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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 8, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 8, 1929 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1929 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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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 8, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal McKain |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Jimmy Dykes | Shortstop |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
Cy Perkins | Catcher |
Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alex Metzler | Left Fielder |
Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
Art Shires | First Baseman |
Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
Johnny Watwood | Center Fielder |
John Kerr | Second Baseman |
Moe Berg | Catcher |
Hal McKain | Pitcher |
Lena Blackburne | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 8, 1929
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. McKain
Dykes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. McKain
Haas hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Grove
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Grove
Cissell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Grove
Shires is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. McKain
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx hits a line drive into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. McKain
Hale hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Grove
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Grove
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Grove
Watwood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Grove
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. McKain
The ball gets by Berg for a passed ball. Perkins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grove vs. McKain
Grove hits a popup in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop bunts towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. Perkins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. McKain
Dykes 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Grove
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Grove
McKain strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Grove
Metzler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. McKain
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. McKain
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Grove
Cissell hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Grove
Shires hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Grove
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shires moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kamm vs. Grove
Kamm hits a popup towards short. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watwood vs. Grove
Watwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shires scores. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Grove
There goes Watwood. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Watwood steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kerr vs. Grove
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. McKain
Hale 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 -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. McKain
Grove bunts towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop 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
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Grove
Berg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Grove
McKain hits a line drive into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Grove
Metzler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Grove
There goes Metzler. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Dykes applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. McKain
Dykes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. McKain
Haas bunts towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. Dykes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. McKain
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Grove
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Grove
Shires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Grove
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Grove
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. McKain
Hale hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins takes first base on ball four. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. McKain
Grove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hale scores. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop bunts towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. Perkins moves to third. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dykes vs. McKain
Dykes bunts for a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Grove
Watwood hits a line drive towards short. Dykes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Autry vs. Grove
Chick Autry pinch hits for John Kerr.
Autry strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Grove
Berg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. McKain
Frank Sigafoos now playing second base.
Haas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. McKain
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. McKain
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Miller moves to third. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller scores. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grove vs. Weiland
Bob Weiland now pitching.
Grove takes first base on ball four. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bishop vs. Weiland
Bishop takes first base on ball four. Hale scores. Perkins moves to third. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dykes vs. Blankenship
Ted Blankenship now pitching.
Dykes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perkins scores. Grove scores. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Blankenship
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sigafoos fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoffman vs. Grove
Dutch Hoffman pinch hits for Ted Blankenship.
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Grove
Metzler is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Grove
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Adkins
Grady Adkins now pitching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Adkins
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Adkins
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Adkins
Hale hits a popup towards first. Shires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Grove
Shires hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Grove
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Grove
Kamm hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Grove
Watwood hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1929 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 2 0 0 2 Metzler A, lf 3 0 0 0 Dykes J, ss 5 0 2 2 Cissell B, ss 4 0 0 0 Haas M, cf 4 1 1 1 Shires A, 1b 4 1 2 0 Simmons A, lf 5 0 0 0 Reynolds C, rf 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Kamm W, 3b 4 1 1 1 Miller B, rf 5 1 3 0 Watwood J, cf 4 0 2 1 Hale S, 3b 5 2 2 1 Kerr J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Perkins C, c 3 2 3 1 Autry C, ph 1 0 0 0 Grove L, p 2 1 1 1 Sigafoos F, 2b 0 0 0 0 Berg M, c 3 0 0 0 McKain H, p 2 0 0 0 Weiland B, p 0 0 0 0 Blankenship T, p 0 0 0 0 Hoffman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Adkins G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 8 12 8 32 2 6 2 Philadelphia 001 000 160 -- 8 Chicago 000 100 001 -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Grove L (W) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McKain H (L) 7.1 10 7 6 4 2 Weiland B* 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 Blankenship T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Adkins G 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Chicago 4 HR -- Haas M, Kamm W SB -- Watwood J CS -- Metzler A SH -- Bishop M 2, Grove L, Haas M PB -- Berg M T -- 2:10 A -- 10000
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