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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 6, 1928
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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 August 6, 1928 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1928 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Earnshaw |
Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: Dan Barry |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
Mule Haas | Center Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
Jimmie Foxx | Third Baseman |
Bing Miller | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Dykes | First Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
George Earnshaw | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
Pinky Hargrave | Catcher |
Bob Fothergill | Left Fielder |
Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
George Moriarty | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 6, 1928
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Haas for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a line drive towards short. Tavener reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Earnshaw
McManus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Earnshaw
Rice hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a line drive into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Earnshaw
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Earnshaw
Hargrave strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Earnshaw
Fothergill is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Earnshaw
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehill vs. Earnshaw
Whitehill hits a popup towards first. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Whitehill
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dykes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Earnshaw vs. Whitehill
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Dykes scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Earnshaw
McManus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
There goes McManus. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. McManus steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Earnshaw
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Earnshaw
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Earnshaw
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. McManus scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrave vs. Earnshaw
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Gehringer. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple. Cochrane goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foxx moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boley vs. Whitehill
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Earnshaw
Fothergill hits a line drive into center field. Haas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Haas. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tavener vs. Earnshaw
Tavener strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehill vs. Earnshaw
Whitehill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Earnshaw
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Sweeney reaches third base with a triple. Fothergill scores. Whitehill goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McManus vs. Rommel
Eddie Rommel now pitching.
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Rommel
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Rommel
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. McManus moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargrave vs. Rommel
Hargrave strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Whitehill
Rommel hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas takes first base on ball four. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Whitehill
Simmons hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Rommel
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Rommel
Tavener hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Rommel
Whitehill hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Whitehill
Dykes hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Whitehill
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Rommel
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Rommel
McManus hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Rommel
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rommel vs. Whitehill
Rommel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rommel moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Whitehill
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rommel tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Whitehill
Cochrane hits a line drive into left field. Fothergill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fothergill. Bishop moves to third. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Simmons vs. Smith
George Smith now pitching.
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bishop tags and scores. Cochrane tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Rommel
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Rommel
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Rommel
There goes Rice. The throw from Cochrane and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrave vs. Rommel
Hargrave hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fothergill vs. Rommel
Fothergill hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Smith
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orwoll vs. Smith
Ossie Orwoll pinch hits for Jimmy Dykes.
Orwoll hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Orwoll reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Smith
Ty Cobb pinch hits for Joe Boley.
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Smith
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Eddie Rommel.
There's a wild pitch. Orwoll moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Smith
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bishop vs. Smith
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Quinn
Ossie Orwoll now playing first base. Joe Hassler now playing shortstop. Jack Quinn now pitching.
Tavener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Quinn
Smith bunts and there's an error on the play. Tavener moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Quinn
Sweeney bunts towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. Tavener moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McManus vs. Quinn
McManus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Quinn
Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gehringer is thrown out after the base hit. Tavener scores. Smith scores. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Quinn
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Smith
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Smith
Cochrane hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Smith
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foxx vs. Smith
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Smith
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1928 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Sweeney B, 1b 4 2 2 2 Haas M, cf 2 0 0 1 McManus M, 3b 3 1 2 1 Cochrane M, c 5 1 1 0 Gehringer C, 2b 5 0 2 2 Simmons A, lf 4 1 3 2 Rice H, cf 5 0 1 0 Foxx J, 3b 5 0 1 1 Heilmann H, rf 3 1 2 3 Miller B, rf 5 0 2 0 Hargrave P, c 4 0 0 0 Dykes J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Fothergill B, lf 3 1 1 0 Orwoll O, ph-1b 1 0 1 0 Tavener J, ss 3 1 0 0 Boley J, ss 3 0 1 0 Whitehill E, p 2 1 0 0 Cobb T, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith G, p 1 1 0 0 Hassler J, ss 0 0 0 0 Earnshaw G, p 1 0 0 1 Rommel E, p 2 1 1 0 Collins E, ph 0 0 0 0 Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 11 5 33 8 10 8 Philadelphia 001 200 200 -- 5 Detroit 012 300 02x -- 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Earnshaw G (L) 3.1 6 6 6 2 2 Rommel E 3.2 3 0 0 1 2 Quinn J 1.0 1 2 1 2 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Whitehill E (W) 6.1 9 5 4 3 2 Smith G (S) 2.2 2 0 0 2 0 E -- Gehringer C, Haas M, Fothergill B, Hassler J DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Detroit 8 2B -- Heilmann H, Orwoll O 3B -- Simmons A, Sweeney B HR -- Heilmann H SB -- McManus M, Rice H SH -- Sweeney B SF -- Haas M, Simmons A HBP -- by Earnshaw G (Fothergill B) WP -- Smith G T -- 1:58 A -- 0
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