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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1929
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 31, 1929 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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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 31, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Ferrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal McKain |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Bill Guthrie 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Earl Averill | Center Fielder |
| Lew Fonseca | First Baseman |
| Bibb Falk | Right Fielder |
| Joe Sewell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hodapp | Second Baseman |
| Luke Sewell | Catcher |
| Wes Ferrell | Pitcher |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Metzler | Left Fielder |
| Bill Cissell | Shortstop |
| Carl Reynolds | Right Fielder |
| Art Shires | First Baseman |
| Johnny Watwood | Center Fielder |
| Willie Kamm | Third Baseman |
| John Kerr | Second Baseman |
| Moe Berg | Catcher |
| Hal McKain | Pitcher |
| Lena Blackburne | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1929
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. McKain
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. McKain
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. McKain
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. McKain
Fonseca 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 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Ferrell
Metzler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds takes first base on ball four. Cissell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shires vs. Ferrell
The ball gets by Sewell for a passed ball. Cissell scores. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shires vs. Ferrell
Shires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watwood vs. Ferrell
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fonseca has Reynolds trapped. There's the throw to Sewell and over to Sewell, who tags Reynolds for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. McKain
Falk hits a line drive into center field. Watwood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Watwood. Falk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. McKain
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Falk moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodapp vs. McKain
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Falk scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. McKain
Sewell hits a line drive into right field. Reynolds picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Reynolds. Hodapp goes all the way around to score. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. McKain
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sewell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jamieson vs. McKain
Jamieson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sewell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. McKain
There goes Jamieson. The throw from Berg and he is out, Cissell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Averill. Kamm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Ferrell
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berg vs. Ferrell
Berg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kamm scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKain vs. Ferrell
McKain takes first base on ball four. Berg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzler vs. Ferrell
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. McKain
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. McKain
Averill is hit by the pitch. Tavener moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fonseca vs. McKain
Fonseca is hit by the pitch. Tavener moves to third. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Falk vs. McKain
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tavener tags and scores. Averill tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. McKain
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Averill tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. McKain
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fonseca moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Adkins
Grady Adkins now pitching.
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Ferrell
Shires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Adkins
Ferrell hits a popup towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Adkins
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Adkins
Tavener hits a line drive into right field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Adkins
Averill hits a popup towards short. Cissell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Ferrell
Watwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sewell can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Ferrell
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Ferrell
Berg hits a line drive towards first. Fonseca reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Adkins
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Adkins
Falk hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Metzler. Falk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sewell vs. Adkins
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Falk moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodapp vs. Adkins
There goes Sewell. The throw from Berg and he is safe. Sewell steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hodapp vs. Adkins
Hodapp hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Adkins
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Ferrell
Adkins strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Ferrell
Metzler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Adkins
Ferrell hits a fly ball towards right. Reynolds settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Reynolds. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Adkins
Jamieson bunts towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferrell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tavener vs. Adkins
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Adkins
Averill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Adkins
Fonseca hits a line drive into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Adkins
Falk 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 6
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shires vs. Ferrell
Shires hits a fly ball towards right. Falk settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Falk. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watwood vs. Ferrell
Watwood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shires moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener throws to second for one, and Hodapp throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Shires scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Ferrell
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Ferrell
Berg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Adkins
Sewell hits a popup towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodapp vs. Adkins
Hodapp hits a fly ball into left field. Metzler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Adkins
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kamm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. Adkins
Ferrell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clancy vs. Ferrell
Bud Clancy pinch hits for Grady Adkins.
Clancy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzler vs. Ferrell
Metzler takes first base on ball four. Clancy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shires vs. Ferrell
Shires strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Byrne
Jerry Byrne now pitching.
Jamieson 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 -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Byrne
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tavener for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Byrne
Averill 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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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watwood vs. Ferrell
Watwood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kamm vs. Ferrell
Kamm hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Watwood tags and moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Ferrell
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watwood scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berg vs. Ferrell
Berg strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Byrne vs. Ferrell
Byrne hits a popup towards third. Sewell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Byrne
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Byrne
Falk hits a fly ball into center field. Watwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Byrne
Sewell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodapp vs. Byrne
Hodapp hits a popup towards third. Kamm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzler vs. Ferrell
Metzler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Ferrell
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hodapp scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzler moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Metzler moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Ferrell
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzler scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shires vs. Ferrell
Shires hits a line drive towards first. Fonseca catches it and steps on first to double up Reynolds. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1929 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Jamieson C, lf 4 0 2 1 Metzler A, lf 3 1 0 0
Tavener J, ss 2 2 0 0 Cissell B, ss 5 1 2 0
Averill E, cf 4 2 1 3 Reynolds C, rf 4 0 1 1
Fonseca L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Shires A, 1b 4 1 0 0
Falk B, rf 4 1 2 1 Watwood J, cf 3 1 2 0
Sewell J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Kamm W, 3b 3 1 1 0
Hodapp J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Kerr J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Sewell L, c 4 1 2 0 Berg M, c 4 0 1 1
Ferrell W, p 3 1 0 0 McKain H, p 0 0 0 0
Adkins G, p 1 0 0 0
Clancy B, ph 1 0 1 0
Byrne J, p 1 0 0 0
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34 8 10 7 33 5 9 3
Cleveland 032 003 000 -- 8
Chicago 110 001 011 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell W (W) 9.0 9 5 4 6 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
McKain H (L) 2.2 5 5 4 2 0
Adkins G 4.1 4 3 2 1 1
Byrne J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Sewell L, Watwood J, Reynolds C 2, Kerr J, Falk B, Hodapp J
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Chicago 8
2B -- Kamm W, Falk B, Sewell J
HR -- Averill E
SB -- Sewell J
CS -- Jamieson C
SH -- Jamieson C
SF -- Ferrell W, Falk B, Sewell J, Kamm W
HBP -- by McKain H (Averill E), by McKain H (Fonseca L)
PB -- Sewell L
A -- 0
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