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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1947
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 31, 1947 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Gettel |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 35,143 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kolloway | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Hodgin | Left Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Ted Lyons | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dale Mitchell | Center Fielder |
| Hank Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Joe Frazier | Right Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Les Fleming | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Bockman | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Al Gettel | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 31, 1947
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Gettel
Kolloway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Gettel
Hodgin hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Gettel
Wright hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Gettel
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Ruffing
Mitchell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ruffing
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frazier vs. Ruffing
Frazier strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Appling fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gettel
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Gettel
Appling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Gettel
Michaels hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Michaels reaches second base with a double. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tresh vs. Gettel
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruffing vs. Gettel
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Appling scores. Michaels moves to third. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kolloway vs. Gettel
Lopez fires to third and picks off Michaels. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Gettel
Kolloway strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Ruffing
Fleming hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ruffing
Gordon hits a line drive towards short. Appling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Ruffing
Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Gettel
Hodgin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Gettel
Wright takes first base on ball four. Hodgin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Gettel
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodgin scores. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Gettel
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to third for the out. York moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Gettel
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ruffing
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Ruffing
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Ruffing
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Gettel
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Gettel
Tresh hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Gettel
Ruffing hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Ruffing
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Hodgin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Ruffing
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Gettel
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bockman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Gettel
Hodgin hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Gettel
Wright hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Ruffing
Fleming hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ruffing
Gordon hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hodgin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bockman vs. Ruffing
Bockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Gettel
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Gettel
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Gettel
Appling hits a fly ball into right field. Frazier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Gettel
Michaels hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ruffing
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gettel vs. Ruffing
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Ruffing
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Ruffing
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Gettel
Tresh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Gettel
Ruffing hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fleming settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Gettel
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Ruffing
Frazier hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Ruffing
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Ruffing
Fleming hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Gettel
Hodgin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mitchell who is chasing the ball. Hodgin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wright vs. Gettel
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodgin scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Gettel
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gettel
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Ruffing
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bockman vs. Ruffing
Bockman hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doby vs. Ruffing
Larry Doby pinch hits for Al Lopez.
Doby strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Ruffing
George Metkovich pinch hits for Al Gettel.
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Metkovich reaches second base with a double. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Ruffing
Mitchell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keltner vs. Lee
Ken Keltner pinch hits for Hank Edwards. Thornton Lee now pitching.
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keltner for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Klieman
Hal Peck now playing left field. Jim Hegan now catching. Ed Klieman now pitching.
Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Klieman
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Klieman
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frazier vs. Lee
Frazier hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Lee
Boudreau hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Lee
Pat Seerey pinch hits for Les Fleming.
Seerey hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1947, game 2 -- Chicago at Cleveland (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kolloway D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Mitchell D, cf 3 0 2 0
Hodgin R, lf 4 2 2 0 Edwards H, lf 3 0 0 0
Wright T, rf 3 0 1 1 Keltner K, ph 1 0 0 0
York R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Peck H, lf 0 0 0 0
Philley D, cf 4 0 0 0 Frazier J, rf 4 0 0 0
Appling L, ss 3 1 0 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 0 1 0
Michaels C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fleming L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Tresh M, c 2 0 0 0 Seerey P, ph 1 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 3 0 1 1 Gordon J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Lee T, p 0 0 0 0 Bockman E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 2 0 1 0
Doby L, ph 1 0 0 0
Hegan J, c 0 0 0 0
Gettel A, p 2 0 0 0
Metkovich G, ph 1 0 1 1
Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 7 3 32 1 6 1
Chicago 011 000 010 -- 3
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 7.2 5 1 1 1 3
Lee T (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel A (L) 8.0 7 3 3 5 2
Klieman E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Chicago 1, Cleveland 3
LOB -- Chicago 5, Cleveland 5
2B -- Michaels C, Metkovich G
3B -- Hodgin R
T -- 1:50
A -- 35143
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