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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 12, 1951
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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 May 12, 1951 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1951 |
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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 | May 12, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Garcia |
Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,514 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: Jim Duffy 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill Grieve |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
Al Rosen | Third Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Bob Kennedy | Right Fielder |
Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mike Garcia | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Eddie Robinson | First Baseman |
Al Zarilla | Right Fielder |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Phil Masi | Catcher |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 12, 1951
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Pierce
Chapman hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out 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: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garcia
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Garcia
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Garcia
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Pierce
Paul Lehner now playing left field.
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Pierce
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Zarilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone misplays the ball. That's an error on Boone. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Garcia
Masi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Busby scores. Fox moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pierce vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Fox scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Garcia
There goes Masi. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Masi steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Garcia
Pierce takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Garcia
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doby throws the ball in to Boone who relays the ball to Stirnweiss who tags Carrasquel trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Masi scores. Pierce moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Garcia
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Pierce
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Pierce
Garcia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Pierce
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Simpson moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Pierce
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Garcia
Lehner hits a fly ball into center field. Doby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Zarilla hits a popup towards short. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby hits a line drive into left field. Lehner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lehner. Doby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doby scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Pierce
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Pierce
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Pierce
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Garcia
There goes Fox. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Fox steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Garcia
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pierce vs. Garcia
Pierce strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pierce out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Pierce
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Pierce
Rosen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garcia
Carrasquel hits a line drive towards first. Simpson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Garcia
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lehner vs. Garcia
Lehner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Garcia
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Pierce
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Pierce
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Pierce
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simpson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Garcia
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garcia
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garcia
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Garcia
There goes Fox. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Pierce
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Pierce
There goes Chapman. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Pierce
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Garcia
Masi bunts towards third. Rosen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. Garcia
Pierce bunts towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Garcia
Carrasquel strikes out. Tebbetts drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carrasquel out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Garcia
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lehner. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Pierce
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tebbetts vs. Pierce
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Avila vs. Pierce
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Mike Garcia.
Avila hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lehner vs. Brissie
Lou Brissie now pitching.
Lehner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Brissie
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Brissie
Zarilla hits a fly ball into right field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Pierce
Simpson hits a fly ball into left field. Lehner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Zarilla settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Pierce
Chapman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1951 -- Cleveland at Chicago (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Simpson H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 1 1 Boone R, ss 5 0 1 0 Baker F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Chapman S, lf 2 0 0 0 Minoso M, lf 1 0 0 0 Rosen A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lehner P, lf 3 0 1 0 Doby L, cf 3 1 1 0 Robinson E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 4 1 2 1 Zarilla A, rf 4 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Busby J, cf 3 1 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 1 Fox N, 2b 3 1 3 0 Garcia M, p 3 0 0 0 Masi P, c 3 1 2 1 Avila B, ph 1 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 1 0 0 0 Brissie L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 4 2 29 3 8 2 Cleveland 000 100 010 -- 2 Chicago 030 000 00x -- 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Garcia M (L) 7.0 8 3 2 2 3 Brissie L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (W) 9.0 4 2 2 7 5 E -- Boone R, Lehner P, Baker F DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 10, Chicago 5 2B -- Kennedy B SB -- Masi P, Fox N, Chapman S CS -- Fox N SH -- Pierce B WP -- Garcia M T -- 2:11 A -- 10514
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