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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 18, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox, played on June 18, 1953 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 18, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Connie Marrero |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 6,507 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Jim Duffy |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Tom Wright | Right Fielder |
| Jim Rivera | Center Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Bud Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Pete Runnels | Shortstop |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | Catcher |
| Connie Marrero | Pitcher |
| Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 18, 1953
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Marrero
Fox hits a popup towards short. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Marrero
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Marrero
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Sima
Al Sima now pitching.
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fain scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Sima
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Sam Mele now playing right field. Tom Wright now playing left field.
Yost hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Sima
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Sima
Mele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrasquel vs. Sima
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sima fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Sima
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Sima
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sima
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Sima
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sima fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Trucks
Fitz Gerald hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sima vs. Trucks
Sima hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Sima
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Sima
Rivera hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fitz Gerald fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Sima
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mele vs. Sima
Mele is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Sima
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Mele moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Sima
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
The umpire calls a balk on Trucks Runnels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Sima
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sima
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Sima
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Sima
Wright hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Wright reaches second base with a double. There goes Elliott trying to get to home. Vollmer throws the ball in to Yost who relays the ball to Fitz Gerald, who tags Elliott, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Trucks
Fitz Gerald hits a line drive towards first. Fain reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Sima
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Sima
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Sima
Mele hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sima vs. Trucks
Sima strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a line drive into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Sima
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Sima
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sima fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Sima
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Fox. Vollmer moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Trucks
Busby takes first base on ball four. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. Trucks
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into right field. Mele settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vollmer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fitz Gerald vs. Trucks
Fitz Gerald 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
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Sima
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Sima
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Sima
Fred Marsh pinch runs for Bob Elliott.
Wright hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Sima
Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marsh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lollar vs. Sima
Lollar hits a popup towards first. Vernon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coan vs. Trucks
Fred Marsh now playing third base. Red Wilson now catching. Gil Coan pinch hits for Al Sima.
Coan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wright who is chasing the ball. Coan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivera. Yost reaches second base with a double. Coan scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yost moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vollmer vs. Trucks
Vollmer takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jensen vs. Trucks
Jensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yost scores. Runnels scores. Vollmer moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Busby hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Fornieles
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mele vs. Dixon
Sonny Dixon now pitching.
Mele strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Dixon
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Dixon
Bud Sheely pinch hits for Mike Fornieles.
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vernon fields the ball and throws to Dixon covering. Safe. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Dixon
Minnie Minoso pinch runs for Bud Sheely.
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. Minoso moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Dixon
Fain hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Fain reaches second base with a double. Minoso scores. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marsh vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Marsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Porterfield
Wright hits a line drive into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Porterfield
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to third. Marsh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Porterfield
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Fain scores. Marsh moves to third. Rivera moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mele vs. Porterfield
Mele hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marsh scores. Rivera scores. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carrasquel vs. Porterfield
The ball gets by Fitz Gerald for a passed ball. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Porterfield
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitz Gerald vs. Dorish
Fritz Dorish now pitching.
Fitz Gerald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mauro vs. Dorish
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Mauro 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 -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Dorish
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Dorish
Runnels hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fox reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1953 -- Chicago at Washington (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Fox N, 2b 5 1 1 1 Yost E, 3b 4 1 1 1
Fain F, 1b 4 2 1 2 Runnels P, ss 5 1 2 0
Elliott B, 3b 2 0 1 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 0 0 0
Marsh F, pr-3b 1 1 1 0 Vollmer C, lf 2 1 1 0
Wright T, rf-lf 5 0 2 1 Jensen J, rf 4 0 1 2
Rivera J, cf 4 2 2 0 Busby J, cf 3 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 4 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 1
Wilson R, c 0 0 0 1 Fitz Gerald E, c 4 0 0 0
Stewart B, lf 0 0 0 0 Marrero C, p 0 0 0 0
Mele S, rf 4 0 2 2 Sima A, p 2 0 0 0
Carrasquel C, ss 5 1 1 1 Coan G, ph 1 1 1 0
Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0 Dixon S, p 0 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0
Sheely B, ph 1 0 1 0 Mauro C, ph 1 0 0 0
Minoso M, pr 0 1 0 0
Dorish F, p 0 0 0 0
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38 8 12 8 34 4 6 4
Chicago 100 100 006 -- 8
Washington 000 000 130 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V 7.1 6 4 3 3 5
Fornieles M (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Dorish F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Marrero C 0.1 0 1 1 2 0
Sima A 7.2 7 1 1 2 3
Dixon S (L) 0.1 3 4 2 0 1
Porterfield B 0.2 2 2 2 2 0
E -- Fox N, Elliott B, Runnels P
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Washington 7
2B -- Wright T, Yost E, Fain F
3B -- Coan G
Balk -- Trucks V
PB -- Fitz Gerald E
T -- 2:38
A -- 6507
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