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White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 29, 1955
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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 May 29, 1955 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1955 |
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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 | May 29, 1955 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Fornieles |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 16,211 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Red Flaherty |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Jim Rivera | Right Fielder |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
Clint Courtney | Catcher |
Chico Carrasquel | Shortstop |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Mike Fornieles | Pitcher |
Marty Marion | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Fred Hatfield | Shortstop |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Charlie Maxwell | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Harry Malmberg | Second Baseman |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Bucky Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
May 29, 1955
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garver
Groth 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--
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groth moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Garver
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Garver
Kell takes first base on ball four. Groth scores. Fox moves to third. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Garver
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Malmberg fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Fox scores. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Courtney vs. Garver
Courtney hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivera tags and scores. Marshall tags and moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Garver
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Garver
Dropo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Fornieles
Hatfield hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Fornieles
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Fornieles
Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Garver
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Garver
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Garver
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Garver
Rivera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Garver
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Fornieles
Delsing is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips 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 -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fornieles
House hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Aber
Al Aber now pitching.
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Aber
Courtney hits a ball on the groundAber throws it away. That's an error on Aber. Marshall goes all the way around to score. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrasquel vs. Aber
Carrasquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Phillips. Courtney scores. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dropo vs. Aber
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fornieles vs. Aber
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Aber
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carrasquel scores. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Aber
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malmberg vs. Fornieles
Malmberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Fornieles
Ferris Fain pinch hits for Al Aber.
Fain hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Fornieles
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Zuverink
George Zuverink now pitching.
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Zuverink
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Zuverink
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Zuverink
Courtney hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fornieles
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Fornieles
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delsing vs. Fornieles
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Zuverink
Carrasquel hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Zuverink
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Zuverink
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hatfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hatfield. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Zuverink
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fornieles
House hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malmberg vs. Fornieles
Malmberg hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuverink vs. Fornieles
Zuverink hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Zuverink
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Maxwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fox for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Zuverink
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Maxwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivera for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Zuverink
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Zuverink
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Fornieles
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fornieles
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Fornieles
Maxwell hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Zuverink
Courtney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Zuverink
Carrasquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Zuverink
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carrasquel moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fornieles vs. Zuverink
Fornieles bunts in front of the plate. House fields it and throws to first for the out. Carrasquel moves to third. Dropo moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Groth vs. Zuverink
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zuverink fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Fornieles
Delsing 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 -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fornieles
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malmberg vs. Fornieles
Malmberg hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Zuverink
Fox hits a popup towards short. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Zuverink
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Zuverink
There goes Rivera. The throw from House and he is safe. Rivera steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Zuverink
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Zuverink
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Maxwell juggles the ball. That's an error on Maxwell. Rivera scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Zuverink
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Malmberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Fornieles
Ray Boone pinch hits for George Zuverink.
Boone hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Fornieles
Hatfield 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, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Fornieles
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fornieles
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carrasquel vs. Fletcher
Van Fletcher now pitching.
Carrasquel is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Fletcher
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fornieles vs. Fletcher
Fornieles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hatfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Fornieles
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Fornieles
Delsing hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fornieles
Phillips hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Fornieles
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malmberg vs. Fornieles
Malmberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. House moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 9 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Fornieles
JW Porter pinch hits for Van Fletcher.
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Carrasquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1955 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Groth J, cf 5 1 2 1 Hatfield F, ss 3 0 1 0 Fox N, 2b 5 2 2 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 2 1 Rivera J, rf 3 3 1 2 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Maxwell C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, lf 3 1 0 1 Delsing J, lf 4 1 1 1 Courtney C, c 4 1 1 1 Phillips B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Carrasquel C, ss 3 1 1 0 House F, c 4 0 1 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Malmberg H, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fornieles M, p 4 0 0 0 Garver N, p 0 0 0 0 Aber A, p 0 0 0 0 Fain F, ph 1 0 0 0 Zuverink G, p 1 0 0 0 Boone R, ph 1 0 0 0 Fletcher V, p 0 0 0 0 Porter J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 9 9 6 35 3 9 3 Chicago 323 000 010 -- 9 Detroit 000 000 111 -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Fornieles M (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (L) 2.0 4 5 5 3 1 Aber A 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 Zuverink G 5.0 2 1 0 3 0 Fletcher V 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Aber A, Kaline A, Phillips B, Hatfield F, Maxwell C DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, Detroit 6 HR -- Rivera J, Phillips B, Tuttle B, Delsing J SB -- Rivera J SH -- Fornieles M SF -- Courtney C T -- 2:18 A -- 16211
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