Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 9, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 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."
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Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 11
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Baker 3b 3 0 0 0
  Souchock lf 2 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 2
Appling ss 4 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 4 1 1 0
Ostrowski lf,3b 4 1 2 1
Kress 1b 4 1 2 0
Metkovich cf 4 1 1 1
Malone c 3 1 0 0
Wight p 2 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 0 0 0 1
  Pierce pr 0 0 0 0
  Surkont p 0 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Tipton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry 2b 5 0 0 0
Kolloway 1b 4 3 3 0
Kell 3b 3 2 2 0
Wertz rf 4 2 3 3
Groth cf 4 2 2 4
Evers lf 3 1 1 0
Lipon ss 4 1 2 4
Swift c 2 0 0 0
Hutchinson p 3 0 1 0
  Gray p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 11 15 11
Chicago 000 100 400–580
Detroit 000 205 40x–11150
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wight  L(10-9) 6.0 9 7 7 4 1
  Surkont   0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Klieman   1.2 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
11
11
5
1
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchinson  W(10-4) 6.0 7 4 4 0 2
  Gray   3.0 1 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
6
  E–None.  DP–Chicago 3. Appling-Michaels-Kress, Appling-Michaels-Kress, Kress-Appling-Kress.  2B–Chicago Michaels (21), Detroit Kell (30); Wertz 2 (21).  HR–Detroit Groth (10,7th inning off Surkont 2 on); Lipon (3,6th inning off Wight 3 on).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  U–Bill Grieve, Jim Honochick, Bill Summers.
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