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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 26, 1939
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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 August 26, 1939 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 26, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Wilson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Moe Berg | Catcher |
| Jack Wilson | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Hayes | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Third Baseman |
| Norm Schlueter | Catcher |
| Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 26, 1939
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Dietrich
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Dietrich
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Dietrich
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Dietrich
There's a wild pitch. Cramer moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Dietrich
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Foxx scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Dietrich
Cronin hits a line drive into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Dietrich
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Wilson
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Doerr. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Wilson
Berg fires to second and picks off Hayes for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Wilson
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Wilson
There goes Kreevich. The throw from Berg and he is safe. Kreevich steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Appling vs. Wilson
Appling strikes out. Berg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Appling out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Dietrich
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Dietrich
Berg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Dietrich
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. Wilson
Rosenthal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Wilson
McNair hits a line drive into right field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Walker goes all the way around to score. McNair moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schlueter vs. Wilson
Schlueter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Schlueter reaches third base with a triple. McNair scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dietrich vs. Wilson
Dietrich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Dietrich
Doerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Dietrich
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Dietrich
There goes Cramer. The throw from Schlueter and he is safe. Cramer steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Dietrich
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Dietrich
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Dietrich
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Wilson
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Wilson
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Wilson
Appling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wilson
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Appling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosenthal vs. Wilson
There goes Walker. The throw from Berg and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosenthal vs. Wilson
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McNair vs. Wilson
McNair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Appling scores. Walker scores. Rosenthal moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schlueter vs. Wilson
Schlueter strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Dietrich
Vosmik hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Dietrich
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berg vs. Dietrich
Berg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Wilson
Dietrich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Dietrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Wilson
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Wilson
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kreevich vs. Wilson
Kreevich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dietrich scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Wilson
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
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nonnenkamp vs. Dietrich
Red Nonnenkamp pinch hits for Jack Wilson.
Nonnenkamp hits a popup, foul, towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Dietrich
Doerr hits a line drive towards the mound. Dietrich can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Dietrich
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Dietrich
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Dietrich
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wagner
Charlie Wagner now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Wagner
Rosenthal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Wagner
McNair strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schlueter vs. Wagner
Schlueter strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Dietrich
Cronin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Dietrich
Vosmik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tabor vs. Dietrich
Tabor takes first base on ball four. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finney vs. Marcum
Lou Finney pinch hits for Moe Berg. Johnny Marcum now pitching.
Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cronin tags and scores. Vosmik tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peacock vs. Marcum
Johnny Peacock pinch hits for Charlie Wagner.
Peacock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vosmik scores. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Marcum
Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tabor moves to third. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cramer vs. Brown
Clint Brown now pitching.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Dickman
Johnny Peacock now catching. Emerson Dickman now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Dickman
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dickman
Kuhel 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
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Brown
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Rosenthal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Brown
Cronin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Dickman
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tabor. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Dickman
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dickman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Brown
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hayes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Brown
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickman vs. Brown
Dickman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. Dickman
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Dickman
Rosenthal is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Dickman
McNair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schlueter vs. Dickman
Schlueter hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Brown
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Brown
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Brown
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Brown
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brown
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1939 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Doerr B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Hayes J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Cramer D, cf 5 1 3 0 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Foxx J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 0 1 1
Williams T, rf 4 0 1 2 Appling L, ss 4 1 1 0
Cronin J, ss 3 1 0 0 Walker G, lf 4 2 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 0 Rosenthal L, rf 2 0 1 0
Tabor J, 3b 3 0 0 0 McNair E, 3b 4 1 2 2
Berg M, c 2 0 0 0 Schlueter N, c 4 0 1 1
Finney L, ph 0 0 0 1 Dietrich B, p 2 1 1 0
Dickman E, p 1 0 0 0 Marcum J, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 1 0 0 0 Brown C, p 1 0 0 0
Nonnenkamp R, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner C, p 0 0 0 0
Peacock J, ph-c 2 0 1 1
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33 4 8 4 33 5 10 4
Boston 200 002 000 -- 4
Chicago 022 100 00x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L) 4.0 8 5 4 1 3
Wagner C 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Dickman E 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dietrich B (W)* 5.0 5 4 4 5 3
Marcum J 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Brown C (S) 3.2 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Doerr B, Foxx J, Williams T, Tabor J
DP -- Boston 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- Boston 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Dietrich B
3B -- Schlueter N
SB -- Kreevich M, Cramer D, Walker G
CS -- Rosenthal L
SF -- Finney L
WP -- Dietrich B, Wilson J
T -- 2:15
A -- 7000
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