Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 17, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1984 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."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fletcher ss 3 0 0 0
  Law R. ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Hairston cf 4 2 2 1
  Dybzinski ss 0 0 0 0
Baines rf 4 0 1 1
Luzinski dh 4 0 1 0
Walker 1b 4 0 0 0
Kittle lf 3 0 0 0
Law V. 3b 2 0 1 0
Hill c 3 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Jones cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Gibson rf 2 0 0 1
Parrish c 3 1 2 0
Evans dh 3 1 1 2
Grubb lf 3 0 2 0
  Kuntz pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Bergman 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Baker ss 3 0 0 0
Petry p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3
Chicago 001 001 000250
Detroit 300 000 00x370
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (1-2) 8.0 7 3 3 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
0
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Petry  W (12-4) 7.2 5 2 2 1 5
  Hernandez  SV (17) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Detroit 1.  PB–Hill (1).  2B–Chicago Hairston (5,off Petry), Detroit Jones (3,off Nelson); Parrish (12,off Nelson); Whitaker (14,off Nelson).  HR–Chicago Hairston (4,6th inning off Petry 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Evans (9,1st inning off Nelson 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Gibson (6,off Nelson).  CS–Kuntz (2,2nd base by Nelson/Hill).  T–2:03.  A–34,579.
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