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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 15, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 15, 1928 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
Home Starting Pitcher | Red Faber |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dan Barry 1B: Roy Van Graflan 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Rothrock | Third Baseman |
Phil Todt | First Baseman |
Ira Flagstead | Center Fielder |
Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
Doug Taitt | Right Fielder |
Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Fred Hofmann | Catcher |
Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
Bill Carrigan | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Mostil | Center Fielder |
Art Shires | First Baseman |
Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Alex Metzler | Left Fielder |
Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
Buck Redfern | Second Baseman |
Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
Moe Berg | Catcher |
Red Faber | Pitcher |
Lena Blackburne | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 15, 1928
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Faber
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shires fields the ball and throws to Faber covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Faber
Todt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Redfern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Faber
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Faber
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Ruffing
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mostil for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Ruffing
Shires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Ruffing
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Todt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. Shires moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzler vs. Ruffing
Metzler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Shires scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Ruffing
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Faber
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Faber
Regan hits a fly ball into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Faber
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Ruffing
Redfern hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ruffing
Cissell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Ruffing
Berg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faber vs. Ruffing
Faber hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Faber
Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Faber
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Faber
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Faber
Todt hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Ruffing
Mostil hits a popup towards first. Todt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Ruffing
Shires hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Shires reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Ruffing
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shires scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Ruffing
Metzler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kamm vs. Ruffing
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards second. Regan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Faber
Flagstead hits a fly ball into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Faber
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Faber
Taitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Faber
Regan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taitt moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rogell vs. Faber
There goes Regan. The throw from Berg and he is safe. Regan steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rogell vs. Faber
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Ruffing
Redfern hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ruffing
Cissell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Ruffing
Berg hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Berg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Faber vs. Ruffing
The ball gets by Hofmann for a passed ball. Berg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Faber vs. Ruffing
Faber strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Faber
Hofmann strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Faber
Ruffing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Faber
Rothrock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Faber
Todt hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruffing tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flagstead vs. Faber
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Ruffing
Mostil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Ruffing
Shires hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Ruffing
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Faber
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taitt vs. Faber
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faber fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Regan vs. Faber
Regan hits a popup in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Faber
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Ruffing
Metzler hits a line drive into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Ruffing
Kamm hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Ruffing
Redfern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rothrock fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rothrock. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Ruffing
There goes Redfern. The throw from Hofmann and he is safe. Redfern steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cissell vs. Ruffing
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myer vs. Faber
Buddy Myer pinch hits for Fred Hofmann.
Myer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Faber
Ruffing hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Metzler. Ruffing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rothrock vs. Faber
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Todt vs. Faber
Todt hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Ruffing scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Faber
Flagstead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Faber
Williams hits a line drive towards first. Shires reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Ruffing
Buddy Myer now playing third base. Johnnie Heving now catching. Jack Rothrock now playing left field.
Berg hits a fly ball into right field. Taitt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Faber vs. Ruffing
Faber strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Ruffing
Mostil is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taitt vs. Faber
Taitt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mostil who is chasing the ball. Taitt reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Regan vs. Faber
Regan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mostil. Regan reaches second base with a double. Taitt scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Faber
Rogell bunts for an out with unknown description. Regan moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myer vs. Faber
Myer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mostil. Myer reaches second base with a double. Regan scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Cox
George Cox now pitching.
There goes Myer. The throw from Berg and he is out, Kamm applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Cox
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rothrock vs. Cox
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Redfern scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Ruffing
Shires hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Ruffing
Reynolds bunts for an out with unknown description. Shires moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzler vs. Ruffing
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shires moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kamm vs. Ruffing
Kamm hits a popup towards short. Rogell misplays the ball. That's an error on Rogell. Shires scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Redfern vs. Ruffing
There goes Kamm. The throw from Heving and he is safe. Kamm steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Redfern vs. Ruffing
Redfern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kamm scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Ruffing
Redfern is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Cox
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Cox
Flagstead hits a line drive into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heving vs. Cox
Heving hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taitt vs. Cox
Taitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Redfern fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1928 -- Boston at Chicago (D) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rothrock J, 3b-lf 5 0 3 0 Mostil J, cf 4 0 0 0 Todt P, 1b 4 0 1 1 Shires A, 1b 4 3 3 0 Flagstead I, cf 5 0 1 0 Reynolds C, rf 3 0 1 1 Williams K, lf 4 0 1 0 Metzler A, lf 4 0 2 1 Heving J, c 1 0 1 0 Kamm W, 3b 4 1 0 0 Taitt D, rf 4 1 1 0 Redfern B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Regan B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Cissell B, ss 3 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 3 0 0 0 Berg M, c 2 0 1 0 Hofmann F, c 2 0 0 0 Faber R, p 3 0 0 0 Myer B, ph-3b 2 0 1 1 Cox G, p 0 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 4 1 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 3 14 3 31 4 8 3 Boston 000 000 120 -- 3 Chicago 101 000 02x -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Ruffing R (L) 8.0 8 4 2 0 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Faber R 7.1 12 3 3 1 1 Cox G (W) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 E -- Williams K, Rothrock J, Rogell B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 11, Chicago 5 2B -- Shires A, Ruffing R, Regan B, Myer B 3B -- Taitt D SB -- Regan B, Redfern B, Kamm W CS -- Myer B, Redfern B SH -- Rogell B, Reynolds C SF -- Todt P HBP -- by Ruffing R (Berg M) PB -- Hofmann F T -- 1:58 A -- 0
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