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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 12, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 12, 1953 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Fornieles |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Art Passarella |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | Left Fielder |
| Al Smith | Right Fielder |
| Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
| Luke Easter | First Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| George Strickland | Shortstop |
| Owen Friend | Second Baseman |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
| Bud Sheely | Catcher |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Fornieles | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 12, 1953
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Fornieles
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fornieles
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Fornieles
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Fornieles
Easter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Houtteman
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Houtteman
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fox moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Houtteman
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox scores. Fain moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivera vs. Houtteman
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Fain scores. Minoso scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Houtteman
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sheely vs. Houtteman
Sheely hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Friend reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Fornieles
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Fornieles
Ginsberg hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Strickland hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Fornieles
Friend hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Houtteman
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fornieles vs. Houtteman
Fornieles bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Houtteman
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Hoskins
Dave Hoskins now pitching.
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Easter fields the ball and throws to Hoskins covering. Safe. Fox moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Hoskins
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. Fain scores. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Wight
Bill Wight now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Minoso scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Wight
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Wight
Mele is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sheely vs. Wight
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Fornieles
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Fornieles
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fornieles
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Wight
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Wight
Fornieles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Wight
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Strickland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Wight
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Friend scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Fornieles
Rosen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Easter vs. Fornieles
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easter for the out. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Fornieles
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doby for the out. Rosen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ginsberg vs. Fornieles
Ginsberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rosen scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Strickland hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Wight
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Wight
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Wight
Rivera bunts towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Minoso moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mele vs. Wight
Mele is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lollar vs. Hooper
Bob Hooper now pitching. Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Bud Sheely.
Lollar hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Fornieles
Sherm Lollar now catching.
Friend hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Fornieles
Hooper strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Fornieles
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fornieles
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Hooper
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fornieles vs. Hooper
Fornieles bunts towards the mound. Hooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Hooper
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Hooper
The ball gets by Ginsberg for a passed ball. Carrasquel moves to third. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fain vs. Hooper
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Strickland misplays the ball. That's an error on Strickland. Carrasquel scores. Fox scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Hooper
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Hooper
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Hooper
Fred Marsh pinch runs for Bob Elliott.
There goes Marsh. The throw from Ginsberg and he is out, Friend applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Fornieles
Fred Marsh now playing third base.
Rosen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Rosen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Easter vs. Fornieles
Easter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rosen scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Fornieles
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Fornieles
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Strickland hits a line drive towards third. Marsh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Hooper
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Hooper
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Hooper
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Hooper
Carrasquel is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fornieles vs. Hooper
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Friend vs. Fornieles
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glynn vs. Fornieles
Bill Glynn pinch hits for Bob Hooper.
Glynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Fornieles
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brissie
Lou Brissie now pitching.
Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Brissie
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Minoso vs. Brissie
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marsh vs. Brissie
Marsh strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Brissie
Rivera hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Doby. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Doby throws the ball in to Friend who relays the ball to Rosen who tags Rivera trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fain scores. Minoso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Brissie
Mele strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fornieles
Vern Stephens now playing shortstop.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Fornieles
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Fornieles
Easter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Brissie
Lollar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Brissie
Stephens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Lollar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fornieles vs. Brissie
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Brissie
Fox hits a line drive towards first. Easter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Brissie
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brissie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Fornieles
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Fornieles
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strickland vs. Fornieles
Strickland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Friend vs. Fornieles
Friend hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/12/1953, game 1 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Kennedy B, lf 4 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 5 4 2 0
Smith A, rf 3 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 5 4 2 2
Rosen A, 3b 3 2 1 0 Minoso M, lf 5 3 4 1
Easter L, 1b 4 0 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 3 4
Doby L, cf 3 0 0 0 Marsh F, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, c 4 0 1 1 Rivera J, cf 4 0 3 4
Strickland G, ss 4 0 1 0 Mele S, rf 3 0 1 0
Friend O, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sheely B, c 2 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0 Lollar S, ph-c 3 1 1 0
Hoskins D, p 0 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 2 2 1 0
Wight B, p 1 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 1 0 1 1
Hooper B, p 1 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 3 0 1 0
Glynn B, ph 1 0 1 0
Brissie L, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 6 2 38 14 19 12
Cleveland 000 101 000 -- 2
Chicago 340 030 31x -- 14
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L) 1.1 5 6 6 2 0
Hoskins D* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Wight B 2.0 3 0 0 2 1
Hooper B 2.2 3 3 0 2 0
Brissie L 2.0 6 4 4 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Fornieles M (W) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Strickland G 2
DP -- Cleveland 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Chicago 9
2B -- Rivera J 2, Fox N, Stephens V
3B -- Rosen A
CS -- Marsh F
SH -- Fornieles M 2, Rivera J
WP -- Wight B
PB -- Ginsberg J
T -- 2:31
A -- 0
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