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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 4, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1954 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 4, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Pierce |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey McDermott |
Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | 4,675 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Charlie Berry 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Right Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Bill Wilson | Left Fielder |
Red Wilson | Catcher |
Billy Pierce | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
Clyde Vollmer | Right Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
Joe Tipton | Catcher |
Jerry Snyder | Second Baseman |
Mickey McDermott | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 4, 1954
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. McDermott
Carrasquel is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McDermott
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder misplays the ball. That's an error on Snyder. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. McDermott
Minoso takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. McDermott
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. McDermott
Groth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Pierce
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pierce vs. McDermott
Pierce is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. McDermott
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Wilson moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. McDermott
Fox hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Wilson scores. Wilson moves to third. Carrasquel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Minoso vs. McDermott
Minoso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. McDermott
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. McDermott
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Pierce
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pierce
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDermott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pierce vs. McDermott
Pierce hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. McDermott
Carrasquel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Carrasquel reaches second base with a double. There goes Wilson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Pierce
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Pierce
Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDermott vs. Pierce
McDermott strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. McDermott
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. McDermott
Minoso bunts in front of the plate. Tipton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. McDermott
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Pierce
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox misplays the ball. That's an error on Fox. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain juggles the ball. That's an error on Fain. Busby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Pierce
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pierce
Runnels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Pierce
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Pierce
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. McDermott
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. McDermott
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. McDermott
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. McDermott
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pierce vs. McDermott
Pierce hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Groth scores. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. McDermott
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. Pierce moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. McDermott
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Pierce
Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Mickey McDermott.
Umphlett hits a popup towards third. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Pierce
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon takes first base on ball four. Busby moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Marrero
Connie Marrero now pitching.
Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Marrero
Michaels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Marrero
There's a wild pitch. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Marrero
Groth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tipton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Pierce
Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Pierce
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Pierce
Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Joe Tipton.
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Pierce
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marrero
Ed Fitz Gerald now catching.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Marrero
There goes Wilson. The throw from Fitz Gerald and he is out, Snyder applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marrero
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pierce vs. Marrero
Pierce hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Pierce
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Pierce
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pierce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Marrero
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marrero
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Marrero
Minoso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso scores. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Marrero
Bob Boyd pinch runs for Ferris Fain.
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Pierce
Willard Marshall now playing right field. Bob Boyd now playing first base.
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vernon for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Pierce
Vollmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Pierce
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Pierce
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sievers scores. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Pierce
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Marrero
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Marrero
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marrero
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoderlein vs. Pierce
Mel Hoderlein pinch hits for Connie Marrero.
Hoderlein hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Pierce
Yost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Pierce
Busby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Pierce
Vernon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Vernon reaches second base with a double. Busby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Pierce
Sievers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Sievers reaches second base with a double. Vernon scores. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Pierce
Vollmer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1954 -- Chicago at Washington (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Carrasquel C, ss 4 1 1 0 Yost E, 3b 5 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 5 1 0 1 Busby J, cf 4 2 1 0 Minoso M, rf 4 2 2 4 Vernon M, 1b 4 2 1 1 Marshall W, rf 0 0 0 0 Sievers R, lf 4 2 2 4 Fain F, 1b 5 0 1 1 Vollmer C, rf 5 0 1 0 Boyd B, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Runnels P, ss 4 0 1 0 Michaels C, 3b 1 1 0 0 Tipton J, c 2 0 1 0 Groth J, cf 5 1 2 0 Fitz Gerald E, ph-c 2 0 2 1 Wilson B, lf 3 1 0 0 Snyder J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wilson R, c 4 1 1 0 McDermott M, p 1 0 0 0 Pierce B, p 4 0 1 2 Umphlett T, ph 1 0 0 0 Marrero C, p 1 0 0 0 Hoderlein M, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 8 8 8 38 6 9 6 Chicago 050 020 010 -- 8 Washington 000 300 012 -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Pierce B (W) 9.0 9 6 4 3 7 Washington IP H R ER BB SO McDermott M (L) 5.0 5 7 2 7 3 Marrero C 4.0 3 1 1 2 0 E -- Snyder J 2, Runnels P, Fox N, Fain F DP -- Washington 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Washington 8 2B -- Carrasquel C, Minoso M, Vernon M, Sievers R HR -- Minoso M, Sievers R SB -- Groth J, Michaels C CS -- Wilson B WP -- Marrero C T -- 2:47 A -- 4675
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