Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1938 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hayes 2b 5 1 1 0
Steinbacher rf 5 1 1 0
Kreevich cf 4 0 1 0
Radcliff lf 5 0 1 0
Owen 3b 4 1 1 0
Kuhel 1b 2 0 1 1
Sewell c 2 1 0 0
Berger ss 4 0 1 1
Stratton p 2 1 1 1
  Rigney p 1 0 0 0
  Rosenthal ph 1 0 0 0
  Gabler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
White cf 2 1 1 0
  Laabs cf 0 0 0 0
Rogell ss 3 0 2 0
Gehringer 2b 2 1 0 0
York c 4 1 2 3
Greenberg 1b 3 3 2 1
Fox rf 4 0 0 0
Walker lf 4 1 2 2
Ross 3b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy p 1 0 0 0
  Lawson p 3 0 0 1
Totals 29 7 9 7
Chicago 212 000 000580
Detroit 024 000 01x792
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stratton  L(6-4) 3.0 5 6 6 3 2
  Rigney   4.0 3 0 0 2 2
  Gabler   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
7
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy   3.0 6 5 1 2 3
  Lawson  W(4-5) 6.0 2 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
1
5
4

  E–White (3), Gehringer (10).  DP–Chicago 3. Kuhel-Berger, Hayes-Berger-Kuhel, Kreevich-Kuhel-Hayes.  2B–Chicago Hayes (18); Kreevich (11), Detroit Rogell 2 (12); York (14); Walker (11).  HR–Chicago Stratton (2,2nd inning off Kennedy 0 on), Detroit York (21,3rd inning off Stratton 2 on); Greenberg (23,3rd inning off Stratton 0 on); Walker (3,2nd inning off Stratton 1 on).  SH–Kuhel (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  U–Steve Basil, George Moriarty.
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