Chicago White Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 8, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1948 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 16

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Baker 2b 4 0 1 0
Appling 3b 4 0 2 0
Lupien 1b 4 0 1 0
Wright rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson c 4 0 1 0
Philley cf 3 1 2 0
Kennedy lf 4 0 3 0
Michaels ss 3 0 0 0
Grove p 0 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 1 0 0 0
  Moulder p 0 0 0 0
  Wallaesa ph 1 0 0 0
  Papish p 0 0 0 0
  Goodwin p 0 0 0 0
  Hodgin ph 1 0 0 1
  Gillespie p 0 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Weigel ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 10 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 1 1 0
McCosky lf 6 2 2 1
Valo rf 4 1 2 1
Fain 1b 5 3 2 0
Majeski 3b 4 3 2 2
Chapman cf 3 2 0 1
Guerra c 4 1 1 3
Suder 2b 3 2 2 3
Scheib p 5 1 3 5
Totals 39 16 15 16
Chicago 000 001 0001102
Philadelphia 500 040 07x16150
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Grove  L(1-2) 1.0 4 5 5 2 1
  Moulder   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Papish   1.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Goodwin   0.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Gillespie   2.2 7 7 7 2 0
  Caldwell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
16
16
8
1
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib  W(3-0) 9.0 10 1 1 5 0
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
5
0

  E–Moulder (1), Papish (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Fain.  TP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Joost-Fain.  2B–Chicago Philley (4); Kennedy (2), Philadelphia Valo (2); Scheib (1).  HR–Philadelphia Scheib (1,8th inning off Gillespie 3 on).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Valo (2); Suder (1).  Team–9.  U–Cal Hubbard, Bill McKinley, Bill McGowan.  T–2:24.  A–3,388.
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