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Philadelphia Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

1949-07-24 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 25087 · 1:58

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 6–4. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 4th. Bobby Shantz earned the win. Mike Guerra went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bobby Shantz L: Marino Pieretti SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Art Passarella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eddie Joost	5	1	1	0	1
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	0	0
Ferris Fain	3	0	2	1	0
Hank Majeski	4	0	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	0	1
Wally Moses	4	2	2	0	0
Pete Suder	3	2	2	1	0
Mike Guerra	4	1	3	3	0
Dick Fowler	1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Shantz	2	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Floyd Baker	3	1	0	0	1	0
Chuck Kress	2	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Appling	2	0	0	0	2	0
George Metkovich	4	0	1	2	0	0
Cass Michaels	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Philley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bud Souchock	4	1	2	1	0	0
Don Wheeler	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Wight	0	1	0	0	1	0
Marino Pieretti	2	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Fowler	5.0	4	4	1
Bobby Shantz	4.0	1	2	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Wight	3.0	9	0	1
Marino Pieretti	6.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Joost: D
Elmer Valo: S.2-3
Ferris Fain: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Hank Majeski: 43.2-3
Sam Chapman: K

Bot 1

Floyd Baker: 6
Chuck Kress: E3.BX2(36)
Luke Appling: 4

Top 2

Wally Moses: 43
Pete Suder: S
Mike Guerra: S.1-3
Dick Fowler: PO1(E1).3-H(UR);1-2
Dick Fowler: 53
Eddie Joost: 7

Bot 2

George Metkovich: 63
Cass Michaels: S
Dave Philley: 6
Bud Souchock: T9.1-H
Don Wheeler: 6

Top 3

Elmer Valo: 4
Ferris Fain: S7
Hank Majeski: S8.1-2
Sam Chapman: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Bill Wight: W
Floyd Baker: W.1-2
Chuck Kress: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Luke Appling: W
George Metkovich: S9.3-H;2-H;1X2(935)
Cass Michaels: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Wally Moses: S8
Pete Suder: T7.1-H
Mike Guerra: S7.3-H
Dick Fowler: 13/SH.1-2
Eddie Joost: 9
Elmer Valo: 43

Bot 4

Dave Philley: S9
Bud Souchock: 2
Don Wheeler: 8
Marino Pieretti: K

Top 5

Ferris Fain: 9
Hank Majeski: 5
Sam Chapman: 3

Bot 5

Floyd Baker: 13
Chuck Kress: 3
Luke Appling: W
George Metkovich: CS2(26)

Top 6

Wally Moses: 7
Pete Suder: 7
Mike Guerra: 63

Bot 6

George Metkovich: 9
Cass Michaels: 7
Dave Philley: 53

Top 7

Bobby Shantz: 63
Eddie Joost: K
Elmer Valo: 63

Bot 7

Bud Souchock: S9
Don Wheeler: 54/SH.1-H(NR)(E4)(UR)
Marino Pieretti: 43
Floyd Baker: 8

Top 8

Ferris Fain: S6
Hank Majeski: 54(1)3/GDP
Sam Chapman: 13

Bot 8

Chuck Kress: W
Luke Appling: 3
George Metkovich: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Wally Moses: S9
Pete Suder: 34/SH.1-2
Mike Guerra: HR/7.2-H
Bobby Shantz: 13
Eddie Joost: 2

Bot 9

Cass Michaels: W
Dave Philley: 64(1)3/GDP
Bud Souchock: 9