Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 17, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1950 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 3, Detroit Tigers 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 3 0 0 0
Baker 3b 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0
Rickert lf 4 0 1 0
McCormick cf 3 1 1 1
Carrasquel ss 4 0 1 0
Niarhos c 3 1 1 0
Gumpert p 2 0 0 1
  Goldsberry ph 1 0 1 1
  Kretlow p 0 0 0 0
  Majeski ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Priddy 2b 4 1 2 0
Kolloway 1b 4 0 0 1
Kell 3b 5 1 2 2
Wertz rf 4 1 1 0
Evers lf 0 2 0 0
Groth cf 3 1 2 1
Robinson c 1 1 1 1
Berry ss 3 1 1 3
White p 4 0 0 0
Totals 28 8 9 8
Chicago 001 100 100371
Detroit 132 020 00x892
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gumpert  L(5-6) 6.0 9 8 8 4 1
  Kretlow   2.0 0 0 0 5 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
9
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
White  W(4-4) 9.0 7 3 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
3

  E–Carrasquel (21), Berry (2), White (1).  DP–Chicago 3. Gumpert-Carrasquel-Robinson, Fox-Carrasquel-Robinson, Carrasquel-Fox-Robinson, Detroit 3. Berry-Priddy-Kolloway, Priddy-Berry-Kolloway, Berry-Priddy-Kolloway.  2B–Detroit Groth 2 (23,off Gumpert 2); Wertz (27,off Gumpert).  3B–Chicago McCormick (2,off White).  HR–Detroit Robinson (8,3rd inning off Gumpert 0 on 2 out); Kell (8,5th inning off Gumpert 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Kolloway (2,off Gumpert); Evers (6,off Gumpert).  IBB–Robinson 2 (5,by Gumpert 2).  Team–7.  CS–Evers (8,3rd base by Kretlow/Niarhos).  U–Art Passarella, Jim Honochick, Charlie Berry.  T–2:10.  A–13,967.
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