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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 21, 1963
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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 September 21, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1963 |
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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 | September 21, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Ackley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 4,291 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Bob Stewart |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hershberger | Center Fielder |
Don Buford | Third Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Right Fielder |
Floyd Robinson | Left Fielder |
Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
Ron Hansen | Shortstop |
Al Weis | Second Baseman |
J.C. Martin | Catcher |
Fritz Ackley | Pitcher |
Al Lopez | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Gus Triandos | Catcher |
George Smith | Second Baseman |
Denny McLain | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 21, 1963
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. McLain
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. McLain
McLain fires to first and picks off Hershberger. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McLain
Buford strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McLain
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ackley
Bruton hits a popup towards third. Buford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ackley
McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ackley
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ackley
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. McLain
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. McLain
Hansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weis vs. McLain
Weis takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. McLain
Martin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ackley
Horton hits a popup towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ackley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ackley
Triandos takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ackley
Smith takes first base on ball four. Triandos moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLain vs. Ackley
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ackley vs. McLain
Ackley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. McLain
Hershberger hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McLain
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. McLain
McLain fires to first and picks off Buford. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ackley
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ackley
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Ackley
There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Ackley
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Ackley
Ackley fires to third and picks off McAuliffe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Ackley
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. McLain
Stephens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Triandos settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. McLain
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. McLain
Hansen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weis vs. McLain
Weis hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Ackley
Horton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ackley
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ackley
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McLain
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ackley vs. McLain
Ackley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. McLain
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Martin moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. McLain
Buford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Buford reaches third base with a triple. Martin scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stephens vs. McLain
Stephens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ackley
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Ackley
McLain hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Ackley
Bruton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Ackley
McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Ackley
Cash strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. McLain
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. McLain
Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Ackley
Colavito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Ackley
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen misplays the ball. That's an error on Hansen. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Ackley
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triandos vs. Ackley
Triandos hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Triandos for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. McLain
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McLain
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. McLain
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Fritz Ackley.
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brosnan
Jim Brosnan now pitching.
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Brosnan
McLain strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Brosnan
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. McLain
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. McLain
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. McLain
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on McLain. Hershberger scores. Buford moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. McLain
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. McLain
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buford tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. McLain
Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Brosnan
Jim Landis now playing center field.
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Brosnan
Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Brosnan
Colavito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Weis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brosnan
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McLain
Deacon Jones pinch hits for Al Weis.
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. McLain
Pete Ward pinch hits for J.C. Martin.
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. McLain
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Jim Brosnan.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1963 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Hershberger M, cf 2 1 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 1 1 Landis J, cf 0 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 1 0 Buford D, 3b 4 1 3 1 Cash N, 1b 3 1 2 1 Stephens G, rf 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 0 Robinson F, lf 4 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0 McCraw T, 1b 3 0 0 1 Phillips B, 3b 2 0 0 1 Hansen R, ss 3 0 1 0 Triandos G, c 2 0 0 0 Weis A, 2b 2 0 0 0 Smith G, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0 McLain D, p 3 1 1 1 Martin J, c 3 1 1 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Ackley F, p 2 0 1 0 Cunningham J, ph 1 0 0 0 Brosnan J, p 0 0 0 0 Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 7 2 28 4 6 4 Chicago 000 010 020 -- 3 Detroit 000 021 01x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Ackley F 6.0 5 3 2 3 4 Brosnan J (L) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO McLain D (W) 9.0 7 3 1 4 8 E -- Hansen R, McLain D DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Detroit 4 3B -- Buford D HR -- McLain D, Bruton B, Cash N SF -- Phillips B, McCraw T WP -- Ackley F T -- 2:10 A -- 4291
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