Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 27, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1939 at League Park IV. 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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Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bejma 2b 5 0 1 0
Kuhel 1b 4 1 1 0
Walker lf 5 1 2 1
Appling ss 3 3 0 0
Radcliff rf 5 0 3 3
Kreevich cf 4 1 1 0
  Rosenthal ph 1 0 0 0
Owen 3b 5 0 1 1
Tresh c 3 0 1 1
  Steinbacher ph 1 0 0 0
Rigney p 1 0 1 0
  Hayes ph 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 2 0 1 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Chapman cf 3 1 1 0
Hemsley c 4 1 1 1
Campbell rf 4 2 1 1
Heath lf 4 1 2 1
Trosky 1b 2 0 2 1
  Webb ss 1 0 0 0
Keltner 3b 4 1 1 0
Hale 2b 4 1 1 0
Grimes ss,1b 3 0 1 1
Milnar p 3 0 1 1
  Humphries p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 11 6
Chicago 100 200 102–6122
Cleveland 302 002 00x–7111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Rigney  L(3-3) 3.0 7 5 3 0 2
  Frazier   5.0 4 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
5
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Milnar  W(3-0) 8.0 12 6 4 5 1
  Humphries  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
5
1
  E–Appling (7), Rigney (1), Grimes (10).  DP–Chicago 1. Bejma-Appling-Kuhel, Cleveland 1. Keltner-Trosky-Keltner.  2B–Chicago Kuhel (6); Radcliff 2 (6); Kreevich (5), Cleveland Chapman (4); Campbell (3).  3B–Cleveland Heath (1).  HR–Cleveland Hemsley (1,1st inning off Rigney 0 on).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Trosky (4).  Team–3.  CS–Hale (1).  U–Joe Rue, Harry Geisel, Lou Kolls.  T–2:10.  A–3,000.
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