Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 5, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1945 at Shibe Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 7 0 1 1
Hockett cf 6 2 3 0
Schalk 2b 6 0 2 0
Curtright lf 4 2 2 2
Appling ss 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ss 1 0 0 0
Cuccinello 3b 4 0 0 0
  Baker 3b 3 0 2 2
Nagel 1b 6 1 2 1
Tresh c 6 1 1 0
Caldwell p 4 0 0 0
  Papish p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 6 13 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf,rf 5 0 3 0
Kish rf 2 0 0 0
  Wilkins lf 2 2 0 0
Hall 2b 7 0 1 0
Estalella cf 7 0 3 1
McGhee 1b 7 1 3 1
Kell 3b 6 1 1 2
Brancato ss 5 1 1 0
Rosar c 6 0 1 0
Newsom p 3 0 0 0
  Busch ph 1 0 0 0
  Flores p 2 0 0 0
Totals 53 5 13 4
Chicago 101 200 000 000 026133
Philadelphia 010 000 021 000 015130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   8.2 11 4 3 2 5
  Papish  W(3-3) 4.1 0 1 1 5 1
  Johnson  SV(3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
14.0
13
5
4
7
6
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom   8.0 8 4 4 4 5
  Flores  L(6-10) 6.0 5 2 2 3 3
Totals
14.0
13
6
6
7
8

  E–Appling 2 (2), Tresh (10).  DP–Chicago 2. Reynolds-Schalk-Nagel, Baker-Schalk, Philadelphia 1. Brancato-Hall.  2B–Chicago Hockett (23); Baker (5); Nagel (8); Tresh (11), Philadelphia McGhee (5).  3B–Philadelphia Estalella (6).  HR–Chicago Curtright (4,3rd inning off Newsom 0 on); Nagel (3,4th inning off Newsom 0 on), Philadelphia Kell (4,8th inning off Caldwell 1 on).  SH–Schalk (24); Reynolds (3).  Team LOB–13.  Team–13.  SB–McGhee (3).  U–Hal Weafer, George Pipgras, Eddie Rommel.
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