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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 7, 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 7, 1928 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 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 7, 1928 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ownie Carroll |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Harry Geisel 1B: Dan Barry 2B: (none) 3B: Brick Owens |
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 |
Ossie Orwoll | First Baseman |
Joe Boley | Shortstop |
Rube Walberg | 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 |
Ownie Carroll | Pitcher |
George Moriarty | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 7, 1928
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Walberg
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus hits a fly ball into left field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Walberg
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Orwoll scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rice for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons hits a fly ball 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: ---
Foxx vs. Carroll
Foxx hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Carroll
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orwoll vs. Carroll
Orwoll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Carroll
There goes Orwoll. The throw from Hargrave and he is out, Tavener applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrave vs. Walberg
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tavener vs. Walberg
Tavener hits a line drive towards first. Orwoll catches it and steps on first to double up Fothergill. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Carroll
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Carroll
Walberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Walberg
Carroll hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Walberg
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sweeney tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Carroll
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Walberg
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Orwoll scoops it up and throws to first, with Walberg covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Walberg
Hargrave hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carroll
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orwoll vs. Carroll
Orwoll 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Carroll
Boley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Carroll
Walberg hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Walberg
Tavener 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. Walberg
Carroll 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 -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Walberg
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Carroll
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Carroll
Hargrave fires to first and picks off Cochrane. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Walberg
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Walberg
Heilmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrave vs. Walberg
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foxx fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Carroll
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Carroll
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orwoll vs. Carroll
Orwoll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Miller trying to get to home. Rice throws the ball in to Tavener who relays the ball to Hargrave, who tags Miller, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fothergill vs. Walberg
Fothergill hits a popup in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Walberg
Tavener hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Tavener reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carroll vs. Walberg
Carroll hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Carroll reaches third base with a triple. Tavener scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Walberg
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carroll scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Walberg
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Walberg
Walberg fires to first and has McManus trapped. There's the throw to Boley who tags McManus for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Carroll
Walt French pinch hits for Joe Boley.
French hits a line drive towards third. McManus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Carroll
Eddie Collins pinch hits for Rube Walberg.
Collins 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Carroll
Bishop hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hargrave settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Grove
Lefty Grove now pitching. Joe Hassler now playing shortstop.
Gehringer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Grove
Rice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Grove
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Grove
Hargrave hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Carroll
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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Carroll
Cochrane hits a fly ball into left field. Fothergill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Carroll
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1928 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bishop M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sweeney B, 1b 4 0 3 1 Haas M, cf 4 0 1 0 McManus M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Cochrane M, c 4 0 0 0 Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Simmons A, lf 3 0 1 0 Rice H, cf 4 1 1 1 Foxx J, 3b 3 1 1 0 Heilmann H, rf 3 1 2 0 Miller B, rf 3 0 0 0 Hargrave P, c 4 0 1 0 Orwoll O, 1b 3 0 2 1 Fothergill B, lf 3 0 1 1 Boley J, ss 1 0 0 0 Tavener J, ss 3 1 1 0 French W, ph 1 0 0 0 Carroll O, p 3 1 1 1 Hassler J, ss 0 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 2 0 0 0 Collins E, ph 1 0 0 0 Grove L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 27 1 5 1 31 4 11 4 Philadelphia 010 000 000 -- 1 Detroit 010 000 21x -- 4 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Walberg R (L) 7.0 10 3 3 1 0 Grove L 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Carroll O (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 1 DP -- Philadelphia 2, Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 3, Detroit 5 2B -- Heilmann H, Sweeney B, Tavener J 3B -- Carroll O HR -- Rice H CS -- Orwoll O SF -- McManus M T -- 1:42 A -- 0
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