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Washington Senators @ Chicago White Sox

1949-07-14 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 8004 · 2:14

Chicago White Sox defeated Washington Senators 6–2. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Billy Pierce earned the win. George Metkovich went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	7
CHA	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0		6	6

W: Billy Pierce L: Sid Hudson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Bill Grieve · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Kozar	3	1	1	0	1	1
Bud Stewart	3	0	1	0	1	0
Sam Mele	4	0	2	2	0	1
Clyde Vollmer	4	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Yost	2	0	0	0	2	0
Sam Dente	4	0	0	0	0	0
Al Evans	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sid Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Christman	1	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Herb Adams	4	2	2	0	0	0
Dave Philley	3	2	1	0	1	0
Luke Appling	2	1	1	1	2	0
George Metkovich	4	0	2	3	0	0
Cass Michaels	3	0	0	1	1	0
Chuck Kress	4	0	0	0	0	0
Floyd Baker	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Wheeler	3	1	0	0	1	0
Billy Pierce	4	0	0	0	0	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sid Hudson	5.0	4	4	2
Dick Welteroth	1.2	2	2	1
Lloyd Hittle	0.1	0	0	0
Al Gettel	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Pierce	9.0	7	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Kozar: 53
Bud Stewart: 9
Sam Mele: K

Bot 1

Herb Adams: S8
Dave Philley: 36(1)/FO
Luke Appling: 53.1-2
George Metkovich: 6/L

Top 2

Clyde Vollmer: K
Eddie Robinson: S7
Eddie Yost: W.1-2
Sam Dente: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Cass Michaels: 3/FL
Chuck Kress: 9/L
Floyd Baker: 7

Top 3

Al Evans: S9
Sid Hudson: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Sid Hudson: 53
Al Kozar: K
Bud Stewart: 31

Bot 3

Don Wheeler: W
Billy Pierce: K
Herb Adams: E3/G.1-3
Dave Philley: W.1-2
Luke Appling: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
George Metkovich: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Cass Michaels: 9.3-H(UR)
Chuck Kress: 7

Top 4

Sam Mele: S8
Clyde Vollmer: 54(1)3/GDP
Eddie Robinson: 2/FL

Bot 4

Floyd Baker: W
Don Wheeler: 53.1-2
Billy Pierce: K
Herb Adams: 3/FL

Top 5

Eddie Yost: W
Sam Dente: 54(1)3/GDP
Al Evans: 63

Bot 5

Dave Philley: 8
Luke Appling: S4/G
George Metkovich: S9.1-2
Cass Michaels: 5(2)53/GDP

Top 6

John Simmons: 53
Al Kozar: W
Bud Stewart: S7.1-2
Sam Mele: S7.2-H;1-2
Clyde Vollmer: 3/FL
Eddie Robinson: 41

Bot 6

Chuck Kress: 2/FL
Floyd Baker: 6/P
Don Wheeler: 7/L

Top 7

Eddie Yost: 63
Sam Dente: 7
Al Evans: 53

Bot 7

Billy Pierce: K/C
Herb Adams: S3/G
Dave Philley: S8/G.1-3
Luke Appling: W.1-2
George Metkovich: 8.3-H;2-3
Cass Michaels: SBH;SB2
Cass Michaels: W
Chuck Kress: 53

Top 8

Mark Christman: S8
Al Kozar: D8.1-3
Bud Stewart: W
Sam Mele: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Clyde Vollmer: SB2
Clyde Vollmer: K
Eddie Robinson: 3/G

Bot 8

Floyd Baker: K
Don Wheeler: 9
Billy Pierce: 63

Top 9

Eddie Yost: 4/P
Sam Dente: 3/G
Al Evans: 2/FL