Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
April 21, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1949 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 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Adams cf 5 1 3 1
Philley rf 5 0 0 0
Appling ss 2 2 0 0
Zernial lf 4 0 2 1
Tipton c 4 1 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 0
Baker 3b 4 1 1 1
Goldsberry 1b 1 0 1 0
  Souchock 1b 2 0 0 0
Judson p 3 0 0 0
  Evans p 0 0 0 0
  Surkont p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry 2b 3 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
  Lake 2b 0 0 0 0
Lipon ss 3 1 0 0
Kell 3b 4 0 2 1
Wertz rf 4 0 2 0
Evers lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson c 4 0 1 0
Groth cf 2 1 1 0
Vico 1b 2 0 0 0
Kretlow p 2 0 0 0
  Gray p 1 0 0 0
  Wakefield ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Chicago 000 212 000–591
Detroit 010 000 100–264
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Judson  W(1-0) 6.2 5 2 1 5 3
  Evans   0.1 0 0 0 3 0
  Surkont   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
9
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow  L(0-1) 5.1 8 5 3 3 1
  Gray   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Trout   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
3
4
  E–Judson (1), Lipon 2 (2), Kell (1), Groth (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Appling-Michaels-Souchock, Detroit 2. Lipon-Berry-Vico, Groth-Berry.  PB–Tipton (1).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Vico (1).  HBP–Groth (1).  Team–13.  CS–Adams (1).  U–Joe Paparella, Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry.
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