Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
April 9, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2002 at Comerica Park. 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 8, Detroit Tigers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 1 0
Durham 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomas dh 4 2 2 2
Ordonez rf 5 2 3 0
Konerko 1b 5 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 4 1 1 1
Lee lf 4 1 2 2
  Rowand lf 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 5 1 3 1
Clayton ss 3 0 1 2
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 14 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Higginson lf 4 0 1 1
Halter ss 4 0 1 0
Meluskey c 4 0 0 0
Young 1b 3 0 0 0
Palmer dh 4 0 0 0
Paquette 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 3 1 1 0
Macias 2b 3 1 2 0
Torres cf 2 0 0 1
Sparks p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Pearson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Chicago 000 301 2208140
Detroit 000 000 020260
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (1-0) 7.1 5 2 2 0 4
  Marte   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Howry   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks  L (0-1) 6.0 8 4 3 2 1
  Farnsworth   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Pearson   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
7
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Meluskey (1).  2B–Chicago Ordonez 3 (4,off Sparks,off Farnsworth,off Pearson); Clayton (1,off Sparks); Lofton (1,off Pearson), Detroit Halter (1,off Wright); Macias (1,off Wright).  3B–Chicago Valentin (1,off Sparks).  HR–Chicago Thomas (2,8th inning off Pearson 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Clayton (2,off Sparks); Torres (1,off Wright).  HBP–Valentin (1,by Farnsworth); Young (1,by Wright).  HBP–Wright (1,Young); Farnsworth (1,Valentin).  U-HP–Doug Eddings, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:34.  A–11,833.
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