Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
April 27, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. 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 3, Cleveland Indians 11

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Adams cf 5 1 2 0
Goldsberry 1b 5 0 3 1
Appling ss 2 1 0 0
  Hancock ph 0 0 0 0
Zernial lf 5 1 1 0
Philley rf 5 0 1 2
Michaels 2b 4 0 1 0
Tipton c 3 0 2 0
Baker 3b 3 0 0 0
Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
  Gettel p 3 0 0 0
  Grove p 0 0 0 0
  Wight p 0 0 0 0
  Scala ph 1 0 0 0
  Groth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 3 1 1 0
Doby cf 3 0 1 0
Boudreau ss 3 0 0 0
  Boone pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 3 2 0
Vernon 1b 4 2 1 2
Keltner 3b 4 1 3 3
Edwards rf 3 2 1 0
Hegan c 4 1 2 3
Gromek p 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 3 0 2 2
Totals 33 11 13 10
Chicago 001 020 0003101
Cleveland 300 004 40x11130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pieretti   0.2 4 3 3 1 0
  Gettel  L(0-2) 5.0 3 4 4 4 2
  Grove   0.2 4 4 4 1 1
  Wight   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Groth   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
7
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek   4.0 8 3 3 3 1
  Garcia  W(1-0) 5.0 2 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
5
6

  E–Michaels (1).  DP–Chicago 3. Michaels-Goldsberry, Baker-Michaels-Goldsberry, Appling-Michaels-Goldsberry, Cleveland 1. Gordon-Boone-Vernon.  2B–Chicago Adams (2); Zernial (4), Cleveland Gordon (3); Hegan (1).  3B–Chicago Philley (2), Cleveland Mitchell (1).  HR–Cleveland Vernon (1,1st inning off Pieretti 1 on 2 out); Keltner (2,7th inning off Grove 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Boudreau (1).  Team–6.  SB–Goldsberry (1).  CS–Doby (2).  U–Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry, Joe Paparella.
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