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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 23, 1948
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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 July 23, 1948 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 23, 1948 |
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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 | July 23, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 6,664 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
Tony Lupien | First Baseman |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Pat Seerey | Left Fielder |
Ralph Hodgin | Right Fielder |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Bill Wight | Pitcher |
Ted Lyons | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Sam Mele | Right Fielder |
Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 23, 1948
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Harris
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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: ---
Lupien vs. Harris
Lupien hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tebbetts. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Harris
Lupien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wight
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wight
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Wight
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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: ---
Hodgin vs. Harris
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Harris
Philley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Harris
There goes Philley. The throw from Tebbetts and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Michaels vs. Harris
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Wight
Doerr hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Philley. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Wight
The ball gets by Tresh for a passed ball. Doerr moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mele vs. Wight
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Philley 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: --3
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doerr scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wight
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Wight
Harris takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. DiMaggio reaches second base with a double. Tebbetts scores. Harris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pesky vs. Wight
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harris
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wight vs. Harris
Wight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Harris
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Harris
Lupien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wight
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Wight
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Wight
There's a wild pitch. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Wight
Doerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Wight
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Doerr moves to third. Mele moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman hits a line drive towards left. Seerey catches it and throws to home to double up Doerr. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harris
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Appling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodgin vs. Harris
Hodgin strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Harris
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Harris
Michaels takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to third. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tresh vs. Harris
Tresh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Appling scores. There goes Seerey trying to get to home. Mele throws the ball in to Tebbetts who tags Seerey who's trying to score from second, for the out. Michaels moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Wight
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wight
Harris strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wight
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Harris
Wight hits a line drive into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Harris
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Harris
Lupien hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Wight
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wight
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Wight
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pesky scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Wight
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Wight
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Wight
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to third. Mele moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tebbetts vs. Rotblatt
Marv Rotblatt now pitching.
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Doerr scores. Mele moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harris vs. Rotblatt
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Rotblatt
DiMaggio is hit by the pitch. Mele scores. Goodman moves to third. Harris moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pesky vs. Rotblatt
Pesky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to home to get Goodman. Harris moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Rotblatt
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Harris
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Rotblatt
Stephens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Rotblatt
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mele vs. Rotblatt
Mele hits a line drive towards center. Philley catches it and throws to first to double up Doerr. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Harris
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Harris
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harris
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Rotblatt
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Rotblatt
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Rotblatt
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Rotblatt
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pesky vs. Rotblatt
Pesky takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Rotblatt
Williams hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Philley. Williams reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. DiMaggio scores. Pesky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Rotblatt
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallaesa vs. Harris
Jack Wallaesa pinch hits for Marv Rotblatt.
Wallaesa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Harris
Marino Pieretti pinch runs for Jack Wallaesa.
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Harris
Lupien hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pieretti moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Pearson
Ike Pearson now pitching.
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Pearson
Mele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lupien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Pearson
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Pearson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Harris
Seerey hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Harris
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Harris
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/23/1948 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Baker F, 3b 4 0 0 0 DiMaggio D, cf 4 1 2 3 Lupien T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Pesky J, 3b 3 2 0 0 Appling L, ss 3 1 0 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 2 3 Seerey P, lf 4 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 4 2 2 1 Hodgin R, rf 4 0 0 0 Doerr B, 2b 4 3 3 2 Philley D, cf 4 0 1 0 Mele S, rf 5 1 2 2 Michaels C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Goodman B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Tresh M, c 2 0 1 1 Tebbetts B, c 5 1 1 1 Wight B, p 2 0 0 0 Harris M, p 2 2 0 0 Rotblatt M, p 0 0 0 0 Wallaesa J, ph 1 0 1 0 Pieretti M, pr 0 0 0 0 Pearson I, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 5 1 35 13 13 13 Chicago 000 100 000 -- 1 Boston 031 050 31x -- 13 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wight B (L)* 4.0 9 9 9 5 2 Rotblatt M 3.0 2 3 3 4 0 Pearson I 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Harris M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 2 * Pitched to 6 batters in 5th E -- Tebbetts B 2 DP -- Chicago 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, Boston 8 2B -- Doerr B, DiMaggio D, Williams T HR -- Doerr B SB -- Philley D HBP -- by Rotblatt M (DiMaggio D) WP -- Wight B PB -- Tresh M T -- 2:08 A -- 6664
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