Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 18, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1940 at Briggs Stadium. 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 7, Detroit Tigers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Webb 2b,3b 5 1 2 2
Kreevich cf 6 1 2 2
Kuhel 1b 3 0 1 0
Solters lf 4 0 1 1
  Rosenthal lf 0 0 0 0
Appling ss 5 1 1 0
Wright rf 3 1 1 0
Tresh c 4 0 0 0
Kennedy 3b 4 0 0 0
  Silvestri ph 1 1 1 1
  Hayes 2b 0 0 0 0
Lyons p 5 2 4 1
Totals 40 7 13 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 3 1 2 1
McCosky cf 4 0 0 0
Gehringer 2b 3 0 1 1
Greenberg lf 4 0 0 0
York 1b 5 0 1 0
Higgins 3b 5 1 1 1
Campbell rf 5 0 0 0
Tebbetts c 4 3 4 1
Gorsica p 2 0 2 1
  Benton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Chicago 010 021 0037130
Detroit 030 100 0105114
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lyons  W(9-6) 9.0 11 5 5 5 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gorsica   4.0 6 3 3 5 2
  Benton  L(4-8) 5.0 7 4 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
7
3

  E–McCosky (5), Gehringer (15), Higgins (22), Benton (3).  PB–Tresh (7).  2B–Chicago Webb (7); Kreevich (20).  3B–Detroit Tebbetts (2).  HR–Detroit Higgins (12,2nd inning off Lyons 0 on); Tebbetts (4,8th inning off Lyons 0 on).  Team LOB–13.  SH–Bartell (6); Benton (3).  Team–11.  SB–Kuhel (9).  U–Cal Hubbard, Eddie Rommel, George Moriarty.  T–2:24.  A–19,292.
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