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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 8, 1955
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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 September 8, 1955 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1955 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 8, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chuck Stobbs |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 2,437 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Joe Paparella 3B: Jim Honochick |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Bob Nieman | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Marty Marion | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Oravetz | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Vernon | First Baseman |
| Carlos Paula | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Jose Valdivielso | Shortstop |
| Chuck Stobbs | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 8, 1955
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Stobbs
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Stobbs
Fox bunts towards third. Yost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Stobbs
Minoso hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a line drive into center field. Oravetz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oravetz. Carrasquel scores. Fox goes all the way around to score. Nieman moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Stobbs
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost 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: ---
Oravetz vs. Trucks
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oravetz for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Stobbs
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stobbs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Stobbs
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Stobbs
Trucks hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a line drive into left field. Minoso picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Minoso. Vernon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paula vs. Trucks
Paula hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vernon moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sievers vs. Trucks
Sievers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vernon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Trucks
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Trucks
Valdivielso takes first base on ball four. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stobbs vs. Trucks
Stobbs hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fox fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Stobbs
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Stobbs
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Stobbs
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oravetz vs. Trucks
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Stobbs
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Stobbs
Dropo hits a fly ball into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Stobbs
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Oravetz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
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 for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Trucks
Paula hits a line drive into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Trucks
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Stobbs
Lollar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Stobbs
Trucks bunts towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Stobbs
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Stobbs
Fox hits a line drive to right field. The ball gets by Paula. Oravetz fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oravetz. Lollar scores. Fox moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Minoso vs. Stobbs
Minoso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Stobbs
There goes Minoso. The throw from Courtney and he is safe. Minoso steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Stobbs
Kell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Trucks
Courtney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Trucks
Valdivielso hits a line drive towards short. Carrasquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Trucks
Johnny Groth pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Groth is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieman vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Abernathy
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Abernathy
Busby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Abernathy
There goes Busby. The throw from Courtney and he is out, Valdivielso applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oravetz vs. Trucks
Oravetz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oravetz for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Trucks
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vernon vs. Trucks
Vernon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Trucks
Paula is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Trucks
Sievers is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Abernathy
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Abernathy
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Abernathy
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Trucks
Jim Rivera now playing right field.
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdivielso vs. Trucks
Valdivielso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Umphlett vs. Martin
Mickey McDermott pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Morrie Martin now pitching. Tom Umphlett pinch hits for Mickey McDermott.
Umphlett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdivielso moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yost vs. Martin
Yost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valdivielso scores. Umphlett moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oravetz vs. Byrd
Harry Byrd now pitching.
Oravetz hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Umphlett tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Byrd
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ramos
Pedro Ramos now pitching. Tom Umphlett now playing center field.
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Ramos
Minoso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Minoso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Ramos
Ron Northey pinch hits for George Kell.
Northey is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Ramos
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vernon vs. Byrd
Bobby Adams now playing third base.
Vernon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paula vs. Byrd
Paula hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Byrd
Sievers hits a line drive into center field. Busby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busby. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Courtney vs. Byrd
Courtney is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valdivielso vs. Byrd
Valdivielso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Ramos
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ramos
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Jim Busby.
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Ramos
Lollar hits a line drive into right field. Paula settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Senators, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donovan vs. Ramos
Dick Donovan pinch hits for Harry Byrd.
Donovan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1955 -- Chicago at Washington (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Carrasquel C, ss 4 1 1 0 Yost E, 3b 4 0 2 1
Fox N, 2b 4 2 2 1 Oravetz E, cf 3 0 0 1
Minoso M, lf 4 0 3 1 Ramos P, p 0 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 1 1 0
Northey R, ph 1 0 0 0 Vernon M, 1b 4 2 2 2
Adams B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Paula C, rf 4 0 0 0
Nieman B, rf 3 0 1 1 Sievers R, lf 4 0 2 1
Rivera J, rf 1 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 3 0 1 0
Dropo W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Valdivielso J, ss 3 1 1 0
Busby J, cf 2 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 1 0 0 0
Kennedy B, ph 1 0 1 0 Groth J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lollar S, c 3 1 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 2 0 0 0 McDermott M, ph 0 0 0 0
Martin M, p 0 0 0 0 Umphlett T, ph-cf 1 1 1 0
Byrd H, p 0 0 0 0
Donovan D, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 8 3 32 5 10 5
Chicago 200 020 000 -- 4
Washington 010 002 20x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V 6.1 7 4 3 1 4
Martin M (L)* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Byrd H 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs C 5.0 6 4 2 1 0
Abernathy T (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Ramos P (S) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Oravetz E 2, Minoso M, Busby J
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Washington 6
2B -- Minoso M 2
HR -- Vernon M
SB -- Minoso M
CS -- Busby J
SH -- Trucks V
SF -- Oravetz E
T -- 2:21
A -- 2437
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