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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 15, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 15, 1945 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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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 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Emmett O'Neill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Orval Grove |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 24,476 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Grieve |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Ty LaForest | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lazor | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tom McBride | Center Fielder |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Second Baseman |
| Billy Holm | Catcher |
| Emmett O'Neill | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Kerby Farrell | First Baseman |
| Roy Schalk | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Dickshot | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Oris Hockett | Center Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Shortstop |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Orval Grove | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 15, 1945
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Grove
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaForest vs. Grove
There goes Lake. The throw from Tresh and he is safe. Lake steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaForest vs. Grove
LaForest is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazor vs. Grove
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Farrell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lazor for the out. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. O'Neill
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Farrell vs. O'Neill
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Farrell for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schalk vs. O'Neill
Schalk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Schalk reaches second base with a double. Moses scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickshot vs. O'Neill
Dickshot hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. O'Neill
Cuccinello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Newsome who tags Cuccinello, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Schalk scores. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Grove
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Grove
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hockett. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Grove
Newsome hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. O'Neill
Hockett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. O'Neill
Michaels bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Newsome covering, for the out. Hockett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. O'Neill
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hockett scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. O'Neill
Grove hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. O'Neill
Moses takes first base on ball four. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. O'Neill
Farrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schalk vs. O'Neill
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaForest fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Grove
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Grove
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Grove
Lake strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. O'Neill
Dickshot strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. O'Neill
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. O'Neill
Hockett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. O'Neill
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaForest vs. Grove
LaForest hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Grove
Lazor hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. O'Neill
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. O'Neill
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. O'Neill
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Neill covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Grove
McBride hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Grove
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Grove
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. O'Neill
Farrell bunts towards third. LaForest fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. O'Neill
Schalk takes first base on ball four. Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickshot vs. O'Neill
Dickshot bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Newsome covering, for the out. Farrell moves to third. Schalk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cuccinello vs. O'Neill
Cuccinello is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hockett vs. O'Neill
Hockett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Farrell scores. Schalk moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michaels vs. O'Neill
Michaels hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Schalk scores. Cuccinello scores. Hockett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. O'Neill
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaForest fields it and throws to first for the out. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. O'Neill
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. O'Neill
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. O'Neill
Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Grove
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Grove
O'Neill hits a fly ball into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Grove
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. O'Neill
Schalk hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. O'Neill
Dickshot hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. O'Neill
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dickshot moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hockett vs. O'Neill
Hockett hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaForest vs. Grove
Floyd Baker now playing third base.
LaForest bunts towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazor vs. Grove
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Farrell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Grove
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Grove
Pete Fox pinch runs for Bob Johnson.
McBride hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Grove
Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. O'Neill
Johnny Lazor now playing left field. Pete Fox now playing right field.
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. O'Neill
Tresh hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Tresh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grove vs. O'Neill
Grove is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. O'Neill
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to third. Grove moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Farrell vs. O'Neill
Farrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Grove scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. O'Neill
Schalk takes first base on ball four. Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickshot vs. O'Neill
Dickshot hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Grove
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Grove
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels misplays the ball. That's an error on Michaels. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Grove
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Grove
Lake takes first base on ball four. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaForest vs. Grove
LaForest hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. O'Neill
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. O'Neill
Hockett hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. O'Neill
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. O'Neill
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Grove
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Grove
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Michaels. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Grove
McBride hits a line drive towards short. Michaels catches it and throws to second to double up Fox. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1945, game 2 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 3 0 1 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 2 1
LaForest T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Farrell K, 1b 5 1 3 3
Lazor J, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Schalk R, 2b 3 2 1 1
Johnson B, lf 3 0 1 0 Dickshot J, lf 4 0 1 0
Fox P, pr-rf 1 0 1 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 2 1 1 1
McBride T, cf 4 0 1 0 Baker F, 3b 1 0 0 0
Metkovich G, 1b 3 0 2 0 Hockett O, cf 4 2 1 1
Newsome S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Michaels C, ss 4 1 1 2
Holm B, c 3 0 0 0 Tresh M, c 5 2 2 1
O'Neill E, p 3 0 0 0 Grove O, p 2 1 0 0
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31 0 7 0 34 11 12 10
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago 220 050 20x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
O'Neill E (L) 8.0 12 11 11 7 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Grove O (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 3
E -- Johnson B, Michaels C 2, Lake E
DP -- Chicago 4
LOB -- Boston 5, Chicago 9
2B -- Moses W, Schalk R, Metkovich G, Tresh M
SB -- Lake E
SH -- Michaels C, Dickshot J
HBP -- by O'Neill E (Grove O)
T -- 1:35
A -- 24476
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