Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 9, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1977 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 5, Detroit Tigers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 1 3 0
Bannister ss 4 1 2 1
Orta 2b 5 0 2 2
Zisk rf 2 0 2 0
  Stillman rf 2 0 0 0
  Nordhagen ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Gamble cf 5 0 2 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Spencer 1b 4 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 3 2 1 2
Essian c 4 0 1 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 15 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 3 1 2 0
Fuentes 2b 4 1 1 2
Staub dh 4 0 1 0
Kemp lf 3 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Stanley rf 4 0 1 0
Wockenfuss c 3 0 0 0
Mankowski 3b 4 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 2 0 1 0
  Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0
  Scrivener ss 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran ph 1 0 0 0
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Chicago 000 012 0025150
Detroit 200 000 000270
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  W (5-2) 6.1 6 2 2 2 4
  LaGrow  SV (14) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Arroyo  L (5-7) 8.1 14 5 5 1 1
  Hiller   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Chicago Garr (14,off Arroyo); Orta (13,off Hiller), Detroit LeFlore (8,off Kravec); Veryzer (8,off Kravec).  HR–Chicago Soderholm (8,6th inning off Arroyo 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Fuentes (3,1st inning off Kravec 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Bannister (7,off Arroyo).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:31.  A–21,526.
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