Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
May 17, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1949 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox 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, Boston Red Sox 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Scala cf 4 1 2 1
Goldsberry 1b 3 0 1 1
Appling ss 4 0 1 1
Zernial lf 3 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 0 0
Baker 3b 2 0 1 0
Wheeler c 3 1 1 0
Gumpert p 3 1 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 4 0 0 0
Pesky 3b 4 0 0 0
Williams lf 2 1 1 0
Stephens ss 4 1 1 2
Doerr 2b 4 0 1 0
Zarilla rf 4 1 2 0
Hitchcock 1b 2 1 1 1
Tebbetts c 3 0 1 1
Parnell p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Chicago 000 100 020370
Boston 000 000 22x480
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert  L(2-3) 8.0 8 4 4 2 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Parnell  W(5-1) 9.0 7 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2. Tebbetts-Stephens, Pesky-Doerr-Hitchcock.  2B–Chicago Scala (4), Boston Williams (4); Zarilla 2 (4); Tebbetts (1); Parnell (1).  HR–Boston Stephens (9,8th inning off Gumpert 1 on).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Hitchcock (2).  Team–5.  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Bill Summers.
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