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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 12, 1952
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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, 1952 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1952 |
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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, 1952 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Scheib |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 1,828 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Larry Napp |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Second Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Carl Scheib | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Harvey Kuenn | Shortstop |
Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
Jim Delsing | Left Fielder |
Cliff Mapes | Right Fielder |
Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
Al Federoff | Second Baseman |
Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 12, 1952
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Newhouser
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zernial vs. Newhouser
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scheib fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Newhouser
Michaels hits a line drive into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Newhouser
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mapes. Hitchcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Newhouser
Astroth hits a fly ball into right field. Mapes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheib vs. Newhouser
Scheib hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Scheib
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Scheib
Delsing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Scheib
Mapes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Scheib
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Scheib
Federoff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Astroth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dropo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Newhouser
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Newhouser
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Scheib
Newhouser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth bunts towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Michaels covering, for the out. Newhouser moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Kuenn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dropo vs. Scheib
Dropo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Newhouser
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Newhouser
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kuenn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Scheib
Delsing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mapes vs. Scheib
Mapes hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Scheib
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Scheib
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Newhouser
Astroth hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheib vs. Newhouser
Scheib hits a popup towards short. Kuenn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Newhouser
Philley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Scheib
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Newhouser
Zernial strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Newhouser
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Newhouser
Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Delsing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Scheib
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Scheib
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hatfield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delsing vs. Scheib
Delsing bunts towards the mound. Scheib fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scheib. Hatfield scores. Dropo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mapes vs. Scheib
Mapes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ginsberg vs. Scheib
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. Delsing moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Federoff vs. Scheib
Federoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dropo scores. Delsing moves to third. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newhouser vs. Scheib
Johnny Pesky pinch runs for Al Federoff.
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. Delsing scores. Ginsberg moves to third. Pesky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ginsberg scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuenn vs. Scheib
Kuenn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Newhouser
Johnny Pesky now playing second base.
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Hitchcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Astroth vs. Newhouser
Astroth hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheib vs. Newhouser
Scheib hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Delsing. Joost reaches second base with a double. Scheib moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Dropo, and towards Pesky, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Scheib scores. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Philley vs. Newhouser
Philley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Joost scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Marlowe
Dick Marlowe now pitching.
Zernial hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pesky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Fricano
Marion Fricano now pitching.
Hatfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Fricano
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delsing vs. Fricano
Delsing hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Marlowe
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Allie Clark.
Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Marlowe
Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Marlowe
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field. Groth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Groth. Valo scores. Michaels moves to third. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Astroth vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Astroth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fricano vs. Houtteman
Fricano bunts towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. Astroth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Houtteman
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mapes vs. Fricano
Elmer Valo now playing right field.
Mapes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Fricano
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pesky vs. Fricano
Pesky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Houtteman
Philley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Houtteman
Zernial hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Houtteman
Valo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Fricano
Russ Sullivan pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Fricano
Groth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sullivan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kuenn vs. Fricano
Kuenn hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sullivan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Fricano
Hatfield hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Fricano
Dropo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/12/1952 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Joost E, ss 4 1 1 0 Groth J, cf 3 0 1 1 Fain F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Kuenn H, ss 5 0 0 1 Philley D, cf 5 0 2 1 Hatfield F, 3b 3 1 0 0 Zernial G, lf 5 0 0 0 Dropo W, 1b 5 1 1 0 Clark A, rf 3 0 0 0 Delsing J, lf 3 1 1 1 Valo E, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Mapes C, rf 4 1 1 1 Michaels C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Ginsberg J, c 2 1 0 0 Hitchcock B, 3b 4 3 3 1 Federoff A, 2b 3 0 1 1 Astroth J, c 4 0 1 2 Pesky J, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Scheib C, p 3 1 2 2 Newhouser H, p 2 0 1 1 Fricano M, p 0 0 0 0 Marlowe D, p 0 0 0 0 Houtteman A, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan R, ph 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 12 7 32 6 7 6 Philadelphia 010 000 330 -- 7 Detroit 010 004 001 -- 6 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Scheib C 6.0 5 5 5 5 1 Fricano M (W) 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newhouser H 6.2 8 4 4 2 4 Marlowe D (L)* 0.1 3 3 2 0 0 Houtteman A 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Scheib C, Groth J DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 7, Detroit 7 2B -- Hitchcock B 2, Joost E HR -- Mapes C SH -- Groth J, Delsing J, Fricano M HBP -- by Scheib C (Hatfield F) T -- 2:42 A -- 1828
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