Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
May 9, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1952 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 8, Detroit Tigers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 9 2 3 0
Stewart lf 7 1 4 0
Minoso cf 6 2 3 3
Robinson 1b 7 0 4 2
Mele rf 7 0 0 1
Masi c 5 2 1 0
  Zarilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Sheely c 0 0 0 0
Carrasquel ss 7 0 2 0
Rodriguez 3b 7 0 2 2
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Coleman ph 1 0 0 0
  Grissom p 0 0 0 0
  Lollar ph 1 0 0 0
  Dorish p 2 1 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 62 8 19 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 8 1 2 0
Mullin lf 7 1 4 0
Kell 3b 7 1 4 1
Souchock rf,1b 6 2 2 2
Kolloway 1b 3 0 0 1
  Lerchen ph,rf 5 0 0 0
Groth cf 8 0 2 1
Batts c 5 0 2 0
  Garbowski pr 0 0 0 0
  McLeland p 0 0 0 0
  White p 1 0 1 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 7 0 1 0
Trucks p 3 0 0 0
  Littlefield p 0 0 0 0
  Trout p 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 1 0 0 0
  Ginsberg ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 64 5 18 5
Chicago 200 000 110 000 010 38191
Detroit 001 003 000 000 010 05182
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   6.0 9 4 4 0 1
  Grissom   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Dorish  W(2-0) 8.1 8 1 1 2 6
  Kennedy  SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
16.0
18
5
5
3
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks   8.1 13 4 3 1 4
  Littlefield   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Trout   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Hoeft   3.0 0 0 0 2 2
  McLeland   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  White  L(0-1) 1.1 1 2 0 2 0
  Gray   0.2 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
16.0
19
8
4
9
8

  E–Robinson (2), Lipon (3), Trucks (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Rodriguez-Fox-Robinson.  2B–Chicago Stewart (3,off Trout), Detroit Souchock (4,off Pierce); Kell (6,off Dorish).  3B–Chicago Minoso (3,off Gray).  HR–Detroit Souchock (1,14th inning off Dorish 0 on 2 out).  SH–Minoso 3 (3,off Trucks,off Hoeft,off White); Dorish 2 (2,off Trout,off McLeland); Carrasquel (1,off McLeland); Mullin (1,off Dorish); Batts (1,off Dorish).  IBB–Mele (1,by Hoeft); Kell (1,by Dorish).  Team LOB–21.  Team–16.  U–Bill McGowan, Bill Grieve, Larry Napp.
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