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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 8, 1928 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 8, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sarge Connally |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Morris |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Mostil | Right Fielder |
Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
Alex Metzler | Center Fielder |
Bill Barrett | Second Baseman |
Bibb Falk | Left Fielder |
Bud Clancy | First Baseman |
Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
Harry McCurdy | Catcher |
Sarge Connally | Pitcher |
Ray Schalk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ira Flagstead | Center Fielder |
Phil Todt | First Baseman |
Buddy Myer | Third Baseman |
Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
Doug Taitt | Right Fielder |
Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
Johnnie Heving | Catcher |
Ed Morris | Pitcher |
Bill Carrigan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1928
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Morris
Mostil strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Morris
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Morris
Metzler hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Connally
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Connally
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clancy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Todt for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Connally
Myer hits a fly ball into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Morris
Falk hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clancy vs. Morris
Clancy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Connally
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Connally
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clancy fields the ball and throws to Connally covering. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taitt vs. Connally
Taitt hits a line drive into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. Connally
Gerber hits a popup in front of the plate. McCurdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heving vs. Connally
Heving hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. There goes Regan trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Morris
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCurdy vs. Morris
McCurdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Connally vs. Morris
Connally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Connally
Morris strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Connally
Flagstead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Falk. Flagstead reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Connally
Todt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myer vs. Connally
Myer hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Connally
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Morris
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Morris
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Morris
Metzler hits a line drive into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Connally
Regan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taitt vs. Connally
Taitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Regan moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. Connally
McCurdy fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McCurdy. Regan scores. Taitt moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerber vs. Connally
Gerber bunts towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. Taitt moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heving vs. Connally
Heving hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCurdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Connally
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Morris
Falk strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clancy vs. Morris
Clancy bunts towards third. Myer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Morris
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Connally
Flagstead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Connally
There's a wild pitch. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Connally
Todt bunts towards the mound. Connally fields it and throws to first for the out. Flagstead moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myer vs. Connally
Myer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Connally
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Regan vs. Connally
Regan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taitt vs. Connally
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCurdy vs. Morris
McCurdy is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Morris
Randy Moore pinch hits for Sarge Connally.
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mostil vs. Morris
Mostil hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cissell vs. Morris
Cissell hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Adkins
Grady Adkins now pitching.
Gerber hits a line drive into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Adkins
Heving hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mostil who is chasing the ball. Heving reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Adkins
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adkins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heving scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Adkins
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Morris
Metzler hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Morris
Falk bunts towards first. Todt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Todt. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clancy vs. Morris
Clancy hits a fly ball towards center. Flagstead settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Flagstead. Falk goes all the way around to score. Clancy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kamm vs. Morris
Kamm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heving settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Adkins
Todt strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Adkins
Myer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Adkins
There goes Myer. The throw from McCurdy and he is safe. Myer steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Adkins
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Regan vs. Adkins
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCurdy vs. Morris
McCurdy hits a line drive into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Morris
Adkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Morris
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Adkins
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Adkins
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Adkins
Heving hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Morris
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Morris
Metzler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Morris
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzler moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Falk vs. Morris
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/1928 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Mostil J, rf 3 0 0 0 Flagstead I, cf 4 2 2 0 Cissell B, ss 4 0 1 0 Todt P, 1b 3 0 1 1 Metzler A, cf 4 0 1 0 Myer B, 3b 4 0 2 1 Barrett B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Williams K, lf 3 1 1 0 Falk B, lf 4 1 0 0 Regan B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Clancy B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Taitt D, rf 4 0 1 0 Kamm W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gerber W, ss 3 0 0 0 McCurdy H, c 3 0 0 0 Heving J, c 4 1 2 1 Connally S, p 1 0 0 0 Morris E, p 3 0 1 1 Moore R, ph 1 0 1 0 Adkins G, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 0 31 5 11 4 Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1 Boston 011 111 00x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Connally S (L) 5.0 8 4 3 2 1 Adkins G 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Morris E (W) 9.0 4 1 0 0 4 E -- McCurdy H, Todt P, Flagstead I DP -- Chicago 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Chicago 4, Boston 6 2B -- Flagstead I, Moore R 3B -- Heving J SB -- Myer B SH -- Gerber W, Todt P SF -- Mostil J WP -- Connally S T -- 1:42 A -- 0
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