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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 1, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, played on June 1, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 1, 1940 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 1, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Knott |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Harris |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 9,500 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Red Ormsby |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
Luke Appling | Shortstop |
Larry Rosenthal | Left Fielder |
Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Jack Knott | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Mickey Harris | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 1, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Harris
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harris
Kuhel hits a popup towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harris
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Knott
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Knott
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Knott
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harris
Wright takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Harris
Rosenthal hits a popup towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Harris
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Knott
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Knott
Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Knott
Doerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Doerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Knott
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Harris
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knott vs. Harris
Knott bunts towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Harris
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Knott
Desautels hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Knott
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Knott
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Knott
Cramer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harris
Kuhel bunts towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harris
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harris
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Knott
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Knott
Foxx hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Knott
Cronin is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Knott
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Knott
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Knott
Desautels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Knott
Harris takes first base on ball four. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finney vs. Knott
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finney for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Harris
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. Appling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Harris
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields it and throws to second for the out. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Harris
Tresh strikes out. There goes McNair. The throw from Desautels to Cronin, and McNair is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Knott
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Knott
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Knott
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy throws towards first. Kuhel fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kuhel. Williams moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cronin vs. Knott
Cronin is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Knott
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Knott
Owen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knott vs. Harris
Knott strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Harris
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Harris
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Knott
Desautels hits a line drive towards short. Appling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Knott
Harris is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Knott
Finney bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harris
Kreevich hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Harris
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Appling reaches second base with a double. Wright moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosenthal vs. Harris
Rosenthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Harris
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Knott
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Knott
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Knott
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Knott
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Knott
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Harris
Tom Turner pinch hits for Mike Tresh.
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Harris
Moose Solters pinch hits for Jack Knott.
Solters strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Harris
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Harris
Kuhel hits a popup towards short. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Brown
Tom Turner now catching. Clint Brown now pitching.
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Brown
Desautels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Brown
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Brown
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harris
Kreevich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Harris
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Appling vs. Harris
Appling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosenthal vs. Harris
Rosenthal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Appling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Harris
McNair hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Harris
Turner 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/1/1940 -- Chicago at Boston (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Finney L, rf 5 0 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cramer D, cf 3 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 1 2 0 Wright T, rf 3 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Appling L, ss 4 0 3 0 Cronin J, ss 3 0 1 0 Rosenthal L, lf 3 0 1 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 0 McNair E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Owen M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tresh M, c 2 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 4 0 1 0 Turner T, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Harris M, p 3 0 1 0 Knott J, p 2 0 0 0 Solters M, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 7 1 33 2 9 2 Chicago 000 000 001 -- 1 Boston 000 200 00x -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Knott J (L) 7.0 8 2 2 4 3 Brown C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Harris M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 4 E -- Cronin J, Kuhel J DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Chicago 7, Boston 11 2B -- Doerr B, Appling L, Kennedy B HR -- Foxx J CS -- McNair E T -- 1:56 A -- 9500
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