World Series-bound teams always seem to do amazing things that no one else can do that year. That's why they make (and sometimes win) the Fall Classic.
The 1959 Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs on 1 hit in the top of the 7th inning in a game, April 22, 1959. The victims were the Kansas City Athletics.
It was 8-6 Chicago when the fatal inning started. Then all hell broke lose via 1 hit. Poor Kansas pitcher Tom Gorman!
Ray Boone, who had entered the game earlier as a pinch hitter, got the inning started by reaching on an error by shortstop Joe DeMaestri. Then, if you can believe it, Al Smith reached on an error. On an attempt to bunt Boone to second, Smith laid it down on the left side of the infield. Kansas third basemen Hal Smith made a boo boo! Wow! Just let the other team self-destruct, why don't you?
Johnny Callison hit a single to right. And of course, that was the only hit in the inning. It scored Boone. On a bad throw by Roger Maris, Smith also scored. Johnny made it all the way to third. Three straight errors by Kansas. And nobody out!
Luis Aparicio drew a walk off Gorman, who wasn't exactly to blame for all this. Aparicio then stole second and starting pitcher Bob Shaw drew the second walk of the inning off Gorman. But Gorman had allowed just 1 hit, don't forget! But now, with two runs already in, the bases were loaded and there were no outs.
It was pinch hitter Earl Torgeson who Gorman fell behind, which lead to him being yanked in favour of Mark Freeman. Freeman threw the 4th ball to Torgeson, but the BB was credited to Gorman. 3 runs had scored on just 1 hit, 3 walks and 3 errors at this point. It was now 11-6, White Sox.
Nellie Fox drew the 4th walk of the inning to scored another run. Jim Landis then made the first out of the inning when he hit into a force at home. The bases were still loaded, however. The Athletics needed a double play!
They didn't get it, of course, and what the got was more walks. Sherman Lollar drew the 5th walk of the inning to force in another run. George Burnet, who pitched forever, came in to put out the fire. He brought in more gasoline, however. 12-6, Chicago.
Ray Boone, who started this carnage when he reached on an error, walked. That scored another run. As too, did a walk to Al Smith. A nice comfortable 8-run lead! Chicago was not done.
Callison was hit by a pitch to score the 7th Chicago run of the inning and 16th overall in the game. Louis Skizas came in to pinch run. Aparicio drew a walk to score another run. Shaw fanned for the 2nd out of the inning. The White Sox were still not done, however!
Bubba Phillips pinch hit and drew the innings' 9th walk and score Smith. The score was now 18-6 in favour of Chicago.
Nellie Fox drew a walk to score the innings' 11th run. Landis hit a come-backer that Brunet tossed to first to end the inning.
11 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 3 men left on base.
Yep, 11 runs in 1 inning on 1 hit. That's baseball for you!
References
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. Retrosheet. Web. 1 Jan. 2018. <www.retrosheet.org>.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 1 Jan. 2018.
The 1959 Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs on 1 hit in the top of the 7th inning in a game, April 22, 1959. The victims were the Kansas City Athletics.
It was 8-6 Chicago when the fatal inning started. Then all hell broke lose via 1 hit. Poor Kansas pitcher Tom Gorman!
Ray Boone, who had entered the game earlier as a pinch hitter, got the inning started by reaching on an error by shortstop Joe DeMaestri. Then, if you can believe it, Al Smith reached on an error. On an attempt to bunt Boone to second, Smith laid it down on the left side of the infield. Kansas third basemen Hal Smith made a boo boo! Wow! Just let the other team self-destruct, why don't you?
Johnny Callison hit a single to right. And of course, that was the only hit in the inning. It scored Boone. On a bad throw by Roger Maris, Smith also scored. Johnny made it all the way to third. Three straight errors by Kansas. And nobody out!
Luis Aparicio drew a walk off Gorman, who wasn't exactly to blame for all this. Aparicio then stole second and starting pitcher Bob Shaw drew the second walk of the inning off Gorman. But Gorman had allowed just 1 hit, don't forget! But now, with two runs already in, the bases were loaded and there were no outs.
It was pinch hitter Earl Torgeson who Gorman fell behind, which lead to him being yanked in favour of Mark Freeman. Freeman threw the 4th ball to Torgeson, but the BB was credited to Gorman. 3 runs had scored on just 1 hit, 3 walks and 3 errors at this point. It was now 11-6, White Sox.
Nellie Fox drew the 4th walk of the inning to scored another run. Jim Landis then made the first out of the inning when he hit into a force at home. The bases were still loaded, however. The Athletics needed a double play!
They didn't get it, of course, and what the got was more walks. Sherman Lollar drew the 5th walk of the inning to force in another run. George Burnet, who pitched forever, came in to put out the fire. He brought in more gasoline, however. 12-6, Chicago.
Ray Boone, who started this carnage when he reached on an error, walked. That scored another run. As too, did a walk to Al Smith. A nice comfortable 8-run lead! Chicago was not done.
Callison was hit by a pitch to score the 7th Chicago run of the inning and 16th overall in the game. Louis Skizas came in to pinch run. Aparicio drew a walk to score another run. Shaw fanned for the 2nd out of the inning. The White Sox were still not done, however!
Bubba Phillips pinch hit and drew the innings' 9th walk and score Smith. The score was now 18-6 in favour of Chicago.
Nellie Fox drew a walk to score the innings' 11th run. Landis hit a come-backer that Brunet tossed to first to end the inning.
11 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 3 men left on base.
Yep, 11 runs in 1 inning on 1 hit. That's baseball for you!
References
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. Retrosheet. Web. 1 Jan. 2018. <www.retrosheet.org>.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 1 Jan. 2018.
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