Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Harry Byrd pitched a 7 hitter as the White Sox down the Nationals 2-1 and sweep the doubleheader.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1955 Chicago White Sox At 1955 Washington Nationals 7/31/1955
White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG
M.Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 .269 E.Oravetz RF 4 1 1 0 .248
N.Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 .323 P.Runnels 2B 4 0 3 1 .296
J.Rivera RF 4 1 2 0 .280 M.Vernon 1B 3 0 0 0 .337
W.Dropo 1B 2 0 0 0 .328 C.Courtney C 4 0 0 0 .376
B.Kennedy 3B 4 0 0 1 .331 R.Sievers LF 4 0 0 0 .239
J.Busby CF 4 0 0 0 .274 E.Yost 3B 4 0 0 0 .258
C.Carrasquel SS 3 0 0 0 .204 J.Groth CF 4 0 0 0 .287
S.Lollar C 3 0 1 0 .249 J.Valdivielso SS 3 0 1 0 .188
H.Byrd P 2 0 0 0 .122 S.Shea P 2 0 1 0 .250
A-C.Paula PH 1 0 1 0 .307
C.Pascual P 0 0 0 0 .333
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Totals 29 2 4 1 Totals 33 1 7 1
A-Pinch Hit For Shea In 8th Inning
White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Nationals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2
White Sox (68-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
H.Byrd WIN(11-5) 9 7 1 1 0 2 0 2.82
Totals 9 7 1 1 0 2 0
Nationals (40-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Shea LOSS(1-5) 8 4 2 1 5 0 0 2.19
C.Pascual 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.66
Totals 9 4 2 1 7 1 0
ATTENDANCE- 5,340 DATE- Sunday, July 31st 1955 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 9 Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Nationals: 0
ERRORS- B.Kennedy, S.Shea-2
TRIPLES- E.Oravetz(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Kennedy, J.Busby
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Byrd-2, M.Vernon
WALKS- M.Minoso-2, N.Fox, W.Dropo-2, C.Carrasquel, S.Lollar
STRIKE OUTS- H.Byrd, P.Runnels, E.Yost
GIDP- M.Vernon
WILD PITCHES- S.Shea
Harry Byrd was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete
game as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Nationals 2 to 1 at
Griffith Stadium.
In the top of the 6th inning Chicago scored 1 run. Jim Rivera stroked a
base-hit. Two outs later Jim Busby came up and he reached on an error
scoring the run. Washington proved to be no trouble in the bottom of the
9th.
The victory went to Byrd(11-5) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Spec
Shea(1-5) was given the loss. The winning ways continue for Chicago. They
now have a record of 8-2 in recent days. With this loss, Washington has a
3-7 record of late, 40-62 overall.