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Tigers 17 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
July 8, 1956

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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 July 8, 1956 at Comiskey Park. The home team White Sox were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 17 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 8, 1956 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 17 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 17
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 5 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherPaul Foytack  
Losing PitcherJim Wilson  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateJuly 8, 1956 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamChicago White Sox 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Foytack  
Home Starting PitcherJim Wilson  
BallparkComiskey Park 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Jim Honochick
2B: Larry Napp
3B: Frank Umont

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Charlie Maxwell  Left Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Frank House  Catcher 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Paul Foytack  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Rivera  Right Fielder 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Dave Philley  First Baseman 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Third Baseman 
Luis Aparicio  Shortstop 
Jim Wilson  Pitcher 
Marty Marion  Manager 

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Tigers 17 @ White Sox 5
Comiskey Park
July 8, 1956

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/8/1956, game 1 -- Detroit at Chicago (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           3  1  0  0   Rivera J, rf          2  1  0  0   
Brideweser J, ss      1  1  0  0   Delsing J, rf         2  0  0  0   
Torgeson E, 1b        5  2  1  2   Fox N, 2b             1  0  0  0   
Maxwell C, lf         5  2  3  1   Esposito S, 2b        3  0  1  0   
Kaline A, rf          5  3  3  5   Minoso M, lf          1  0  0  0   
Small J, pr-rf        1  1  0  0   Moss L, c             3  0  0  0   
Boone R, 3b           2  1  1  1   Doby L, cf            4  1  0  0   
Kennedy B, pr-3b      3  1  2  1   Philley D, 1b         3  1  0  1   
House F, c            5  2  2  0   Dropo W, 1b           0  0  0  0   
Tuttle B, cf          5  2  4  2   Lollar S, c           1  0  0  0   
Bolling F, 2b         3  1  2  3   Phillips B, lf        2  1  2  2   
Foytack P, p          5  0  0  0   Hatfield F, 3b        4  0  2  1   
                                   Aparicio L, ss        4  0  2  0   
                                   Wilson J, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Staley G, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Consuegra S, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Martin M, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Northey R, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Donovan D, p          1  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 17 18 15                        34  5  8  5

Detroit          428 000 210 -- 17
Chicago          100 000 121 --  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foytack P (W)         9.0  8  5  4  5  6

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson J (L)*         2.0  7  9  8  3  1
Staley G              0.1  3  4  4  1  0
Consuegra S           4.1  6  3  3  2  0
Martin M              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Donovan D             2.0  2  1  1  0  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- Hatfield F, Aparicio L, Small J
DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Bolling F, Torgeson E, Kennedy B, Phillips B
3B -- Kaline A, Tuttle B
HR -- Kaline A, Phillips B, Donovan D
SH -- Bolling F
SF -- Philley D, Bolling F
WP -- Wilson J 2
T -- 2:38
A -- 0

    

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