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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1945-08-06 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 2:03

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 6–2. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 6th. Al Benton earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	11
CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8

W: Al Benton L: Eddie Lopat SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: Hal Weafer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	5	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Mayo	5	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	5	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Greenberg	3	0	1	0	2	2
Rudy York	5	2	2	0	0	2
Jimmy Outlaw	5	2	2	1	0	0
Bob Maier	3	1	2	1	1	0
Bob Swift	4	1	2	2	0	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	1	0	2

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	3	0	1	0	1	1
Kerby Farrell	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roy Schalk	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Dickshot	4	0	1	1	0	1
Floyd Baker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Oris Hockett	3	0	1	0	1	0
Cass Michaels	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Tresh	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Lopat	3	1	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	9.0	8	2	4

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Lopat	9.0	11	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Webb: 163
Eddie Mayo: 6/P
Roy Cullenbine: S7
Hank Greenberg: K

Bot 1

Wally Moses: W
Kerby Farrell: S6/P.1-2
Roy Schalk: PO2(26)
Roy Schalk: S8.1-2
Johnny Dickshot: S8.2-H;1-2
Floyd Baker: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Oris Hockett: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Rudy York: S7
Jimmy Outlaw: D7.1-H;B-3(THH)
Bob Maier: 9.3-H
Bob Swift: S7
Al Benton: 34/SH.1-2
Skeeter Webb: 63

Bot 2

Cass Michaels: 63
Mike Tresh: 63
Eddie Lopat: 5/P

Top 3

Eddie Mayo: 7
Roy Cullenbine: 7
Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: K

Bot 3

Wally Moses: 43
Kerby Farrell: 43
Roy Schalk: K

Top 4

Jimmy Outlaw: 2/P
Bob Maier: S9
Bob Swift: 6/P
Al Benton: K

Bot 4

Johnny Dickshot: 63
Floyd Baker: 43
Oris Hockett: W
Cass Michaels: PB.1-2
Cass Michaels: 53

Top 5

Skeeter Webb: 63
Eddie Mayo: 7
Roy Cullenbine: 7

Bot 5

Mike Tresh: 13
Eddie Lopat: 3/G
Wally Moses: K

Top 6

Hank Greenberg: K
Rudy York: S5
Jimmy Outlaw: D7.1-3
Bob Maier: IW
Bob Swift: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Al Benton: E2/SH.3-H(RBI);1-2
Skeeter Webb: S9.2-H;1-2
Eddie Mayo: 7
Roy Cullenbine: 7

Bot 6

Kerby Farrell: 63
Roy Schalk: 7
Johnny Dickshot: 8

Top 7

Hank Greenberg: W
Rudy York: 2/P
Jimmy Outlaw: 46(1)/FO
Bob Maier: S7.1-3
Bob Swift: 7

Bot 7

Floyd Baker: 8
Oris Hockett: S9
Cass Michaels: K
Mike Tresh: 9

Top 8

Al Benton: K
Skeeter Webb: 3/G
Eddie Mayo: 7

Bot 8

Eddie Lopat: D8/78
Wally Moses: S8.2-3
Kerby Farrell: S9.3-H;1-2
Roy Schalk: 54(1)/FO/DP.2XH(42)
Johnny Dickshot: WP.1-2
Johnny Dickshot: K

Top 9

Roy Cullenbine: 53
Hank Greenberg: D9
Rudy York: K
Jimmy Outlaw: 43

Bot 9

Floyd Baker: D9
Oris Hockett: 9
Cass Michaels: 8
Mike Tresh: 63

Notes & reviews

White Sox manager Dykes and coach Haas ejected by base umpire Grieve for arguing that Outlaw was out at 2nd

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