CHA @ LAN

October 04, 1959

Final Score: CHA 1 - LAN 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance
92,394
Game Duration
153 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Don Drysdale
Losing Pitcher
Dick Donovan
Save
Larry Sherry

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
80°F
Sky
Sunny
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

CHA @ LAN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 0
LAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x 3 5 0

CHA Batting

CHA @ LAN — CHA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Luis Aparicio 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500
Norm Cash 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Dick Donovan 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Sammy Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nellie Fox 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Billy Goodman 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Ted Kluszewski 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jim Landis 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .200
Sherm Lollar 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jim Rivera 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Smith 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Gerry Staley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 1 12 0 4 8 0 0 0 1 .353

LAN Batting

CHA @ LAN — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Don Demeter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Drysdale 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Fairly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carl Furillo 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jim Gilliam 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gil Hodges 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Norm Larker 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Wally Moon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Charlie Neal 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
John Roseboro 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Sherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maury Wills 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 27 3 5 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 .185

CHA Pitching

CHA @ LAN — CHA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dick Donovan (L) L 6.2 2 2 2 2 5 0 2.70
Gerry Staley - 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
Team Totals 8.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 3.38

LAN Pitching

CHA @ LAN — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Drysdale (W) W 7.0 11 1 1 4 5 0 1.29
Larry Sherry (SV) SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 12 1 1 4 8 0 1.00

Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 4, 1959

On October 4, 1959, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in a World Series game. The game information lists attendance of 92,394, a running time of 153 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give 80 degrees and sunny skies. The Chicago White Sox's only run came in the eighth inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers' runs came in the seventh and eighth innings, 2 of them in the seventh. Hits were 12 for the Chicago White Sox and 5 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 0 and 0 errors. Don Drysdale was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 11 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Dick Donovan after 6.2 innings and 2 runs. Larry Sherry earned the save. Don Drysdale led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. Nellie Fox led the Chicago White Sox at the plate: 3 for 4. The Los Angeles Dodgers' top hitter was Charlie Neal, 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Carl Furillo drove in 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Behind the plate was umpire Eddie Hurley.

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