Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
May 9, 1953 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1953 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 3, Chicago White Sox 12

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hatfield 3b 4 1 0 0
Kuenn ss 3 1 2 0
Sullivan lf 2 0 0 0
Nieman rf 4 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 2 2
Lund cf 4 1 1 0
Batts c 4 0 1 0
Friend 2b 4 0 1 1
Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
  Erickson p 2 0 0 0
  Pesky ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 1 2 1
Fain 1b 3 1 2 0
Minoso lf 3 1 1 1
Mele rf 4 1 2 2
Rivera cf 5 1 0 0
Stephens 3b 3 2 2 2
  Marsh 3b 2 1 2 0
Lollar c 4 2 2 3
Carrasquel ss 4 1 1 0
Fornieles p 4 1 1 3
Totals 37 12 15 12
Detroit 000 000 120371
Chicago 000 1000 02x12150
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L(0-3) 3.0 7 6 6 4 0
  Erickson   5.0 8 6 4 2 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
10
6
0
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fornieles  W(2-0) 9.0 7 3 3 4 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
1

  E–Friend (5).  DP–Detroit 2. Hatfield-Friend-Dropo, Friend-Dropo, Chicago 1. Carrasquel-Fox-Fain.  2B–Detroit Dropo (6,off Fornieles); Lund (3,off Fornieles)., Chicago Fornieles (1,off Houtteman).  HR–Chicago Lollar (3,8th inning off Erickson 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Carrasquel (2,off Erickson).  Team–8.  SB–Stephens (2,2nd base off Houtteman/Batts); Stephens (2,2nd base off Houtteman/Batts).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:25.  A–8,700.
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