Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers
May 4, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 2012 at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
De Aza cf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Dunn dh 3 0 0 1
Konerko 1b 3 0 2 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0
Rios rf 4 0 0 0
Viciedo lf 3 1 1 0
  Lillibridge lf 1 0 1 0
Morel 3b 3 1 1 0
Beckham 2b 4 1 3 3
Peavy p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Boesch rf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera 3b 4 0 2 1
Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0
Dirks dh 3 0 0 0
  Santiago ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Avila c 3 2 3 1
  Laird pr 0 1 0 0
Peralta ss 4 1 2 2
Raburn 2b 2 0 0 1
Kelly lf 3 1 1 0
Smyly p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Below p 0 0 0 0
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Chicago 001 001 2004100
Detroit 010 100 012590
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peavy   7.2 7 3 3 1 6
  Thornton  L(1-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.1
2
2
2
0
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Smyly   6.0 7 2 2 0 7
  Dotel   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Below   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Valverde  W(2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1. Ramirez-Beckham-Konerko, Detroit 2. Raburn-Peralta-Fielder, Raburn-Peralta-Fielder.  PB–Avila (3).  2B–Chicago Beckham (4,off Smyly), Detroit Avila (3,off Peavy).  3B–Chicago Ramirez (1,off Smyly).  HR–Chicago Beckham (2,7th inning off Dotel 1 on 2 out), Detroit Avila (4,4th inning off Peavy 0 on 1 out); Peralta (1,9th inning off Thornton 1 on 1 out).  SH–Morel (5,off Smyly).  SF–Dunn (1,off Smyly); Raburn (1,off Peavy).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Lillibridge (7,2nd base off Valverde/Avila).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:49.  A–33,615.
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