Important Note: Unlike most of the games that are based on play-by-play descriptions
in newspapers, this game is a deduced account.
- Most of the outs are shown as an "unknown play".
- Newspaper stories almost always described the half innings with runs scored, so those
are virtually certain to be accurate.
- The other half innings fit the stories and the boxscores, but in some cases there is
uncertainty. There are comments that indicate those. There may be others that we do
not know about.
- The fielding data (putouts, assists, errors) and strikeouts by pitchers are taken from newspaper boxes and are as accurate
as those sources. It was not unusual to find boxes for the same game with slightly different fielding data.
There are other sequences of plays for the Cubs first seven innings that can fit the information
we have available. In particular, some of the innings may not have had the same batters as shown,
and some of the hits and walks shown may have been in different innings. Even so, the boxscore
shown would be the same. We are showing what we think is the most likely sequence.
Chicago White Sox 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Friday, October 3, 1941 (N) at Comiskey Park I
CHI N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 - 4 9 1
CHI A 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 x - 6 10 3
BATTING
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Hack 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
B. Olsen cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 0
Stringer 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Nicholson rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Dallessandro lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
McCullough c 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0
Sturgeon ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 4
V. Olsen p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Eaves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hudson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Schmitz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Root p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scheffing ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 3 2 4 24 11
FIELDING -
E: McCullough (1).
BATTING -
2B: Hack (1,off Smith); Dallessandro (2,off Smith).
Team LOB: 10.
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Knickerbocker 2b 4 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
Chapman lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
Kuhel 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 8 1
Appling ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
Wright rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 0
Kreevich cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kennedy 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 3
Tresh c 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 0
Smith p 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
Totals 34 6 10 6 2 3 27 10
FIELDING -
E: Appling 2 (2), Smith (1).
BATTING -
2B: Chapman (1,off V. Olsen); Tresh (1,off Schmitz).
HR: Kennedy (1,4th inning off V. Olsen 1 on 2 out); Wright (1,8th inning off
Root 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Knickerbocker (1,2nd base off V. Olsen/McCullough).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
V. Olsen L(0-1) 4.1 6 4 4 0 2 1 19
Eaves 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Schmitz 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 6
Root 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6
Totals 8 10 6 6 2 3 2 36
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Smith W(1-0) 9 9 4 2 2 5 0 41
Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Lou Jorda, 2B - Steve Basil, 3B - Beans Reardon
Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 27169
Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox
1. Hack 3b Knickerbocker 2b
2. B. Olsen cf Chapman lf
3. Stringer 2b Kuhel 1b
4. Nicholson rf Appling ss
5. Dallessandro lf Wright rf
6. Dahlgren 1b Kreevich cf
7. McCullough c Kennedy 3b
8. Sturgeon ss Tresh c
9. V. Olsen p Smith p
CUBS 1ST: Hack singled; B. Olsen struck out; B. Olsen's K may
have been in the 5th; Stringer out on an unknown play;
Nicholson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0,
White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 1ST: Knickerbocker singled to center; Chapman doubled
to right [Knickerbocker to third]; Kuhel grounded out (second to
first) [Knickerbocker scored, Chapman to third]; Appling
grounded out (second to first) [Chapman scored]; Wright out on
an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.
CUBS 2ND: Dallessandro out on an unknown play; Dahlgren out on
an unknown play; McCullough out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.
WHITE SOX 2ND: Kreevich out on an unknown play; Kennedy out on
an unknown play; Tresh out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.
CUBS 3RD: Sturgeon out on an unknown play; V. Olsen out on an
unknown play; Hack out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, White Sox 2.
WHITE SOX 3RD: Smith struck out; Knickerbocker singled;
Knickerbocker stole second [Knickerbocker to third (error by
McCullough)]; SB2 may have been with Kuhel batting;
Chapman out on an unknown play; Kuhel out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.
CUBS 4TH: B. Olsen walked; Stringer out on an unknown play;
Nicholson out on an unknown play; Dallessandro out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.
WHITE SOX 4TH: Appling out on an unknown play; Wright singled to
center; Kreevich popped to second; Kennedy homered [Wright
scored]; Tresh out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, White Sox 4.
CUBS 5TH: Dahlgren flied out to center; McCullough flied out to
center; Sturgeon singled; V. Olsen singled [Sturgeon to second];
Hack doubled to right [Sturgeon scored, V. Olsen to third]; B.
Olsen out on an unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1,
White Sox 4.
WHITE SOX 5TH: Smith struck out; Knickerbocker singled to
center; EAVES REPLACED V. OLSEN (PITCHING); Chapman out on an
unknown play; Kuhel out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 4.
CUBS 6TH: Stringer out on an unknown play; Nicholson reached on
an error by Appling; Appling's error may have been on
Stringer or Dallessandro; Dallessandro out on an unknown
play; Dahlgren out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, White Sox 4.
WHITE SOX 6TH: Appling out on an unknown play; Wright out on an
unknown play; Kreevich out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 4.
CUBS 7TH: McCullough singled; Sturgeon out on an unknown play;
HUDSON BATTED FOR EAVES; Hudson struck out; Hack out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 4.
WHITE SOX 7TH: SCHMITZ REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING); Kennedy out
on an unknown play; Tresh doubled; Smith grounded out (third to
first); Knickerbocker singled [Tresh scored]; Chapman walked
[Knickerbocker to second]; Kuhel walked [Knickerbocker to third,
Chapman to second]; ROOT REPLACED SCHMITZ (PITCHING); Appling
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 5.
CUBS 8TH: B. Olsen singled; Stringer flied out to right;
Nicholson struck out; Dallessandro doubled to right [B. Olsen
scored]; Dahlgren grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 5.
WHITE SOX 8TH: Wright homered; Kreevich out on an unknown play;
Kennedy struck out; Tresh singled; Smith out on an unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 6.
CUBS 9TH: McCullough reached on an error by Appling [McCullough
to second]; Sturgeon singled to left [McCullough to third];
SCHEFFING BATTED FOR ROOT; Scheffing singled [McCullough scored
(unearned), Sturgeon to second]; Hack reached on an error by
Smith [Sturgeon scored (unearned), Scheffing to third, Hack to
first]; B. Olsen flied out to center; Stringer was called out on
strikes; Nicholson walked [Hack to second]; Dallessandro lined
to shortstop; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 4, White Sox 6.
Sources: Chicago Tribune and other newspaper accounts and boxes
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 4 9 1 10
White Sox 6 10 3 6
Data Limitations