Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 29, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1971 at Tiger Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 5 1 1 0
Hershberger cf 5 0 1 0
McKinney 2b 5 0 0 0
Melton 3b 4 1 2 0
Reichardt lf 5 1 3 1
Andrews 1b 3 2 1 3
Herrmann c 3 1 1 2
Alvarado ss 5 0 2 0
Wood p 3 0 1 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 1
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
Northrup lf 4 0 0 0
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Lolich p 1 0 1 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 1
  Whillock p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Chicago 400 020 0006121
Detroit 000 110 000240
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (18-10) 9.0 4 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (21-10) 5.0 8 6 6 5 3
  Whillock   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Timmermann   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
6
6

  E–Andrews (21).  2B–Chicago Hershberger (7,off Lolich), Detroit Lolich (2,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Andrews (12,1st inning off Lolich 2 on, 2 out); Herrmann (9,5th inning off Lolich 1 on, 0 out), Detroit Kaline (14,4th inning off Wood 0 on, 1 out); I Brown (6,5th inning off Wood 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Reichardt (6,2nd base by Whillock/Freehan).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:14.  A–20,822.
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