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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (2)

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Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 (2)

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1944 (D) at Briggs Stadium

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
CHI A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  0
DET A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Schalk 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   3
Webb ss                       4   0   0   0       0   1       2   4
Moses rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Trosky 1b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       7   0
Tucker cf                     3   2   3   0       1   0       4   0
Hodgin lf                     4   2   1   0       0   0       4   0
Cuccinello 3b                 4   0   2   3       0   0       0   1
Turner c                      4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Lee p                         3   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Maltzberger p               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4       1   2      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Lee-Schalk-Trosky, Webb-Schalk-Trosky, Cuccinello-Webb-Schalk-Turner, Webb.
BATTING - 
2B: Turner (2,off Gorsica); Hodgin (2,off Gorsica).
GDP: Turner (2,off Gorsica).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Moses (1,2nd base by Gorsica/Swift).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hoover ss                     2   0   0   0       2   0       4   1
Mayo 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
Metro lf                      4   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
York 1b                       3   1   0   0       1   0       9   1
Higgins 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Cramer cf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Ross rf                       4   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Swift c                       4   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Gorsica p                     2   0   0   0       1   1       1   8
  Hostetler ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       32   2   9   2       4   4      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gorsica-Mayo-York.
E: Hoover 2 (2).
BATTING - 
GDP: Swift (2,off Lee); Metro (1,off Lee); Ross (4,off Lee).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lee                           6.1   8   2   2   4   1   0  28
Maltzberger W(2-0)            2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   8
Totals                        9     9   2   2   4   4   0  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Maltzberger 2-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gorsica L(1-1)                9     9   4   4   1   2   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - George Pipgras, 3B - Ernie Stewart
Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 25151
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers           
1. Schalk              2b        Hoover              ss
2. Webb                ss        Mayo                2b
3. Moses               rf        Metro               lf
4. Trosky              1b        York                1b
5. Tucker              cf        Higgins             3b
6. Hodgin              lf        Cramer              cf
7. Cuccinello          3b        Ross                rf
8. Turner              c         Swift               c
9. Lee                 p         Gorsica             p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Schalk out on an unknown play; Webb struck out;
Moses reached on an error by Hoover; Moses was caught stealing
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Hoover out on an unknown play; Mayo flied out on an
unknown play; Metro singled; York out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Trosky singled; Tucker singled to center [Trosky
to second]; On a bunt Hodgin forced Trosky (pitcher to third)
[Tucker to second]; Cuccinello singled to center [Tucker scored,
Hodgin to third]; Turner flied out to center [Hodgin scored];
Lee out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Higgins flied out on an unknown play; Cramer flied
out on an unknown play; Ross flied out on an unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Schalk out on an unknown play; Webb out on an
unknown play; Moses out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Swift out on an unknown play; Gorsica walked; Hoover
flied out on an unknown play; Mayo out on an unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Trosky out on an unknown play; Tucker singled to
shortstop [Tucker to second (error by Hoover)]; Hodgin out on an
unknown play; Cuccinello out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Metro singled to left; York walked [Metro to
second]; Higgins flied out on an unknown play; Cramer singled
[Metro scored, York to second]; Ross singled [York scored,
Cramer to second]; Swift grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Ross out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Turner out on an unknown play; Lee out on an
unknown play; Schalk out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Gorsica flied out on an unknown play; Hoover walked;
Mayo singled [Hoover to second]; Metro grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayo out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Webb out on an unknown play; Moses out on an
unknown play; Trosky singled; Tucker walked [Trosky to second];
Hodgin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: York flied out on an unknown play; Higgins singled;
Cramer singled [Higgins to second]; Ross grounded into a double
play (third to shortstop to second) [Higgins out at home (second
to catcher), Cramer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Cuccinello out on an unknown play; Turner
doubled; Lee out on an unknown play; Schalk out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Swift singled; Gorsica struck out; Hoover walked
[Swift to second]; MALTZBERGER REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Mayo
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Swift out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Webb out on an unknown play; Moses out on an
unknown play; Trosky out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Metro struck out; York out on an unknown play;
Higgins flied out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Tucker singled to pitcher; Hodgin doubled to
right [Tucker to third]; Cuccinello singled to left [Tucker
scored, Hodgin scored]; Turner grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Cuccinello out at second];
Maltzberger struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Cramer out on an unknown play; Ross singled; Swift
struck out; HOSTETLER BATTED FOR GORSICA; Hostetler struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        4   9   0    5
 Tigers           2   9   2    7
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