Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
May 9, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1954 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 2b 5 0 2 0
Delsing lf 4 1 2 0
Kuenn ss 6 1 1 0
Boone 3b 6 0 3 1
Dropo 1b 5 0 1 1
Kaline rf 5 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 3 0 0 0
House c 5 1 2 0
Gromek p 4 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 12 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 5 0 1 1
Fox 2b 5 0 1 0
Minoso lf 5 0 0 0
Fain 1b 5 0 1 0
  Nicholas pr 0 0 0 0
  Boyd 1b 0 0 0 0
Michaels 3b 5 0 2 0
Lollar c 4 1 2 1
Rivera rf 3 1 1 0
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
Consuegra p 3 0 1 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Trucks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 9 2
Detroit 200 000 000 013121
Chicago 000 000 200 00292
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  W(5-0) 11.0 9 2 2 1 3
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
1
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Consuegra   9.0 11 2 2 3 1
  Trucks  L(3-2) 2.0 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
11.0
12
3
2
5
2

  E–House (1), Michaels 2 (2).  DP–Chicago 1. Fox-Carrasquel-Fain.  2B–Detroit Boone (1,off Consuegra), Chicago Michaels (3,off Gromek).  HR–Chicago Lollar (3,7th inning off Gromek 0 on 0 out).  SH–Gromek (4,off Trucks); Rivera (1,off Gromek); Groth (2,off Gromek)..  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Lollar (4,by Gromek).  Team–8.  CS–Delsing (1,2nd base by Consuegra/Lollar); Nicholas (1,2nd base by Gromek/House).  SB–Rivera (2,2nd base off Gromek/House); Carrasquel (1,2nd base off Gromek/House).  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:50.
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