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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1929
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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 June 8, 1929 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1929 |
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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 | June 8, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Lyons |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Russell |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 9,000 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alex Metzler | Left Fielder |
Art Shires | First Baseman |
Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Johnny Watwood | Center Fielder |
Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
John Kerr | Second Baseman |
Moe Berg | Catcher |
Ted Lyons | Pitcher |
Lena Blackburne | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Narleski | Shortstop |
Jack Rothrock | Center Fielder |
Russ Scarritt | Left Fielder |
Bill Barrett | Right Fielder |
Bob Barrett | Third Baseman |
Phil Todt | First Baseman |
Grant Gillis | Second Baseman |
Charlie Berry | Catcher |
Jack Russell | Pitcher |
Bill Carrigan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 8, 1929
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Russell
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Narleski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Russell
Shires hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Russell
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Lyons
Narleski 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: ---
Rothrock vs. Lyons
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood. Rothrock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scarritt vs. Lyons
Scarritt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Lyons
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Russell
Watwood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Russell
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock 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: 1--
Cissell vs. Russell
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Russell
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Narleski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Lyons
Barrett hits a line drive towards short. Cissell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Lyons
Todt hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lyons 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: ---
Gillis vs. Lyons
Gillis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Russell
Berg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyons vs. Russell
Lyons bunts in front of the plate. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Berg moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzler vs. Russell
Metzler hits a fly ball into left field. Scarritt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shires vs. Russell
Shires hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Berg scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Russell
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watwood vs. Russell
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lyons
Berry 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lyons
Russell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Lyons
Narleski hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Russell
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Russell
Cissell hits a popup towards short. Narleski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Russell
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Russell
Berg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lyons vs. Russell
There goes Berg. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Berg steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lyons vs. Russell
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lyons for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Lyons
Rothrock hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Lyons
Scarritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lyons
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Lyons
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Russell
Metzler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Russell
Shires hits a popup towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Russell
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rothrock throws the ball in to Gillis who tags Reynolds trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Metzler moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watwood vs. Russell
Watwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kamm vs. Russell
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kamm vs. Russell
Kamm hits a fly ball into left field. Scarritt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Lyons
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shires scoops it up and throws to first, with Lyons covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillis vs. Lyons
Gillis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lyons
Berry 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, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Russell
Cissell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Russell
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cissell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berg vs. Russell
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berg vs. Russell
Berg hits a ball on the ground into left field. Scarritt picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scarritt. Cissell scores. Kerr scores. Berg moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lyons vs. Russell
Lyons hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Bayne
Bill Bayne now pitching.
Metzler hits a fly ball into center field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Bayne
Shires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gillis misplays the ball. That's an error on Gillis. Lyons moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Bayne
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watwood vs. Bayne
Watwood strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. Lyons
Bayne strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narleski vs. Lyons
Narleski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Lyons
Rothrock strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Bayne
Casper Asbjornson now catching.
Kamm hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Bayne
The ball gets by Asbjornson for a passed ball. Kamm moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cissell vs. Bayne
Cissell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Bayne
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kamm tags and moves to third. Cissell tags and moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berg vs. Bayne
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt has Kamm trapped. There's the throw to Asbjornson and over to Barrett, who tags Kamm for the out. Cissell moves to third. Berg moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lyons vs. Bayne
Lyons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cissell scores. Berg scores. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Bayne
Metzler hits a fly ball into right field. Barrett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Lyons
Scarritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigelow vs. Lyons
Elliot Bigelow pinch hits for Bill Barrett.
Bigelow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lyons
Ken Williams pinch hits for Bob Barrett.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Lyons
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cissell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Bayne
Elliot Bigelow now playing right field. Bobby Reeves now playing third base.
Shires is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Bayne
Bud Clancy pinch runs for Art Shires.
Reynolds hits a fly ball towards left. Scarritt catches it and throws to Narleski who relays to Todt to double up Clancy. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Bayne
Watwood hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Bayne
Kamm hits a popup in front of the plate. Asbjornson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillis vs. Lyons
Bud Clancy now playing first base.
Gillis hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asbjornson vs. Lyons
Asbjornson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. Lyons
Bayne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narleski vs. Lyons
Narleski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Bayne
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bayne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bayne
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Bayne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Bayne
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bayne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Lyons
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarritt vs. Lyons
Scarritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bigelow vs. Lyons
Bigelow hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood. Bigelow reaches second base with a double. Scarritt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reeves vs. Lyons
Reeves hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bigelow scores. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Lyons
Todt hits a popup towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Lyons
Bill Regan pinch hits for Grant Gillis.
Regan hits a line drive into left field. Metzler picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metzler. Reeves moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Asbjornson vs. Lyons
Asbjornson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1929, game 1 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Metzler A, lf 5 1 1 0 Narleski B, ss 4 0 0 0 Shires A, 1b 4 0 1 1 Rothrock J, cf 4 0 1 0 Clancy B, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Scarritt R, lf 4 1 3 0 Reynolds C, rf 5 0 2 0 Barrett B, rf 2 0 0 0 Watwood J, cf 4 0 2 0 Bigelow E, ph-rf 2 1 1 1 Kamm W, 3b 5 0 1 0 Barrett B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cissell B, ss 4 2 1 0 Williams K, ph 1 0 0 0 Kerr J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Reeves B, 3b 1 0 1 1 Berg M, c 4 3 2 2 Todt P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lyons T, p 3 0 2 3 Gillis G, 2b 3 0 0 0 Regan B, ph 1 0 1 0 Berry C, c 2 0 0 0 Asbjornson C, c 2 0 0 0 Russell J, p 1 0 0 0 Bayne B, p 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 14 6 35 2 8 2 Chicago 001 013 200 -- 7 Boston 000 000 002 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lyons T (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Russell J (L)* 5.0 10 5 4 3 1 Bayne B 4.0 4 2 2 1 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th E -- Scarritt R, Gillis G, Asbjornson C, Metzler A DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Chicago 10, Boston 6 2B -- Rothrock J, Bigelow E SB -- Berg M, Watwood J, Metzler A, Kerr J, Cissell B SH -- Lyons T SF -- Kerr J HBP -- by Bayne B (Shires A) T -- 1:47 A -- 9000
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