Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
July 8, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1956 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 17, Chicago White Sox 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 3 1 0 0
  Brideweser ss 1 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 2 1 2
Maxwell lf 5 2 3 1
Kaline rf 5 3 3 5
  Small pr,rf 1 1 0 0
Boone 3b 2 1 1 1
  Kennedy pr,3b 3 1 2 1
House c 5 2 2 0
Tuttle cf 5 2 4 2
Bolling 2b 3 1 2 3
Foytack p 5 0 0 0
Totals 43 17 18 15
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rivera rf 2 1 0 0
  Delsing rf 2 0 0 0
Fox 2b 1 0 0 0
  Esposito 2b 3 0 1 0
Minoso lf 1 0 0 0
  Moss c 3 0 0 0
Doby cf 4 1 0 0
Philley 1b 3 1 0 1
  Dropo 1b 0 0 0 0
Lollar c 1 0 0 0
  Phillips lf 2 1 2 2
Hatfield 3b 4 0 2 1
Aparicio ss 4 0 2 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Consuegra p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Northey ph 1 0 0 0
  Donovan p 1 1 1 1
Totals 34 5 8 5
Detroit 428 000 21017181
Chicago 100 000 121582
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  W(6-6) 9.0 8 5 4 5 6
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
5
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L(11-5) 2.0 7 9 8 3 1
  Staley   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Consuegra   4.1 6 3 3 2 0
  Martin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Donovan   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
17
16
6
3

  E–Small (1), Hatfield (4), Aparicio (16).  DP–Detroit 1. Brideweser-Bolling-Torgeson, Chicago 2. Rivera-Lollar, Esposito-Aparicio-Philley.  2B–Detroit Bolling (4,off Wilson); Torgeson (4,off Staley); Kennedy (4,off Consuegra), Chicago Phillips (3,off Foytack).  3B–Detroit Kaline (5,off Staley); Tuttle (4,off Donovan).  HR–Detroit Kaline (12,2nd inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out), Chicago Phillips (1,7th inning off Foytack 0 on 0 out); Donovan (2,9th inning off Foytack 0 on 0 out).  SH–Bolling (4,off Wilson).  SF–Bolling (1,off Donovan); Philley (6,off Foytack).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:38.
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