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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1942
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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 July 29, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1942 |
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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 | July 29, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Christopher |
Home Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 4,211 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dee Miles | Center Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Eric McNair | Shortstop |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Buddy Blair | Third Baseman |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Russ Christopher | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Rip Radcliff | Left Fielder |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Don Ross | Third Baseman |
Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Moe Franklin | Shortstop |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 29, 1942
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Trucks
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Trucks
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. McNair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo scores. McNair moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Trucks
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franklin fields it and throws to second for the out. McNair scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. Trucks
There goes Blair. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Bloodworth applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Christopher
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Christopher
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trucks
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Trucks
Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Christopher
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franklin vs. Christopher
Franklin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Trucks
Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ross settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Ross. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNair vs. Trucks
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to third for the out. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Christopher
Trucks hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Christopher
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth scores. There goes Radcliff trying to get to third. Miles throws the ball in to Blair, who tags Radcliff for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Christopher
Ross takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Trucks
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blair for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Trucks
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Christopher
York strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franklin vs. Christopher
Franklin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Franklin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Franklin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trucks vs. Christopher
Trucks strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Trucks
Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Trucks
Miles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Christopher
Radcliff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bloodworth scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Christopher
Ross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Trucks
McNair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franklin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Christopher
York hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franklin vs. Christopher
Franklin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Christopher
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christopher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Trucks
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Trucks
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Trucks
Crash Davis pinch hits for Russ Christopher.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franklin misplays the ball. That's an error on Franklin. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miles vs. Trucks
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franklin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Shirley
Tex Shirley now pitching.
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Shirley
Radcliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Shirley
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Radcliff moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Shirley
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Blair. Radcliff scores. McCosky moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Shirley
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Ross moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Shirley
York hits a fly ball into center field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ross scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franklin vs. Shirley
Franklin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Shirley
Tebbetts is hit by the pitch. Harris moves to third. Franklin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trucks vs. Shirley
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair misplays the ball. That's an error on McNair. Harris scores. Franklin scores. Tebbetts moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Shirley
Bloodworth hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miles. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Tebbetts scores. Trucks moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Radcliff vs. Shirley
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Trucks scores. Bloodworth scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Shirley
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNair vs. Trucks
McNair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tebbetts. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franklin misplays the ball. That's an error on Franklin. Valo scores. Johnson moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Trucks
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebert scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Trucks
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Savage
Bob Savage now pitching.
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Savage
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Savage
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trucks
Mike Kreevich pinch hits for Bob Savage.
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross juggles the ball. That's an error on Ross. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Trucks
Miles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Trucks
There's a wild pitch. Kreevich moves to third. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McNair vs. Trucks
McNair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kreevich scores. Miles moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miles scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1942 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Miles D, cf 5 1 2 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 3 3 1 1 Valo E, rf 3 2 1 0 Radcliff R, lf 5 1 5 2 McNair E, ss 4 1 3 1 McCosky B, cf 4 1 1 1 Johnson B, lf 4 1 0 1 Ross D, 3b 4 1 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 5 1 1 2 Harris N, rf 4 2 2 1 Blair B, 3b 3 0 0 1 York R, 1b 5 1 1 3 Suder P, 2b 4 0 2 2 Franklin M, ss 4 1 3 0 Wagner H, c 4 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 2 1 0 0 Christopher R, p 2 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 4 1 0 0 Davis C, ph 1 0 0 0 Shirley T, p 0 0 0 0 Savage B, p 0 0 0 0 Kreevich M, ph 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 9 7 35 12 13 8 Philadelphia 200 000 032 -- 7 Detroit 001 012 80x -- 12 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Christopher R (L) 6.0 8 4 4 4 3 Shirley T 1.0 5 8 0 1 0 Savage B 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (W) 9.0 9 7 3 5 1 E -- Ross D 2, Franklin M 2, Blair B, McNair E, Tebbetts B DP -- Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Detroit 6 2B -- Franklin M, Bloodworth J HR -- York R CS -- Blair B HBP -- by Shirley T (Tebbetts B) WP -- Trucks V T -- 2:08 A -- 4211
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