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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 23, 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 August 23, 1929 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 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 | August 23, 1929 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Quinn |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal McKain |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Roy Van Graflan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Walt French | Right Fielder |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Bing Miller | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Cy Perkins | Catcher |
Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
Jack Quinn | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alex Metzler | Left Fielder |
Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
Art Shires | First Baseman |
Johnny Watwood | Center Fielder |
Buck Redfern | Third Baseman |
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
August 23, 1929
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. McKain
French bunts towards third. Redfern fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. McKain
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr 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. Quinn
Metzler 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--
Cissell vs. Quinn
Cissell hits a fly ball into right field. French settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Quinn
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Quinn
There goes Reynolds. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Bishop applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. McKain
Boley hits a fly ball 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: ---
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins hits a popup towards third. Redfern 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: ---
Shires vs. Quinn
Shires 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: ---
Watwood vs. Quinn
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Quinn
Redfern takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Quinn
There goes Redfern. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Redfern steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Quinn
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. McKain
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. McKain
Quinn hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Watwood who is chasing the ball. Bishop reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
French vs. McKain
French hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Quinn
Berg hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKain vs. Quinn
McKain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzler vs. Quinn
Metzler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berg scores. McKain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cissell vs. Quinn
The ball gets by Perkins for a passed ball. McKain moves to third. Metzler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cissell vs. Quinn
Cissell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKain scores. Metzler scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Quinn
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Quinn
Shires hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watwood vs. Quinn
Watwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cissell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Redfern vs. Quinn
Redfern 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 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. McKain
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. McKain
Boley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Quinn
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Quinn
Berg bunts in front of the plate. Perkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKain vs. Quinn
There goes Kerr. The throw from Perkins and he is safe. Kerr steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKain vs. Quinn
McKain is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzler vs. Quinn
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins hits a line drive into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. McKain
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. McKain
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Quinn
Cissell 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Quinn
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Quinn
Shires hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
French vs. McKain
French takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. McKain
Haas strikes out. There goes Bishop. The throw from Berg and Bishop is out. There goes French. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a line drive towards short. Cissell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Quinn
Watwood hits a line drive towards third. Hale reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Redfern vs. Quinn
Redfern hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Quinn
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Quinn
Berg 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 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. McKain
Boley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. McKain
Perkins hits a fly ball towards right. Reynolds settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Reynolds. Boley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. McKain
Mickey Cochrane pinch hits for Sammy Hale. Jim Cronin pinch runs for Cy Perkins.
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boley moves to third. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. McKain
George Burns pinch hits for Jack Quinn.
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKain fields it and throws to home to get Boley. Cronin moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKain vs. Yerkes
Mickey Cochrane now catching. George Burns now playing first base. Carroll Yerkes now pitching. Jimmie Foxx now playing third base.
McKain hits a fly ball into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Yerkes
Metzler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Yerkes
Cissell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Yerkes
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. McKain
French hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. McKain
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. McKain
Miller hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. McKain
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Yerkes
Shires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Yerkes
Dutch Hoffman pinch hits for Johnny Watwood.
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Yerkes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Redfern vs. Yerkes
Redfern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Yerkes
Kerr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of French. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Redfern moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berg vs. Yerkes
Berg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKain vs. Yerkes
McKain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. McKain
Dutch Hoffman now playing center field.
Boley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hoffman who is chasing the ball. Boley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Summa vs. McKain
Homer Summa pinch hits for Carroll Yerkes.
Summa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. McKain
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. McKain
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. McKain
Bishop 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1929 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Metzler A, lf 4 1 2 1 French W, rf 2 0 1 0 Cissell B, ss 3 0 1 2 Haas M, cf 3 0 0 0 Reynolds C, rf 4 0 0 0 Miller B, lf 4 0 0 0 Shires A, 1b 4 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b-3b 4 0 0 0 Watwood J, cf 3 0 1 0 Boley J, ss 3 1 1 0 Hoffman D, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Perkins C, c 3 0 0 0 Redfern B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cronin J, pr 0 0 0 0 Kerr J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Yerkes C, p 0 0 0 0 Berg M, c 2 1 1 0 Summa H, ph 1 0 1 1 McKain H, p 4 1 1 0 Hale S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cochrane M, ph-c 2 0 1 0 Quinn J, p 2 0 0 0 Burns G, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 5 1 32 3 10 3 Philadelphia 000 000 001 -- 1 Chicago 003 000 00x -- 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Quinn J (L) 6.0 8 3 3 1 2 Yerkes C 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO McKain H (W) 9.0 5 1 1 5 4 E -- Perkins C, Reynolds C DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Chicago 9 2B -- Kerr J 3B -- Bishop M, Boley J SB -- Redfern B, Kerr J CS -- Reynolds C, Bishop M SH -- French W, Berg M A -- 0
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