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Chicago White Sox @ Boston Red Sox

1940-08-29 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 5400 · 2:17

Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago White Sox 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 6th. Jack Wilson earned the win. Taffy Wright went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	9
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	11

W: Jack Wilson L: Johnny Rigney SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Steve Basil · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jackie Hayes	4	0	1	0	1	1
Larry Rosenthal	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	3	1	2	0	1	0
Moose Solters	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Appling	4	1	1	0	0	1
Taffy Wright	4	0	3	2	0	0
Mike Tresh	3	0	0	1	1	0
Bob Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Knott	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rigney	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dom DiMaggio	4	2	1	0	0	1
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	3	1	2	1	2	0
Ted Williams	4	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Cronin	4	0	1	1	1	1
Bobby Doerr	4	0	1	2	0	0
Lou Finney	4	0	3	0	0	0
Charlie Gelbert	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	7.0	9	3	4
Johnny Rigney	1.2	2	2	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Wilson	9.0	9	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jackie Hayes: W
Larry Rosenthal: 64(1)/FO
Joe Kuhel: 6/P
Moose Solters: 6/L

Bot 1

Dom DiMaggio: 13
Doc Cramer: 43
Jimmie Foxx: 53

Top 2

Luke Appling: K23
Taffy Wright: S7
Mike Tresh: CS2(26)
Mike Tresh: W
Bob Kennedy: 7/F

Bot 2

Ted Williams: 7/F
Joe Cronin: K
Bobby Doerr: 2/FL

Top 3

Jack Knott: 13/BG
Jackie Hayes: K
Larry Rosenthal: S8
Joe Kuhel: W.1-2
Moose Solters: 4/P

Bot 3

Lou Finney: 63
Charlie Gelbert: D/F7D
Jack Wilson: 7/L
Dom DiMaggio: 2/FL

Top 4

Luke Appling: S7
Taffy Wright: S1/G.1-3
Mike Tresh: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Bob Kennedy: K
Jack Knott: 63

Bot 4

Doc Cramer: 8/L
Jimmie Foxx: W
Ted Williams: 7/F
Joe Cronin: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Jackie Hayes: 63
Larry Rosenthal: 7/F7D
Joe Kuhel: S9
Moose Solters: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bobby Doerr: 63
Lou Finney: S9
Charlie Gelbert: 53.1-2
Jack Wilson: K

Top 6

Luke Appling: 7/F
Taffy Wright: 63
Mike Tresh: 7/F

Bot 6

Dom DiMaggio: D7
Doc Cramer: 3/SH.2-3
Jimmie Foxx: S8.3-H
Ted Williams: W.1-2
Joe Cronin: 7/F
Bobby Doerr: D/F7D.2-H;1-H
Lou Finney: S6/G.2-3
Charlie Gelbert: SB2
Charlie Gelbert: W
Jack Wilson: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Bob Kennedy: 8/F
Jack Knott: 63
Jackie Hayes: 3/L

Bot 7

Dom DiMaggio: K/C
Doc Cramer: K/C
Jimmie Foxx: S7
Ted Williams: S4/9S.1-3;BX2(46)

Top 8

Larry Rosenthal: 9/F
Joe Kuhel: S9
Moose Solters: S7.1-2
Luke Appling: 43.2-3;1-2
Taffy Wright: S9/L.3-H;2-H
Mike Tresh: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Joe Cronin: S7
Bobby Doerr: 64(1)3/GDP
Lou Finney: S5/G
Charlie Gelbert: 63

Top 9

Bob Kennedy: 1/G
Johnny Rigney: K/C
Jackie Hayes: S6/G
Larry Rosenthal: K

Bot 9

Jack Wilson: S9
Dom DiMaggio: FC3/SH/TH3.1-2
Doc Cramer: 15(2)/BG/FO.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: SB3
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Ted Williams: 7/F7S
Joe Cronin: W.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Wilson hurt himself sliding and had to leave game

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