Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 13, 1955 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1955 at Briggs Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 9

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 5 1 2 0
Minoso lf 4 1 1 0
Rivera cf,rf 2 1 2 0
Kell 3b 3 1 1 1
  Busby pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Dropo 1b 4 1 0 0
Kennedy rf,3b 4 2 2 4
Carrasquel ss 3 0 0 0
  Nieman ph 1 0 0 0
  Brideweser ss 0 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 1 2 2
Fornieles p 1 0 0 0
  Harshman p 1 0 0 0
  Byrd p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 5 0 1 2
Tuttle cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 0
Torgeson 1b 4 2 1 1
Boone 3b 4 1 2 1
Maxwell lf 4 1 1 0
House c 4 2 4 2
  Small pr 0 1 0 0
Hatfield 2b 5 1 2 1
Lary p 1 0 0 0
  Cristante p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips B. ph 0 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 1 0 0 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips J. ph 1 0 0 0
  Birrer p 0 0 0 0
  Bunning p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 38 9 13 8
Chicago 005 100 0208101
Detroit 021 100 3029132
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fornieles   1.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Harshman   2.1 4 2 2 1 1
  Byrd   2.2 1 2 2 3 2
  Martin   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Howell  L(4-3) 2.1 3 2 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
13
9
8
6
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary   2.2 5 5 5 3 2
  Cristante   1.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Foytack   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Aber   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Birrer   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
  Bunning  W(2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
8
7
5
6

  E–Fox (15).  2B–Chicago Kell (18,off Lary); Lollar (10,off Lary); Rivera (21,off Cristante)..  HR–Chicago Kennedy (3,3rd inning off Lary 3 on 1 out); Lollar (12,8th inning off Birrer 1 on 1 out)..  SH–Rivera (9,off Bunning).  HBP–Kell (5,by Lary); Minoso (8,by Bunning)..  Team LOB–6.  CS–Fox (7,2nd base by Foytack/House); Rivera (11,2nd base by Aber/House).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–3:20.  A–16,276.
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