Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 9, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1923 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 21

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hooper rf 5 1 2 0
Mostil cf 5 0 2 0
Collins 2b 5 1 1 0
Sheely 1b 3 1 2 1
Falk lf 5 1 3 1
Happenny 3b 4 1 1 0
McClellan ss 5 0 1 1
Schalk c 1 0 0 0
  Graham c 3 0 1 1
Cvengros p 2 0 0 0
  Blankenship p 0 0 0 0
  Leverett p 1 0 0 0
  Castner p 0 0 0 0
  Proctor p 0 0 0 0
  Strunk ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 4
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McGowan cf 5 4 3 3
Galloway ss 5 2 2 2
Hale 3b 5 4 4 5
Hauser 1b 6 1 2 3
Miller lf 6 0 1 3
Welch rf 5 2 4 0
Scheer 2b 4 2 2 2
Perkins c 3 3 1 0
Naylor p 4 2 2 0
  Rommel p 1 1 1 0
Totals 44 21 22 18
Chicago 001 100 3005133
Philadelphia 021 645 03x21221
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cvengros  L(10-10) 3.2 7 6 6 3 3
  Blankenship   0.0 1 3 0 2 0
  Leverett   1.2 7 8 8 2 1
  Castner   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Proctor   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
22
21
18
7
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Naylor  W(9-4) 6.2 12 5 4 5 0
  Rommel  SV(4) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
5
0

  E–Falk (4), Happenny (7), T. Blankenship (3), Galloway (25).  DP–Chicago 2. McClellan-Sheely-Schalk, Cvengros-Happenny.  2B–Chicago Hooper (27); Mostil (27), Philadelphia McGowan (6); Hauser (13); Miller (17).  3B–Philadelphia Hauser (7).  HR–Philadelphia Hale (2,5th inning off Leverett 2 on); Scheer (2,2nd inning off Cvengros 1 on).  SH–Castner (2).  Team LOB–14.  Team–6.  CS–Mostil (8).  SB–Hale (6).  U–Tommy Connolly, Pants Rowland, Red Ormsby.
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