The Chicago White Sox 2 games won in 1959 were both shutouts.
It was Early Wynn as mentioned earlier who did the honours in game 1. Was that game all Chicago!
The White Sox scored twice in the bottom of the first. In the third, the Go-Go Sox started to Go-Go away with this game!
After Jim Landis singled home a run, Ted Kluszewski finished off the Dodgers' Roger Craig with a 2-run blast. 5-0. Chicago was not done yet. Sherman Lollar reached on an error off Chuck Churn. Then a single, double and a fielder's choice scored 3 more. Wynn himself then hit a double to make it 9-0!
Kluszewksi, playing in his first World Series game, hit another 2-run shot in the bottom of the 4th. That concluded the scoring. It should be noted that the Dodgers' Clem Labine, Sandy Koufax and Johnny Klippstein managed to hold Chicago scoreless the rest of the way.
But Early, with some help from Gerry Staley, combined on a 8-hit shutout.
LA woke up and won the next 3 games. And the way a young Sandy Koufax was pitching in game 5, it looked like it was gonna be all over in 5!
1-2-3 went Chicago in the first two innings. It was as if the White Sox were facing a prime Koufax!
Jim Gilliam singled to lead off the game for the Dodgers. But he was stranded at second by Bob Shaw.
In the top of the third, Bubba Phillips stroked the visiting Sox's first hit. Koufax then took care of the next two batters. Luis Aparicio singled Phillips to third, but Luis himself was gunned out trying for second.
The Dodgers also looked like they had something going in the bottom of the frame. A pair of 2-out singles put runners on the corners. Shaw managed to get Wally Moon out to escape that minefield.
The White Sox got the first two men on in the 4th inning. They even managed to plate one of them. But because it was on a double play, no RBI.
Gil Hodges hit a 1-out triple in the bottom of the inning. But the next two Dodgers went down.
Jim McAnany drew a 2-out walk off Koufax in the top of the 5th. But then Koufax K'd starter Bob Shaw.
Gilliam, on his way to 4 hits this afternoon, hit a single in the bottom of the 5th. It was with 2 out. A steal of second base meant a single would tie it. Shaw, again clutch, retired Charlie Neal on a pop-up.
The Sox got a leadoff single by Aparicio in the top of the 6th. Koufax retired the next three Chicago batters.
Los Angeles managed to get a single from Gil Hodges in the bottom of the frame. But nothing more was done by the Dodgers' that inning.
The Sox went 1-2-3 in the top of the 7th.
The Dodgers got runners to second and third in the bottom of the 7th, but again Shaw escaped. Koufax was removed for a pinch-hitter. Somehow I don't think the Sox were going to miss him.
Jim Rivera led off the top of the 8th by drawing a walk of new pitcher Stan Williams. He made it all the way to third, plus Fox drew another walk. Williams retired Jim Landis on a long fly to center.
Wally Moon hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the frame. With 1 out, Gil Hodges got the 9th hit off Shaw. On the throw home to stop Moon from scoring, Hodges took second base.
Billy Pierce came in to pitch to Ron Fairly. But the Dodgers' sent up Rip Repulski to hit for Fairly.
The White Sox then walked Repulski intentionally. Bases loaded!
And another switch: Dick Donovan for Pierce and a veteran in to hit for Johnny Roseboro!
The Dodgers' sent up an ancient hero of the past to hit. Indeed, Carl Furillo! Carl had many great moments from the Dodgers' days in Brooklyn. Here, Furillo was up there to win the game and Series for the Sox. Another great moment for the veteran?
Not quite. Donovan retired him on a harmless pop-up. Don Zimmer ended the inning with a flyball to left.
Stan Williams settled down from his own escape the previous inning and quickly retired the Sox in order in the top of the 9th.
But in the bottom of the frame, a 1-2-3 inning by Donovan earned him the save, and the Sox the shutout!
But the Dodgers won game 6 back in Chicago. I guess that's an okay trade-off for getting blanked twice in the same Fall Classic!
Enders, Eric. 100 years of the World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
'Fonseca, Lew, director. 1959 World Series. Performance by Vince Scully, Major League Baseball Productions, 1959. DVD produced by A&E Home Video.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 06 Jan. 2014.
Snyder, John S. World Series!: Great Moments and Dubious Achievements. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1995. Print.
It was Early Wynn as mentioned earlier who did the honours in game 1. Was that game all Chicago!
The White Sox scored twice in the bottom of the first. In the third, the Go-Go Sox started to Go-Go away with this game!
After Jim Landis singled home a run, Ted Kluszewski finished off the Dodgers' Roger Craig with a 2-run blast. 5-0. Chicago was not done yet. Sherman Lollar reached on an error off Chuck Churn. Then a single, double and a fielder's choice scored 3 more. Wynn himself then hit a double to make it 9-0!
Kluszewksi, playing in his first World Series game, hit another 2-run shot in the bottom of the 4th. That concluded the scoring. It should be noted that the Dodgers' Clem Labine, Sandy Koufax and Johnny Klippstein managed to hold Chicago scoreless the rest of the way.
But Early, with some help from Gerry Staley, combined on a 8-hit shutout.
LA woke up and won the next 3 games. And the way a young Sandy Koufax was pitching in game 5, it looked like it was gonna be all over in 5!
1-2-3 went Chicago in the first two innings. It was as if the White Sox were facing a prime Koufax!
Jim Gilliam singled to lead off the game for the Dodgers. But he was stranded at second by Bob Shaw.
In the top of the third, Bubba Phillips stroked the visiting Sox's first hit. Koufax then took care of the next two batters. Luis Aparicio singled Phillips to third, but Luis himself was gunned out trying for second.
The Dodgers also looked like they had something going in the bottom of the frame. A pair of 2-out singles put runners on the corners. Shaw managed to get Wally Moon out to escape that minefield.
The White Sox got the first two men on in the 4th inning. They even managed to plate one of them. But because it was on a double play, no RBI.
Gil Hodges hit a 1-out triple in the bottom of the inning. But the next two Dodgers went down.
Jim McAnany drew a 2-out walk off Koufax in the top of the 5th. But then Koufax K'd starter Bob Shaw.
Gilliam, on his way to 4 hits this afternoon, hit a single in the bottom of the 5th. It was with 2 out. A steal of second base meant a single would tie it. Shaw, again clutch, retired Charlie Neal on a pop-up.
The Sox got a leadoff single by Aparicio in the top of the 6th. Koufax retired the next three Chicago batters.
Los Angeles managed to get a single from Gil Hodges in the bottom of the frame. But nothing more was done by the Dodgers' that inning.
The Sox went 1-2-3 in the top of the 7th.
The Dodgers got runners to second and third in the bottom of the 7th, but again Shaw escaped. Koufax was removed for a pinch-hitter. Somehow I don't think the Sox were going to miss him.
Jim Rivera led off the top of the 8th by drawing a walk of new pitcher Stan Williams. He made it all the way to third, plus Fox drew another walk. Williams retired Jim Landis on a long fly to center.
Wally Moon hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the frame. With 1 out, Gil Hodges got the 9th hit off Shaw. On the throw home to stop Moon from scoring, Hodges took second base.
Billy Pierce came in to pitch to Ron Fairly. But the Dodgers' sent up Rip Repulski to hit for Fairly.
The White Sox then walked Repulski intentionally. Bases loaded!
And another switch: Dick Donovan for Pierce and a veteran in to hit for Johnny Roseboro!
The Dodgers' sent up an ancient hero of the past to hit. Indeed, Carl Furillo! Carl had many great moments from the Dodgers' days in Brooklyn. Here, Furillo was up there to win the game and Series for the Sox. Another great moment for the veteran?
Not quite. Donovan retired him on a harmless pop-up. Don Zimmer ended the inning with a flyball to left.
Stan Williams settled down from his own escape the previous inning and quickly retired the Sox in order in the top of the 9th.
But in the bottom of the frame, a 1-2-3 inning by Donovan earned him the save, and the Sox the shutout!
But the Dodgers won game 6 back in Chicago. I guess that's an okay trade-off for getting blanked twice in the same Fall Classic!
References
Enders, Eric. 100 years of the World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
'Fonseca, Lew, director. 1959 World Series. Performance by Vince Scully, Major League Baseball Productions, 1959. DVD produced by A&E Home Video.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 06 Jan. 2014.
Snyder, John S. World Series!: Great Moments and Dubious Achievements. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1995. Print.
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