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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 3, 1959
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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 July 3, 1959 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Early Wynn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,729 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Summers 3B: Bill McKinley |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
| Billy Goodman | Third Baseman |
| Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Al Smith | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Jim Landis | Center Fielder |
| Early Wynn | Pitcher |
| Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Harvey Kuenn | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Maxwell | Left Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | First Baseman |
| Red Wilson | Catcher |
| Neil Chrisley | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Coot Veal | Shortstop |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 3, 1959
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell 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: ---
Yost vs. Wynn
Yost strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Wynn
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wynn
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Kuenn moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kuenn scores. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chrisley vs. Wynn
Chrisley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lollar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Bunning
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zernial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Bunning
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wynn
Bridges hits a line drive towards third. Goodman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Wynn
Veal hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Wynn
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields it and throws to second for the out. Aparicio scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Bunning
The umpire calls a balk on Bunning Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lollar scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith hits a line drive towards third. Yost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wynn
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Wynn
Kuenn hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Wynn
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Aparicio covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bunning
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bunning
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Bunning
There goes Landis. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Landis steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Landis trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial strikes out. Lollar drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Zernial out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Wynn
Chrisley 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
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a line drive towards the mound. Bunning catches it and throws to first to double up Fox. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar hits a fly ball into center field. Kuenn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wynn
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Wynn
Veal 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 -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Wynn
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bunning
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Torgeson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bunning
Smith strikes out. There goes Torgeson. The throw from Wilson and Torgeson is out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bunning
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zernial settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Zernial. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bunning
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Wynn
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Wynn
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Wynn
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Wynn
Zernial hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Wynn
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Goodman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Wynn
Chrisley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Wynn
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landis vs. Bunning
Landis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bunning
Norm Cash pinch hits for Early Wynn.
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Bunning
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Landis scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bunning
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Fox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Bunning
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Staley
Gerry Staley now pitching.
Veal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Staley
Bunning bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Staley
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Bunning
Lollar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Bunning
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kuenn. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Lollar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Morgan
Tom Morgan now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rivera vs. Morgan
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zernial scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landis vs. Morgan
Landis is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staley vs. Morgan
There goes Landis. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Landis steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staley vs. Morgan
Staley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Staley
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Staley
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Staley
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Morgan
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zernial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Morgan
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Morgan
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Staley
Bubba Phillips now playing third base.
Wilson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chrisley vs. Staley
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Staley
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veal vs. Staley
Veal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Staley
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Veal moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yost vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Morgan
Lollar strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Morgan
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Morgan
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Morgan
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Lown
Kuenn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Lown
Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Lown
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Lown
Wilson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/3/1959 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Aparicio L, ss 5 1 2 0 Yost E, 3b 3 1 0 0
Fox N, 2b 5 0 2 0 Kuenn H, cf 3 2 1 0
Goodman B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Maxwell C, lf 4 0 0 0
Phillips B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Zernial G, 1b 5 1 1 3
Lollar S, c 5 3 2 2 Wilson R, c 5 1 2 2
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 2 2 Chrisley N, rf 3 0 0 0
Smith A, lf 4 1 1 1 Bridges R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivera J, rf 5 0 0 0 Veal C, ss 3 0 1 0
Landis J, cf 1 1 1 0 Bunning J, p 3 0 0 0
Wynn E, p 2 0 0 0 Morgan T, p 1 0 1 0
Cash N, ph 1 0 1 0
Staley G, p 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
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38 6 12 5 34 5 6 5
Chicago 012 000 110 1 -- 6
Detroit 100 003 001 0 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wynn E 6.0 3 4 4 5 4
Staley G 2.2 3 1 1 1 2
Lown T (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J* 7.0 11 5 5 3 3
Morgan T (L) 3.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Zernial G
DP -- Chicago 2, Detroit 3
LOB -- Chicago 7, Detroit 6
2B -- Fox N, Torgeson E
HR -- Lollar S, Zernial G, Wilson R, Smith A
SB -- Landis J 2, Torgeson E
CS -- Torgeson E
HBP -- by Bunning J (Smith A)
Balk -- Bunning J
T -- 3:13
A -- 11729
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