Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
May 20, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1947 at Griffith Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tucker cf 6 0 2 1
Appling ss 4 1 2 0
Wright lf 5 0 1 0
Jones 1b 5 1 0 1
Kennedy rf 4 1 2 0
Kolloway 2b 5 2 1 0
Philley 3b 4 1 2 0
Dickey c 2 1 2 2
  Stephenson c 1 0 0 0
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Lee p 2 0 1 0
  Lopat ph 1 0 1 0
  Harrist p 2 0 1 1
  Papish p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 5
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Case lf 5 1 3 0
Mackiewicz cf 2 0 0 0
  Lewis ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 1 1 1
McBride rf,cf 3 1 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 0
Christman ss 4 1 1 1
Mancuso c 3 0 1 2
  Spence ph 1 0 0 0
Yost 3b 2 0 1 0
  Travis ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Masterson p 1 0 0 0
  Scarborough p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson ph 1 0 0 0
  Candini p 0 0 0 0
  Grace ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Chicago 023 010 0017151
Washington 400 000 000495
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Smith   0.2 4 4 3 1 1
  Lee   3.1 2 0 0 0 2
  Harrist  W(2-2) 4.2 3 0 0 2 0
  Papish  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  L(3-2) 2.2 8 5 3 1 1
  Scarborough   4.1 6 1 1 2 3
  Candini   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
4
4
4

  E–Jones (3), Christman (3), Yost (1), Travis 2 (6), Masterson (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Appling-Jones, Washington 1. Yost-Priddy-Vernon.  PB–Dickey 2 (4).  2B–Chicago Tucker (4); Appling 2 (10); Dickey (4), Washington Case (1); Mancuso (1).  SH–Kennedy (1); Scarborough (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–7.  SB–Philley 2 (5); Dickey (2).  CS–Philley (3).  U-HP–Art Passarella, 1B–Jim Boyer, 2B–Eddie Rommel, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:20.  A–9,668.
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