Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 12, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1949 at Cleveland Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Adams cf 5 0 2 2
Philley rf 5 1 2 0
Appling ss 5 1 1 0
Michaels 2b 4 1 2 0
Malone c 1 0 0 0
Ostrowski lf,3b 4 1 2 4
Souchock 1b 4 1 1 0
Baker 3b 3 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 0 0 0 0
  Pierce pr 0 1 0 0
  Pieretti p 0 0 0 0
Gumpert p 3 0 0 0
  Metkovich ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell lf 4 2 2 1
Doby cf 4 1 1 2
Vernon 1b 4 0 1 1
Boudreau ss 4 0 0 0
Gordon 2b 4 1 2 0
Berardino 3b 3 0 0 0
  Easter ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy rf 4 0 1 1
Hegan c 2 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 0 1 0 0
  Tresh c 0 0 0 0
  Keltner ph 1 0 0 0
Wynn p 2 0 0 0
  Peck ph 1 0 0 0
  Bearden p 0 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 7 5
Chicago 010 102 002–6100
Cleveland 100 000 031–570
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert  W(10-10) 8.0 5 4 4 1 3
  Pieretti   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn   8.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Bearden  L(7-8) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1
  Benton   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
2
  E–None.  2B–Chicago Michaels (23); Ostrowski (1); Souchock (11), Cleveland Gordon (15).  3B–Cleveland Mitchell (16).  HR–Chicago Ostrowski (1,2nd inning off Wynn 0 on 2 out), Cleveland Doby (16,8th inning off Gumpert 1 on 2 out).  SH–Malone (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Hurley, Joe Paparella.
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