The largest crowd ever to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watches a nail-biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.
On October 6, 1959 — The largest crowd ever to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watches a nail-biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic. For the first time in World Series history, however, three pitchers combined for a shutout, as Bob Shaw, Billy Pierce and Dick Donovan quieted the Dodgers and their fans 1–0 in Game 5, sending the series back to Chicago. The game’s only run scored in the fourth off starter Sandy Koufax, coming when Nellie Fox scored as Lollar grounded into a double play. To date, this remains the largest crowd in World Series history.
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Chicago White Sox 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
World Series Game 5 Played on Tuesday, October 6, 1959 (D) at LA Memorial Coliseum
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WHITE SOX 1ST: Aparicio was called out on strikes; Fox popped to shortstop; Landis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Gilliam singled to center; Neal popped to shortstop in foul territory [Gilliam to second]; Moon grounded out (pitcher to first); Larker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lollar grounded out (third to first); Kluszewski flied to left; Smith flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Hodges popped to shortstop; Demeter grounded out (third to first); Roseboro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Phillips singled to left; McAnany popped to first; Shaw out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Phillips to second]; Aparicio singled to left [Phillips to third, Aparicio out at second (left to third to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Koufax grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilliam singled to right; Neal singled to left [Gilliam to third]; Moon forced Neal (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Fox singled to right; Landis singled to right [Fox to third]; Lollar grounded into a double play (second to first) [Fox scored (no RBI), Landis out at second]; Kluszewski flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Larker flied to center; Hodges tripled to center; Demeter grounded out (pitcher to first); Roseboro popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Smith struck out; Phillips grounded out (shortstop to first); McAnany walked; Shaw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Koufax struck out; Gilliam singled to center; Gilliam stole second; Neal popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Aparicio singled to center; Fox flied to center; Landis was called out on strikes; Lollar forced Aparicio (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Moon grounded out (second to first); Larker flied to center; Hodges singled to left; Demeter forced Hodges (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Kluszewski flied to left; Smith struck out; Phillips flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Roseboro flied to left; ESSEGIAN BATTED FOR WILLS; Essegian walked; ZIMMER RAN FOR ESSEGIAN; SNIDER BATTED FOR KOUFAX; Snider forced Zimmer (shortstop to second); PODRES RAN FOR SNIDER; Gilliam singled to left [Podres to second]; SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); RIVERA REPLACED MCANANY (PLAYING RF); Shaw threw a wild pitch [Podres to third, Gilliam to second]; Neal flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 8TH: ZIMMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WILLIAMS REPLACED PODRES (PITCHING); Rivera walked; Shaw out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rivera to second]; Aparicio grounded out (second to first) [Rivera to third]; Fox walked; Landis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: Moon singled to center; Larker flied to right; Hodges singled to center [Moon to third, Hodges to second (on throw to 3b)]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR DEMETER; PIERCE REPLACED SHAW (PITCHING); REPULSKI BATTED FOR FAIRLY; Repulski was walked intentionally; FURILLO BATTED FOR ROSEBORO; DONOVAN REPLACED PIERCE (PITCHING); Furillo popped to third; Zimmer flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. WHITE SOX 9TH: REPULSKI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PIGNATANO REPLACED FURILLO (PLAYING C ); MOON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Lollar was called out on strikes; Kluszewski grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 9TH: SHERRY BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Sherry grounded out (third to first); Gilliam grounded out (second to first); Neal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Dodgers 0. Final Totals R H E LOB White Sox 1 5 0 5 Dodgers 0 9 0 11
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