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BOS
@CHW		4
3
NYY
@CLE		2
3
WSH
@DET		7
4
PHA
@SLB		3
8
CIN
@BRO		8
9
MLN
@NYG		3
1
CHC
@PHI		0
5
STL
@PIT		10
9
Friday, August 28, 1953,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 32,119, Time of Game: 2:54
Red Sox
4
71-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
3
76-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Bill Henry (4-3)
L: Bob Keegan (3-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    4  9  3
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    3  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .778 -0.120 0.96 0.000 -0.120 -1.2 9 0
Jim Piersall RF 2 1 1 1 3 0 .275 .701 0.281 0.70 0.290 -0.009 1.8 1 0 3B
Ted Williams LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .438 1.495 0.071 0.92 0.111 -0.040 0.6 1 0 2B
   Karl Olson LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .091 .312 -0.029 1.27 0.011 -0.040 -0.4 0 0 GDP
George Kell 3B 3 0 3 1 1 0 .305 .858 0.149 1.07 0.149 0.000 1.8 1 1 2B
Floyd Baker 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .274 .695 -0.079 1.57 0.038 -0.117 -0.7 0 0
Bill Henry P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .565 -0.140 1.12 0.000 -0.140 -1.9 0 1 GDP
Tom Umphlett CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .720 -0.019 0.88 0.045 -0.064 -0.4 5 0
Milt Bolling SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .266 .671 0.037 0.92 0.098 -0.061 0.3 3 4
Gus Niarhos C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .570 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 4 0
   Sammy White C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .270 .745 -0.006 0.84 0.042 -0.048 -0.5 3 0 GDP
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 7 1 .281 .817 0.136 0.99 0.784 -0.648 -0.6 27 6
2B: G Kell (35, off B Keegan); T Williams (2, off B Keegan).
3B: J Piersall (9, off B Keegan).
TB: G Kell 4; J Piersall 3; T Williams 2; T Umphlett; M Bolling; B Henry; S White.
GIDP: K Olson (1); B Henry (1); S White (12).
RBI: M Bolling (26); T Williams (12); J Piersall (46); G Kell (64).
2-out RBI: J Piersall.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: B Goodman (17); S White (9); T Umphlett (6).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chico Carrasquel SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .662 -0.001 1.55 0.111 -0.112 -0.3 2 5
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .270 .693 0.096 1.82 0.266 -0.171 1.2 4 5 3B
Minnie Minoso LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .317 .901 0.187 1.30 0.199 -0.012 1.3 5 1
Sam Mele RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .813 -0.189 2.12 0.000 -0.189 -1.5 0 0
Bob Elliott 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .774 -0.172 1.66 0.000 -0.172 -1.3 1 2
Sherm Lollar C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .301 .821 0.097 1.14 0.134 -0.038 0.8 2 0 IW
   Red Wilson PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .634 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Boyd 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .310 .804 -0.138 1.71 0.027 -0.166 -0.7 11 0
Jim Rivera CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .740 -0.192 1.90 0.000 -0.192 -0.9 2 0
Bob Keegan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.038 0.69 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 2
   Luis Aloma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Connie Ryan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .833 0.054 1.42 0.054 0.000 0.3
   Fritz Dorish P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .350 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Rocky Krsnich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .538 -0.067 2.67 0.000 -0.067 -0.2
Team Totals 34 3 6 3 4 5 .176 .498 -0.363 1.64 0.791 -1.157 -1.6 27 16
3B: N Fox (8, off B Henry).
IBB: S Lollar (1, by B Henry).
TB: N Fox 3; M Minoso 2; S Lollar; C Ryan; C Carrasquel.
RBI: S Mele (73); N Fox (58); S Lollar (45).
2-out RBI: S Lollar.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. C Carrasquel-N Fox-B Boyd 2; C Carrasquel-B Boyd.
PB: S Lollar (3).
Outfield Assists: M Minoso (G Kell at home plate).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Henry, W (4-3) 9 6 3 1 4 5 0 3.41 38 68 0.364 1.64 1.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 1 4 5 0 1.00 38 68 0.364 0.99 1.6

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Keegan, L (3-4) 6.2 7 3 3 5 1 0 4.14 30 44 -0.143 0.92 0.1
Luis Aloma 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.00 2 2 0 0.057 2.54 0.5
Fritz Dorish 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 3.32 7 0 0 -0.049 0.86 0.0
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 7 1 0 3.00 39 44 2 0 -0.135 1.64 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Henry (2; S Lollar).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Grover Froese, 3B - Johnny Stevens.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 32,119.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Chicago White Sox
1 Billy Goodman 1B 1 Chico Carrasquel SS
2 Jim Piersall RF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Ted Williams LF 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 George Kell 3B 4 Sam Mele RF
5 Floyd Baker 2B 5 Bob Elliott 3B
6 Bill Henry P 6 Sherm Lollar C
7 Tom Umphlett CF 7 Bob Boyd 1B
8 Milt Bolling SS 8 Jim Rivera CF
9 Gus Niarhos C 9 Bob Keegan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-2 0 1-- R CHW N. Fox B. Henry -24% 44% Triple to LF; Carrasquel Scores/unER
t7 2-2 2 1-- R BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan 23% 68% Triple to CF; White Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- R BOS T. Williams B. Keegan 11% 61% Double to LF; Piersall Scores
b8 2-4 0 --- CHW M. Minoso B. Henry -11% 73% Single to CF; Minoso to 2B/Adv on E8
b8 2-4 2 -2- R CHW S. Lollar B. Henry -11% 77% Single to SS; Minoso Scores/unER

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Keegan -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- R BOS T. Williams B. Keegan 11% 61% Double to LF; Piersall Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- R BOS G. Kell B. Keegan 7% 69% Single to CF; Williams Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- BOS F. Baker B. Keegan 3% 71% Walk; Kell to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- OO BOS B. Henry B. Keegan -7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel B. Henry 2% 67% Lineout: SS
b1 0-2 1 --- CHW N. Fox B. Henry -3% 65% Walk
b1 0-2 1 1-- CHW M. Minoso B. Henry -4% 61% Single to RF; Fox to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- O CHW S. Mele B. Henry 5% 65% Strikeout
b1 0-2 2 12- O CHW B. Elliott B. Henry 4% 70% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O BOS T. Umphlett B. Keegan -2% 68% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 --- O BOS M. Bolling B. Keegan -1% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 2-0 2 --- O BOS G. Niarhos B. Keegan -1% 66% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Henry 2% 68% Strikeout
b2 0-2 1 --- CHW B. Boyd B. Henry -3% 66% Walk
b2 0-2 1 1-- O CHW J. Rivera B. Henry 3% 69% Strikeout
b2 0-2 2 1-- O CHW B. Keegan B. Henry 2% 71% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Keegan -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan 2% 71% Walk
t3 2-0 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams B. Keegan -2% 69% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 2-0 2 1-- BOS G. Kell B. Keegan 2% 71% Single to RF; Williams to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 O BOS F. Baker B. Keegan -4% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 1-2-3
Sammy White replaces Gus Niarhos playing C batting 9th
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel B. Henry 3% 70% Popfly: 1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Henry 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O CHW M. Minoso B. Henry 1% 73% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O BOS B. Henry B. Keegan -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O BOS T. Umphlett B. Keegan -1% 70% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O BOS M. Bolling B. Keegan -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- O CHW S. Mele B. Henry 3% 72% Popfly: 1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O CHW B. Elliott B. Henry 2% 74% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Henry 1% 75% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- O BOS S. White B. Keegan -2% 73% Strikeout
t5 2-0 1 --- O BOS B. Goodman B. Keegan -1% 72% Flyball: LF
t5 2-0 2 --- O BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan -1% 71% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O CHW B. Boyd B. Henry 3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O CHW J. Rivera B. Henry 2% 77% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 --- O CHW B. Keegan B. Henry 1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Keegan -2% 76% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 1 --- BOS G. Kell B. Keegan 3% 79% Double to LF
t6 2-0 1 -2- BOS F. Baker B. Keegan 1% 81% Walk
t6 2-0 1 12- O BOS B. Henry B. Keegan -3% 77% Single to LF; Kell out at Hm/LF-3B-C; Baker to 2B
t6 2-0 2 12- O BOS T. Umphlett B. Keegan -3% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 1-2-3
Karl Olson replaces Ted Williams playing LF batting 3rd
b6 0-2 0 --- CHW C. Carrasquel B. Henry -6% 68% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
b6 0-2 0 1-- R CHW N. Fox B. Henry -24% 44% Triple to LF; Carrasquel Scores/unER
b6 1-2 0 --3 CHW M. Minoso B. Henry -5% 39% Walk
b6 1-2 0 1-3 RO CHW S. Mele B. Henry 3% 42% Flyball: CF; Fox Scores
b6 2-2 1 1-- O CHW B. Elliott B. Henry 4% 46% Flyball: RF
b6 2-2 2 1-- CHW S. Lollar B. Henry -3% 44% Intentional Walk; Minoso to 2B
b6 2-2 2 12- O CHW B. Boyd B. Henry 6% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 8-9-1
t7 2-2 0 --- O BOS M. Bolling B. Keegan -4% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-2 1 --- BOS S. White B. Keegan 4% 50% Single to 2B
t7 2-2 1 1-- O BOS B. Goodman B. Keegan -5% 45% Flyball: LF
t7 2-2 2 1-- R BOS J. Piersall B. Keegan 23% 68% Triple to CF; White Scores
t7 3-2 2 --3 BOS K. Olson B. Keegan 1% 69% Walk
Luis Aloma replaces Bob Keegan pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-2 2 1-3 BOS G. Kell L. Aloma 2% 71% Walk; Olson to 2B
t7 3-2 2 123 O BOS F. Baker L. Aloma -8% 64% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 8-9-1
b7 2-3 0 --- O CHW J. Rivera B. Henry 5% 68% Popfly: 3B
Connie Ryan pinch hits for Luis Aloma (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 1 --- CHW C. Ryan B. Henry -5% 63% Single to LF
b7 2-3 1 1-- O CHW C. Carrasquel B. Henry 6% 69% Flyball: CF
b7 2-3 2 1-- O CHW N. Fox B. Henry 5% 74% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Fritz Dorish facing 6-7-8
Fritz Dorish replaces Connie Ryan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-2 0 --- O BOS B. Henry F. Dorish -2% 72% Groundout: P-1B
t8 3-2 1 --- BOS T. Umphlett F. Dorish 2% 75% Single to SS
t8 3-2 1 1-- BOS M. Bolling F. Dorish 2% 77% Passed Ball; Umphlett to 2B
t8 3-2 1 -2- R BOS M. Bolling F. Dorish 10% 86% Single to 3B; Umphlett Scores/unER
t8 4-2 1 1-- OO BOS S. White F. Dorish -3% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 3-4-5
b8 2-4 0 --- CHW M. Minoso B. Henry -11% 73% Single to CF; Minoso to 2B/Adv on E8
b8 2-4 0 -2- O CHW S. Mele B. Henry 8% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-4 1 -2- CHW B. Elliott B. Henry 0% 80% E2 on Foul Ball
b8 2-4 1 -2- O CHW B. Elliott B. Henry 7% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-4 2 -2- R CHW S. Lollar B. Henry -11% 77% Single to SS; Minoso Scores/unER
Red Wilson pinch runs for Sherm Lollar (C) batting 6th
b8 3-4 2 1-- O CHW B. Boyd B. Henry 7% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Fritz Dorish facing 1-2-3
Red Wilson moves from PR to C
t9 4-3 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman F. Dorish -2% 82% Flyball: LF
t9 4-3 1 --- BOS J. Piersall F. Dorish 2% 84% Walk
t9 4-3 1 1-- OO BOS K. Olson F. Dorish -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Bill Henry facing 8-9-1
b9 3-4 0 --- O CHW J. Rivera B. Henry 9% 89% Foul Flyball: 1B
Rocky Krsnich pinch hits for Fritz Dorish (P) batting 9th
b9 3-4 1 --- O CHW R. Krsnich B. Henry 7% 95% Foul Flyball: C
b9 3-4 2 --- CHW C. Carrasquel B. Henry -5% 90% Single to CF
b9 3-4 2 1-- O CHW N. Fox B. Henry 10% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

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