Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 21, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 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 2, Detroit Tigers 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Carrasquel ss 4 0 1 0
Fox 2b 4 1 2 0
Minoso lf 4 1 2 1
Kell 1b 4 0 1 1
  McGhee cf 0 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 0 2 0
Sawatski c 4 0 0 0
Michaels 3b 2 0 0 0
Groth cf 3 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Keegan p 3 0 0 0
  Harshman p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 1 1 0
Hatfield 2b 4 0 0 0
Nieman lf 3 0 2 0
Boone 3b 4 0 1 1
Belardi 1b 3 0 0 0
Kaline rf 2 0 0 0
Tuttle cf 2 0 1 0
House c 3 0 1 0
  Evers ph 1 0 0 0
Zuverink p 1 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 0 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Dropo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 6 1
Chicago 000 101 000280
Detroit 000 001 000162
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Keegan  W(15-7) 8.0 6 1 1 7 6
  Harshman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Johnson  SV(4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
7
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Zuverink  L(7-9) 7.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Herbert   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3

  E–Kuenn (22), Hatfield (7).  DP–Chicago 3. Fox-Carrasquel-Kell, Fox-Carrasquel-Kell, Sawatski-Carrasquel, Detroit 4. Kuenn-Hatfield-Belardi, Hatfield-Kuenn-Belardi, Belardi-Kuenn-Belardi, Tuttle-Belardi.  2B–Chicago Rivera (11,off Zuverink); Fox (22,off Zuverink)..  3B–Detroit Nieman (1,off Keegan).  HR–Chicago Minoso (16,4th inning off Zuverink 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Michaels (2,by Zuverink).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Tuttle (5,off Harshman).  Team–8.  CS–Nieman (2,2nd base by Keegan/Sawatski); Nieman (2,2nd base by Keegan/Sawatski).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:36.  A–12,901.
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