Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 17, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1934 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 8, Philadelphia Athletics 9

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Swanson rf 4 2 1 0
Haas cf 4 2 2 2
Simmons lf 5 1 2 3
Appling ss 5 0 1 0
Dykes 1b 3 1 1 1
Hayes 2b 2 1 1 0
Hopkins 3b 5 0 2 1
Madjeski c 4 0 1 0
Earnshaw p 5 1 2 0
Totals 37 8 13 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 5 1 2 0
Williams 2b 6 1 3 0
Johnson lf 5 0 2 2
Foxx 1b 4 0 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 2 2 1
Coleman rf 4 3 3 5
McNair ss 3 0 0 0
Berry c 2 0 0 0
  Marcum ph 1 0 0 0
  Warstler pr 0 0 0 0
  Hayes c 2 0 0 0
Benton p 2 0 1 0
  Finney ph 1 1 0 0
  Dietrich p 0 1 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Chicago 002 001 221 08131
Philadelphia 020 100 221 19132
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw  L(11-8) 9.1 13 9 8 7 5
Totals
9.1
13
9
8
7
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   7.0 9 5 4 5 1
  Dietrich  W(7-8) 3.0 4 3 3 2 0
Totals
10.0
13
8
7
7
1

  E–Dykes (23), Williams (4), Berry (5).  DP–Chicago 1. Dykes-Appling, Philadelphia 2. Higgins-Williams-Foxx, McNair-Williams-Foxx.  2B–Chicago Simmons (27); Dykes (15); Hayes (5), Philadelphia Cramer 2 (21); Williams (4).  HR–Chicago Haas (2,3rd inning off Benton 1 on), Philadelphia Coleman 3 (14,2nd inning off Earnshaw 1 on,4th inning off Earnshaw 0 on,8th inning off Earnshaw 1 on).  SH–Haas (18); Hayes 2 (5); Dietrich (4).  HBP–Simmons (1).  Team LOB–10.  Team–10.  CS–Hayes (2); Cramer (4).  SB–McNair (3).  U–Brick Owens, Charles Donnelly.
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