August 27, 1959
The Chicago White Sox exploded for 22 runs in their game against the Boston Red Sox today. The final score was 22-3. It was the most runs scored by any team in a game in MLB this year. It was also the most lopsided win for any team this year.
BOXSCORE: 1959 Boston Red Sox At 1959 Chicago White Sox 8/27/1959
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
P.Green 2B 5 0 0 0 .156 L.Aparicio SS 4 2 3 3 .237
G.Geiger CF 5 0 0 0 .212 N.Fox 2B 6 3 3 1 .316
T.Williams LF 4 0 0 0 .223 J.Landis CF 6 2 2 1 .276
G.Stephens RF 4 1 2 0 .237 J.Romano C 5 4 3 3 .309
V.Wertz 1B 4 0 1 0 .335 T.Kluszewski 1B 6 3 4 4 .667
F.Malzone 3B 3 0 1 1 .292 A.Smith LF 4 3 2 2 .210
S.White C 4 0 1 0 .301 B.Phillips 3B 5 3 3 4 .291
D.Buddin SS 3 1 1 1 .250 J.McAnany RF 6 2 5 3 .361
F.Baumann P 0 0 0 0 .077 B.Latman P 2 0 0 0 .133
E.Wilson P 2 1 1 0 .167 G.Staley P 1 0 0 0 .167
A.Schroll P 0 0 0 0 .538
L.Kiely P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-P.Runnels PH 1 0 0 0 .319
M.Fornieles P 0 0 0 0 .200
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Totals 35 3 7 2 Totals 45 22 25 21
A-Pinch Hit For Kiely In 8th Inning
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 3 7 1
White Sox....... 7 2 0 0 0 1 10 2 - 22 25 1
Red Sox (59-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Baumann LOSS(8-5) 0 4 7 7 3 0 0 3.96
E.Wilson 5 5 2 2 1 3 1 5.31
A.Schroll 1 1/3 5 5 5 1 0 0 5.45
L.Kiely 0 2/3 7 6 6 0 0 1 6.02
M.Fornieles 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 2.93
Totals 8 25 22 22 5 3 2
White Sox (72-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Latman WIN(6-8) 6 5 2 1 3 5 1 4.15
G.Staley SAVE(6th) 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.22
Totals 9 7 3 2 4 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 28,609 DATE- Thursday, August 27th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9 White Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 White Sox: 0
ERRORS- T.Williams, L.Aparicio
DOUBLES- V.Wertz(15th), F.Malzone(34th), E.Wilson, L.Aparicio(9th),
J.Landis(24th), T.Kluszewski(1st), B.Phillips(30th)
HOME RUNS- D.Buddin(13th), J.Romano(6th), T.Kluszewski(1st)
RBIs- F.Malzone(78th), D.Buddin(56th), L.Aparicio-3(41st), N.Fox(46th),
J.Landis(61st), J.Romano-3(35th), T.Kluszewski-4(4th), A.Smith-2(47th),
B.Phillips-4(42nd), J.McAnany-3(27th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Geiger(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Latman, G.Staley-2
WALKS- T.Williams, F.Malzone, D.Buddin, A.Schroll, L.Aparicio-2, J.Romano,
A.Smith, B.Phillips
HIT BY PITCH- A.Smith
STRIKE OUTS- P.Green-2, G.Geiger-2, T.Williams-2, D.Buddin, J.Romano,
T.Kluszewski, J.McAnany
BALKS- B.Latman
WILD PITCHES- E.Wilson, B.Latman
PASSED BALLS- J.Romano
2-out RBI- T.Kluszewski, L.Aparicio, A.Smith, J.McAnany
RLISP 2-out- V.Wertz, N.Fox, S.White-2, L.Aparicio-2, A.Smith, P.Runnels,
G.Staley
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 8 White Sox: 13 for 17
First baseman Ted Kluszewski had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Chicago White Sox
ballclub embarrassed the Boston Red Sox by the count of 22 to 3.
Kluszewski made sure the Chicago fans enjoyed themselves. He hit a single
which scored a run in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 2nd
inning, doubled resulting in a run in the 6th inning and lined a one-base hit
in the 7th inning. Chicago lit up the scoreboard in the 1st inning which saw
them score 7 runs on 6 hits and the 7th inning with 10 runs on 10 hits.
Chicago had 25 hits overall, while Boston had 7.
Barry Latman(6-8) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Latman got help
from Gerry Staley who was credited with his 6th save. Frank Baumann(8-5)
absorbed the loss.