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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1944
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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 23, 1944 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 23, 1944 |
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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 23, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Flores |
Home Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 29,673 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ed Busch | Shortstop |
Ford Garrison | Right Fielder |
Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | Left Fielder |
Bill McGhee | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Joe Burns | Second Baseman |
Jesse Flores | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Don Ross | Right Fielder |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1944
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoover. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it 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: ---
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover 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--
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Flores
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Flores
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burns scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Flores
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Flores
Ross hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Flores
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flores for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Flores
Overmire hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Flores
York hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Flores
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Flores
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee 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--
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoover. McGhee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Flores
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flores fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Flores
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Flores
Overmire hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison 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--
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella 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: 1--
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo misplays the ball. That's an error on Mayo. Garrison moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a popup in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burns scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Flores
York hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Flores
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flores fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Flores
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer throws the ball in to Hoover who tags Estalella trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Flores
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Flores
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Flores
Overmire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover takes first base on ball four. Overmire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayo for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Overmire
The umpire calls a balk on Overmire McGhee moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Overmire
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. McGhee scores. Kell scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Jo-Jo White now playing left field.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Flores
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wakefield vs. Berry
Charlie Metro pinch runs for Rudy York. Joe Berry now pitching.
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burns fields it and throws to second for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Berry
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Berry
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Busch fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Wakefield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Berry
Chuck Hostetler pinch runs for Don Ross.
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busch. Wakefield scores. Hostetler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Berry
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/23/1944, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Busch E, ss 4 0 1 0 Hoover J, ss 3 0 1 0 Garrison F, rf 3 0 1 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Estalella B, cf 4 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 1 0 Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 2 0 Siebert D, lf 4 1 1 0 Metro C, pr 0 0 0 0 White J, lf 0 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 1 1 McGhee B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Ross D, rf 4 0 0 0 Burns J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hostetler C, pr 0 0 0 0 Flores J, p 4 0 0 0 Swift B, c 4 0 1 0 Berry J, p 0 0 0 0 Overmire S, p 3 0 1 0 Outlaw J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 1 34 2 7 1 Philadelphia 000 000 003 -- 3 Detroit 000 000 002 -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Flores J (W)* 8.0 6 2 2 1 0 Berry J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Overmire S (L) 9.0 7 3 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Hoover J 2, Mayo E, Busch E LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Detroit 7 SH -- Garrison F, Kell G Balk -- Overmire S PB -- Swift B T -- 1:44 A -- 29673
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