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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 20, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 20, 1955 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1955 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Keegan |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 16,803 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Ray Boone | Third Baseman |
Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Fred Hatfield | Second Baseman |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
George Kell | First Baseman |
Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Jim Busby | Center Fielder |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Bob Keegan | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 20, 1955
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Keegan
Kuenn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Keegan
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Keegan
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Keegan
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Keegan
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Keegan
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Garver
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Garver
Rivera hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Rivera reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Garver
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Kell reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Garver
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Keegan
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Keegan
Hatfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Keegan
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Keegan
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garver
Busby hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Maxwell. Lollar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keegan vs. Garver
Keegan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Keegan
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Keegan
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Keegan
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Keegan
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching. Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Charlie Maxwell.
The ball gets by Lollar for a passed ball. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Martin
Phillips hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Phillips reaches second base with a double. Boone scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Martin
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatfield vs. Martin
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garver vs. Martin
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Bubba Phillips now playing left field.
Fox hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Garver
Minoso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Garver
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Garver
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Garver
There goes Rivera. The throw from House and he is out, Hatfield applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a popup towards the mound. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Martin
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Martin
Kaline strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Garver
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Garver
Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Garver
Lollar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Garver
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lollar moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Martin
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Martin
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Martin
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Martin
House hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Garver
Minoso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Birrer
Babe Birrer now pitching.
Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Birrer
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fox tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Birrer
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Martin
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Birrer vs. Martin
Birrer hits a fly ball into center field. Busby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Martin
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busby vs. Birrer
Busby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Birrer
Lollar hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Birrer
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Busby moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Birrer
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Martin
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Martin
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Martin
Torgeson bunts towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Martin
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delsing vs. Howell
Dixie Howell now pitching. Jim Delsing pinch hits for Bubba Phillips.
Delsing takes first base on ball four. Tuttle scores. Kaline moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
House vs. Howell
House hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatfield vs. Howell
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Birrer
Jim Delsing now playing left field.
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Birrer
Minoso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Birrer
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Minoso moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Birrer
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Kell reaches second base with a double. Minoso scores. Rivera goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Birrer
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Birrer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busby vs. Birrer
Busby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Birrer
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Howell
Reno Bertoia pinch hits for Babe Birrer.
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Howell
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Howell
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donovan vs. Cristante
Leo Cristante now pitching. Dick Donovan pinch hits for Dixie Howell.
Donovan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Cristante
Carrasquel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Cristante
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Cristante covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Minoso vs. Cristante
Minoso hits a popup towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Aber
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox scores. There goes Rivera trying to get to third. Kaline throws the ball in to Boone, who tags Rivera for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Byrd
Harry Byrd now pitching. Walt Dropo now playing first base.
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Byrd
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Byrd
Boone hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Byrd
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1955 -- Detroit at Chicago (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 0 Carrasquel C, ss 5 1 1 1 Tuttle B, cf 3 3 1 0 Fox N, 2b 4 4 4 1 Kaline A, rf 5 2 4 0 Minoso M, lf 5 1 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 3 4 Rivera J, rf 5 2 4 1 Boone R, 3b 2 1 0 1 Kell G, 1b 4 0 3 5 Maxwell C, lf 1 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Phillips B, ph-lf 2 0 1 1 Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Delsing J, ph-lf 1 0 0 1 Busby J, cf 4 0 1 0 House F, c 4 0 0 0 Lollar S, c 4 0 2 0 Hatfield F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Keegan B, p 1 0 0 0 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0 Martin M, p 2 0 1 0 Birrer B, p 1 0 0 0 Howell D, p 0 0 0 0 Bertoia R, ph 1 0 0 0 Donovan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Cristante L, p 0 0 0 0 Byrd H, p 0 0 0 0 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 10 7 39 8 18 8 Detroit 204 000 100 -- 7 Chicago 201 010 22x -- 8 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Garver N* 4.0 10 4 4 0 1 Birrer B 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 Cristante L (L) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 Aber A 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Keegan B+ 2.0 6 6 6 2 1 Martin M 4.1 3 1 1 3 2 Howell D (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 Byrd H (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th + Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 9 2B -- Rivera J, Kell G 2, Lollar S, Phillips B HR -- Torgeson E, Fox N, Carrasquel C CS -- Rivera J SH -- Torgeson E SF -- Boone R, Kell G PB -- Lollar S T -- 3:04 A -- 16803
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