Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lake vs. Wight
  
  Lake hits a fly ball into right field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kolloway vs. Wight
  
  Kolloway hits a fly ball into left field. Ostrowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mullin vs. Wight
  
  Mullin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wertz vs. Wight
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kress scoops it up and throws to first, with Wight covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Trucks
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Trucks
  
  Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Trucks
  
  Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Wight
  
  Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evers vs. Wight
  
  Evers strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Wight
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Trucks
  
  Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway juggles the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ostrowski vs. Trucks
  
  Ostrowski takes first base on ball four. Metkovich moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kress vs. Trucks
  
  Kress bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metkovich moves to third. Ostrowski moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wheeler vs. Trucks
  
  Wheeler hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Baker vs. Trucks
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wight vs. Trucks
  
  Wight strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Swift vs. Wight
  
  Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trucks vs. Wight
  
  Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lake vs. Wight
  
  Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kolloway vs. Wight
  
  Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Trucks
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Trucks
  
  Appling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Trucks
  
  Michaels hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mullin vs. Wight
  
  Mullin hits a popup towards first. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Wight
  
  Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Wight
  
  Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evers vs. Wight
  
  Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kell moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Berry vs. Wight
  
  Berry hits a popup towards first. Kress settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Trucks
  
  Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ostrowski vs. Trucks
  
  Ostrowski hits a popup towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kress vs. Trucks
  
  Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Swift vs. Wight
  
  Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trucks vs. Wight
  
  Trucks strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lake vs. Wight
  
  Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Swift moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kolloway vs. Wight
  
  Kolloway hits a popup in front of the plate. Wheeler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mullin vs. Wight
  
  Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wheeler vs. Trucks
  
  Wheeler strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Trucks
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wight vs. Trucks
  
  Wight hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Philley vs. Trucks
  
  Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Wight
  
  Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Wight
  
  Kell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evers vs. Wight
  
  Evers hits a fly ball into left field. Ostrowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Berry vs. Wight
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Trucks
  
  Appling hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Trucks
  
  Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Trucks
  
  Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Swift vs. Wight
  
  Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trucks vs. Wight
  
  Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lake vs. Wight
  
  Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ostrowski vs. Trucks
  
  Ostrowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kress vs. Trucks
  
  Kress bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Ostrowski moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wheeler vs. Trucks
  
  Wheeler hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baker vs. Trucks
  
  Baker is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wight vs. Trucks
  
  Wight strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kolloway vs. Wight
  
  Kolloway hits a popup towards short. Appling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mullin vs. Wight
  
  Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wertz vs. Wight
  
  Wertz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Philley vs. Trucks
  
  Philley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Appling vs. Trucks
  
  Appling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Trucks
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kell vs. Wight
  
  Kell strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evers vs. Wight
  
  Evers 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--
  Berry vs. Wight
  
  Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evers moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Swift vs. Wight
  
  Swift hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evers scores. Berry moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Trucks vs. Wight
  
  Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Appling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metkovich vs. Trucks
  
  Metkovich hits a line drive towards first. Kolloway reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ostrowski vs. Trucks
  
  Ostrowski strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kress vs. Trucks
  
  Kress hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Berry. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zernial vs. Trucks
  
  Gus Zernial pinch hits for Don Wheeler.
  
  Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/11/1949 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Lake E, ss            3  0  1  0   Philley D, rf         4  0  0  0   
Kolloway D, 1b        4  0  0  0   Appling L, ss         4  0  0  0   
Mullin P, lf          4  0  1  0   Michaels C, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Wertz V, rf           4  0  0  0   Metkovich G, cf       4  0  0  0   
Kell G, 3b            3  0  1  0   Ostrowski J, lf       3  0  1  0   
Evers H, cf           4  1  2  0   Kress C, 1b           3  0  1  0   
Berry N, 2b           4  0  1  0   Wheeler D, c          3  0  0  0   
Swift B, c            4  0  2  1   Zernial G, ph         1  0  0  0   
Trucks V, p           4  0  0  0   Baker F, 3b           2  0  1  0   
                                   Wight B, p            3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  8  1                        31  0  3  0

Detroit          000 000 001 --  1
Chicago          000 000 000 --  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trucks V (W)          9.0  3  0  0  2  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wight B (L)           9.0  8  1  1  2  4

E -- Kolloway D, Berry N
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Kell G
SH -- Kress C
T -- 1:49
A -- 5871

    

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