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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1946
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 20, 1946 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Lopat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Gumpert |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,989 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Hodgin | Left Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Hal Trosky | First Baseman |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Center Fielder |
| Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
| Leo Wells | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Lopat | Pitcher |
| Ted Lyons | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Phil Rizzuto | Shortstop |
| Billy Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Henrich | First Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Gus Niarhos | Catcher |
| Randy Gumpert | Pitcher |
| Bill Dickey | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 20, 1946
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Gumpert
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Gumpert
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hodgin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trosky vs. Gumpert
Trosky hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Gumpert
Wright hits a line drive into right field. Lindell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lindell. Hodgin scores. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gumpert
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lopat
Rizzuto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lopat
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wells fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lopat
Henrich hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gumpert
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Gumpert
Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Gumpert
There goes Michaels. The throw from Niarhos and he is safe. Michaels steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wells vs. Gumpert
Wells is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopat vs. Gumpert
Lopat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lopat
Keller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wright. Keller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Lopat
Lindell hits a fly ball into left field. Hodgin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wells juggles the ball. That's an error on Wells. Keller moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niarhos vs. Lopat
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Gumpert
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Gumpert
Appling hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Gumpert
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumpert vs. Lopat
Gumpert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rizzuto vs. Lopat
Rizzuto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lopat
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Lopat
Rizzuto is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Gumpert
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Gumpert
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Gumpert
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Gumpert
There goes Hayes. The throw from Niarhos and he is out, Gordon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lopat
Henrich hits a fly ball into center field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Lopat
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Lopat
Lindell hits a fly ball into left field. Hodgin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Gumpert
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Gumpert
Wells hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Gumpert
Lopat hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hodgin. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niarhos vs. Lopat
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumpert vs. Lopat
Gumpert bunts towards the mound. Lopat fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. Niarhos moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzuto vs. Lopat
Rizzuto bunts towards first. Trosky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rizzuto for the out. Gordon scores. Niarhos moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Lopat
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Gumpert
Hodgin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Gumpert
Appling hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lindell. Appling reaches second base with a double. Hodgin moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trosky vs. Gumpert
Trosky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Niarhos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Gumpert
Wright is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Gumpert
Hayes hits a popup towards short. Rizzuto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Gumpert
Kennedy hits a line drive towards center. DiMaggio chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on DiMaggio. Hodgin scores. Appling scores. Wright moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Michaels vs. Gumpert
Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright scores. Kennedy scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Gumpert
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lopat
Henrich hits a popup towards third. Wells settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lopat
Keller strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Lopat
Lindell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Gumpert
Lopat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Gumpert
Hodgin bunts towards the mound. Gumpert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Gumpert
Appling hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. DiMaggio chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Rizzuto. Rizzuto fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rizzuto. Hodgin goes all the way around to score. Appling moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trosky vs. Gumpert
Trosky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Appling scores. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Gumpert
Wright hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Queen
Mel Queen now pitching.
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Queen
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niarhos vs. Lopat
Niarhos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Lopat
Bud Souchock pinch hits for Mel Queen.
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Niarhos moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzuto vs. Lopat
Rizzuto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Niarhos trying to get to home. Wright throws the ball in to Hayes who tags Niarhos who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Michaels bunts towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Gettel
Wells hits a fly ball into right field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopat vs. Gettel
Lopat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Gettel
Hodgin hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lopat
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Lopat
Henrich is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lopat
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Gettel
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rizzuto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trosky vs. Gettel
Trosky hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Gettel
Wright hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Lopat
Keller hits a fly ball into right field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Lopat
Lindell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Lopat
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niarhos vs. Lopat
Niarhos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lindell moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Lopat
Snuffy Stirnweiss pinch hits for Al Gettel.
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wells fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1946 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hodgin R, lf 5 3 2 0 Rizzuto P, ss 3 0 3 1
Appling L, ss 5 2 2 1 Johnson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Trosky H, 1b 5 1 1 1 Henrich T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wright T, rf 4 2 3 3 DiMaggio J, cf 4 1 2 1
Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0 Keller C, lf 4 0 1 0
Kennedy B, cf 4 1 0 0 Lindell J, rf 4 0 1 0
Michaels C, 2b 4 0 2 2 Gordon J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Wells L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Niarhos G, c 2 0 0 0
Lopat E, p 3 0 1 0 Gumpert R, p 1 0 0 0
Queen M, p 0 0 0 0
Souchock B, ph 1 0 0 0
Gettel A, p 0 0 0 0
Stirnweiss S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 11 7 31 2 8 2
Chicago 100 004 400 -- 9
New York 000 011 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lopat E (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert R (L) 6.1 10 9 5 2 1
Queen M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Gettel A 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lindell J, Wells L, DiMaggio J, Rizzuto P
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 7
2B -- Keller C, Gordon J, Appling L 2
HR -- DiMaggio J, Wright T
SB -- Michaels C
CS -- Rizzuto P, Hayes F
SH -- Gumpert R, Rizzuto P
T -- 2:12
A -- 33989
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