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1959 World Series Game 1 Called by Mel Allen and Byrum Saam The Go-Go Sox win the opener with Ted Kluszewski's two home runs and 5 RBI, and the shutout pitching of Early Wynn and Gerry Staley. Game box score below provided by Retrosheet.org They have a fantastic website, be sure to check it out. |
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LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 3
CHI A 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 x - 11 11 0
BATTING
Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gilliam 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Neal 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
Moon lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Snider cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Demeter cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Larker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Hodges 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Wills ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
Furillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craig p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Churn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Labine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Essegian ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Koufax p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Klippstein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 0 8 0 1 7 24 9
FIELDING -
E: Neal (1), Snider 2 (2).
BATTING -
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Neal (1,2nd base off Wynn/Lollar).
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Aparicio ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Fox 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2
Landis cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 2 3 5 0 0 7 2
Lollar c 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 0
Goodman 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Esposito 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Smith lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0
Rivera rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Wynn p 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Staley p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 36 11 11 9 1 5 27 9
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Aparicio-Fox-Kluszewski.
BATTING -
2B: Fox (1,off Craig); Smith 2 (2,off Churn,off Klippstein); Wynn (1,off Churn).
HR: Kluszewski 2 (2,3rd inning off Craig 1 on 1 out,4th inning off Churn 1
on 0 out).
SF: Lollar (1,off Craig).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Craig L(0-1) 2.1 5 5 5 1 1 1 13
Churn 0.2 5 6 2 0 0 1 9
Labine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Koufax 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
Klippstein 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7
Totals 8 11 11 7 1 5 2 38
Churn faced 2 batters in the 4th inning
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Wynn W(1-0) 7 6 0 0 1 6 0 28
Staley SV(1) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7
Totals 9 8 0 0 1 7 0 35
Wynn faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Frank Dascoli, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Frank Secory,
LF - John Rice, RF - Hal Dixon