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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1949-08-03 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 3368 · 2:01

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 3–2. Joe Coleman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Joe Coleman L: Bill Wight SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	2	1	0	0	2	1
Pete Suder	4	0	1	1	0	0
Elmer Valo	3	0	3	1	1	0
Hank Majeski	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Guerra	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Moses	3	1	2	0	1	0
Hank Biasatti	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Coleman	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Wight	8.0	8	5	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	9.0	8	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Herb Adams: S8/G
Dave Philley: S7/G.1-2
Luke Appling: CS3(25)
Luke Appling: 46(1)/FO
Cass Michaels: HP.1-2
Chuck Kress: S8/G.2-H;1-2
George Metkovich: K

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: K
Pete Suder: 3/FL
Elmer Valo: S9
Hank Majeski: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Don Wheeler: 53
Floyd Baker: 5/FL
Bill Wight: 6/L

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: S8
Mike Guerra: 46(1)/FO
Wally Moses: PO1(136)
Wally Moses: 8

Top 3

Herb Adams: 43
Dave Philley: 8
Luke Appling: S7/78
Cass Michaels: S3.1-2
Chuck Kress: 4/L

Bot 3

Hank Biasatti: W
Joe Coleman: 53/SH.1-2
Eddie Joost: 3
Pete Suder: D8.2-H
Elmer Valo: W
Hank Majeski: 63

Top 4

George Metkovich: 53
Don Wheeler: 53
Floyd Baker: 6/L

Bot 4

Sam Chapman: 63
Mike Guerra: 8
Wally Moses: S8
Hank Biasatti: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Bill Wight: 5/FL
Herb Adams: 43
Dave Philley: 7

Bot 5

Joe Coleman: 3/FL
Eddie Joost: W
Pete Suder: 4
Elmer Valo: D8.1-H
Hank Majeski: 9/89

Top 6

Luke Appling: 2
Cass Michaels: W
Chuck Kress: T9.1-H
George Metkovich: W
Don Wheeler: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Sam Chapman: K
Mike Guerra: 63
Wally Moses: W
Hank Biasatti: 31

Top 7

Floyd Baker: 5
Bill Wight: 43
Herb Adams: 63

Bot 7

Joe Coleman: 3/FL
Eddie Joost: W
Pete Suder: 6
Elmer Valo: S6/L.1-2
Hank Majeski: 65(2)/FO

Top 8

Dave Philley: S8/G
Luke Appling: 1/SH.1-2
Cass Michaels: 43.2-3
Chuck Kress: 4/P/9S

Bot 8

Sam Chapman: 53
Mike Guerra: 63
Wally Moses: S9/89
Hank Biasatti: D9.1-H(E9)
Joe Coleman: K

Top 9

George Metkovich: 9
Don Wheeler: 9/L
Floyd Baker: T8/L
Gus Zernial: 8/L