1959 Chicago White Sox season
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1959 Chicago White Sox season
| 1959 Chicago White Sox 1959 American League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, Bill Veeck | |
| General manager(s) | Johnny Rigney, Chuck Comiskey | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
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The 1959 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 59th season in the major leagues, and its 60th season overall. They finished with a record 94-60, good enough to win the American League championship, five games ahead of the second place Cleveland Indians. It was the team's first pennant since 1919 and would be its last until their championship season of 2005.
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Offseason
- December 1, 1958: 1958 rule 5 draft
- Claude Raymond was drafted by the White Sox from the Milwaukee Braves.[1]
- Lou Skizas was drafted by the White Sox from the Detroit Tigers.[2]
Regular season
In 1959, the team won its first pennant in 40 years, thanks to the efforts of several eventual Hall of Famers – manager Al Lopez, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox (the league MVP), and pitcher Early Wynn, who won the Cy Young Award at a time when only one award was presented for both leagues. Veteran catcher Sherm Lollar provided quiet leadership on and off the field, leading the team in home runs and RBIs.[3] The White Sox also acquired slugger Ted Kluszewski, a local area native, from the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final pennant push. Kluszewski gave the team a much-needed slugger for the stretch run, and he hit nearly .300 for the White Sox in the final month. Lopez had also managed the Cleveland Indians to the World Series in 1954, making him the only manager to interrupt the New York Yankees pennant run between 1949 and 1964.
After the pennant-clinching victory, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, a life-long White Sox fan, ordered his fire chief to set off the city's air raid sirens. Many Chicagoans became fearful and confused since 1959 was the height of the Cold War; however, they relaxed somewhat upon realizing it was part of the White Sox' celebration.[citation needed] The Sox won Game 1 of the World Series 11-0 on the strength of Kluszewski's two home runs, their last postseason home win until 2005. The Los Angeles Dodgers, however, won three of the next four games and captured their first World Series championship since moving to the west coast in 1958. 92,706 fans witnessed Game 5 of the World Series at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the most ever to attend a World Series game, or for that matter any non-exhibition major league baseball game. The White Sox won that game 1-0 over the Dodgers' 23-year-old pitcher Sandy Koufax, but the Dodgers clinched the series by beating the Sox 9-3 two days later at Comiskey Park.
Fox became the last player in the 20th century to have five hits on Opening Day.[4]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Chicago White Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 |
| New York Yankees | 79 | 75 | .513 | 15 |
| Detroit Tigers | 76 | 78 | .494 | 18 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 80 | .481 | 20 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 66 | 88 | .429 | 28 |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 91 | .409 | 31 |
Notable transactions
- May 1, 1959: Lou Skizas and Don Rudolph were traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Del Ennis.[2]
- May 2, 1959: Ray Boone was traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics for Harry Simpson.[5]
- May 11, 1959: Claude Raymond was returned by the White Sox to the Milwaukee Braves.[1]
Opening Day lineup
- Luis Aparicio, ss
- Nellie Fox, 2b
- Jim Landis, cf
- Sherm Lollar, c
- Norm Cash, 1b
- Al Smith, rf
- Johnny Callison, lf
- Bubba Phillips, 3b
- Billy Pierce, p
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position[6]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg | HR | RBI | SB |
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| C | Sherm Lollar | 140 | 505 | 63 | 134 | .265 | 22 | 84 | 4 |
| 1B | Earl Torgeson | 127 | 277 | 40 | 61 | .220 | 9 | 45 | 7 |
| 2B | Nellie Fox | 156 | 624 | 84 | 191 | .306 | 2 | 70 | 5 |
| 3B | Bubba Phillips | 117 | 379 | 43 | 100 | .264 | 5 | 40 | 1 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 152 | 612 | 98 | 157 | .257 | 6 | 51 | 56 |
| LF | Al Smith | 129 | 472 | 65 | 112 | .235 | 17 | 55 | 7 |
| CF | Jim Landis | 149 | 515 | 78 | 140 | .272 | 5 | 60 | 20 |
| RF | Jim McAnany | 67 | 210 | 22 | 58 | .276 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Billy Goodman | 104 | 268 | 21 | 67 | .250 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Jim Rivera | 80 | 177 | 18 | 39 | .220 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| Johnny Romano | 53 | 126 | 20 | 37 | .294 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Johnny Callison | 49 | 104 | 12 | 18 | .173 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Norm Cash | 58 | 104 | 16 | 25 | .240 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 31 | 101 | 11 | 30 | .297 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Del Ennis | 26 | 96 | 10 | 21 | .219 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Harry Simpson | 38 | 75 | 5 | 14 | .187 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito | 69 | 66 | 12 | 11 | .167 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Earl Battey | 26 | 64 | 9 | 14 | .219 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Doby | 21 | 58 | 1 | 14 | .241 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Ray Boone | 9 | 21 | 3 | 5 | .238 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ron Jackson | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | .214 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lou Skizas | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hicks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. C. Martin | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Mueller | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Early Wynn | 37 | 255.2 | 22 | 10 | 3.17 | 179 |
| Billy Pierce | 34 | 224 | 14 | 15 | 3.62 | 114 |
| Dick Donovan | 31 | 179.2 | 9 | 10 | 3.66 | 71 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bob Shaw | 47 | 230.2 | 18 | 6 | 2.69 | 89 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Gerry Staley | 67 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 2.24 | 54 |
| Turk Lown | 60 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2.89 | 63 |
| Rudy Arias | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.09 | 28 |
| Claude Raymond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
1959 World Series
NL Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs. AL Chicago White Sox (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Dodgers – 0, White Sox – 11 | October 1 | Comiskey Park | 48,013 |
| 2 | Dodgers – 4, White Sox – 3 | October 2 | Comiskey Park | 47,368 |
| 3 | White Sox – 1, Dodgers – 3 | October 4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 92,394 |
| 4 | White Sox – 4, Dodgers – 5 | October 5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 92,650 |
| 5 | White Sox – 1, Dodgers – 0 | October 6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 92,706 |
| 6 | Dodgers – 9, White Sox – 3 | October 8 | Comiskey Park | 47,653 |
Awards and honors
- Nellie Fox, American League MVP.[7] Luis Aparicio, second place in MVP voting.[7]
- Early Wynn, Cy Young Award[8]
- Nellie Fox, Gold Glove Award[9]
- Luis Aparicio, Gold Glove Award[9]
- Sherm Lollar, Gold Glove Award[9]
- Al Lopez, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year[10]
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | American Association | Walker Cooper |
| A | Charleston ChaSox | Sally League | Skeeter Scalzi |
| B | Lincoln Chiefs | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Ira Hutchinson |
| C | Duluth-Superior Dukes | Northern League | George Noga |
| D | Clinton C-Sox | Midwest League | Johnny Hutchings |
| D | Holdrege White Sox | Nebraska State League | Frank Parenti |
Notes
- ^ a b Claude Raymond page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Lou Skizas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Grosshandler, Stan (October 1979). Sam Esposito Recalls White Sox Pennant Year. 38. ISSN 0005-609X. http://books.google.com/books?id=qzQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79&dq=sherm+lollar#v=onepage&q=sherm%20lollar&f=false.
- ^ "SI.com". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/.
- ^ Ray Boone page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1959.shtml
- ^ a b 1959 MVP award voting results at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1959 Cy Young Award voting results at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b c American League Gold Glove winners at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Lopez at Baseball Almanac
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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| Preceded by New York Yankees 1958 |
American League Champions 1959 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1960 |
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