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White Sox 7 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
April 21, 1953

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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 21, 1953 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting White Sox with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 21, 1953 
Visiting Team
Chicago White Sox
R: 7 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherBilly Pierce  
Losing PitcherRay Herbert  
SaveFritz Dorish  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateApril 21, 1953 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago White Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBilly Pierce  
Home Starting PitcherRay Herbert  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance2,742 
Time of Game2 hours 46 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: Johnny Stevens
2B: Scotty Robb
3B: Grover Froese

Chicago White Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Nellie Fox  Second Baseman 
Ferris Fain  First Baseman 
Minnie Minoso  Left Fielder 
Vern Stephens  Third Baseman 
Jim Rivera  Center Fielder 
Sam Mele  Right Fielder 
Chico Carrasquel  Shortstop 
Sherm Lollar  Catcher 
Billy Pierce  Pitcher 
Paul Richards  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Jim Delsing  Center Fielder 
Don Lund  Right Fielder 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Bob Nieman  Left Fielder 
Matt Batts  Catcher 
Owen Friend  Second Baseman 
John Baumgartner  Third Baseman 
Ray Herbert  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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White Sox 7 @ Tigers 5
Briggs Stadium
April 21, 1953

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/21/1953 -- Chicago at Detroit (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Fox N, 2b             6  0  1  0   Kuenn H, ss           5  0  3  1   
Fain F, 1b            5  2  2  0   Delsing J, cf         4  1  1  0   
Minoso M, lf          5  2  3  0   Lund D, rf            4  0  1  0   
Stephens V, 3b        3  1  1  1   Sullivan R, ph        1  0  0  0   
Rivera J, cf          2  1  1  0   Dropo W, 1b           5  1  2  1   
Mele S, rf            5  1  2  2   Nieman B, lf          4  1  2  1   
Carrasquel C, ss      5  0  1  1   Batts M, c            4  0  0  0   
Lollar S, c           1  0  0  0   Friend O, 2b          4  1  2  1   
Pierce B, p           2  0  0  1   Baumgartner J, 3b     3  1  0  0   
Dorish F, p           1  0  0  0   Pesky J, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Hatfield F, 3b        0  0  0  0   
                                   Herbert R, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Marlowe D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Priddy J, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Madison D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Carswell F, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Foytack P, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Mullin P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Houtteman A, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  7 11  5                        39  5 11  4

Chicago          004 300 000 --  7
Detroit          000 400 100 --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pierce B (W)          6.2 10  5  3  1  2
Dorish F (S)          2.1  1  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Herbert R (L)         2.1  4  4  2  5  1
Marlowe D             1.2  3  3  2  1  0
Madison D             3.0  3  0  0  1  0
Foytack P             1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Houtteman A           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Herbert R, Friend O, Nieman B, Carrasquel C
LOB -- Chicago 13, Detroit 8
2B -- Minoso M, Fain F, Nieman B, Friend O
SB -- Rivera J
CS -- Carrasquel C, Rivera J
SH -- Pierce B 2, Stephens V
HBP -- by Houtteman A (Lollar S)
PB -- Batts M
T -- 2:46
A -- 2742

    

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