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Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1

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Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1

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Game Played on Saturday, August 21, 1954 (D) at Briggs Stadium

CHI A    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
BATTING
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carrasquel ss                 4   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Fox 2b                        4   1   2   0       0   0       6   4
Minoso lf                     4   1   2   1       0   0       1   1
Kell 1b                       4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
  McGhee cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rivera rf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Sawatski c                    4   0   0   0       0   0       7   1
Michaels 3b                   2   0   0   0       2   1       0   1
Groth cf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cavarretta ph,1b            1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Keegan p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harshman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Johnson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2       2   3      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Fox-Carrasquel-Kell, Fox-Carrasquel-Kell, Sawatski-Carrasquel.
BATTING - 
2B: Rivera (11,off Zuverink); Fox (22,off Zuverink).
HR: Minoso (16,4th inning off Zuverink 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Minoso (17,off Zuverink); Groth (19,off Zuverink); Rivera (7,off Zuverink).
IBB: Michaels (2,by Zuverink).
Team LOB: 6.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kuenn ss                      4   1   1   0       0   0       2   7
Hatfield 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   5
Nieman lf                     3   0   2   0       1   0       0   0
Boone 3b                      4   0   1   1       0   2       3   3
Belardi 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   3      14   1
Kaline rf                     2   0   0   0       2   0       0   0
Tuttle cf                     2   0   1   0       1   0       2   1
House c                       3   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
  Evers ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Zuverink p                    1   0   0   0       1   1       0   1
  Delsing ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Herbert p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Dropo ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   1   6   1       7   7      27  19
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Kuenn-Hatfield-Belardi, Hatfield-Kuenn-Belardi, Belardi-Kuenn-Belardi,
Tuttle-Belardi.
E: Kuenn (22), Hatfield (7).
BATTING - 
3B: Nieman (1,off Keegan).
SH: Tuttle (5,off Harshman).
GDP: House (7,off Keegan); Kuenn (17,off Keegan).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Nieman (2,2nd base by Keegan/Sawatski).
PITCHING
Chicago White Sox            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Keegan W(15-7)                8     6   1   1   7   6   0  33
Harshman                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Johnson SV(4)                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        9     6   1   1   7   7   0  36
Keegan faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Harshman 1-0; Johnson 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zuverink L(7-9)               7     6   2   2   1   2   1  27
Herbert                       2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8
Totals                        9     8   2   2   2   3   1  35
IBB: Zuverink (5,Michaels).
Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Bill McKinley
Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 12901
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers           
1. Carrasquel          ss        Kuenn               ss
2. Fox                 2b        Hatfield            2b
3. Minoso              lf        Nieman              lf
4. Kell                1b        Boone               3b
5. Rivera              rf        Belardi             1b
6. Sawatski            c         Kaline              rf
7. Michaels            3b        Tuttle              cf
8. Groth               cf        House               c
9. Keegan              p         Zuverink            p

WHITE SOX 1ST: Carrasquel grounded out (shortstop to first); Fox
singled to center; Minoso grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Kuenn grounded out (second to first); Hatfield flied
out to left; Nieman tripled to center; Boone grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kell singled to center; Rivera doubled to right
[Kell to third]; Sawatski popped to third in foul territory;
Michaels was walked intentionally; Groth grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Michaels out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Belardi walked; Kaline walked [Belardi to second];
Tuttle flied out to right; House grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Keegan grounded out (catcher to first);
Carrasquel struck out; Fox grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Zuverink walked; Kuenn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Zuverink out at second];
Hatfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Minoso homered to left; Kell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivera popped to third in foul territory;
Sawatski flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Nieman walked; Boone struck out; Belardi struck out
while Nieman was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Michaels grounded out (third to first); Groth
grounded out (pitcher to first); Keegan reached on an error by
Kuenn; Carrasquel forced Keegan (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline popped to second; Tuttle walked; House
singled to left [Tuttle to third, House out at second (left to
second)]; Zuverink was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Fox doubled to right; Minoso singled to right
[Fox to third]; Kell reached on an error by Hatfield [Fox scored
(RBI), Minoso to second]; Rivera grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Minoso to third, Kell out at
second]; Sawatski grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kuenn singled to left; Hatfield popped to second;
Nieman singled to center [Kuenn to second]; Boone singled to
right [Kuenn scored, Nieman to third]; Belardi struck out;
Kaline popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Michaels struck out; Groth grounded out
(shortstop to first); Keegan grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Tuttle singled to center; House flied out to center;
DELSING BATTED FOR ZUVERINK; Delsing walked [Tuttle to second];
Kuenn flied out to right; Hatfield grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HERBERT REPLACED DELSING (PITCHING); On a bunt
Carrasquel singled to third; Fox hit into a double play (center
to first) [Carrasquel out at second]; Minoso grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Nieman flied out to right; Boone was called out on
strikes; Belardi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kell popped to third in foul territory; Rivera
singled to center; Sawatski grounded out (second to pitcher)
[Rivera to second]; Michaels walked; CAVARRETTA BATTED FOR
GROTH; Cavarretta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: MCGHEE REPLACED KELL (PLAYING CF); CAVARRETTA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kaline walked; HARSHMAN REPLACED KEEGAN
(PITCHING); Tuttle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Kaline to second]; EVERS BATTED FOR HOUSE; JOHNSON REPLACED
HARSHMAN (PITCHING); Evers struck out; DROPO BATTED FOR HERBERT;
Dropo popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 White Sox        2   8   0    6
 Tigers           1   6   2    8
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