Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
April 20, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1949 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Baker 3b 4 0 0 0
Adams cf 4 0 0 0
Appling ss 4 0 0 0
Zernial lf 3 1 0 0
Philley rf 3 1 1 0
Michaels 2b 3 0 2 0
Tipton c 4 0 1 2
Goldsberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Gumpert p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry 2b 4 0 0 0
Lipon ss 4 0 2 0
Kell 3b 3 0 0 0
Wertz rf 2 1 1 0
  Lake pr 0 1 0 0
  Mullin rf 0 0 0 0
Evers lf 4 1 1 0
Robinson c 1 1 0 0
Groth cf 4 1 3 5
Vico 1b 4 0 0 0
Trucks p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Chicago 020 000 000241
Detroit 000 001 04x571
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert  L(0-1) 8.0 7 5 5 6 4
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
6
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 4 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
7

  E–Goldsberry (1), Berry (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Baker-Michaels-Goldsberry, Detroit 1. Berry-Lipon-Vico.  2B–Chicago Tipton (1), Detroit Lipon (1); Wertz (1); Groth (1).  HR–Detroit Groth (3,8th inning off Gumpert 3 on).  SH–Gumpert (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Philley (1).  U–Charlie Berry, Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard.
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