Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox
August 5, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1950 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Boston Red Sox 12, Chicago White Sox 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
DiMaggio cf 3 2 3 2
Pesky 3b 4 1 0 0
Goodman lf 5 2 1 1
Stephens ss 5 1 1 1
Dropo 1b 5 1 2 3
Doerr 2b 5 1 2 1
Zarilla rf 2 2 1 1
Tebbetts c 4 1 1 1
Masterson p 1 0 0 0
  McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Vollmer ph 1 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
  Batts ph 1 1 1 1
  McDermott p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 12 11
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 0 1 0
Philley cf,rf 4 1 1 1
Rickert rf 2 2 2 1
  McCormick ph,cf 2 0 1 1
Robinson 1b 5 1 2 2
Majeski 3b 4 0 1 0
Zernial lf 5 0 2 1
Masi c 4 1 1 0
Fox 2b 4 1 2 0
Cain p 3 1 1 0
  Aloma p 0 0 0 0
  Haefner p 0 0 0 0
  Erautt ph 1 0 0 0
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 6
Boston 000 110 73012121
Chicago 002 400 0107142
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson   3.2 9 6 6 3 1
  McDonald   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Littlefield  W(1-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  McDermott  SV(4) 3.0 3 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
5
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Cain   6.0 7 6 6 7 4
  Aloma  L(3-2) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1
  Haefner   1.1 4 3 2 2 1
  Kretlow   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
12
11
12
6

  E–Dropo (8), Robinson (10), Masi (1).  DP–Boston 1. Stephens-Doerr-Dropo, Chicago 2. Majeski-Robinson, Carrasquel-Fox-Robinson.  2B–Boston Doerr 2 (17,off Cain,off Haefner); DiMaggio (16,off Haefner), Chicago Rickert 2 (6,off Masterson 2); Masi (15,off Masterson); Philley (18,off Masterson).  HR–Boston Zarilla (3,5th inning off Cain 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Philley (9,off Littlefield).  Team–10.  SB–DiMaggio (12,2nd base off Cain/Masi); Doerr (2,3rd base off Haefner/Masi); Zarilla (2,2nd base off Haefner/Masi).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:55.  A–4,506.
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