Saturday, August 05, 2006
Billy Pierce throws a 3 hit shutout as the White Sox beat the Nationals 5-0.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Washington Nationals At 1955 Chicago White Sox 6/12/1955
Nationals AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
T.Umphlett RF 4 0 0 0 .201 C.Carrasquel SS 2 2 0 1 .194
E.Fitz Gerald C 3 0 1 0 .248 N.Fox 2B 5 1 4 0 .348
M.Vernon 1B 4 0 1 0 .340 M.Minoso LF 3 0 1 1 .289
J.Groth CF 4 0 0 0 .280 G.Kell 3B 3 1 2 2 .350
R.Sievers LF 3 0 0 0 .252 J.Rivera RF 3 0 0 0 .281
P.Runnels 2B 4 0 1 0 .288 J.Busby CF 4 0 1 1 .250
B.Edwards 3B 1 0 0 0 .214 S.Lollar C 4 0 1 0 .262
B.Chakales P 0 0 0 0 .500 R.Jackson 1B 2 1 0 0 .250
B.Kline SS 3 0 0 0 .254 B.Pierce P 2 0 0 0 .200
B.Porterfield P 1 0 0 0 .095
A-E.Yost 3B 1 0 0 0 .294
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Totals 28 0 3 0 Totals 28 5 9 5
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Porterfield In 7th Inning
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
White Sox....... 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 - 5 9 0
Nationals (20-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Porterfiel LOSS(4-5) 6 8 5 5 6 1 0 3.90
B.Chakales 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.50
Totals 8 9 5 5 7 4 0
White Sox (31-19) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Pierce WIN(6-2) 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 1.66
Totals 9 3 0 0 4 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 37,760 DATE- Sunday, June 12th 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill McKinley, Hank Soar, Ed Runge, Bill Summers
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 White Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 White Sox: 0
DOUBLES- M.Minoso(8th), G.Kell(12th)
STOLEN BASES- N.Fox(2nd), R.Jackson(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Sievers
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Porterfield, J.Rivera, B.Pierce-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Minoso
WALKS- E.Fitz Gerald, R.Sievers, B.Edwards-2, C.Carrasquel-3, M.Minoso, G.Kell,
R.Jackson-2
STRIKE OUTS- M.Vernon, P.Runnels, E.Yost, M.Minoso, J.Rivera, J.Busby,
R.Jackson
WILD PITCHES- B.Pierce-2
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Minnie Minoso robbed Roy Sievers of a Homerun!
Billy Pierce pitched a 3 hit shutout and George Kell had 2 base hits and 2 RBI
at Comiskey Park where the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 5
to 0.
Pierce(6-2) looked very much in control throughout the day. He didn't allow
much, just 3 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 1.91 to
1.66. Chicago had 9 hits for the afternoon.
Bob Porterfield(4-5) took the loss. He pitched 6 innings allowing 8 hits and
6 walks. Chicago now has a record of 31-19. Still in a bad slump, with this
loss, Washington is 2-8 lately and 20-33 on the year.
