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Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams waits as Chicago pitcher Billy Pierce finishes his warm-up pitches to begin the top of the 6th inning. Pierce would get the better of Williams striking him out and the whole game as Williams would go hitless in four at-bats against the White Sox southpaw. Pierce would go the distance striking out seven while only giving up four hits and one earned run as the White Sox defeated the Red Sox 4-1
With the win, the 7-time All-Star Pierce would improve his record to 17-9 and lower his ERA to 2.93. The lefty would go on that season to win 20 games for the second year in a row. The only two times he would reach the 20-game mark.
And even so the 38-year-old Williams was held hitless in a rare occasion, and lowered his league-leading batting average to .382, he would finish the season with his highest season batting average (.388) since that memorable 1941 season when he batted .406.
As far as the teams at this point in the season, the loss would drop the Red Sox to 63-57 and putting them already looking out from the inside when it comes to postseason chances. The White Sox would improve their record to a very impressive 72-48, but incredibly they were still five games behind the first place New York Yankees.
Thanks for posting this. Being a Williams and Red Sox fan, the photo piqued my interest. When I saw the date, I realized that I had been at that very game, sitting in the upper deck on the third base side. It was a misty night and the game may have started late. I was 11 years old at the time. The next afternoon, my dad and I sat in box seats behind the Red Sox dugout and I still remember the sound of a ball that Williams hit. It was a double to right field that never got more than five feet off the ground and hit the right field wall on the fly. Great memories.