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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 12, 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 September 12, 1942 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 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 | September 12, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Savage |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Benton |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 1,916 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Steve Basil |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dee Miles | Center Fielder |
Crash Davis | Second Baseman |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Buddy Blair | Third Baseman |
Pete Suder | Shortstop |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Bob Savage | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Don Ross | Right Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
Dixie Parsons | Catcher |
Al Benton | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 12, 1942
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Benton
Miles hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Benton
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Benton
Valo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Savage
Lipon hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Savage
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. Savage
Ross hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Savage
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Benton
Blair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Savage
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Savage
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Savage
Meyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parsons vs. Savage
Parsons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Savage
Benton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Benton
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Benton
Swift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Benton
Savage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Benton
Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Savage moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Benton
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Savage
Lipon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Savage
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Savage
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Savage
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Benton
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Benton
Blair hits a fly ball towards cemter. Cramer catches it and throws to home to double up Valo. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Savage
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Savage
Higgins bunts in front of the plate. Swift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Savage
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parsons vs. Savage
Parsons hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benton vs. Savage
Benton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Savage
Lipon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Benton
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon misplays the ball. That's an error on Lipon. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Benton
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Benton
Savage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Savage
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Savage
Ross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Savage
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Savage
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Benton
Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Benton
Davis bunts for an out with unknown description. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Benton
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Benton
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Benton
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Benton
Blair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Benton
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Savage
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Savage
Meyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parsons vs. Savage
Parsons bunts towards the mound. Savage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Radcliff vs. Savage
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Al Benton.
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to third. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lipon vs. Savage
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Higgins scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Savage
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Gorsica
Johnny Gorsica now pitching.
Swift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Gorsica
Savage strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Gorsica
Miles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Gorsica
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Gorsica
Valo takes first base on ball four. Miles moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Gorsica
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Miles scores. Davis scores. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Gorsica
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Savage
Ross hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Savage
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Savage
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Savage
Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Savage
Meyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. York scores. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Harris
Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Dixie Parsons. Bob Harris now pitching.
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Higgins scores. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Harris
Ned Harris pinch hits for Johnny Gorsica.
Harris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meyer scores. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Trucks
Hank Riebe now catching. Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Blair hits a fly ball towards center. Cramer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cramer. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Trucks
Swift strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Trucks
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harris
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Harris
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Suder fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Trucks
Miles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Trucks
Davis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Harris
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Harris
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Harris
Meyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trucks
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trucks
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Trucks
Blair hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riebe vs. Harris
Riebe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Harris
Trucks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Harris
Lipon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 11
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Trucks
Swift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Trucks
Harris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 11
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Harris
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Harris
Ross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Harris
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Harris
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ross scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1942 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Miles D, cf 5 2 3 0 Lipon J, ss 6 0 1 1 Davis C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cramer D, cf 6 0 0 0 Valo E, rf 2 1 0 0 Ross D, rf 4 1 2 0 Johnson B, lf 5 1 3 5 York R, 1b 5 1 0 0 Siebert D, 1b 5 0 0 0 McCosky B, lf 6 1 2 1 Blair B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 2 2 0 Suder P, ss 5 0 0 0 Meyer D, 2b 5 1 3 2 Swift B, c 5 0 0 0 Parsons D, c 3 0 1 0 Savage B, p 2 0 0 0 Gehringer C, ph 1 0 1 1 Harris B, p 2 0 0 0 Riebe H, c 1 0 0 0 Benton A, p 2 0 0 0 Radcliff R, ph 0 0 0 0 Gorsica J, p 0 0 0 0 Harris N, ph 1 0 1 1 Trucks V, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 5 8 5 44 6 13 6 Philadelphia 000 003 200 00 -- 5 Detroit 000 101 300 01 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Savage B 6.2 9 5 5 5 1 Harris B (L) 4.0 4 1 1 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Benton A 6.0 5 3 3 3 0 Gorsica J 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 Trucks V (W) 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 E -- Johnson B, Lipon J, Cramer D DP -- Philadelphia 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Detroit 12 2B -- Ross D HR -- Johnson B SH -- Davis C T -- 2:15 A -- 1916
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