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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 31, 1944
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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 31, 1944 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1944 |
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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 31, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Christopher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Orval Grove |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,082 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
Hal Epps | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Bobby Estalella | Right Fielder |
Dick Siebert | Left Fielder |
Bill McGhee | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Ed Busch | Shortstop |
Russ Christopher | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Roy Schalk | Shortstop |
Eddie Carnett | Left Fielder |
Ralph Hodgin | Third Baseman |
Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
Thurman Tucker | Center Fielder |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
Orval Grove | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 31, 1944
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Grove
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epps vs. Grove
Epps hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Christopher
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Christopher
Schalk bunts towards the mound. Christopher fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carnett vs. Christopher
Carnett strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodgin vs. Christopher
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodgin for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Estalella for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Grove
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Grove
McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Grove
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schalk fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Christopher
Trosky 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--
Tucker vs. Christopher
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Christopher
There goes Tucker. The throw from Hayes and he is safe. Tucker steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Christopher
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Christopher
Cuccinello strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Christopher
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Grove
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Grove
Christopher hits a popup towards short. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Grove
Hall 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--
Epps vs. Grove
Epps hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodgin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Christopher
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Christopher
Schalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carnett vs. Christopher
Carnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Schalk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodgin vs. Christopher
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Grove
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Christopher
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Christopher
Tucker hits a line drive into center field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Christopher
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Christopher
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Grove
McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Grove
Kell bunts towards first. Trosky juggles the ball. That's an error on Trosky. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busch vs. Grove
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grove. McGhee scores. Kell moves to third. Busch moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Christopher vs. Grove
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hall vs. Grove
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epps vs. Grove
Epps hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Christopher
Grove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Christopher
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops it up and throws to first, with Christopher covering, for the out. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schalk vs. Christopher
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grove moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carnett vs. Christopher
Carnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch misplays the ball. That's an error on Busch. Grove scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Christopher
Hodgin hits a fly ball into center field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Grove
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Estalella moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Grove
McGhee hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Grove
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Carnett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Christopher
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops it up and throws to first, with Christopher covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Christopher
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Christopher
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Christopher
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Grove
Busch hits a line drive into left field. Carnett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Grove
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodgin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Grove
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epps vs. Grove
Epps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epps for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Christopher
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Christopher
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Christopher
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carnett vs. Christopher
Carnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Estalella who is chasing the ball. Carnett reaches third base with a triple. Schalk goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodgin vs. Christopher
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodgin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Grove
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodgin juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodgin. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Grove
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Christopher
Trosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trosky for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Christopher
Tucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall misplays the ball. That's an error on Hall. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Christopher
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Grove
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Grove
Busch bunts towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Grove
Christopher hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Christopher
Cuccinello strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Christopher
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Christopher
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Estalella who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schalk vs. Christopher
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Grove
Hall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Hall reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Epps vs. Grove
Epps hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hall scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Grove
Hayes bunts towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. Epps moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estalella vs. Grove
Estalella hits a fly ball into center field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Grove
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carnett vs. Christopher
Ford Garrison now playing left field.
Carnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Christopher
Hodgin hits a fly ball into center field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Christopher
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1944 -- Philadelphia at Chicago (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hall I, 2b 5 1 2 1 Moses W, rf 5 0 2 0 Epps H, cf 5 0 1 1 Schalk R, ss 4 1 1 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 Carnett E, lf 5 0 1 1 Estalella B, rf 4 0 0 0 Hodgin R, 3b 5 0 0 0 Siebert D, lf 4 0 1 0 Trosky H, 1b 5 0 1 0 Garrison F, lf 0 0 0 0 Tucker T, cf 4 0 0 0 McGhee B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Tresh M, c 2 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Busch E, ss 4 0 0 0 Grove O, p 4 1 1 0 Christopher R, p 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 7 2 38 2 7 1 Philadelphia 000 020 000 1 -- 3 Chicago 000 010 100 0 -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Christopher R (W) 10.0 7 2 0 2 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Grove O (L) 10.0 7 3 1 2 4 E -- Trosky H, Grove O, Busch E, Kell G, Hodgin R, Hall I DP -- Philadelphia 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 8, Chicago 9 3B -- Carnett E, Moses W, Hall I SB -- Tucker T SH -- Schalk R, Kell G, Hayes F T -- 2:12 A -- 10082
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