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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 30, 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 April 30, 1940 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 30, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Rigney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Emerson Dickman |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: John Quinn |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Second Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Johnny Rigney | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Finney | Right Fielder |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Emerson Dickman | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 30, 1940
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Dickman
Kennedy 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Dickman
Kuhel bunts towards the mound. Dickman juggles the ball. That's an error on Dickman. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Dickman
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Rigney
Finney 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rigney
Cramer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Cramer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Rigney
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Rigney
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first 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. Dickman
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. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Dickman
Appling 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Dickman
Solters hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Peacock settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Peacock. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Dickman
Solters hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Rigney
Cronin hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Rigney
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Rigney
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Dickman
McNair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. McNair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tresh vs. Dickman
McNair is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Dickman
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Dickman
Rigney 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
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Rigney
Peacock 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickman vs. Rigney
Dickman 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Rigney
Finney 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
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Dickman
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dickman
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kreevich vs. Dickman
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Dickman
Wright is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Appling vs. Dickman
Appling takes first base on ball four. Kennedy scores. Kuhel moves to third. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solters vs. Dickman
Solters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Wright scores. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McNair vs. Dickman
McNair 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, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Dickman
Tresh hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Tresh reaches second base with a double. Finney throws the ball in to Tabor who tags Tresh trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Appling scores. Solters goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rigney
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rigney
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Solters. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Rigney
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cronin vs. Rigney
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Rigney
Doerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Dickman
Rigney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Finney. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Dickman
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Dickman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dickman
Kuhel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Dickman
Kreevich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Rich
Woody Rich now pitching.
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Kreevich moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Appling vs. Rich
Appling hits a line drive into center field. Cramer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cramer. Kreevich scores. Wright goes all the way around to score. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solters vs. Rich
Solters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Rigney
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Rigney
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rich vs. Rigney
Rich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 8 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Rich
McNair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Rich
Tresh is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Rich
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Rich
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Rigney
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rigney
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Rigney
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Rigney
Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Rigney
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Rigney
Doerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Rigney
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Rich
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Rich
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Rich
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Rigney
Peacock hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Rigney
Tom Carey pinch hits for Woody Rich.
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Rigney
Finney hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Wagner
Charlie Wagner now pitching.
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Wagner
Solters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair hits a popup towards third. Tabor catches it and throws to first to double up Solters. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Rigney
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Solters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rigney
Williams 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, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Rigney
Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Wagner
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Wagner
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Wagner
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Wagner
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kreevich vs. Wagner
Kreevich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Rigney
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Rigney
Doerr hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Rigney
Tabor is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Rigney
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1940 -- Chicago at Boston (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Kennedy B, 3b 5 2 2 0 Finney L, rf 4 0 0 0
Kuhel J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 2 0
Kreevich M, cf 5 1 1 0 Williams T, lf 4 2 2 0
Wright T, rf 3 2 1 1 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 3
Appling L, ss 3 1 1 2 Cronin J, ss 2 0 1 1
Solters M, lf 4 1 1 2 Doerr B, 2b 4 0 0 0
McNair E, 2b 4 1 2 1 Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tresh M, c 4 0 1 2 Peacock J, c 4 0 0 0
Rigney J, p 4 0 1 0 Dickman E, p 1 0 0 0
Rich W, p 1 0 0 0
Carey T, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 12 8 33 4 6 4
Chicago 000 531 000 -- 9
Boston 000 103 000 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney J (W) 9.0 6 4 4 2 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dickman E (L) 4.2 7 7 7 2 1
Rich W 2.1 3 2 1 0 1
Wagner C 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Dickman E, Peacock J, Cramer D, Cronin J
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Chicago 3, Boston 4
2B -- Cramer D, McNair E, Tresh M, Williams T, Rigney J
HR -- McNair E, Foxx J
CS -- McNair E
A -- (null)
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