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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 9, 1947
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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 August 9, 1947 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orval Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 16,645 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Kolloway | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Hodgin | Left Fielder |
| Taffy Wright | Right Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Luke Appling | Shortstop |
| Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
| Mike Tresh | Catcher |
| Orval Grove | Pitcher |
| Ted Lyons | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | Left Fielder |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Roy Cullenbine | First Baseman |
| Hal Wagner | Catcher |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
August 9, 1947
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Trout
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Trout
Hodgin hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Evers. Hodgin reaches second base with a double. Kolloway goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Trout
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodgin scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Trout
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Grove
Lake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Grove
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Grove
Mullin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Grove
Wertz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Grove
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Grove
Evers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Grove
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Grove
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Grove
Trout hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Trout
Grove strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Trout
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Trout
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Grove
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Grove
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Grove
Mullin takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to third. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wertz vs. Grove
Wertz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Lake scores. Mayo moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Grove
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hodgin. Kell reaches second base with a double. Mayo scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evers vs. Grove
Evers is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cullenbine vs. Grove
Cullenbine hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Wertz scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Grove
Wagner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Trout
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Trout
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Lake fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. Philley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Grove
Trout hits a fly ball into left field. Hodgin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Grove
Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Grove
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Grove
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Trout
Grove hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Trout
Kolloway hits a fly ball into left field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodgin vs. Trout
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Grove
Wertz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Grove
Kell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Grove
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Grove
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. Evers moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Grove
Wagner hits a line drive into center field. Philley picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Philley. Evers scores. Cullenbine moves to third. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trout vs. Grove
Trout hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Cullenbine scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Grove
Lake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Trout
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Trout
Philley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Appling vs. Trout
Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Smith
Eddie Smith now pitching.
Mayo 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, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Smith
Mullin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Smith
Wertz bunts for an out with unknown description. Mayo moves to third. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Smith
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Smith
Evers hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Mayo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Smith
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Trout
Michaels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Trout
Tresh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Trout
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Trout
Kolloway hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Kolloway reaches second base with a double. Smith goes all the way around to score. Kolloway moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodgin vs. Trout
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kolloway scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Trout
Wright hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hodgin moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
York hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Smith
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Smith
Benton bunts for an out with unknown description. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Smith
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Smith
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Smith
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Pat Mullin.
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to third. Lake moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mierkowicz vs. Smith
Ed Mierkowicz pinch hits for Vic Wertz.
Mierkowicz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Benton
Jimmy Outlaw now playing right field. Ed Mierkowicz now playing left field.
Philley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Appling vs. Benton
Appling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Benton
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Smith
Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Smith
Evers bunts for an out with unknown description. Kell moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cullenbine vs. Smith
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Smith
Bob Swift pinch hits for Hal Wagner.
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kell scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Smith
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Benton
Bob Swift now catching. Thurman Tucker pinch hits for Mike Tresh.
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallaesa vs. Benton
Jack Wallaesa pinch hits for Eddie Smith.
Wallaesa strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Benton
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodgin vs. Benton
Hodgin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1947 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Kolloway D, 2b 5 2 2 1 Lake E, ss 4 1 2 0
Hodgin R, lf 5 1 3 2 Mayo E, 2b 5 2 1 0
Wright T, rf 4 0 2 0 Mullin P, rf 3 0 2 0
York R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Outlaw J, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
Philley D, cf 4 0 1 0 Wertz V, lf 3 1 0 1
Appling L, ss 4 0 1 0 Mierkowicz E, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Michaels C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 2 4 2
Tresh M, c 3 0 0 0 Evers H, cf 3 1 1 1
Tucker T, ph 1 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, 1b 3 1 0 1
Grove O, p 2 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 3 0 2 0
Smith E, p 0 1 0 0 Swift B, ph-c 1 0 0 1
Wallaesa J, ph 1 0 0 0 Trout D, p 3 0 0 1
Benton A, p 1 0 0 0
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37 4 11 4 34 8 12 7
Chicago 200 000 200 -- 4
Detroit 003 031 01x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Grove O (L) 5.0 10 6 5 3 1
Smith E 3.0 2 2 1 5 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (W) 6.2 9 4 3 1 2
Benton A (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Lake E 2, Philley D, Kolloway D
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Chicago 7, Detroit 13
2B -- Hodgin R, Kell G 2, Kolloway D
HR -- Kell G
SH -- Wertz V, Benton A, Evers H
T -- 2:01
A -- 16645
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