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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1943
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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 17, 1943 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 1943 |
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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 17, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Butch Wensloff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 4,609 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
Nick Etten | First Baseman |
Bill Dickey | Catcher |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
Butch Wensloff | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Center Fielder |
Ralph Hodgin | Third Baseman |
Guy Curtright | Left Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Moose Solters | Right Fielder |
Skeeter Webb | Second Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Vince Castino | Catcher |
Buck Ross | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1943
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Ross
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Ross
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ross
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wensloff
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Wensloff
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Curtright vs. Wensloff
Curtright bunts towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. Hodgin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Appling vs. Wensloff
Appling is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Wensloff
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moses scores. Hodgin moves to third. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Webb vs. Wensloff
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodgin scores. Appling moves to third. Solters moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kuhel vs. Wensloff
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Castino vs. Wensloff
Castino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ross
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Ross
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wensloff vs. Ross
Wensloff takes first base on ball four. Etten moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wensloff
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wensloff
Moses 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, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Wensloff
Hodgin hits a line drive into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Ross
Metheny strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ross
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtright vs. Wensloff
Curtright hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Wensloff
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Wensloff
Solters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Webb vs. Wensloff
Webb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuhel vs. Wensloff
Webb is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ross
Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moses. Dickey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. Ross
Lindell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wensloff vs. Ross
Wensloff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Wensloff
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Wensloff
Castino hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wensloff
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Ross
Metheny hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ross
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a line drive into center field. Moses picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Moses. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Keller moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etten vs. Ross
Etten hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Moses. Etten reaches second base with a double. Keller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling misplays the ball. That's an error on Appling. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wensloff
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Wensloff
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtright vs. Wensloff
Curtright hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Ross
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wensloff vs. Ross
Wensloff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Ross
Metheny hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Wensloff
Appling strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Wensloff
Solters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Wensloff
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Wensloff
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Wensloff
Castino hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ross
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Ross
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wensloff
Ross hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Wensloff
Moses strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Wensloff
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Ross
Lindell hits a fly ball towards center. Moses settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Moses. Dickey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wensloff vs. Ross
Wensloff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dickey moves to third. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Ross
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. Dickey scores. Lindell moves to third. Wensloff moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metheny vs. Ross
Metheny bunts towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metheny for the out. Lindell scores. Wensloff moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Ross
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtright vs. Wensloff
Curtright hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Wensloff
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Wensloff
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Webb vs. Wensloff
Webb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Ross
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Ross
Etten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Ross
Dickey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ross
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Wensloff
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Wensloff
Castino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Wensloff
Tom Turner pinch hits for Buck Ross.
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1943 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 1 Moses W, cf 4 1 1 0 Metheny B, rf 4 0 0 1 Hodgin R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Johnson B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Curtright G, lf 3 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 1 2 0 Appling L, ss 2 0 0 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 1 Solters M, rf 4 0 2 1 Dickey B, c 4 1 1 0 Webb S, 2b 4 0 0 1 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lindell J, cf 4 1 1 0 Castino V, c 4 0 1 0 Wensloff B, p 3 0 1 0 Ross B, p 3 0 0 0 Turner T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 3 31 2 5 2 New York 000 020 020 -- 4 Chicago 200 000 000 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Wensloff B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 4 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Ross B (L) 9.0 9 4 2 6 3 E -- Moses W 2, Appling L, Crosetti F 2 DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- New York 12, Chicago 7 2B -- Dickey B, Etten N CS -- Webb S SH -- Curtright G, Metheny B HBP -- by Ross B (Crosetti F) T -- 2:00 A -- 4609
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