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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 29, 1953
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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 29, 1953 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1953 |
|---|---|
| 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 29, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Parnell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Johnson |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 15,253 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Grover Froese 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | First Baseman |
| Jim Piersall | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Floyd Baker | Second Baseman |
| Mel Parnell | Pitcher |
| Tom Umphlett | Center Fielder |
| Milt Bolling | Shortstop |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| Sam Mele | Center Fielder |
| Connie Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Tom Wright | Right Fielder |
| Bob Boyd | First Baseman |
| Connie Johnson | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 29, 1953
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mele who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker takes first base on ball four. Piersall moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parnell vs. Johnson
Parnell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Umphlett vs. Johnson
Umphlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Parnell
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Parnell
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a popup, foul, towards first. Boyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Johnson
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Parnell
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Parnell covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Parnell
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Johnson
There goes Kell. The throw from Lollar to Carrasquel and they have Kell trapped. The throw over to Boyd, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Parnell
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Umphlett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Parnell
Boyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Parnell
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parnell vs. Johnson
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parnell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Umphlett vs. Johnson
Umphlett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Parnell
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Parnell
There's a wild pitch. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Minoso vs. Parnell
Minoso hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox scores. Minoso moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Parnell
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Minoso scores. Ryan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Parnell
Parnell spins and fires to second, and Ryan is picked off. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Johnson
Niarhos strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Parnell
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Parnell
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyd vs. Parnell
Boyd hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parnell vs. Johnson
Parnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boyd scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Parnell for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Parnell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into right field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Parnell
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Goodman scoops it up and throws to first, with Parnell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDermott vs. Johnson
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Tom Umphlett.
McDermott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Johnson
Bolling hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Johnson
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Gus Niarhos.
Gernert strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Parnell
Sammy White now catching. Karl Olson now playing center field.
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Minoso reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Parnell
The ball gets by White for a passed ball. Minoso scores. Mele moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Parnell
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Parnell
Lollar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Parnell
Red Wilson pinch hits for Tom Wright.
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Piersall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Piersall. Mele scores. Lollar moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Parnell
Ferris Fain pinch hits for Bob Boyd.
Fain takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Parnell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Johnson
Jim Rivera now playing center field. Ferris Fain now playing first base. Sam Mele now playing right field.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Johnson
Piersall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Johnson
Hoot Evers pinch runs for Ted Williams.
There's a wild pitch. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Johnson
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Parnell
Hoot Evers now playing left field.
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Parnell
Fox hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Parnell
Minoso hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. White fields it and throws to third for the out. Fox moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mele vs. Parnell
Mele hits a fly ball into center field. Olson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Parnell
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. Minoso moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Kinder
Ellis Kinder now pitching.
Lollar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zarilla vs. Johnson
Al Zarilla pinch hits for Ellis Kinder.
Zarilla takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olson vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Olson hits a line drive towards first. Fain catches it, steps on first to double up Zarilla, and throws to second to get Baker. That's a triple play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1953 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Goodman B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Carrasquel C, ss 4 0 1 0
Piersall J, rf 2 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 4 2 2 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf 4 2 1 0
Evers H, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Mele S, cf-rf 4 1 0 1
Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ryan C, 3b 4 0 2 2
Baker F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lollar S, c 3 0 0 0
Parnell M, p 3 0 0 0 Wright T, rf 2 0 0 0
Kinder E, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson R, ph 1 0 1 0
Zarilla A, ph 0 0 0 0 Rivera J, cf 0 0 0 0
Umphlett T, cf 2 0 0 0 Boyd B, 1b 2 0 0 0
McDermott M, ph 1 0 0 0 Fain F, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Olson K, cf 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, p 3 0 0 0
Bolling M, ss 3 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
Niarhos G, c 2 0 0 0
Gernert D, ph 1 0 0 0
White S, c 0 0 0 0
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28 1 4 1 31 5 7 3
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Chicago 000 200 21x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell M (L) 7.2 7 5 2 2 8
Kinder E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson C (W)* 8.0 4 1 1 6 8
Trucks V (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Goodman B, Kell G, Piersall J
DP -- Boston 1
TP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Chicago 4
3B -- Goodman B, Minoso M
CS -- Kell G
WP -- Parnell M, Johnson C
PB -- White S
T -- 2:41
A -- 15253
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