New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
May 5, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1949 at Comiskey Park I. The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Coleman 2b 4 1 0 0
Rizzuto ss 3 1 0 0
Mapes cf 4 1 2 1
Henrich rf 3 1 2 2
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 1
Lindell lf 4 1 2 1
Phillips 1b 3 1 1 1
  Kryhoski 1b 1 0 1 0
Silvera c 4 0 1 0
Reynolds p 3 0 1 1
  Page p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Scala cf 2 0 0 0
  Souchock ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Goldsberry 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wheeler ph 1 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
  Hancock ph 0 0 0 0
Appling ss 5 2 3 1
Zernial lf 4 1 2 1
Philley rf,cf 4 0 2 1
Michaels 2b 3 0 0 1
Tipton c 3 1 0 0
  Yankowski c 0 0 0 0
Baker 3b 2 0 1 0
  Kolloway 3b 1 0 0 0
Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Surkont p 1 0 0 1
  Seerey ph,rf 0 1 0 0
  Adams pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
New York 200 400 1007120
Chicago 000 112 100590
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds  W(2-1) 6.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Page   3.0 3 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
7
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  L(2-1) 3.0 6 6 6 1 1
  Surkont   4.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Gumpert   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
3
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 3. Phillips, Coleman-Rizzuto-Phillips, Rizzuto-Coleman-Kryhoski, Chicago 2. Michaels-Goldsberry, Appling-Goldsberry.  2B–New York Johnson (3); Lindell (3); Reynolds (1), Chicago Appling (1); Zernial (7).  HR–New York Henrich (4,4th inning off Pierce 0 on).  SH–Rizzuto (4); Pierce (2).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  U-HP–Bill Grieve, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Jim Honochick.
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