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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 21, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 21, 1949 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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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 21, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Wight |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Bob Feller | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Herb Adams | Center Fielder |
Dave Philley | Right Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Chuck Kress | First Baseman |
Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
Don Wheeler | Catcher |
Bill Wight | Pitcher |
Jack Onslow | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 21, 1949
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wight
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Wight
Vernon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Wight
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wight
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Feller
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Feller
Philley bunts towards the mound. Feller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Feller
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zernial vs. Feller
There's a wild pitch. Adams scores. Philley moves to third. Appling moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zernial vs. Feller
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Michaels vs. Feller
Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Philley scores. Appling scores. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Feller
Kress hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michaels moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Papish
Frank Papish now pitching.
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Michaels scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheeler vs. Papish
Wheeler 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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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Wight
Keltner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Wight
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Wight
Hegan hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wight vs. Papish
Wight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Papish
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Papish
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papish vs. Wight
Papish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a line drive towards short. Appling catches it and throws to first to double up Papish. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Wight
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Wight
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Wight
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Papish
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Papish
Zernial hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Papish
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wight
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Wight
Keltner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Wight
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Wight
Hegan hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Gordon moves to third. Keltner moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Wight
Ray Boone pinch hits for Frank Papish.
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Wight
Mitchell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Keltner scores. Hegan moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boudreau vs. Wight
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan scores. Mitchell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Pieretti
Marino Pieretti now pitching.
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Mitchell moves to third. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doby vs. Pieretti
Doby hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gromek
Steve Gromek now pitching.
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gromek
Baker hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheeler vs. Gromek
Wheeler hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pieretti
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pieretti
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pieretti
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pieretti vs. Gromek
Pieretti hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Gromek
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gromek
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Pieretti
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Pieretti
Gromek 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 -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Pieretti
Mitchell 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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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Gromek
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Gromek
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Gromek
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Pieretti
George Metkovich now playing left field.
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Pieretti
Vernon bunts towards the mound. Pieretti fields it and throws to first for the out. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Pieretti
Doby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Pieretti
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Pieretti
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Gromek
Kress hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kress for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Gromek
Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kennedy who is chasing the ball. Baker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wheeler vs. Gromek
Wheeler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pieretti vs. Gromek
Pieretti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Gromek
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pieretti
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Pieretti
Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Jim Hegan.
Tucker 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 -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easter vs. Pieretti
Luke Easter pinch hits for Steve Gromek.
Easter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Pieretti
Bob Lemon pinch runs for Luke Easter.
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Benton
Mike Tresh now catching. Al Benton now pitching.
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Benton
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Benton, and towards Boudreau, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Benton
Metkovich 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 9
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Pieretti
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Pieretti
Vernon 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 -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pieretti
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1949, game 1 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Mitchell D, lf 5 0 1 2 Adams H, cf 4 1 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 5 1 4 1 Philley D, rf 4 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Appling L, ss 4 1 1 0 Doby L, cf 5 0 1 1 Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Metkovich G, lf 1 0 0 0 Keltner K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Michaels C, 2b 3 1 1 2 Kennedy B, rf 4 0 0 0 Kress C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hegan J, c 3 1 0 0 Baker F, 3b 3 1 1 1 Tucker T, ph 1 0 0 0 Wheeler D, c 3 0 1 1 Tresh M, c 0 0 0 0 Wight B, p 1 0 0 0 Feller B, p 0 0 0 0 Pieretti M, p 2 0 0 0 Papish F, p 1 0 1 0 Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 1 0 0 0 Easter L, ph 0 0 0 0 Lemon B, pr 0 0 0 0 Benton A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 31 5 7 4 Cleveland 000 300 100 -- 4 Chicago 400 000 10x -- 5 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Feller B 0.1 5 4 4 0 1 Papish F 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 Gromek S (L) 4.0 2 1 1 0 1 Benton A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wight B 3.2 8 3 0 1 3 Pieretti M (W) 5.1 2 1 1 2 0 E -- Michaels C DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Chicago 2 3B -- Baker F SH -- Vernon M WP -- Feller B T -- 2:02 A -- 0
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