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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 12, 1949
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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 May 12, 1949 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1949 |
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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 | May 12, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Gumpert |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 4,129 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dom DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Johnny Pesky | Third Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
Billy Hitchcock | First Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Scala | Center Fielder |
Gordon Goldsberry | First Baseman |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
Don Wheeler | Catcher |
Randy Gumpert | Pitcher |
Jack Onslow | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 12, 1949
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumpert
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Gumpert
Pesky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gumpert
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Gumpert
Stephens hits a line drive towards short. Appling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Parnell
Scala is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. Parnell
Goldsberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Parnell
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gumpert
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Gumpert
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gumpert
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Gumpert
Tebbetts 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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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Parnell
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Michaels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Parnell
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Gumpert
Parnell hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumpert
DiMaggio bunts towards first. Goldsberry fields the ball and throws to Gumpert covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Gumpert
Pesky hits a line drive towards the mound. Gumpert catches it and throws to first to double up DiMaggio. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Parnell
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumpert vs. Parnell
Gumpert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Parnell
Scala hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goldsberry vs. Parnell
Goldsberry hits a line drive into right field. Zarilla picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Zarilla. Scala goes all the way around to score. Goldsberry moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Appling vs. Parnell
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gumpert
Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scala. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Gumpert
Stephens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scala. Stephens reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Gumpert
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Stephens moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zarilla vs. Gumpert
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hitchcock vs. Gumpert
Hitchcock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels catches it and throws to first to double up Zarilla. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Parnell
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gumpert
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Gumpert
Parnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Gumpert
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Gumpert
There goes DiMaggio. The throw from Wheeler and he is out, Appling applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Parnell
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Parnell
Wheeler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gumpert vs. Parnell
Gumpert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scala vs. Parnell
Scala is hit by the pitch. Wheeler moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goldsberry vs. Parnell
Goldsberry strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Gumpert
Pesky hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Scala. Pesky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Gumpert
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pesky moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. Gumpert
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Gumpert
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Parnell
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zarilla. Zernial reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Parnell
Philley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Gumpert
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Gumpert
Hitchcock bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Zarilla moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Gumpert
Tebbetts hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parnell vs. Gumpert
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Parnell
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Parnell
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumpert vs. Parnell
Gumpert is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumpert
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Gumpert
Pesky hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gumpert
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Gumpert
Stephens 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, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Parnell
Scala hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. Parnell
Goldsberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Parnell
Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Parnell
There's a wild pitch. Appling moves to third. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Philley vs. Parnell
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gumpert
Doerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Gumpert
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gumpert
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Parnell
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Parnell
Wheeler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gumpert vs. Parnell
Gumpert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scala vs. Parnell
Scala hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Gumpert
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Gumpert
Parnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Gumpert
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. Parnell
Goldsberry hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Parnell
Appling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Parnell
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pesky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Gumpert
Pesky hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gumpert
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gumpert
Stephens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Gumpert
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Gumpert
Zarilla hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Parnell
Philley hits a popup into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Parnell
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hancock vs. Parnell
Fred Hancock pinch hits for Floyd Baker.
Hancock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheeler vs. Parnell
Wheeler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1949 -- Boston at Chicago (D) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI DiMaggio D, cf 5 0 2 0 Scala J, cf 4 1 1 0 Pesky J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Goldsberry G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Williams T, lf 5 1 1 0 Appling L, ss 5 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 5 1 2 2 Zernial G, lf 4 0 1 0 Doerr B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Philley D, rf 4 0 0 0 Zarilla A, rf 4 0 1 0 Michaels C, 2b 5 0 2 0 Hitchcock B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Baker F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 0 0 Hancock F, ph 1 0 0 0 Parnell M, p 4 0 1 0 Wheeler D, c 4 0 1 0 Gumpert R, p 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 2 10 2 40 1 7 0 Boston 000 100 000 01 -- 2 Chicago 001 000 000 00 -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Parnell M (W) 11.0 7 1 0 3 11 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Gumpert R (L) 11.0 10 2 2 2 1 E -- Zarilla A DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 10 2B -- Michaels C, Williams T, Stephens V, Pesky J, Zernial G HR -- Stephens V CS -- DiMaggio D SH -- Hitchcock B HBP -- by Parnell M (Scala J) WP -- Parnell M T -- 2:49 A -- 4129
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