Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
May 15, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1966 at Tiger 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 6, Detroit Tigers 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buford 2b 5 0 0 0
Robinson rf 2 0 0 0
  Berry rf 0 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Romano c 2 1 1 1
  Martin c 1 1 1 0
Freese 3b 5 1 1 2
Skowron 1b 4 1 2 1
Cater lf 3 1 2 0
  Ward ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Burgess ph 1 0 0 0
Weis ss 4 1 1 0
John p 2 0 1 2
  Howard p 0 0 0 0
  Lamabe p 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  McCraw lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wert 3b 4 1 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 1
  Tracewski 2b 0 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 3 1
Horton lf 5 1 3 2
Demeter cf 3 1 1 1
Freehan c 4 2 2 0
Oyler ss 2 0 0 0
  McAuliffe ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Sparma p 2 0 2 0
  Brown ph 0 1 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Sherry p 1 0 1 1
Totals 35 8 14 6
Chicago 030 010 200693
Detroit 300 003 20x8140
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John   2.1 6 3 3 0 4
  Howard   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Lamabe   1.2 3 2 2 1 1
  Fisher  L (1-2) 1.0 3 3 2 3 1
  Locker   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
7
4
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre   1.0 4 3 3 1 1
  Sparma   5.0 3 1 1 2 2
  Gladding   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Sherry  W (2-0) 2.2 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
6

  E–Freese (2), Skowron (2), Fisher (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Cater (1,off Aguirre); Martin (1,off Gladding), Detroit Horton (2,off John); Sparma (1,off Howard); Kaline (5,off Lamabe); Freehan (7,off Fisher).  3B–Detroit Horton (1,off John).  HR–Chicago Skowron (1,2nd inning off Aguirre 0 on, 0 out); Romano (2,5th inning off Sparma 0 on, 0 out); Freese (2,7th inning off Gladding 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Agee (3,by Aguirre); Kaline (2,by John).  SF–Lumpe (1,off Fisher).  SB–Weis (2,2nd base off Aguirre/Freehan); Demeter (1,2nd base off John/Romano); Wert (4,2nd base off John/Romano).  CS–Kaline (2,Home by Lamabe/Romano); Horton (1,2nd base by Lamabe/Romano).  HBP–John (3,Kaline); Aguirre (1,Agee).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–3:30.  A–13,602.
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