Boston Red Sox 1 – 5 Chicago White Sox
29 August 1953 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | Karl Olson | 1 in 497 games |
| 19 | final score 5–1 | 1 in 42 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Connie Johnson | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goodman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Piersall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ted Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Kell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Floyd Baker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mel Parnell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Zarilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Umphlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mickey McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Olson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milt Bolling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Niarhos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dick Gernert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Parnell | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Ellis Kinder | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Carrasquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nellie Fox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnie Minoso | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Sam Mele | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Connie Ryan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sherm Lollar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Red Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ferris Fain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Connie Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Johnson | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Virgil Trucks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |