Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
July 8, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1949 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Detroit Tigers 1, Chicago White Sox 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kolloway 2b 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 4 0 1 0
Groth cf 3 0 1 0
Wertz rf 4 0 1 0
Evers lf 4 0 0 0
Lipon ss 3 0 0 0
Swift c 4 1 1 1
Vico 1b 1 0 0 0
  Campbell 1b 2 0 1 0
  Riebe ph 1 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Lake ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rhawn 3b 4 0 1 2
Philley rf 4 0 2 0
Appling ss 4 0 0 0
Metkovich cf 4 0 0 0
Michaels 2b 4 1 1 0
Kress 1b 2 0 1 0
Souchock lf 3 2 0 0
  Lane lf 0 0 0 0
Wheeler c 3 0 1 0
Pierce p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 3 7 3
Detroit 001 000 000152
Chicago 020 100 00x372
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(4-6) 6.0 6 3 2 1 1
  Trout   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
2
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce  W(3-7) 9.0 5 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
6

  E–Kell 2 (8), Rhawn (3), Pierce (3).  DP–Detroit 1. Gray-Swift-Campbell.  2B–Chicago Philley (12).  HR–Detroit Swift (2,3rd inning off Pierce 0 on).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Kress (7).  Team–7.  U–Jim Boyer, Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella.
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