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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 20, 1954
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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 April 20, 1954 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 20, 1954 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 20, 1954 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ted Gray |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 5,709 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Hurley 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Charlie Berry |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Minnie Minoso | Left Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Sherm Lollar | Catcher |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Third Baseman |
Bill Wilson | Right Fielder |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Ted Gray | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
April 20, 1954
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Gray
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Gray
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn fields it and throws to first for the out. There's the throw to third and Carrasquel is out for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Gray
Minoso hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Trucks
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Michaels fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Trucks
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatfield moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Gray
Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Gray
Lollar takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Gray
Groth hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Gray
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fain scores. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Gray
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Lollar moves to third. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trucks vs. Gray
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gray fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Trucks
Delsing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Trucks
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Gray
Carrasquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gray
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Gray
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carrasquel moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Gray
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel scores. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lollar vs. Gray
Lollar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Trucks
House strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Trucks
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Trucks
Bolling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Trucks
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Gray
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Gray
Michaels takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Branca
Ralph Branca now pitching. Willard Marshall pinch hits for Bill Wilson.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Groth moves to third. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trucks vs. Branca
Trucks hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Branca
Carrasquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth scores. Michaels scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Branca
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Branca
Minoso hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Trucks
Willard Marshall now playing right field.
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Trucks
Delsing is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Trucks
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Branca
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lollar vs. Branca
Lollar takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Branca
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Fain moves to third. Lollar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Michaels vs. Branca
Michaels hits a fly ball towards cemter. Tuttle catches it and throws to home to double up Fain. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Trucks
House hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pesky vs. Trucks
Johnny Pesky pinch hits for Ralph Branca.
Pesky takes first base on ball four. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bolling vs. Trucks
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. There goes Pesky trying to get to third. Marshall throws the ball in to Michaels, who tags Pesky for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Donovan
Dick Donovan now pitching.
Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Donovan
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Donovan
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Trucks
Kuenn hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Groth chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Carrasquel. Carrasquel fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Carrasquel. Kuenn moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kuenn tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Trucks
Delsing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Trucks
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Minoso settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Donovan
Matt Batts now catching.
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Donovan, and towards Bolling, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Minoso vs. Donovan
Minoso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Donovan
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Donovan
Lollar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Donovan
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Batts vs. Trucks
Batts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Minoso. Batts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kress vs. Trucks
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Dick Donovan.
Kress hits a popup, foul, towards third. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Trucks
Bolling hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Trucks
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatfield for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Herbert
Ray Herbert now pitching.
Michaels hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Michaels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Herbert
Don Nicholas pinch runs for Cass Michaels.
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholas moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trucks vs. Herbert
Trucks bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carrasquel vs. Herbert
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Herbert
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholas scores. Marshall scores. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Minoso vs. Herbert
Minoso hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Herbert
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Trucks
Jim Rivera now playing right field. Willard Marshall now playing left field. Minnie Minoso now playing third base.
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Trucks
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Trucks
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Herbert
Lollar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Herbert
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Herbert
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Trucks
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Carrasquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Trucks
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batts vs. Trucks
Batts hits a line drive towards second. Fox catches it and tags Tuttle out, for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/20/1954 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Carrasquel C, ss 4 1 2 2 Bolling F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fox N, 2b 5 0 3 2 Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 2 1 Minoso M, lf-3b 5 1 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 4 1 1 0 Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Dropo W, 1b 3 0 0 1 Lollar S, c 3 0 1 0 Delsing J, lf 4 0 1 0 Groth J, cf 5 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Michaels C, 3b 3 1 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 3 1 1 0 Nicholas D, pr 0 1 0 0 House F, c 2 0 0 0 Rivera J, rf 1 0 0 0 Batts M, c 2 0 1 0 Wilson B, rf 0 0 0 0 Gray T, p 1 0 0 0 Marshall W, ph-rf-lf 3 1 1 0 Branca R, p 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0 Pesky J, ph 0 0 0 0 Donovan D, p 0 0 0 0 Kress C, ph 1 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 12 7 30 2 6 2 Chicago 011 200 120 -- 7 Detroit 000 011 000 -- 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Gray T (L)* 3.0 5 4 4 3 0 Branca R 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 Donovan D 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Herbert R 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Bolling F, Carrasquel C DP -- Chicago 1, Detroit 3 LOB -- Chicago 9, Detroit 6 2B -- Kuenn H, Batts M, Michaels C HR -- Minoso M SH -- Trucks V SF -- Dropo W T -- 2:45 A -- 5709
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