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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 31, 1943
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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 31, 1943 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1943 |
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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 31, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal White |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Wolff |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Ned Harris | Right Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Dixie Parsons | Catcher |
Hal White | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
Jo-Jo White | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mayo | Third Baseman |
Bobby Estalella | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
Irv Hall | Shortstop |
Hal Wagner | Catcher |
Roger Wolff | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 31, 1943
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Wolff
Hoover hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert juggles the ball. That's an error on Siebert. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Wolff
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Wolff
Wakefield 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: -2-
Higgins vs. Wolff
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Wolff
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoover scores. Higgins moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
York vs. Wolff
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins scores. Harris moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Wolff
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Harris trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. York moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. White
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. White
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. White
Mayo hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Wolff
Parsons hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wolff
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Wolff
Hoover hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cramer vs. Wolff
Cramer hits a popup towards short. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Wolff
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. White
Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. White
Siebert takes first base on ball four. Estalella moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suder vs. White
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth misplays the ball. That's an error on Bloodworth. Estalella moves to third. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hall vs. White
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Estalella scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. White
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. Suder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wolff vs. White
Wolff takes first base on ball four. Siebert scores. Suder moves to third. Wagner moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Valo vs. White
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Suder scores. Wagner moves to third. Wolff moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. White
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Wolff moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayo vs. Henshaw
Roy Henshaw now pitching.
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Wolff
Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wolff
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Wolff
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Henshaw
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Henshaw
Siebert 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, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Henshaw
There goes Siebert. The throw from Parsons and he is out, Hoover applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Henshaw
Suder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Henshaw
Hall hits a line drive to center field. Cramer throws towards Hoover. Hoover fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hoover. Suder moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Henshaw
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Wolff
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parsons vs. Wolff
Parsons hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henshaw vs. Wolff
Henshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolff vs. Henshaw
Wolff strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Henshaw
Valo hits a popup towards short. Hoover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Henshaw
White strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Wolff
Hoover hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Wolff
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to second. Hall drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Hall. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Wolff
Wakefield hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Wolff
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Wolff covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Henshaw
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Estalella vs. Henshaw
Estalella hits a popup towards short. Hoover settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Henshaw
Siebert hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Henshaw
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Henshaw
Hall 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 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Wolff
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Wolff
York hits a fly ball into left field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Wolff
Bloodworth hits a popup towards third. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parsons vs. Wolff
Parsons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Henshaw
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolff vs. Henshaw
Wolff strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Henshaw
Valo takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Henshaw
White hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Henshaw
Mayo strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Radcliff vs. Wolff
Rip Radcliff pinch hits for Roy Henshaw.
Radcliff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Wolff
Joe Wood pinch runs for Rip Radcliff.
Hoover hits a line drive towards short. Hall catches it and throws to first to double up Wood. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Wolff
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Wolff
Wakefield hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Suder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Gorsica
Johnny Gorsica now pitching.
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Gorsica
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, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Gorsica
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Wolff
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Wolff
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Wolff covering, for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Wolff
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins scores. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Wolff
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHale vs. Wolff
John McHale pinch hits for Dixie Parsons.
McHale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wolff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Gorsica
Paul Richards now catching.
Hall hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gorsica
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolff vs. Gorsica
Wolff strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wolff
Don Ross pinch hits for Johnny Gorsica.
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Wolff
Charlie Metro pinch runs for Don Ross.
Hoover bunts in front of the plate. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. Metro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Wolff
Cramer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Wolff
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1943, game 2 -- Detroit at Philadelphia Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Hoover J, ss 4 1 2 0 Valo E, rf 3 0 0 1 Cramer D, cf 5 0 1 0 White J, cf 4 0 1 1 Wakefield D, lf 5 0 0 0 Mayo E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Higgins P, 3b 2 2 0 0 Estalella B, lf 4 1 2 0 Harris N, rf 4 0 2 1 Siebert D, 1b 3 1 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 2 2 Suder P, 2b 4 1 2 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hall I, ss 4 0 1 1 Parsons D, c 3 0 0 0 Wagner H, c 3 1 1 0 McHale J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wolff R, p 3 0 0 1 Richards P, c 0 0 0 0 White H, p 0 0 0 0 Henshaw R, p 1 0 0 0 Radcliff R, ph 0 0 0 0 Wood J, pr 0 0 0 0 Gorsica J, p 0 0 0 0 Ross D, ph 0 0 0 0 Metro C, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 32 4 8 4 Detroit 200 000 010 -- 3 Philadelphia 040 000 00x -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO White H (L) 1.2 3 4 1 2 0 Henshaw R 4.1 5 0 0 2 5 Gorsica J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Wolff R (W) 9.0 8 3 1 5 0 E -- Siebert D, Bloodworth J, Hoover J, Hall I DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Philadelphia 8 CS -- Siebert D SH -- Hoover J A -- 0
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