Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
August 2, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1955 at Fenway Park. 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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Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Minoso lf 4 0 1 1
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Kell 3b 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 2 0
Rivera rf 3 1 1 1
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 4 1 1 0
Carrasquel ss 2 0 1 0
Johnson p 3 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Goodman 2b 4 0 2 0
  Joost 2b 1 0 0 0
Klaus ss 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 3 0 2 0
Jensen rf 4 0 0 0
Zauchin 1b 3 0 0 0
White c 4 0 0 0
Hatton 3b 3 0 0 0
Piersall cf 3 1 1 0
Brewer p 2 0 0 0
  Stephens ph 0 0 0 0
  Kinder p 0 0 0 0
  Throneberry ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 32 1 7 1
Chicago 001 100 000270
Boston 000 000 001170
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W(4-1) 8.2 6 1 1 5 4
  Martin   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Howell  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  L(8-9) 7.0 5 2 2 1 4
  Kinder   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Busby-Fox, Lollar-Fox.  2B–Chicago Fox (18,off Kinder).  HR–Chicago Rivera (6,4th inning off Brewer 0 on 1 out).  SH–Rivera (6,off Kinder).  Team LOB–5.  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:45.  A–35,455.
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