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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 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 8, Boston Red Sox 10
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hancock ss 3 0 0 1
  Appling ph,ss 1 0 0 1
Philley rf 6 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 3 2 1 0
Metkovich cf 2 3 1 1
Souchock lf 4 1 0 0
Kress 1b 4 2 1 0
Wheeler c 5 0 3 3
  Pierce pr 0 0 0 0
Baker 3b 3 0 2 1
Wight p 1 0 0 0
  Tipton ph 1 0 0 0
  Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
  Shoun p 0 0 0 0
  Yankowski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 8 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hitchcock 1b 5 1 2 0
Pesky 3b 5 1 3 1
Williams lf 4 2 2 3
Stephens ss 4 1 2 2
Doerr 2b 5 0 1 0
Zarilla cf 4 1 1 0
O'Brien rf 4 2 2 1
Batts c 3 2 2 2
McDermott p 3 0 0 0
  Hughson p 0 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 15 9
Chicago 020 003 003–880
Boston 006 220 00x–10151
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  L(6-5) 4.0 11 8 8 2 1
  Pieretti   3.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Shoun   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
5
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McDermott  W(1-0) 7.0 4 5 4 9 5
  Hughson   1.1 4 3 3 1 2
  Masterson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
11
7
  E–Doerr (9).  DP–Chicago 2. Michaels-Kress, Hancock-Michaels-Kress.  PB–Wheeler (2); Batts (1).  2B–Boston Hitchcock (2); Zarilla (9); O'Brien (2).  HR–Boston Williams (15,3rd inning off Wight 2 on); Stephens (16,4th inning off Wight 1 on); Batts (2,3rd inning off Wight 1 on).  HBP–Pieretti (1).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  SB–Metkovich (1).  U–Jim Boyer, Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella.
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