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Game 1
Oct. 1
Wrigley
9,929
Sox 5, Cubs 3 * Old Ted gets 3 hits, drives in 3, goes distance
* Passeau learns that the Sox aren't novices in the bat wielding art
Game 2
Oct. 2
Wrigley
6,800
Cubs 8, Sox 2
* Five glaring miscues by Sox leave Olsen with nothing to worry...
* ...about except whether he'll have a steak or chops for dinner
Game 3
Oct. 3
Comiskey
39,625
Sox 11, Cubs 5 * Nicholson 3-run homer in 3rd, Cubs score 1 more in 4th, then...
* Eddie Smith retires last 16 in succession
Game 4
Oct. 4
Comiskey
4,789
Cubs 4, Sox 0 * Cubs outhit Sox 13-5, with 4 hits coming from Stan Hack
* Three errors on Luke, and each one leads to a Cub tally
Game 5
Oct. 5
Comiskey
37,383
Sox 3, Cubs 2
* Sox fans boo Dietrich in 9th as Cubs tie the score at 2-2
* 2 outs in 9th, Sox get singles from Tresh, Kuhel, Solters to win
Game 6
Oct. 6
Wrigley
12,075
Sox 5, Cubs 4
(10 innings)
* Leiber HR, RBI's from Gleeson, Bonura give Vern Olsen a 3-0 lead
* Sox tie it in 9th, score 2 in 10th, Lyon hangs on for win
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