LAN @ CHA

October 08, 1959

Final Score: LAN 9 - CHA 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Comiskey Park I
Attendance
47,653
Game Duration
153 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Larry Sherry
Losing Pitcher
Early Wynn

Umpires

Home Plate
Frank Dascoli
First Base
Eddie Hurley
Second Base
Frank Secory
Third Base
Bill Summers

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Cloudy
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
tolf

Line Score

LAN @ CHA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LAN 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 9 13 0
CHA 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1

LAN Batting

LAN @ CHA — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Demeter 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Chuck Essegian 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000
Ron Fairly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Gilliam 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil Hodges 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Norm Larker 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wally Moon 4 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Charlie Neal 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .600
Johnny Podres 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
John Roseboro 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Sherry 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Duke Snider 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Maury Wills 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 38 9 13 9 4 4 2 0 3 0 .342

CHA Batting

LAN @ CHA — CHA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Luis Aparicio 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Norm Cash 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nellie Fox 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Billy Goodman 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Kluszewski 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Jim Landis 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Sherm Lollar 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Turk Lown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim McAnany 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bubba Phillips 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Billy Pierce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Romano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Smith 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gerry Staley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Torgeson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Early Wynn 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 4 2 2 0 1 0 .188

LAN Pitching

LAN @ CHA — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Podres - 3.1 2 3 3 3 1 1 8.10
Larry Sherry (W) W 5.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 3 3 4 2 1 3.00

CHA Pitching

LAN @ CHA — CHA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dick Donovan - 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 0.00
Turk Lown - 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ray Moore - 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 9.00
Billy Pierce - 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Gerry Staley - 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Early Wynn (L) L 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 13.50
Team Totals 9.0 13 9 9 4 4 3 9.00

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago White Sox, October 8, 1959

Playing on the road, the Los Angeles Dodgers won 9-3 over the Chicago White Sox on October 8, 1959, a World Series game. The 9-3 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records a crowd of 47,653, a game time of 153 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give cloudy skies. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored in the third, fourth, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 6-run fourth. All of the Chicago White Sox scoring came in one inning, 3 runs in the fourth. Hits were 13 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and 6 for the Chicago White Sox, with 0 and 1 errors. Larry Sherry was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 5.2 innings. The loss was charged to Early Wynn after 3.1 innings and 5 runs. The Chicago White Sox used Dick Donovan, Turk Lown, Ray Moore, Billy Pierce, and Gerry Staley on the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers' top hitter was Charlie Neal, 3 for 5, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Chuck Essegian, Wally Moon, and Duke Snider also homered for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Chicago White Sox's top hitter was Ted Kluszewski, 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 3 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Frank Dascoli.

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