The promise of Satchel Paige on the mound brings 51,013 to Comiskey Park to see “Ole Satch” pitch his first big league shutout as Cleveland wins, 5 – 0. He gives up five hits to run his record to 5-1. In his 12 appearances, Paige has attracted 201,829 fans.

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On August 13, 1948 — The promise of Satchel Paige on the mound brings 51,013 to Comiskey Park to see “Ole Satch” pitch his first big league shutout as Cleveland wins, 5 – 0. He gives up five hits to run his record to 5-1. In his 12 appearances, Paige has attracted 201,829 fans.

 
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Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Friday, August 13, 1948 (N) at Comiskey Park I

CLE A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  3  -   5  9  1
CHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3

Play by Play

INDIANS 1ST: Mitchell grounded out (second to first); Peck flied
out to center; Boudreau flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kolloway grounded out (first unassisted); Lupien
flied out to center; Appling singled to center; Seerey struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Gordon
singled to center; Doby forced Gordon (second to shortstop)
[Doby to second (error by Michaels)]; Keltner flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Hodgin
flied out to center; Philley popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hegan flied out to center; Paige flied out to
center; Mitchell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Michaels made an out to second; Gumpert lined to
third; Kolloway flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Peck popped to third in foul territory; Boudreau
singled to right; Robinson singled to right [Boudreau to third];
Gordon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lupien flied out to center; Appling popped to
catcher in foul territory; Seerey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Doby tripled to left; Keltner struck out; Hegan
flied out to left [Doby scored]; Paige struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Robinson flied out to left; Hodgin flied out to
left; Philley singled to right; Michaels grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Mitchell grounded out (second to first); Peck flied
out to right; Boudreau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Gumpert singled to left; Kolloway out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gumpert to second]; Lupien
flied out to right; Appling grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Gordon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Doby lined to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Seerey made an out to shortstop; Robinson flied
out to right; Hodgin reached on an error by Gordon; Philley made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox
0.

INDIANS 8TH: Keltner singled to left; Hegan out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Keltner to second]; Paige grounded out
(second to first) [Keltner to third]; Mitchell singled to left
[Keltner scored]; Peck singled to right [Mitchell to third, Peck
out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Michaels flied out to left; WRIGHT BATTED FOR
GUMPERT; Wright grounded out (third to first); Kolloway made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 9TH: MOULDER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Boudreau
singled to right; Robinson reached on an error by Kolloway
[Boudreau to third, Robinson to second]; Gordon flied out to
center [Robinson to third, Boudreau scored]; Doby singled to
left [Robinson scored (unearned)]; Doby stole second; Keltner
flied out to center; Hegan was walked intentionally; Doby stole
third and Hegan stole second [Doby scored (error by Robinson)
(unearned)]; Paige grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (1 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lupien made an out to shortstop; Appling singled
to left; Seerey singled to left [Appling to second]; Robinson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Seerey to second, Appling to
third]; Hodgin flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
5, White Sox 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          5   9   1    4
 White Sox        0   5   3    6