Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 20, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1950 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 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Baker 3b 3 0 0 0
Philley cf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
Zernial lf 4 0 1 0
  McCormick lf 0 0 0 0
Rickert rf 4 1 1 2
Masi c 4 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 4 0 1 0
Wight p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Tucker cf 4 0 0 0
Avila 2b 3 0 1 0
Lemon J. lf 4 0 1 0
Easter 1b 4 0 1 0
Rosen 3b 3 0 0 0
Boone ss 4 1 1 0
Kennedy rf 4 0 1 1
Hegan c 3 0 0 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
Lemon B. p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Chicago 000 200 000261
Cleveland 000 000 100150
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  W (8-12) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lemon  L (18-7) 9.0 6 2 2 2 7
Totals 9.0 6 2 2 2 7

  E–Wight (4).  2B–Chicago Carrasquel (15,off B. Lemon); Fox (10,off B. Lemon), Cleveland Boone (9,off Wight); Kennedy (21,off Wight).  HR–Chicago Rickert (4,4th inning off B. Lemon 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U–Bill Grieve, Johnny Stevens, Bill Summers.

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