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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 24, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 24, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 24, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eddie Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,792 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leo Wells | Shortstop |
| Don Kolloway | Second Baseman |
| Wally Moses | Center Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Left Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Bud Sketchley | Right Fielder |
| Bob Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Tom Turner | Catcher |
| Eddie Smith | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Bob Patrick | Right Fielder |
| Eric McNair | Shortstop |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Al Benton | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 24, 1942
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Benton
Wells hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Benton
There goes Wells. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Wells steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Wells moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Benton
Moses is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hoag vs. Benton
Hoag hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field. Patrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sketchley vs. Benton
Sketchley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Benton
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Smith
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patrick vs. Smith
Patrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Benton
Turner hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Benton
Wells hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Smith
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Smith
Benton bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benton moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Benton
Hoag hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sketchley vs. Benton
Sketchley hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Smith
York hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Turner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a popup in front of the plate. Turner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Benton
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Benton
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Patrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patrick vs. Smith
Patrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Smith
McNair hits a fly ball into center field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway misplays the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Smith
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Benton
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair misplays the ball. That's an error on McNair. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Benton
Hoag hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Benton
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sketchley vs. Benton
Sketchley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Benton
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Benton
Turner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Smith
York hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patrick vs. Smith
Patrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Smith
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Smith
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kolloway fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wells vs. Benton
Wells hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Benton
Moses hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCosky. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Benton
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Smith
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wells scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Smith
Bloodworth is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Smith
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Smith
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gorsica
Johnny Gorsica now pitching.
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sketchley vs. Gorsica
Sketchley bunts towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Bloodworth covering, for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Gorsica
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorsica fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Turner vs. Gorsica
Turner is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Gorsica
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Kuhel trying to get to home. McCosky throws the ball in to Tebbetts who tags Kuhel, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Turner moves to second. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Smith
York strikes out. Turner drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws York out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Smith
Skeeter Webb now playing second base. Don Kolloway now playing first base.
Higgins hits a popup towards short. Wells settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patrick vs. Smith
Patrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1942 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Wells L, ss 4 0 1 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kolloway D, 2b-1b 4 1 2 1 Cramer D, cf 4 0 1 0
Moses W, cf 4 0 1 0 McCosky B, lf 4 0 0 0
Hoag M, lf 4 0 0 0 York R, 1b 3 1 1 1
Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Webb S, 2b 0 0 0 0 Patrick B, rf 4 1 1 1
Sketchley B, rf 3 0 0 0 McNair E, ss 1 0 0 0
Kennedy B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0
Turner T, c 3 0 0 0 Benton A, p 3 0 0 0
Smith E, p 4 0 2 0 Gorsica J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 8 1 30 2 4 2
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
Detroit 000 000 101 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Smith E (L) 8.2 4 2 2 3 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Benton A 8.0 6 1 1 0 3
Gorsica J (W) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Kolloway D, McNair E, Kennedy B
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, Detroit 5
2B -- Moses W
HR -- York R, Kolloway D, Patrick B
SB -- Wells L
SH -- Sketchley B
WP -- Benton A
T -- 1:39
A -- 3792
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