      98%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Single to LF; Aparicio Scores
   O      1--      99%  E Torgeson      Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  S Lollar        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fox to 2B
   RO     12-      99%  J Callison      Single to CF; Fox Scores/unER; Lollar to 3B; Callison out at 2B/CF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Jerry Staley facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  P Daley         Single to CF
                  Bobby Avila pinch hits for Frank Baumann batting 9th
          1--      97%  B Avila         Single to CF; Daley to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  D Buddin        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
          1--     100%  P Runnels       Single to CF; Avila to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA195906071

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