Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
August 31, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1929 at Comiskey Park I. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Chicago White Sox 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Jamieson lf 4 0 2 0
Tavener ss 2 2 0 0
Averill cf 4 2 1 3
Fonseca 1b 4 0 0 0
Falk rf 4 1 2 2
Sewell J. 3b 4 0 1 1
Hodapp 2b 5 1 2 1
Sewell L. c 4 1 2 1
Ferrell p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Metzler lf 3 1 0 0
Cissell ss 5 1 2 0
Reynolds rf 4 0 1 1
Shires 1b 4 1 0 0
Watwood cf 3 1 2 0
Kamm 3b 3 1 1 1
Kerr 2b 4 0 1 1
Berg c 4 0 1 1
McKain p 0 0 0 0
  Adkins p 1 0 0 0
  Clancy ph 1 0 1 0
  Byrne p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Cleveland 032 003 0008103
Chicago 110 001 011594
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ferrell  W(16-8) 9.0 9 5 3 6 6
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
6
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McKain  L(4-6) 2.2 5 5 4 2 0
  Adkins   4.1 4 3 2 1 1
  Byrne   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
3
1

  E–Falk (11), Hodapp (6), L. Sewell (17), Reynolds 2 (13), Watwood (12), Kerr (14).  DP–Cleveland 4. Fonseca-L. Sewell, J. Sewell-Jamieson, Ferrell-Hodapp-Tavener, Fonseca.  PB–L. Sewell (7).  2B–Cleveland Falk (27); J. Sewell (31), Chicago Kamm (26).  HR–Cleveland Averill (15,6th inning off Adkins 2 on).  SH–Jamieson (6); Falk (18); J. Sewell (29); Ferrell (2); Kamm (14).  HBP–Averill (3); Fonseca (4).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–J. Sewell (6).  CS–Jamieson (10).  U–Red Ormsby, Bill Guthrie, George Hildebrand.
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