Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
September 2, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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 0, Detroit Tigers 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Kress 1b 4 0 1 0
Metkovich cf 4 0 2 0
Michaels 2b 4 0 2 0
Ostrowski lf 4 0 0 0
Malone c 4 0 2 0
Baker 3b 4 0 2 0
Hancock ss 4 0 0 0
Haefner p 0 0 0 0
  Pieretti p 2 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
  Klieman p 0 0 0 0
  Souchock ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 10 0
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 2 2 1 1
Kolloway 1b 5 1 1 0
Mullin lf 5 2 1 1
Wertz rf 4 1 2 3
Kell 3b 5 0 1 3
Evers cf 3 1 1 0
Berry 2b 4 0 1 0
Robinson c 2 0 0 0
Trucks p 4 1 2 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Chicago 000 000 0000102
Detroit 400 100 03x8101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner  L(8-8) 0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Pieretti   7.0 5 1 1 4 3
  Klieman   1.0 3 3 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
7
6
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(16-10) 9.0 10 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
0
4

  E–Michaels (20), Baker (7), Berry (10).  DP–Chicago 1. Klieman-Kress, Detroit 1. Berry-Lake-Kolloway.  2B–Detroit Lake (6); Mullin (7); Wertz (23); Evers (20).  3B–Detroit Kell (9).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Lake (6).  Team–9.  SB–Evers (5).  U–Eddie Hurley, Red Jones, Bill McGowan.
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