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Tigers 4 @ Athletics 7
Shibe Park
August 1, 1929

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 1, 1929 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 1, 1929 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 3 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 3
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 7 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherGeorge Earnshaw  
Losing PitcherVic Sorrell  
SaveBill Shores  
Game Winning RBIMickey Cochrane 

Game Info

DateAugust 1, 1929 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherVic Sorrell  
Home Starting PitcherGeorge Earnshaw  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Guthrie
1B: George Hildebrand
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy Johnson  Left Fielder 
Harry Rice  Center Fielder 
Charlie Gehringer  Second Baseman 
Harry Heilmann  Right Fielder 
Dale Alexander  First Baseman 
Marty McManus  Third Baseman 
Pinky Hargrave  Catcher 
Yats Wuestling  Shortstop 
Vic Sorrell  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Max Bishop  Second Baseman 
Mule Haas  Center Fielder 
Mickey Cochrane  Catcher 
Al Simmons  Left Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Bing Miller  Right Fielder 
Jimmy Dykes  Third Baseman 
Joe Boley  Shortstop 
George Earnshaw  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Tigers 4 @ Athletics 7
Shibe Park
August 1, 1929

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/1/1929 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Johnson R, lf         4  0  0  0   Bishop M, 2b          5  3  4  1   
Rice H, cf            4  1  0  0   Haas M, cf            3  1  2  2   
Gehringer C, 2b       2  1  0  0   Cochrane M, c         4  2  1  1   
Heilmann H, rf        3  1  0  0   Simmons A, lf         4  0  3  2   
Alexander D, 1b       1  1  0  1   Foxx J, 1b            2  0  0  0   
McManus M, 3b         4  0  0  0   Miller B, rf          3  0  1  1   
Hargrave P, c         4  0  1  2   Dykes J, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Wuestling Y, ss       4  0  1  0   Boley J, ss           4  1  0  0   
Sorrell V, p          2  0  0  0   Earnshaw G, p         2  0  1  0   
Yde E, ph             1  0  1  0   French W, ph          1  0  0  0   
Prudhomme A, p        0  0  0  0   Shores B, p           1  0  0  0   
Fothergill B, ph      1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  4  3  3                        32  7 12  7

Detroit          000 004 000 --  4
Philadelphia     101 112 01x --  7

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sorrell V (L)         6.0 11  6  5  3  2
Prudhomme A           2.0  1  1  1  1  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (W)        6.0  2  4  3  7  6
Shores B (S)          3.0  1  0  0  1  0

E -- Miller B, Rice H, Bishop M
DP -- Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Bishop M 2, Haas M, Simmons A
3B -- Bishop M
SB -- McManus M
SH -- Haas M
SF -- Haas M
HBP -- by Sorrell V (Miller B)
T -- 2:10
A -- 0

    

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