Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
May 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1973 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 10

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Reese lf,1b 5 0 1 0
Stanley cf 3 0 0 0
Brown G. dh 3 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 2 0 0 0
  Brown I. ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Northrup rf 1 0 0 0
  Sharon rf 3 1 1 1
McAuliffe 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 2 1
  Taylor 2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Seelbach p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 3 2 0
Sharp cf 4 1 1 1
Allen D. 1b 4 2 2 4
  Muser 1b 0 0 0 0
Melton 3b 4 1 1 3
  Downing 3b 0 0 0 0
  Allen H. 3b 1 0 0 0
May dh 4 0 2 1
Reichardt lf 3 0 0 0
Herrmann c 4 1 2 1
Leon ss 4 0 1 0
Alvarado 2b 3 2 1 0
Fisher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 12 10
Detroit 000 200 000290
Chicago 331 003 00x10120
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (6-3) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Scherman   1.0 2 3 3 0 1
  LaGrow   3.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Seelbach   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Timmermann   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
10
3
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  W (5-3) 9.0 9 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1, Chicago 1.  PB–Herrmann (10).  2B–Detroit McAuliffe 2 (9,off Fisher 2); Rodriguez (10,off Fisher), Chicago Sharp (1,off Perry); May (2,off Perry); D Allen (12,off Scherman); Herrmann (5,off Seelbach).  HR–Detroit Sharon (1,4th inning off Fisher 0 on, 2 out), Chicago Herrmann (3,3rd inning off LaGrow 0 on, 0 out); D Allen (11,6th inning off Seelbach 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Sharp (1,off Seelbach).  HBP–Alvarado (1,by Scherman).  HBP–Scherman (2,Alvarado).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:32.  A–12,800.
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