Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 20, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1954 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 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 2 2 1
Fox 2b 5 1 1 0
Minoso lf 2 2 1 1
Kell 1b 2 0 0 2
  Cavarretta 1b 1 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 1 1 3
Lollar c 4 0 1 0
Michaels 3b 3 1 0 0
Groth cf 4 1 3 1
Trucks p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 9 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 0 0
Hatfield 2b 4 1 3 0
Nieman lf 5 0 2 2
Boone 3b 3 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 3 0 2 0
  Souchock pr 0 0 0 0
  Belardi 1b 1 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
House c 3 1 1 0
Gromek p 3 0 0 0
  Marlowe p 0 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Chicago 200 100 500891
Detroit 002 000 000290
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(18-6) 9.0 9 2 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek  L(14-13) 7.0 9 8 8 3 3
  Marlowe   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
4
4

  E–Rivera (8).  DP–Chicago 1. Carrasquel-Fox-Cavarretta.  2B–Chicago Groth (20,off Gromek); Carrasquel (21,off Gromek); Fox (21,off Gromek)., Detroit Dropo (11,off Trucks); Nieman (11,off Trucks); Hatfield (5,off Trucks).  3B–Chicago Minoso (14,off Gromek).  HR–Chicago Rivera (11,7th inning off Gromek 2 on 2 out).  SH–Trucks 2 (6,off Gromek 2); Minoso (6,off Gromek).; Kaline (7,off Trucks).  SF–Kell 2 (4,off Gromek 2).  IBB–Minoso (5,by Gromek); House (12,by Trucks).  Team LOB–5.  Team–10.  SB–Carrasquel (6,2nd base off Gromek/House).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:25.  A–36,544.
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