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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 21, 1938
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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 September 21, 1938 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 21, 1938 |
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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 | September 21, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Gumpert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Slick Coffman |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: George Moriarty |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
Nick Etten | First Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
Stan Sperry | Second Baseman |
Irv Bartling | Shortstop |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Randy Gumpert | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
Dixie Walker | Left Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Rudy York | Catcher |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
Slick Coffman | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 21, 1938
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Coffman
Moses hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Coffman
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Coffman
Chapman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Coffman
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Coffman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sperry vs. Coffman
Sperry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartling vs. Coffman
Bartling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Gumpert
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gumpert
The runners advance on the error. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Gumpert
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Gumpert
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten juggles the ball. That's an error on Etten. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Gumpert
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Buxton
Ralph Buxton now pitching.
York strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Buxton
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Buxton
Rogell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Buxton
Christman takes first base on ball four. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coffman vs. Buxton
Coffman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rogell scores. Christman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Buxton
Morgan hits a popup towards the mound. Buxton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Coffman
Wagner 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, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Coffman
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Ralph Buxton.
Nelson hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Coffman
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nelson
Lynn Nelson now pitching.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Nelson
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Nelson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Nelson
York hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Coffman
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Coffman
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Coffman
Etten hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nelson
Dario Lodigiani now playing third base.
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Nelson
Rogell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Rogell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Nelson
Christman hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coffman vs. Nelson
Coffman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Coffman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperry vs. Coffman
Sperry hits a line drive towards short. Rogell catches it and throws to first to double up Johnson. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartling vs. Coffman
Bartling hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Nelson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nelson
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Nelson
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Nelson
There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Nelson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. Gehringer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Nelson
York hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Nelson
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Coffman
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Coffman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Coffman
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. Wagner scores. Nelson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lodigiani vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Lawson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Lawson
Etten hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Nelson
Rogell hits a popup towards third. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Nelson
Christman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawson vs. Nelson
Lawson bunts in front of the plate. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Nelson
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lawson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Lawson
Sperry hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartling vs. Lawson
Bartling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nelson
Walker hits a fly ball towards left. Chapman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Chapman. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Nelson
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greenberg vs. Nelson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Nelson
York hits a popup towards short. Bartling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lawson
Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Lawson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Lawson
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lodigiani vs. Lawson
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Lawson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Nelson
Fox hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Nelson
Rogell hits a fly ball towards center. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Nelson
Christman takes first base on ball four. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lawson vs. Nelson
Lawson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Rogell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Nelson
Morgan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Lawson
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lawson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperry vs. Lawson
Sperry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartling vs. Lawson
Bartling takes first base on ball four. Sperry moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Lawson
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Nelson
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Nelson
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Nelson
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Nelson
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Nelson
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lawson
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lawson
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Lawson
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/21/1938, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Moses W, rf 5 1 2 2 Morgan C, cf 4 1 0 0 Werber B, 3b 1 1 0 0 Walker D, lf 5 3 2 1 Lodigiani D, 3b 3 0 0 1 Gehringer C, 2b 5 2 1 0 Chapman S, lf 4 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 5 1 3 6 Etten N, 1b 4 1 1 0 York R, c 5 0 1 0 Johnson B, cf 4 1 2 1 Fox P, rf 5 0 0 0 Sperry S, 2b 3 0 1 2 Rogell B, ss 3 1 1 0 Bartling I, ss 3 0 0 0 Christman M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 3 1 1 0 Coffman S, p 2 0 1 1 Gumpert R, p 0 0 0 0 Lawson R, p 2 0 0 0 Buxton R, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson L, ph-p 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 6 37 8 9 8 Philadelphia 300 030 000 -- 6 Detroit 500 201 00x -- 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Gumpert R (L)* 0.0 2 4 2 1 0 Buxton R 1.0 1 1 0 2 1 Nelson L 7.0 6 3 2 2 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coffman S+ 4.0 6 6 6 2 0 Lawson R (W) 5.0 2 0 0 2 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st + Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Bartling I, Etten N, Chapman S, Johnson B DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Detroit 10 2B -- Rogell B 3B -- Moses W HR -- Greenberg H WP -- Nelson L T -- 2:09 A -- 0
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