Boston P Ellis Kinder hits a grand slam off White Sox ace Billy Pierce, and totals six RBIs in the game. Kinder’s homer comes after an intentional pass to Birdie Tebbetts. For “Old Folks,” it is his first and only career homer. The Red Sox roll, 9 – 2. Kinder also stops rookie Chico Carrasquel’s consecutive game hitting streak of 24 games. Joe Dobson gives up seven hits in the nitecap and wins, 4 – 3, to give the Bosox a sweep.

On August 6, 1950 — Boston P Ellis Kinder hits a grand slam off White Sox ace Billy Pierce, and totals six RBIs in the game. Kinder’s homer comes after an intentional pass to Birdie Tebbetts. For “Old Folks,” it is his first and only career homer. The Red Sox roll, 9 – 2. Kinder also stops rookie Chico Carrasquel’s consecutive game hitting streak of 24 games. Joe Dobson gives up seven hits in the nitecap and wins, 4 – 3, to give the Bosox a sweep.

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