Game 1 Mania
Mayor Richard J. Daley and his wife–and their four sons–were in their third-base box. Also attending: Joan Crawford, Orson Welles and Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio.
In other news
That week, a Russian satellite launch drew front-page headlines. Theaters prepared to show “Pillow Talk” with Doris Day and Rock Hudson, who went to New Trier High School. Eagle grocery stores sold six packs of Gettelman’s beer for 88 cents.
Sound familiar?
During the Game 6 pregame player warmups, 53-year-old Antoinette Greene leaped from the bleachers and ran the bases with two policewomen chasing her. Greene rounded first, slid into second, stood up and took third before sliding into home as players gave here a round of applause.
“I just got so excited I couldn’t contain myself,” said Greene, who was arrested. “I wanted to see how fast I could run around those bases.”
We hate L.A.
The Sunday after the Sox lost to one Los Angeles team, the Bears lost to the Los Angeles Rams at Wrigley Field.
More football
In an Oct. 3 college football game, Wisconsin beat Marquette 44-6. On an Oct. 4 NFL game, Cleveland beat the Chicago Cardinals 34-7. Since then, Marquette dropped football, and the Cardinals have finally settled in Arizona.
Thievery
Sox pitcher Barry Latman went to a Blackhawks game. While they were inside, someone broke into his car and stole coats that contained a combined eight Series tickets.
Pack them in
Four thousand standing-room-only tickets went on sale the morning of Game 6 for $4.10 apiece and more than 1,300 bleacher seats were sold for $2 each. Police later discovered 600 people fell victim to a counterfeit scheme and bought bogus tickets.
Say what?
Ticket brokers say fans wanted “$50 to $60” for their tickets. One broker said, “No, we don’t have any tickets, and I’m not paying money like that for them.”
On the air
In 1959, Jack Brickhouse and Vin Scully broadcast the Series on WGN-TV. In 2005, Scully is in his 56th season as the voice of the Dodgers.
Back to work
Sox slugger Ted Kluszewski went back to manage his Cincinnati restaurant, pitcher Gerry Staley worked in the post office in Washington during the holidays, and infielder Billy Goodman returned to sell Florida real estate.
Hope is a good thing
Chicagoan Tony Belcore, 44, was first in line for tickets before the Series began. Before Game 6, he was spotted with a sign that read: “There is a tomorrow. There’s no stopping now. Let’s go all out.”
1959 World Series
Game 1: Sox 11, Dodgers 0
Comiskey Park attendance: 48,013
Game 2: Dodgers 4, Sox 3
Comiskey Park attendance: 47,368
Game 3: Dodgers 3, Sox 1
Memorial Coliseum (see below) attendance: 92,394
Game 4: Dodgers 5, Sox 4
Memorial Coliseum attendance: 92,650
Game 5: Sox 1, Dodgers 0
Memorial Coliseum attendance: 92,706
Game 6: Dodgers 9, Sox 3
Comiskey Park attendance: 47,653
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Edited by Chris Malcolm (ccmalcolm@tribune.com) and Chris Courtney (cdcourtney@tribune.com)
