Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
September 8, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1989 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 5, Detroit Tigers 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Fletcher 2b 4 1 1 0
Calderon 1b 4 1 2 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 1
Walker dh 3 0 1 1
Martinez 3b 4 1 2 1
Boston lf 4 1 1 1
Sosa rf,cf 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
Guillen ss 4 1 2 1
Hibbard p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Pall p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 2 1
Heath c 5 0 1 0
Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0
Ward lf 3 1 1 0
  Lusader lf 2 1 1 0
Schu dh 4 2 2 1
Williams rf 3 2 2 1
Bergman 1b 3 0 1 2
Brumley ss 4 1 1 2
Strange 3b 3 0 2 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 7
Chicago 010 010 1205102
Detroit 000 203 20x7130
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Hibbard  L (4-7) 5.1 8 5 5 2 1
  McCarthy   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Pall   1.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Patterson   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Jones   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
4
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris  W (5-11) 8.1 10 5 5 1 3
  Henneman  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
3

  E–Gallagher (2), Calderon (10).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Calderon (30,off Morris); Guillen (18,off Morris), Detroit Ward (11,off Hibbard); Bergman (12,off Hibbard); Schu (10,off Pall).  HR–Chicago Martinez (5,2nd inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); Guillen (1,5th inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out); Boston (5,7th inning off Morris 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Walker (3,off Morris).  SH–Bergman (3,off Hibbard).  SB–Heath (6,2nd base off Hibbard/Fisk).  CS–Strange (3,3rd base by Patterson/Fisk).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–3:00.  A–14,586.
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