1959 World Series

vs. 1959 World Series (4-2) Los Angeles Dodgers (88-68, NL) over Chicago White Sox (94-60, AL) BR 1959 World Series Summary

Introduction

In the 1959 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2, to win their first world championship since moving from Brooklyn in 1958­, and only the second in team history. It was the first World Series to feature games on the West Coast, and the first without a team from New York City since 1948. The White Sox were returning to the Fall Classic for the first time since their ignominous loss i the Black Sox Scandal-tainted 1919 World Series.

Chuck Essegian hit two pinch hit home runs in the World Series. It still stands as a World Series record. It was tied in 1975 by Bernie Carbo of the Boston Red Sox.

Umpires

• Bill Summers (AL), Frank Dascoli (NL), Eddie Hurley (AL), Frank Secory (NL), John Rice (AL - outfield only), Hal Dixon (NL - outfield only)

Results

Game 1 @ Comiskey Park

Thu, Oct 1st - Chicago, IL

White Sox: 11, Dodgers: 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
White Sox	2	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	-	11	11	0
WP: Early Wynn (1-0), LP: Roger Craig (0-1), SV: Gerry Staley (1)

• Attendance: 48,013

Game 2 @ Comiskey Park

Fri, Oct 2nd - Chicago, IL

Dodgers: 4, White Sox: 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	4	9	1
'White Sox	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	0
WP: Johnny Podres (1-0), LP: Bob Shaw (0-1), SV: Larry Sherry (1)

• Attendance: 47,368

Game 3 @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Scene from a newsreel showing the first World Series game on the West Coast

Another scene from the newsreel

Sun, Oct 4th - Los Angeles, CA

Dodgers: 3, White Sox: 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	0
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-	3	5	0
WP: Don Drysdale (1-0), LP: Dick Donovan (0-1), SV: Larry Sherry (2)

• Attendance: 92,394

Game 4 @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Mon, Oct 5th - Los Angeles, CA

Dodgers: 5, White Sox: 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	10	3
Dodgers	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	-	5	9	0
WP: Larry Sherry (1-0), LP: Gerry Staley (0-1)

• Attendance: 92,650

Game 5 @ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Tues, Oct 6th - Los Angeles, CA

White Sox: 1, Dodgers: 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
WP: Bob Shaw (1-0), LP: Sandy Koufax (0-1)

• Attendance: 92,706

Game 6 @ Comiskey Park

Thu, Oct 8th - Chicago, IL

Dodgers: 9, White Sox: 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	9	13	0
White Sox	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	1
WP: Larry Sherry (2-0), LP: Early Wynn (0-1)

• Attendance: 47,653

Series MVP

• Larry Sherry

MVP	G	W-L	ERA	IP	H	BB	SO	SV	CG
Larry Sherry	4	2-0	0.71	12.2	8	2	5	2	0

Further Reading

• Charles N. Billington: Comiskey Park’s Last World Series: A History of the 1959 Chicago White Sox, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4766-7685-2
• Brian M. Endsley: Bums No More: The 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers, World Champions of Baseball, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-3919-5
• Lew Freedman: Early Wynn, the Go-Go White Sox and the 1959 World Series, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-4442-7
• Bruce A. Rubenstein: Chicago in the World Series, 1903-2005: The Cubs and White Sox in Championship Play, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2006.
• Don Zminda, ed.: Go-Go to Glory: The 1959 Chicago White Sox, SABR, ACTA Sports, Skokie, IL, 2009.

External Sites

• Universal newsreel showing portions of the game

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