Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
July 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1997 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 6, Detroit Tigers 8

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 1 0
Martinez rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 0 1 1
Belle lf 4 0 1 0
Baines dh 4 1 3 1
Fabregas c 3 1 2 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena c 0 0 0 0
Cameron cf 4 2 2 0
Snopek 3b 4 0 0 0
Guillen ss 4 1 1 4
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Clemons p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 3 1 1 0
Higginson lf 3 1 2 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 1
Clark 1b 4 1 3 1
Hamelin dh 3 2 1 0
Nieves rf 3 1 1 1
Easley 2b 3 1 1 3
Walbeck c 4 1 1 2
Miller ss 3 0 0 0
  Cruz ss 1 0 0 0
Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 8
Chicago 040 010 0016110
Detroit 006 020 00x8100
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  L (7-10) 6.0 9 8 8 4 4
  Castillo   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Clemons   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Blair  W (9-4) 7.0 9 5 5 0 3
  Brocail   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Myers   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (18) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Chicago Belle (26,off Blair); Durham (15,off Blair), Detroit Higginson (17,off Baldwin); Hamelin (9,off Baldwin).  HR–Chicago Baines (12,2nd inning off Blair 0 on, 1 out); Guillen (2,2nd inning off Blair 2 on, 2 out), Detroit Walbeck (2,3rd inning off Baldwin 1 on, 2 out); Easley (15,5th inning off Baldwin 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Cameron (15,2nd base off Jones/Walbeck); Easley (19,2nd base off Clemons/Pena).  CS–Hunter (11,2nd base by Baldwin/Fabregas).  WP–Jones (5).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:34.  A–18,525.
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