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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 12, 1953
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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 June 12, 1953 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 1953 |
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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 | June 12, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Brown |
Home Starting Pitcher | Saul Rogovin |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 26,567 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Bill McGowan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Billy Goodman | Second Baseman |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Hal Brown | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Tom Wright | Right Fielder |
Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Fred Marsh | Third Baseman |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Saul Rogovin | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 12, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Rogovin
Piersall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Rogovin
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Rogovin
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Stephens moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Rogovin
There's a wild pitch. Stephens moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Rogovin
Gernert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Rogovin
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brown
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Evers 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: ---
Fain vs. Brown
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Brown
Wright hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Rogovin
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rogovin
White hits a popup towards third. Marsh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Rogovin
Lipon 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--
Brown vs. Rogovin
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh 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: ---
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Piersall 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: ---
Wilson vs. Brown
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marsh vs. Brown
Marsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Brown
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marsh moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogovin vs. Brown
Rogovin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Rogovin
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Rogovin
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogovin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Rogovin
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Rogovin
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brown
Fox bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Brown
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Brown
There goes Minoso. The throw from White and he is safe. Minoso steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Brown
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rogovin
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Rogovin
Evers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rogovin
White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Brown
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Brown
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Brown
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Rogovin
Lipon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera. Lipon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Rogovin
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Brown reaches second base with a double. Lipon scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Rogovin
Piersall bunts and there's an error on the play. Brown scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Rogovin
Stephens bunts towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. Piersall moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Rogovin
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piersall scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Rogovin
Gernert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Rogovin
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogovin vs. Brown
Rogovin strikes out on a pitch way out of the strike zone. And the ball gets by White, who chases it to the backstop. Rogovin reaches first on the wild pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Brown
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Rogovin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Brown
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Rogovin
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Rogovin
White bunts towards third. Marsh fields it and throws to first for the out. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Rogovin
Lipon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evers scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rogovin
Brown hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Rogovin
Piersall bunts towards third. Marsh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Rogovin
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stephens vs. Rogovin
Stephens 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
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Brown
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman misplays the ball. That's an error on Goodman. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Brown
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Brown
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Brown
Marsh is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Rogovin
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Rogovin
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Rogovin
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bearden vs. Brown
Gene Bearden pinch hits for Chico Carrasquel.
Bearden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Brown
Vern Stephens pinch hits for Saul Rogovin.
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Brown
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Aloma
Luis Aloma now pitching. Fred Marsh now playing shortstop. Vern Stephens now playing third base.
Evers hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Wilson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Wilson. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Aloma
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Aloma
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Aloma
Lipon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marsh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Brown
Fain hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall. Fain reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Brown
Minoso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piersall who is chasing the ball. Minoso reaches third base with a triple. Fain scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Minoso scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Kinder
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kinder
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marsh vs. Kinder
Marsh strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinder vs. Aloma
Kinder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Aloma
Piersall hits a line drive towards the mound. Aloma reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Aloma
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Kinder moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Aloma
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Aloma
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheely vs. Kinder
Bud Sheely pinch hits for Luis Aloma.
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sheely for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Kinder
Bud Stewart pinch hits for Vern Stephens.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Kinder covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Kinder
Fox strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/12/1953 -- Boston at Chicago (N) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Piersall J, rf 4 1 1 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stephens G, lf 3 0 1 0 Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 0 Goodman B, 2b 5 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 3 1 2 1 Gernert D, 1b 5 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 4 0 0 1 Baker F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rivera J, cf 4 1 1 1 Evers H, cf 3 1 1 0 Wilson R, c 3 0 1 0 White S, c 3 0 0 0 Marsh F, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Lipon J, ss 4 1 3 1 Carrasquel C, ss 2 0 1 0 Brown H, p 3 1 1 1 Bearden G, ph 1 0 0 0 Kinder E, p 1 0 1 0 Aloma L, p 0 0 0 0 Sheely B, ph 1 0 0 0 Rogovin S, p 2 0 0 0 Stephens V, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Stewart B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 10 3 35 3 7 3 Boston 000 031 000 -- 4 Chicago 000 100 020 -- 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brown H (W)* 7.0 7 3 3 1 3 Kinder E (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Rogovin S (L) 7.0 9 4 3 0 6 Aloma L 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Marsh F, Brown H, Goodman B, Wilson R DP -- Boston 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 7 2B -- Lipon J, Brown H, Fain F 3B -- Minoso M HR -- Rivera J SB -- Minoso M, Piersall J, Lipon J SH -- Piersall J, Stephens G, White S WP -- Rogovin S, Brown H T -- 2:48 A -- 26567
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