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Tigers 2 @ Athletics 6
Shibe Park
May 15, 1944
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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 May 15, 1944 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 6 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 15, 1944 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 6 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Russ Christopher  
Losing Pitcher—Bob Gillespie  
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Game Winning RBI—Frankie Hayes 

Game Info

DateMay 15, 1944 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherStubby Overmire  
Home Starting PitcherRuss Christopher  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance5,921 
Time of Game1 hour 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Pipgras
1B: Ernie Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Bill McGowan

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Joe Hoover  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Pinky Higgins  Third Baseman 
Charlie Metro  Left Fielder 
Chuck Hostetler  Right Fielder 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Stubby Overmire  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Burgo  Right Fielder 
Ford Garrison  Left Fielder 
Bobby Estalella  Center Fielder 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Dick Siebert  First Baseman 
Irv Hall  Shortstop 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Joe Rullo  Second Baseman 
Russ Christopher  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Shibe Park
May 15, 1944

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         Game of 5/15/1944 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Cramer D, cf          5  0  1  0   Burgo B, rf           4  0  3  1   
Hoover J, ss          4  0  2  0   Wilkins B, pr         0  1  0  0   
Mayo E, 2b            4  0  2  0   Garrison F, lf        3  1  1  0   
York R, 1b            4  0  0  0   Estalella B, cf       2  1  0  0   
Higgins P, 3b         4  0  0  0   Hayes F, c            4  2  1  4   
Metro C, lf           4  0  1  0   Siebert D, 1b         3  0  1  0   
Hostetler C, rf       4  1  1  0   Hall I, ss            4  0  2  1   
Swift B, c            2  0  1  1   Kell G, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Gorsica J, pr         0  1  0  0   Rullo J, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Gillespie B, p        0  0  0  0   Christopher R, p      4  1  1  0   
Gentry R, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Overmire S, p         3  0  0  0                                      
Richards P, ph-c      1  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2  9  2                        32  6  9  6

Detroit          010 000 001 --  2
Philadelphia     001 000 014 --  6
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Overmire S            8.0  7  2  2  5  3
Gillespie B (L)       0.2  1  3  3  2  1
Gentry R              0.0  1  1  1  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Christopher R (W)     9.0  9  2  2  1  1

E -- Hoover J
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 8, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Hostetler C, Hoover J, Richards P
3B -- Christopher R
HR -- Hayes F
CS -- Hoover J, Hall I
SH -- Siebert D
HBP -- by Christopher R (Swift B)
T -- 1:59
A -- 5921

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