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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 28, 1946
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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 28, 1946 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 28, 1946 |
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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 28, 1946 |
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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 | Dizzy Trout |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tuck Stainback | Right Fielder |
Gene Handley | Second Baseman |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Pete Suder | Shortstop |
Gene Desautels | Catcher |
Jesse Flores | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Left Fielder |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 28, 1946
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Trout
Stainback 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Trout
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Handley for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Trout
McCosky hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts 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: ---
Lake vs. Flores
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Flores
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Flores
There goes Kell. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Flores
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley 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: ---
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trout
McQuinn 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Trout
Desautels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Flores
Cullenbine hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Flores
Outlaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Flores
There goes Outlaw. The throw from Desautels and he is out, Handley applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Flores
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Trout
Flores takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Trout
Stainback bunts towards first. Greenberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stainback for the out. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Trout
Handley hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Flores moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCosky vs. Trout
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Flores
Tebbetts hits a popup towards short. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Flores
Trout hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Trout reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Flores
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski juggles the ball. That's an error on Majeski. Trout moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Flores
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski 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--
McQuinn vs. Trout
McQuinn hits a popup into right field. Cullenbine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cullenbine. Majeski goes all the way around to score. McQuinn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Trout
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Trout
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Flores scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cramer for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Flores
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Flores
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Flores
Outlaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Flores
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Trout
Stainback hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Trout
Handley hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Trout
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Flores
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Flores
Trout bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Handley covering, for the out. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Flores
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Flores
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trout
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Trout
Desautels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Trout
Flores hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Flores
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Flores
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Flores
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Handley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wakefield vs. Flores
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Jimmy Bloodworth.
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Trout
Pat Mullin now playing right field. Skeeter Webb now playing second base.
Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Trout
Oscar Grimes pinch hits for Gene Handley.
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stainback moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCosky vs. Trout
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Webb fields it and throws to home. Tebbetts drops the ball. Stainback scores. Grimes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Flores
Oscar Grimes now playing second base.
Tebbetts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Flores
Johnny Lipon pinch runs for Birdie Tebbetts.
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Flores
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trout
Paul Richards now catching.
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Trout
Desautels hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flores vs. Trout
Flores takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Trout
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Flores
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Flores
Greenberg is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Trout
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Trout
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Flores
Mullin hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Flores
Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Flores
Webb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Flores
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Webb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Flores
Anse Moore pinch runs for Paul Richards.
Trout strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/28/1946, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Stainback T, rf 4 1 1 0 Lake E, ss 4 0 0 0 Handley G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grimes O, ph-2b 2 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 3 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 5 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 2 0 0 0 Chapman S, lf 5 0 0 0 Cullenbine R, rf 3 0 1 0 Majeski H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Mullin P, rf 1 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 2 0 Outlaw J, lf 4 0 2 0 Suder P, ss 4 0 1 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Desautels G, c 3 0 1 0 Wakefield D, ph 1 0 0 0 Flores J, p 2 0 0 0 Webb S, 2b 1 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 2 0 1 0 Lipon J, pr 0 0 0 0 Richards P, c 1 0 1 0 Moore A, pr 0 0 0 0 Trout D, p 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 0 30 0 7 0 Philadelphia 000 100 100 -- 2 Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Flores J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 5 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trout D (L) 9.0 8 2 0 4 2 E -- Greenberg H, Majeski H, Cullenbine R, Tebbetts B DP -- Philadelphia 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 11, Detroit 9 2B -- Trout D CS -- Kell G, Outlaw J SH -- Stainback T, Trout D T -- 2:06 A -- 0
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