Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
July 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1972 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 2, Chicago White Sox 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
  Jata ph 1 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 2 0
Brown G. lf 3 0 1 0
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 0 0
  Brown I. ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Northrup cf 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 1
Slayback p 1 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Comer ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Alvarado ss 4 1 2 0
Allen 1b 4 1 1 2
May lf 3 1 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 2 0
Johnstone cf 4 1 0 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 1
Morales 3b 3 0 2 1
Bahnsen p 2 0 1 1
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Detroit 000 100 100271
Chicago 030 020 00x580
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Slayback  L (1-3) 3.0 3 3 2 1 2
  Hiller   3.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Niekro   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
2
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (11-9) 7.0 5 2 2 3 4
  Forster  SV (11) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–Cash (6).  DP–Detroit 2.  HR–Detroit Rodriguez (3,7th inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 0 out), Chicago D Allen (17,5th inning off Hiller 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Brinkman (4,off Bahnsen); Herrmann (2,off Slayback).  HBP–Bahnsen (1,by Hiller).  HBP–Hiller (1,Bahnsen).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:27.  A–15,028.
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