Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
August 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1973 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 6

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 0 3 1
Muser 1b 5 0 2 0
Hairston lf 5 0 3 1
May dh 4 0 0 0
Orta 2b 4 0 0 0
Downing 3b 4 0 0 0
Sharp cf 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 3 1 1 0
Leon ss 4 1 1 0
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 11 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Northrup lf 5 1 2 1
Stanley cf 4 2 3 0
Brown dh 2 1 1 2
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
  Sharon rf 1 0 0 0
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 2 1
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 1
Perry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Chicago 000 000 0022110
Detroit 202 200 00x6110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  L (15-13) 3.0 7 6 6 1 1
  Johnson   5.0 4 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (11-10) 9.0 11 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Hairston (3,off Perry); Leon (9,off Perry), Detroit Freehan (8,off Bahnsen); Rodriguez (23,off Johnson).  3B–Detroit Rodriguez (2,off Bahnsen).  HR–Detroit G Brown (11,1st inning off Bahnsen 1 on, 1 out); Northrup (9,3rd inning off Bahnsen 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Herrmann (6,by Perry).  SF–Brinkman (1,off Johnson).  HBP–Perry (3,Herrmann).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:10.  A–43,211.
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