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White Sox 4 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
August 8, 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 8, 1947 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1947 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 4 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherFrank Papish  
Losing PitcherHal Newhouser  
SaveEarl Caldwell  
Game Winning RBIRudy York 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1947 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Papish  
Home Starting PitcherHal Newhouser  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance15,647 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jim Boyer
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: (none)
3B: Art Passarella

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Don Kolloway  Second Baseman 
Bob Kennedy  Right Fielder 
Taffy Wright  Left Fielder 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Dave Philley  Center Fielder 
Luke Appling  Shortstop 
Cass Michaels  Third Baseman 
Mike Tresh  Catcher 
Frank Papish  Pitcher 
Ted Lyons  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
Pat Mullin  Right Fielder 
Dick Wakefield  Left Fielder 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Hoot Evers  Center Fielder 
Roy Cullenbine  First Baseman 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Hal Newhouser  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

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White Sox 4 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
August 8, 1947

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/8/1947 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Kolloway D, 2b        5  0  3  0   Lake E, ss            3  0  0  0   
Kennedy B, rf         5  1  2  0   Mayo E, 2b            4  0  2  0   
Wright T, lf          5  1  2  0   Mullin P, rf          5  0  0  0   
York R, 1b            5  1  1  2   Wakefield D, lf       1  0  0  0   
Philley D, cf         5  0  0  0   Outlaw J, ph-lf       3  1  1  0   
Appling L, ss         4  1  4  0   Kell G, 3b            5  0  2  0   
Michaels C, 3b        4  0  1  1   Webb S, pr            0  0  0  0   
Tresh M, c            3  0  0  0   Evers H, cf           4  1  2  1   
Ruffing R, ph         1  0  1  1   Cullenbine R, 1b      4  0  1  0   
Baker F, pr           0  0  0  0   Swift B, c            3  0  1  1   
Dickey G, c           0  0  0  0   Wertz V, ph           1  0  0  0   
Papish F, p           4  0  0  0   Newhouser H, p        4  0  0  0   
Caldwell E, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  4 14  4                        37  2  9  2

Chicago          000 000 002 2 --  4
Detroit          000 000 110 0 --  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Papish F (W)*         9.0  9  2  2  5  2
Caldwell E (S)        1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (L)      10.0 14  4  4  0  6
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- Evers H, Tresh M, Michaels C
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Detroit 12
2B -- Kolloway D, Appling L
HR -- York R
CS -- Appling L, Cullenbine R, Kolloway D
SH -- Mayo E
T -- 2:25
A -- 15647

    

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