Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
April 17, 1917 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1917 at Navin Field. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Leibold rf 5 1 1 0
Risberg ss 3 1 0 0
Collins 2b 3 0 1 2
Jackson lf 4 1 1 1
Felsch cf 4 0 0 0
Gandil 1b 4 0 2 0
Weaver 3b 2 1 0 0
Schalk c 4 0 1 1
Danforth p 1 0 1 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bush ss 4 1 1 0
Young 2b 5 0 3 1
Cobb rf 2 0 0 0
Veach lf 4 0 1 0
Heilmann cf 2 0 0 0
Burns 1b 4 0 0 0
Dyer 3b 4 1 1 0
Spencer c 3 0 1 0
Ehmke p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 8 1
Chicago 000 001 021470
Detroit 000 010 100280
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Danforth  W(1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 4 1
  Russell  SV(1) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ehmke  L(0-2) 9.0 7 4 2 3 3
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
3
3

  E–None.  2B–Detroit Young 2 (2); Dyer (1); Spencer (1); Crawford (1).  3B–Chicago Leibold (1); E. Collins (1).  HR–Chicago Jackson (1,5th inning off Ehmke 0 on).  SH–Weaver (2); Heilmann (2); Ehmke (1).  HBP–Risberg (1); Spencer (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  U–Dick Nallin, Billy Evans.  T–1:50.  A–3,353.
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