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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 5, 1942
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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 5, 1942 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1942 |
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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 5, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Christopher |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 2,350 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Shortstop |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Buddy Blair | Third Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Jack Wallaesa | Shortstop |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Russ Christopher | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 5, 1942
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky bunts in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Christopher
York strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kreevich for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trout
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Trout
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Christopher covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Christopher
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebert for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Christopher
Trout strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallaesa vs. Trout
Wallaesa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trout
Suder bunts towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Wallaesa moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christopher vs. Trout
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wallaesa moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valo vs. Trout
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Christopher covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Christopher
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wallaesa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Trout
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert 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
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hitchcock vs. Christopher
Hitchcock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Christopher
Trout hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallaesa vs. Trout
Wallaesa strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Trout
Christopher hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christopher fields it and throws to first for the out. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Christopher
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christopher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hitchcock vs. Christopher
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trout
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Trout
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Christopher
Trout hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Christopher
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Christopher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallaesa vs. Trout
Wallaesa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Trout
Suder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Christopher vs. Trout
Christopher hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Christopher
McCosky hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Christopher
York hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Christopher
Harris hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Trout
Kreevich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trout
Valo hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Trout
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Harris. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Kreevich goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wagner vs. Trout
Wagner hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Radcliff vs. Christopher
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Billy Hitchcock.
Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder misplays the ball. That's an error on Suder. Higgins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tebbetts vs. Christopher
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Higgins scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Christopher
Don Ross pinch hits for Dizzy Trout. Moe Franklin pinch runs for Rip Radcliff.
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wallaesa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1942 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Bloodworth J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 4 1 2 0 Cramer D, cf 2 0 1 0 Valo E, rf 4 0 0 0 McCosky B, lf 4 0 0 0 Blair B, 3b 4 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 1 Harris N, rf 4 0 1 0 Siebert D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Higgins P, 3b 1 1 0 0 Wagner H, c 3 0 0 0 Hitchcock B, ss 3 0 0 0 Wallaesa J, ss 3 0 1 0 Radcliff R, ph 1 0 0 0 Suder P, 2b 1 0 1 0 Franklin M, pr 0 0 0 0 Christopher R, p 3 0 1 0 Tebbetts B, c 4 0 1 1 Trout D, p 3 0 0 0 Ross D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 3 1 30 2 7 2 Detroit 000 000 001 -- 1 Philadelphia 000 000 02x -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trout D (L) 8.0 7 2 2 2 3 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Christopher R (W) 9.0 3 1 0 6 6 E -- Suder P DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Johnson B SH -- Suder P T -- 1:56 A -- 2350
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