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Tigers 4 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
May 8, 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 May 8, 1955 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 8, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 5 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherMike Fornieles  
Losing PitcherGeorge Zuverink  
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Game Winning RBINellie Fox 

Game Info

DateMay 8, 1955 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Hoeft  
Home Starting PitcherSandy Consuegra  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 51 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Johnny Stevens
1B: Larry Napp
2B: Bill Grieve
3B: John Rice

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Ferris Fain  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Left Fielder 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Billy Hoeft  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Chico Carrasquel  Shortstop 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Bob Nieman  Right Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Ed McGhee  Center Fielder 
Sandy Consuegra  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Tigers 4 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
May 8, 1955

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/8/1955, game 1 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           4  0  1  2   Carrasquel C, ss      4  0  0  0   
Hatfield F, 2b        5  0  0  0   Fox N, 2b             5  1  1  1   
Kaline A, rf          4  0  1  0   Minoso M, lf-cf       4  0  1  0   
Fain F, 1b            3  0  1  0   Kell G, 3b            5  0  2  1   
Phillips B, pr        0  0  0  0   Nieman B, rf          3  1  0  0   
Phillips J, 1b        1  0  0  0   Marshall W, ph-rf     0  0  0  0   
Boone R, 3b           5  0  1  0   Dropo W, 1b           4  0  2  1   
Delsing J, lf         5  0  1  0   Cavarretta P, pr      0  1  0  0   
Tuttle B, cf          5  2  3  0   Groth J, cf           0  0  0  0   
Wilson R, c           4  2  2  1   Courtney C, ph        1  0  0  0   
Hoeft B, p            4  0  1  1   Jok S, lf             0  0  0  0   
Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0   Lollar S, c           2  0  0  0   
                                   McGhee E, cf          3  0  0  0   
                                   Jackson R, ph-1b      2  1  1  2   
                                   Consuegra S, p        2  0  0  0   
                                   Rivera J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Dorish F, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Fornieles M, p        2  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4 11  4                        38  5  8  5

Detroit          000 020 200 00 --  4
Chicago          000 110 002 01 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hoeft B               9.1  6  4  4  5  6
Zuverink G (L)        1.0  2  1  1  2  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Consuegra S           7.0  8  4  2  0  3
Dorish F              0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Fornieles M (W)       3.2  3  0  0  0  0

E -- Consuegra S, McGhee E, Phillips J
DP -- Detroit 2, Chicago 3
LOB -- Detroit 6, Chicago 11
2B -- Kell G, Dropo W 2, Wilson R, Kaline A
HR -- Jackson R
CS -- Kaline A
SF -- Kuenn H
HBP -- by Hoeft B (Lollar S), by Hoeft B (Minoso M)
T -- 2:51
A -- 0

    

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