Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
August 17, 1956 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1956 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kuenn ss 4 0 1 2
Phillips 1b 4 1 3 0
Kennedy lf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 0 1 0
Bolling 2b 3 0 2 0
Tuttle cf 4 0 2 0
Brideweser 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilson c 2 1 1 0
  Belardi ph 1 0 0 0
  House c 0 0 0 0
Trucks p 3 0 0 0
  Gromek p 0 0 0 0
  Torgeson ph 1 0 1 0
  Aber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 12 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 1 3 1
Doby cf 4 1 1 1
Minoso lf 3 1 1 2
Lollar c 4 0 0 0
Philley rf 4 0 1 0
Dropo 1b 4 0 3 0
Hatfield 3b 2 0 0 0
  Moss ph 0 0 0 0
  Phillips pr 0 1 0 0
Pierce p 2 0 0 0
  Delsing ph 1 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Esposito ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Detroit 000 012 0003120
Chicago 000 000 031491
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks   7.2 8 3 3 2 5
  Gromek   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Aber  L(3-4) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.2
9
4
4
3
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pierce   7.0 10 3 2 4 3
  Howell  W(4-6) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
4
3

  E–Aparicio (26).  DP–Detroit 1. Phillips-Kuenn-Phillips, Chicago 4. Hatfield-Fox-Dropo, Aparicio-Fox-Dropo, Fox-Aparicio-Dropo, Howell-Aparicio-Dropo.  2B–Detroit Phillips (9,off Pierce); Wilson (5,off Pierce), Chicago Dropo (7,off Trucks); Doby (14,off Trucks).  HR–Chicago Minoso (11,8th inning off Trucks 1 on 1 out).  IBB–Wilson (6,by Pierce); Hatfield (2,by Trucks).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Aparicio (11,off Aber).  HBP–Minoso (20,by Trucks).  Team–8.  CS–Kuenn 2 (4,Home by Pierce/Lollar,2nd base by Pierce/Lollar).  SB–Fox (3,2nd base off Trucks/Wilson).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:41.  A–12,997.
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