Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
September 2, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1959 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 4, Chicago White Sox 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 2 1 0 0
Osborne 1b 5 1 2 1
Kuenn rf 4 1 1 0
Kaline cf 3 0 0 0
  Groth cf 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 0 0
  Burnside p 0 0 0 0
Maxwell lf 3 0 0 0
Bolling 2b 4 0 2 3
Wilson c 5 0 0 0
Bridges ss 2 0 0 0
  Lepcio ph,ss 0 1 0 0
Foytack p 3 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Narleski p 0 0 0 0
  Chrisley ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Aparicio ss 4 2 3 0
Fox 2b 5 1 2 4
Landis cf 3 1 0 0
Kluszewski 1b 4 1 3 1
  Torgeson 1b 1 0 0 0
Lollar c 3 1 1 1
Goodman 3b 3 1 1 1
  Esposito 3b 2 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 2 2 2
McAnany rf 4 1 1 1
Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Stanka p 3 1 1 1
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 14 11
Detroit 200 010 010462
Chicago 000 0110 00x11140
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  L (13-12) 4.2 8 6 6 2 0
  Morgan   0.0 5 5 5 0 0
  Narleski   2.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Burnside   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
4
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Latman   4.1 5 3 3 5 3
  Stanka  W (1-0) 3.1 1 1 1 4 2
  Staley  SV (13) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
9
5

  E–Osborne (8), Wilson (4).  DP–Detroit 1. Yost-Bolling-Osborne.  2B–Detroit Bolling (15,off Latman).  3B–Chicago Fox (6,off Morgan).  HR–Chicago Smith (13,5th inning off Foytack 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Kaline (4,by Latman); Aparicio (3,by Morgan).  IBB–Bridges (2,by Stanka).  Team LOB–12.  Team–7.  SB–Aparicio 2 (46,2nd base off Foytack/Wilson 2).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:42.  A–43,237.
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