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Chicago White Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1949-09-16 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:23

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Chicago White Sox 5–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 5th. Dick Fowler earned the win. Sam Chapman 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	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
PHA	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1		5	10

W: Dick Fowler L: Billy Pierce SV: (none)

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

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Dave Philley	4	0	1	0	0
Luke Appling	4	0	0	0	0
Cass Michaels	1	0	0	3	1
Rocky Krsnich	4	0	0	0	1
George Metkovich	3	0	0	1	0
Johnny Ostrowski	4	0	0	0	0
Chuck Kress	3	0	0	0	0
Eddie Malone	2	0	0	1	0
Billy Pierce	1	0	0	1	0
Gus Zernial	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	0	1	0
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	2	0	0
Don White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ferris Fain	4	2	2	0	0	0
Hank Majeski	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Chapman	4	0	3	2	0	0
Pete Suder	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Guerra	3	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Fowler	3	1	1	1	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Pierce	7.0	8	1	2
Jack Bruner	1.0	2	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Fowler	9.0	2	6	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Philley: 13
Luke Appling: 43
Cass Michaels: W
Rocky Krsnich: 2/FL

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: 16(1)/FO/BG
Don White: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 2

George Metkovich: W
Johnny Ostrowski: 64(1)3/GDP
Chuck Kress: 8

Bot 2

Ferris Fain: 31
Hank Majeski: 43
Sam Chapman: S7/G
Pete Suder: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Eddie Malone: 8/L
Billy Pierce: W
Dave Philley: 4
Luke Appling: 43

Bot 3

Mike Guerra: S9/G
Dick Fowler: WP.1-2
Dick Fowler: 63
Eddie Joost: 9.2-3
Elmer Valo: S8.3-H
Don White: 13

Top 4

Cass Michaels: W
Rocky Krsnich: 8/L
George Metkovich: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Ostrowski: 4

Bot 4

Ferris Fain: 63
Hank Majeski: K
Sam Chapman: 8

Top 5

Chuck Kress: 8
Eddie Malone: W
Billy Pierce: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Pete Suder: S7/78
Mike Guerra: S3/BG.1-2
Dick Fowler: S8/G.2-H;1-2
Eddie Joost: SB3
Eddie Joost: FC5.3XH(5251);1-3;B-1
Elmer Valo: 7/78.3-H
Don White: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Dave Philley: 9
Luke Appling: 8/89
Cass Michaels: W
Rocky Krsnich: K

Bot 6

Ferris Fain: D9
Hank Majeski: 13/SH.2-3
Sam Chapman: S7/G.3-H
Pete Suder: 8
Mike Guerra: 8/L

Top 7

George Metkovich: 4
Johnny Ostrowski: 63
Chuck Kress: E4/G.B-1
Eddie Malone: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Dick Fowler: K
Eddie Joost: 9/89
Elmer Valo: 3/G

Top 8

Gus Zernial: S7.B-2(E7)
Dave Philley: S8.2-3
Luke Appling: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR)(UR)
Cass Michaels: K

Bot 8

Don White: 563
Ferris Fain: D8
Hank Majeski: SB3#
Hank Majeski: 53
Sam Chapman: S4.3-H
Pete Suder: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Rocky Krsnich: 2/FL
George Metkovich: 9/89/L
Johnny Ostrowski: 63