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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 31, 1948 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill McCahan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 17,434 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Don White | Right Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Bill McCahan | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Second Baseman |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1948
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Houtteman
McCosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCosky scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Houtteman
Majeski takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Houtteman
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. McCahan
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. McCahan
Vico bunts towards the mound. McCahan fields it and throws to first for the out. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. McCahan
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. McCahan
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCahan vs. Houtteman
McCahan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Guerra moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Joost reaches second base with a double. Guerra scores. McCahan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Houtteman
McCosky hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching.
Fain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. McCahan
Evers hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. McCahan
Wakefield hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. McCahan
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. McCahan
Swift takes first base on ball four. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. McCahan
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Benton
Majeski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Benton
White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Benton
Suder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. McCahan
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. McCahan
Vico hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. McCahan
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Majeski. Lake scores. Vico moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wertz vs. McCahan
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. McCahan
Evers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCosky. Evers reaches second base with a double. Vico scores. Kell scores. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wakefield vs. Brissie
Lou Brissie now pitching.
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benton vs. Brissie
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Benton
Guerra hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Benton
Brissie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Benton
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Benton
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Benton
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fain vs. Overmire
Stubby Overmire now pitching.
Fain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Brissie
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Brissie
Vico hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Overmire
Majeski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Overmire
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Overmire
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerra vs. Overmire
Guerra takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brissie vs. Overmire
Brissie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Brissie
Wakefield hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lipon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Overmire vs. Brissie
There goes Lipon. The slide. Guerra applies the tag. Lipon is out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Overmire
Joost hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Overmire
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Overmire
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Overmire
Fain hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Overmire
Majeski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Majeski reaches second base with a double. Chapman scores. Fain goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Gray
Ted Gray now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Gray
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Brissie
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Brissie
Lake hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Brissie
Vico takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Gray
Guerra strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Gray
Brissie strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gray
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Brissie
Wakefield hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Gray
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Gray
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Gray
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Gray
Majeski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Brissie
Gray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Brissie
Lake hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Gray
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Gray
Suder bunts for an out with unknown description. White moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerra vs. Gray
Guerra hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Gray
Brissie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Brissie
Vico hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Vico moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Brissie
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1948 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 4 1 1 2 Lake E, 2b 3 1 1 0
McCosky B, lf 3 2 1 0 Vico S, 1b 4 1 2 0
Chapman S, cf 4 1 3 1 Kell G, 3b 5 1 0 0
Fain F, 1b 4 1 1 2 Wertz V, rf 4 0 0 0
Majeski H, 3b 4 0 1 2 Evers H, cf 5 0 1 2
White D, rf 5 1 2 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 0 0 0
Suder P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lipon J, ss 3 0 1 0
Guerra M, c 4 1 1 1 Swift B, c 3 0 1 0
McCahan B, p 1 1 1 0 Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0
Brissie L, p 4 0 0 0 Benton A, p 2 0 0 0
Overmire S, p 0 0 0 0
Gray T, p 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 8 35 3 7 2
Philadelphia 130 003 001 -- 8
Detroit 003 000 000 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan B* 2.0 3 3 2 4 1
Brissie L (W) 7.0 4 0 0 3 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L) 1.2 6 4 4 1 0
Benton A 2.0 0 0 0 3 1
Overmire S 1.2 4 3 3 2 0
Gray T 3.2 1 1 1 1 5
* Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd
E -- Majeski H, Joost E
LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Detroit 12
2B -- Joost E, Chapman S, Evers H, Majeski H, White D
CS -- Lipon J
SH -- Suder P
T -- 2:29
A -- 17434
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