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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 22, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 22, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 22, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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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 22, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marius Russo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 50,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Steve Basil 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
Marius Russo | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
Norm Schlueter | Catcher |
Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 22, 1939
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to second for the out. Keller moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kuhel for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Russo
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Dietrich
Russo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Dietrich
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Dietrich
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Dietrich
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schlueter vs. Russo
Schlueter hits a fly ball for a double play. Rosenthal scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Dietrich
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Dietrich
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Dietrich
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Dietrich
Gordon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Dietrich
Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schlueter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Russo
Marv Owen pinch hits for Bill Dietrich.
Owen strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Marcum
Johnny Marcum now pitching.
Russo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Marcum
Crosetti hits a popup towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Marcum
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Marcum
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Marcum, and towards Hayes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Russo
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into right field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kreevich tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schlueter vs. Russo
Schlueter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Marcum
DiMaggio hits a popup in front of the plate. Schlueter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Marcum
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Marcum
Selkirk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marcum vs. Russo
Marcum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Russo
There goes Kuhel. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Marcum
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Marcum
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Marcum
Russo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Marcum
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Russo
Kreevich hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Marcum
Rolfe hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Marcum
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Marcum. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Marcum
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Marcum
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Selkirk vs. Marcum
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keller moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Marcum
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dahlgren vs. Marcum
Dahlgren hits a popup towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Russo
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schlueter vs. Russo
Schlueter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russo vs. Marcum
Russo hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Marcum
Crosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Marcum
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Rolfe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keller vs. Marcum
Keller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Keller reaches third base with a triple. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Marcum
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Marcum
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bejma vs. Russo
Ollie Bejma pinch hits for Johnny Marcum.
Bejma hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Russo
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Russo
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Russo
Kreevich hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Brown
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel juggles the ball. That's an error on Kuhel. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Brown
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Selkirk moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russo vs. Brown
Russo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich who is chasing the ball. Russo reaches third base with a triple. Selkirk scores. Gordon scores. Dahlgren goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 12 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Brown
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Crosetti reaches second base with a double. Russo scores. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Brown
Rolfe hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 13 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Brown
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Brown
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dickey for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Russo
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Russo
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 14 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Russo
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/22/1939 -- New York at Chicago (N) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 6 2 2 2 Hayes J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 5 2 2 1 Kuhel J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Keller C, rf 5 1 2 2 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 1 0 DiMaggio J, cf 6 1 3 2 Walker G, lf 4 1 1 0 Dickey B, c 6 0 0 0 Appling L, ss 4 1 2 0 Selkirk G, lf 4 2 1 0 Rosenthal L, rf 3 1 0 2 Gordon J, 2b 3 3 1 2 McNair E, 3b 3 1 2 2 Dahlgren B, 1b 5 2 2 2 Schlueter N, c 2 0 0 1 Russo M, p 4 1 1 3 Dietrich B, p 0 0 0 0 Owen M, ph 1 0 0 0 Marcum J, p 1 0 0 0 Bejma O, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 44 14 14 14 30 5 7 5 New York 122 000 135 -- 14 Chicago 020 300 000 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Russo M (W) 9.0 7 5 3 1 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Dietrich B 3.0 4 5 5 3 0 Marcum J (L) 5.0 5 4 4 3 3 Brown C 1.0 5 5 4 0 0 E -- Appling L, Crosetti F, Marcum J, Kuhel J DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 1 2B -- Crosetti F 3B -- Rolfe R, Keller C, Russo M HR -- Crosetti F, Dahlgren B, Gordon J, McNair E, Rolfe R, DiMaggio J CS -- Kuhel J SH -- Schlueter N SF -- Rosenthal L T -- 2:22 A -- 50000
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