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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 15, 1944
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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 15, 1944 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1944 |
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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 15, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Christopher |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 5,921 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Pipgras 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Charlie Metro | Left Fielder |
Chuck Hostetler | Right Fielder |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Burgo | Right Fielder |
Ford Garrison | Left Fielder |
Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Irv Hall | Shortstop |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Joe Rullo | Second Baseman |
Russ Christopher | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 15, 1944
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Christopher
Hoover 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--
Mayo vs. Christopher
Hoover is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Christopher
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Christopher
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgo vs. Overmire
Burgo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metro vs. Christopher
Metro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Christopher
Hostetler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garrison. Hostetler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Christopher
Swift hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hostetler scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Overmire vs. Christopher
Overmire hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Overmire
Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Overmire
Hall is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
-
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Christopher
Hoover hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Christopher
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Christopher
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rullo vs. Overmire
Rullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Overmire
Christopher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Christopher reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burgo vs. Overmire
Burgo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Christopher scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison takes first base on ball four. Burgo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella takes first base on ball four. Burgo moves to third. Garrison moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metro vs. Christopher
Metro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Christopher
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Christopher
Swift is hit by the pitch. Metro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Overmire vs. Christopher
Overmire hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Overmire
Hall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Christopher
Hoover hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Hoover reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayo vs. Christopher
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Christopher
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rullo vs. Overmire
Rullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Overmire
Christopher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoover. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgo vs. Overmire
Burgo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christopher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella strikes out. View Play
Top 6
-
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metro vs. Christopher
Metro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Christopher
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Overmire
Hall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Christopher
Swift hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Christopher
Overmire hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rullo vs. Overmire
Rullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Overmire
Christopher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgo vs. Overmire
Burgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burgo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella strikes out. View Play
Top 8
-
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Christopher
Hoover hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Christopher
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Christopher
York hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Christopher
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert bunts for an out with unknown description. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Overmire
Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metro vs. Christopher
Metro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Christopher
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Christopher
Swift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Christopher
Johnny Gorsica pinch runs for Bob Swift. Paul Richards pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Richards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garrison. Richards reaches second base with a double. Gorsica goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Christopher
Cramer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rullo vs. Gillespie
Bob Gillespie now pitching. Paul Richards now catching.
Rullo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christopher vs. Gillespie
Christopher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgo vs. Gillespie
Burgo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Gillespie
Bobby Wilkins pinch runs for Bill Burgo.
Garrison takes first base on ball four. Wilkins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Estalella vs. Gentry
Rufe Gentry now pitching.
Estalella takes first base on ball four. Wilkins moves to third. Garrison moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hayes vs. Gentry
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1944 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cramer D, cf 5 0 1 0 Burgo B, rf 4 0 3 1 Hoover J, ss 4 0 2 0 Wilkins B, pr 0 1 0 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 2 0 Garrison F, lf 3 1 1 0 York R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Estalella B, cf 2 1 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 2 1 4 Metro C, lf 4 0 1 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hostetler C, rf 4 1 1 0 Hall I, ss 4 0 2 1 Swift B, c 2 0 1 1 Kell G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gorsica J, pr 0 1 0 0 Rullo J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gillespie B, p 0 0 0 0 Christopher R, p 4 1 1 0 Gentry R, p 0 0 0 0 Overmire S, p 3 0 0 0 Richards P, ph-c 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 9 2 32 6 9 6 Detroit 010 000 001 -- 2 Philadelphia 001 000 014 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Overmire S 8.0 7 2 2 5 3 Gillespie B (L) 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 Gentry R 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Christopher R (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 1 E -- Hoover J DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 8, Philadelphia 8 2B -- Hostetler C, Hoover J, Richards P 3B -- Christopher R HR -- Hayes F CS -- Hoover J, Hall I SH -- Siebert D HBP -- by Christopher R (Swift B) T -- 1:59 A -- 5921
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