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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 12, 1934
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 12, 1934 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1934 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1934 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Firpo Marberry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Dietrich |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Harry Geisel 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo White | Right Fielder |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Firpo Marberry | Pitcher |
Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Eric McNair | Shortstop |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
Ed Coleman | Right Fielder |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Charlie Berry | Catcher |
Bill Dietrich | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 12, 1934
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dietrich
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Dietrich
Goslin takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Dietrich
Walker bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Dietrich
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Dietrich
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietrich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Marberry
Warstler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of White. Warstler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Marberry
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Warstler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McNair vs. Marberry
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. Warstler scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Marberry
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Marberry
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Dietrich
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Dietrich
Cochrane hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Dietrich
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marberry vs. Dietrich
Marberry takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Dietrich
White hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Marberry
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Marberry
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Marberry
Berry hits a line drive into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietrich vs. Marberry
Dietrich strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Dietrich
Goslin hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dietrich
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Dietrich
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Dietrich
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Marberry
Warstler hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Marberry
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Marberry covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Marberry
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Dietrich
Greenberg hits a popup towards short. McNair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Dietrich
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Dietrich
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Marberry
Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Marberry
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Marberry
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Marberry
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marberry vs. Dietrich
Marberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dietrich
White hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Dietrich
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Dietrich covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Marberry
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietrich vs. Marberry
Dietrich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Marberry
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Marberry
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dietrich
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Dietrich
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Dietrich
Rogell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Dietrich
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Dietrich
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Dietrich
There goes Cochrane. The throw from Berry and he is out, McNair applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Marberry
McNair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Marberry
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Marberry
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Marberry
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Dietrich
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marberry vs. Dietrich
Marberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Dietrich
White strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Dietrich
Goslin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marberry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Dietrich
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marberry scores. Goslin moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Dietrich
There goes Walker. The throw from Berry and he is safe. Walker steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehringer vs. Dietrich
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Marberry
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Marberry
Bing Miller pinch hits for Charlie Berry.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Marberry
Lou Finney pinch hits for Bill Dietrich.
Finney takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warstler vs. Marberry
Warstler hits a popup towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Marberry
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Benton
Frankie Hayes now catching. Al Benton now pitching.
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Benton covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Benton
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Benton
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Benton
Owen takes first base on ball four. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marberry vs. Benton
Marberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. McNair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNair vs. Marberry
McNair hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Marberry
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Marberry
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Marberry
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Marberry
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foxx scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Marberry
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Benton
White strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Benton
Goslin hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Benton
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madjeski vs. Marberry
Ed Madjeski pinch hits for Al Benton.
Madjeski hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Marberry
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Marberry
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1934 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI White J, rf 4 1 0 0 Warstler R, 2b 5 1 1 0 Goslin G, lf 4 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 5 0 1 0 Walker G, cf 4 0 1 1 McNair E, ss 4 0 0 1 Gehringer C, 2b 2 1 0 1 Foxx J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Rogell B, ss 4 1 1 2 Coleman E, rf 4 0 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 3 0 1 0 Cochrane M, c 3 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 1 Owen M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Berry C, c 2 0 0 0 Marberry F, p 2 1 0 0 Miller B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 1 0 0 0 Dietrich B, p 2 1 1 1 Finney L, ph 0 0 0 0 Benton A, p 0 0 0 0 Madjeski E, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 4 4 4 34 3 7 3 Detroit 100 002 100 -- 4 Philadelphia 100 010 010 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Marberry F (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Dietrich B (L) 7.0 4 4 4 7 2 Benton A 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 LOB -- Detroit 8, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Warstler R, Johnson B HR -- Dietrich B, Rogell B SB -- Walker G CS -- Cochrane M SH -- Walker G T -- 2:12 A -- 0
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