Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
July 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1949 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 5 2 2 0
Pesky 3b 3 1 1 0
Williams lf 5 2 2 3
Stephens ss 5 1 1 1
Doerr 2b 4 1 1 2
Goodman 1b 4 0 2 1
O'Brien rf 4 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 1 0
  Stringer pr 0 0 0 0
  Batts c 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Quinn p 3 0 0 0
  Hitchcock ph 1 0 0 0
  Masterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rhawn 3b 4 1 2 0
  Baker 3b 1 0 0 0
Kress 1b 5 2 2 1
Appling ss 4 2 3 2
  Hancock ss 1 0 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 2 1 1
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 1
Philley rf 3 0 1 1
Malone c 4 0 0 1
Souchock lf 3 1 1 0
Kuzava p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 7
Boston 004 000 0037102
Chicago 421 000 0018121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   1.1 6 6 5 2 1
  Quinn   6.2 5 1 1 2 2
  Masterson  L(4-5) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.1
12
8
7
6
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kuzava  W(6-1) 9.0 10 7 7 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
2
4

  E–Tebbetts (7), Johnson (1), Malone (1).  DP–Boston 1. Stephens-Doerr-Goodman.  PB–Tebbetts (2).  2B–Chicago Michaels (19); Souchock (9).  3B–Boston Doerr (3); Goodman (3), Chicago Appling (5); Metkovich (3).  HR–Boston Williams (22,9th inning off Kuzava 2 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Philley (7); Souchock (4).  U–Eddie Rommel, Jim Boyer, Art Passarella.
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