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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 24, 1938
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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 July 24, 1938 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 24, 1938 |
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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 | July 24, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elden Auker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo White | Left Fielder |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Chet Morgan | Center Fielder |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
Elden Auker | Pitcher |
Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | First Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Bob Johnson | Center Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Left Fielder |
Dario Lodigiani | Second Baseman |
Wayne Ambler | Shortstop |
Buck Ross | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 24, 1938
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ross
White hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ross
Rogell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Auker
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Auker covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Auker
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Fox reaches second base with a double. Greenberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Ross
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Ross
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Ross
Christman hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Ross
Auker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ross
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Ross
Rogell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Auker
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Auker
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Auker
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Ross
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Ross
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Ross
Morgan hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Auker
Finney hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Auker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Auker
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Ross
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Ross
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auker vs. Ross
Auker bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tebbetts moves to third. Christman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Ross
White takes first base on ball four. Tebbetts scores. Christman moves to third. Auker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rogell vs. Ross
Rogell takes first base on ball four. Christman scores. Auker moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehringer vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Gehringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greenberg vs. Potter
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Potter
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Potter
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Auker
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Auker
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Auker
Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Auker
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Auker covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Auker
Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Williams
Al Williams now pitching.
Tebbetts hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Williams
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auker vs. Williams
Auker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Auker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Auker
Finney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan who is chasing the ball. Finney reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Auker
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Finney scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Coffman
Slick Coffman now pitching.
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Coffman
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Coffman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Williams
White hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Williams
Rogell hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Williams
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Williams
Greenberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Coffman
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Coffman
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ambler vs. Coffman
Ambler hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Coffman
Lynn Nelson pinch hits for Al Williams.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to third. Lodigiani moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Finney vs. Coffman
Ace Parker pinch runs for Lynn Nelson.
Finney hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moses vs. Coffman
Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Lodigiani scores. Parker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Eisenstat
Harry Eisenstat now pitching.
Werber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Morgan. Werber reaches second base with a double. Parker scores. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Eisenstat
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Thomas
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Thomas
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Eisenstat
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Eisenstat
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Eisenstat
Lodigiani hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Thomas
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lodigiani scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenstat vs. Thomas
Eisenstat strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Thomas
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogell vs. Thomas
Rogell hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ambler vs. Eisenstat
Ambler hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brucker vs. Eisenstat
Earle Brucker pinch hits for Bud Thomas.
Brucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Eisenstat
Skeeter Newsome pinch runs for Earle Brucker.
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Eisenstat
Moses hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Eisenstat
Werber takes first base on ball four. Newsome moves to third. Finney moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Eisenstat
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/24/1938, game 1 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI White J, lf 4 1 1 1 Finney L, 1b 5 1 2 0 Rogell B, ss 4 1 0 1 Moses W, rf 5 0 3 3 Gehringer C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Werber B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 4 2 2 4 Hayes F, c 5 0 1 0 Fox P, rf 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Morgan C, cf 4 0 0 1 Chapman S, lf 3 2 1 2 Tebbetts B, c 3 1 0 0 Lodigiani D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Christman M, 3b 4 1 1 0 Ambler W, ss 4 0 0 0 Auker E, p 2 1 0 0 Ross B, p 1 0 0 0 Coffman S, p 0 0 0 0 Potter N, p 0 0 0 0 Eisenstat H, p 1 0 0 0 Williams A, p 1 0 0 0 Nelson L, ph 0 0 0 0 Parker A, pr 0 1 0 0 Thomas B, p 0 0 0 0 Brucker E, ph 0 0 0 0 Newsome S, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 7 6 7 36 6 10 6 Detroit 010 060 000 -- 7 Philadelphia 000 021 300 -- 6 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Auker E (W) 5.1 5 3 3 0 1 Coffman S 1.1 3 3 3 2 0 Eisenstat H (S) 2.1 2 0 0 2 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ross B (L)* 4.0 3 6 6 4 4 Potter N 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Williams A 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Thomas B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 4, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Fox P, Werber B 3B -- Finney L HR -- Greenberg H, Chapman S SH -- Auker E T -- 2:17 A -- 0
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