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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 29, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 29, 1949 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 29, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Home Starting Pitcher | Satchel Paige |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 47,769 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Grieve |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Scala | Center Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Gordon Goldsberry | First Baseman |
Earl Rapp | Left Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Billy Bowers | Right Fielder |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
Floyd Baker | Third Baseman |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Jack Onslow | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dale Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
Larry Doby | Center Fielder |
Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
Ray Boone | Shortstop |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Jim Hegan | Catcher |
Satchel Paige | Pitcher |
Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 29, 1949
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Paige
Scala hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Paige
Appling strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. Paige
Goldsberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Pierce
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Scala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pierce
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bowers throws the ball in to Michaels who tags Clark trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pierce
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Pierce
There goes Gordon. The throw from Tipton and he is out, Appling applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Paige
Rapp hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Paige
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowers vs. Paige
Bowers bunts towards the mound. Paige fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Paige
Tipton hits a line drive towards first. Vernon catches it and throws to second to double up Michaels. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pierce
Keltner 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon hits a popup towards first. Goldsberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Paige
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Paige
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Paige
Scala hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paige fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Pierce
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paige vs. Pierce
Paige hits a popup towards the mound. Pierce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Pierce
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Pierce
Clark strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Pierce
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Scala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Paige
Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goldsberry vs. Paige
Goldsberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops it up and throws to first, with Paige covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Paige
Rapp 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
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tipton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pierce
Keltner hits a fly ball towards right. Bowers settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bowers. Keltner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Bowers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hegan vs. Pierce
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Paige
Michaels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowers vs. Paige
Bowers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Paige, and towards Gordon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Paige
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Paige
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paige vs. Pierce
Paige takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Pierce
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards left. Rapp fields it and throws to second to catch Paige for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Pierce
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Pierce
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Paige
Pierce strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Paige
Scala hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Paige
There goes Scala. The throw from Hegan and he is safe. Scala steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Paige
Appling strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goldsberry vs. Paige
Goldsberry hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby hits a fly ball into center field. Scala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pierce
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Keltner trying to get to third. Scala throws the ball in to Baker, who tags Keltner for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bowers who is chasing the ball. Vernon reaches third base with a triple. Boone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hegan vs. Pierce
Hegan is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paige vs. Pierce
There go the runners. The throw from Tipton to Michaels covering second. The throw back to home, and Vernon is out at the plate. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Paige
Rapp 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Paige
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowers vs. Paige
Bowers 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
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paige vs. Pierce
Paige hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goldsberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Pierce
Mitchell hits a line drive towards short. Appling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Pierce
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Paige
Bob Kennedy now playing right field.
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Paige
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paige fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Paige
Pierce hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scala vs. Paige
Scala hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Paige
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pierce scores. Scala moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goldsberry vs. Paige
The umpire calls a balk on Paige Scala moves to third. Appling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goldsberry vs. Paige
Goldsberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Pierce
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Pierce
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Paige
Rapp 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Paige
Michaels hits a line drive towards short. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowers vs. Paige
Bowers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Paige
Tipton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Pierce
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Rapp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Pierce
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paige vs. Pierce
Paige hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Paige
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Paige
Pierce 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scala vs. Paige
Scala takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Paige
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scala moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goldsberry vs. Paige
Goldsberry hits a line drive towards short. Boone reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Pierce
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Pierce
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tipton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Pierce
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Pierce
Doby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 11
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Paige
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon misplays the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Paige
Michaels bunts towards the mound. Paige fields it and throws to first for the out. Rapp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowers vs. Paige
Bowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boone fields it and has Rapp trapped. There's the throw to Keltner who throws back over to Boone who tags Rapp for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Paige
Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Keltner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Pierce
Keltner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Pierce
Thurman Tucker pinch runs for Ken Keltner.
Boone bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tucker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon bunts towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tucker moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hegan vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching.
Hegan hits a line drive towards short. Appling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Klieman
Lou Boudreau pinch hits for Satchel Paige.
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tucker scores. Boone moves to third. Vernon moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1949, game 2 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Scala J, cf 4 0 2 0 Mitchell D, lf 5 0 2 0 Appling L, ss 5 0 2 1 Clark A, rf 4 0 1 0 Goldsberry G, 1b 5 0 0 0 Kennedy B, rf 1 0 0 0 Rapp E, lf 5 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Michaels C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Doby L, cf 5 0 0 0 Bowers B, rf 5 0 2 0 Keltner K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tipton J, c 4 0 0 0 Tucker T, pr 0 1 0 0 Baker F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boone R, ss 2 1 1 0 Pierce B, p 4 1 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 5 0 2 1 Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0 Hegan J, c 2 0 0 0 Paige S, p 3 0 0 0 Boudreau L, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 1 7 1 35 2 8 2 Chicago 000 000 010 00 -- 1 Cleveland 000 001 000 01 -- 2 1 out when winning run was scored. Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (L)* 10.0 7 2 2 9 3 Klieman E 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Paige S (W) 11.0 7 1 1 3 7 * Pitched to 3 batters in 11th E -- Bowers B, Gordon J DP -- Chicago 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Cleveland 12 3B -- Vernon M SB -- Scala J CS -- Gordon J SH -- Michaels C, Boone R Balk -- Paige S T -- 3:25 A -- 47769
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