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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1945-07-08 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 1:45

Chicago White Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Johnny Humphries earned the win and Earl Caldwell picked up the save. Dick Siebert went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	8
CHA	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		5	12

W: Johnny Humphries L: Steve Gerkin SV: Earl Caldwell

Umpires — HP: Ernie Stewart · 1B: Hal Weafer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Metro	5	0	1	1	0	0
Hal Peck	5	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bill McGhee	4	1	2	0	0	0
George Kell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Irv Hall	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Busch	3	1	0	0	1	0
Greek George	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Gerkin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Estalella	1	0	0	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Reynolds	4	1	1	0	0	1
Kerby Farrell	3	1	1	1	1	0
Guy Curtright	4	1	2	0	1	0
Floyd Baker	5	1	2	2	0	0
Oris Hockett	4	0	1	1	0	1
Cass Michaels	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Tresh	3	0	2	1	1	0
Johnny Humphries	4	0	2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Gerkin	6.0	10	0	2
Don Black	2.0	2	5	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Humphries	8.2	7	1	1
Earl Caldwell	0.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Metro: 53
Hal Peck: 8
Dick Siebert: 3/G

Bot 1

Wally Moses: 43
Danny Reynolds: E6/G
Kerby Farrell: 43.1-2
Guy Curtright: S.2-3
Floyd Baker: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Oris Hockett: 3/G

Top 2

Bill McGhee: D7
George Kell: E5/SH.2-3
Irv Hall: S.3-H;1-2
Ed Busch: 25(2)/FO.1-2
Greek George: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Cass Michaels: 2/P
Mike Tresh: 8
Johnny Humphries: S
Wally Moses: 3/G

Top 3

Steve Gerkin: 63
Charlie Metro: 63
Hal Peck: 43

Bot 3

Danny Reynolds: 7
Kerby Farrell: 9
Guy Curtright: S
Floyd Baker: E3.1-2
Oris Hockett: 63

Top 4

Dick Siebert: E3
Bill McGhee: 36(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
George Kell: 9
Irv Hall: 3/P

Bot 4

Cass Michaels: 8
Mike Tresh: S
Johnny Humphries: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Ed Busch: 8
Greek George: 9
Steve Gerkin: 53

Bot 5

Wally Moses: T9
Danny Reynolds: K
Kerby Farrell: S.3-H
Guy Curtright: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH1)
Floyd Baker: S.2-H(UR)
Oris Hockett: K

Top 6

Charlie Metro: 53
Hal Peck: S
Dick Siebert: 4/P
Bill McGhee: S.1-2
George Kell: 9

Bot 6

Cass Michaels: 53
Mike Tresh: D
Johnny Humphries: S9.2XH(92)
Wally Moses: 9

Top 7

Irv Hall: E6
Ed Busch: 6/P/DP.1X1(63)
Greek George: E6
Bobby Estalella: K

Bot 7

Danny Reynolds: D9.BX3(95)
Kerby Farrell: W
Guy Curtright: W.1-2
Floyd Baker: 34(1)/FO.2-3
Oris Hockett: S.3-H;1-2
Cass Michaels: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Tresh: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Johnny Humphries: 43

Top 8

Charlie Metro: 8
Hal Peck: S
Dick Siebert: HR.1-H
Bill McGhee: 3/G
George Kell: 63

Bot 8

Wally Moses: W
Danny Reynolds: FC/SH.1-2
Kerby Farrell: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Guy Curtright: 63
Floyd Baker: 3/G

Top 9

Irv Hall: E1
Ed Busch: CS2(24)
Ed Busch: W
Greek George: 3/P
Buddy Rosar: S.1-2
Charlie Metro: S.2-H;1-2
Hal Peck: 8/F8D