Chicago White Sox vs Washington Senators
September 8, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 4, Washington Senators 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 1 1 0
Fox 2b 4 2 2 1
Minoso lf 4 0 3 1
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams 3b 0 0 0 0
Nieman rf 3 0 1 1
  Rivera rf 1 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 0 0
Busby cf 2 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 1 0
Lollar c 3 1 0 0
Trucks p 2 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Donovan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 2 1
Oravetz cf 3 0 0 1
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 4 1 1 0
Vernon 1b 4 2 2 2
Paula rf 4 0 0 0
Sievers lf 4 0 2 1
Courtney c 3 0 1 0
Valdivielso ss 3 1 1 0
Stobbs p 1 0 0 0
  Groth ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  McDermott ph 0 0 0 0
  Umphlett ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Chicago 200 020 000482
Washington 010 002 20x5102
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks   6.1 7 4 3 1 4
  Martin  L(2-3) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Byrd   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
2
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Stobbs   5.0 6 4 2 1 0
  Abernathy  W(4-7) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Ramos  SV(4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
2

  E–Minoso (7), Busby (4).  DP–Chicago 1. Trucks-Carrasquel-Dropo.  2B–Chicago Minoso 2 (25,off Stobbs,off Ramos).  SH–Trucks (7,off Stobbs).  Team LOB–5.  SB–Minoso (18,2nd base off Stobbs/Courtney).  CS–Busby (4,2nd base by Abernathy/Courtney).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Eddie Rommel, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:21.  A–2,437.
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