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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 14, 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 August 14, 1944 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 14, 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 | August 14, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Henshaw |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Chuck Hostetler | Right Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Paul Richards | Catcher |
Joe Orengo | Shortstop |
Roy Henshaw | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
Ford Garrison | Right Fielder |
Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Dick Siebert | Left Fielder |
Bill McGhee | First Baseman |
Joe Burns | Third Baseman |
Ed Busch | Shortstop |
Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 14, 1944
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Newsom
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hostetler vs. Newsom
Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cramer moves to third. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
York vs. Newsom
York hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Mayo scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Newsom
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall misplays the ball. That's an error on Hall. York moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a line drive into right field. Garrison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. York scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Newsom
Richards hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Henshaw
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Henshaw
Garrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Henshaw
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Henshaw
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Newsom
Orengo hits a fly ball into right field. Garrison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henshaw vs. Newsom
Henshaw strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Henshaw
Siebert hits a line drive into right field. Hostetler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Henshaw
McGhee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Henshaw
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Henshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busch vs. Henshaw
Busch hits a line drive towards short. Orengo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Newsom
Mayo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Newsom
Hostetler bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Newsom
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burns juggles the ball. That's an error on Burns. Mayo scores. York moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wakefield vs. Newsom
Wakefield hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. York scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Newsom
Richards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Henshaw
Newsom hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Henshaw
Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Henshaw
Garrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Newsom
Orengo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henshaw vs. Newsom
Henshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Garrison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Henshaw
Estalella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Henshaw
Hayes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Hayes reaches second base with a double. Estalella goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Henshaw
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGhee vs. Henshaw
McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Henshaw
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hayes scores. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busch vs. Gorsica
Johnny Gorsica now pitching.
Busch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGhee scores. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsom vs. Gorsica
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorsica fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hall vs. Gorsica
Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hostetler throws the ball in to Mayo who tags Hall trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Burns scores. Busch scores. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Newsom
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hostetler vs. Newsom
Hostetler bunts towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Newsom
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Newsom
Wakefield hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epps vs. Gorsica
Hal Epps pinch hits for Ford Garrison.
Epps hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Epps reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estalella vs. Gorsica
Estalella strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Gorsica
Hayes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hostetler who is chasing the ball. Hayes reaches third base with a triple. Epps scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Gorsica
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Gorsica
McGhee hits a line drive into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Gorsica
Burns hits a line drive towards short. Orengo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Hal Epps now playing center field. Bobby Estalella now playing right field.
Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGhee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Newsom
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Newsom
Orengo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Newsom
Don Ross pinch hits for Johnny Gorsica.
Ross hits a line drive into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Beck
Boom-Boom Beck now pitching.
Busch hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Beck
Newsom hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Beck
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Hostetler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Newsom
Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hostetler vs. Newsom
Hostetler hits a fly ball into right field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epps vs. Beck
Epps hits a line drive into right field. Hostetler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Beck
Estalella hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Beck
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Beck
Siebert hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Newsom
Jo-Jo White now playing left field.
York strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Newsom
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Newsom
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Newsom
Richards strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Beck
McGhee hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Beck
Burns bunts towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busch vs. Beck
Busch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Beck
Newsom hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Newsom
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Newsom
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Boom-Boom Beck.
Outlaw strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Newsom
Cramer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/14/1944 -- Detroit at Philadelphia Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Cramer D, cf 5 1 1 0 Hall I, 2b 4 0 2 2 Mayo E, 2b 4 2 3 0 Garrison F, rf 2 0 0 0 Hostetler C, rf 2 0 0 0 Epps H, ph-cf 2 1 1 0 York R, 1b 4 2 1 2 Estalella B, cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 4 2 3 2 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 2 Siebert D, lf 4 0 1 1 Richards P, c 4 0 0 0 White J, lf 0 0 0 0 Orengo J, ss 4 0 1 0 McGhee B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Henshaw R, p 2 0 0 0 Burns J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Gorsica J, p 0 0 0 0 Busch E, ss 4 1 1 1 Ross D, ph 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 4 0 0 0 Beck B, p 0 0 0 0 Outlaw J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 8 4 34 7 12 7 Detroit 302 000 000 -- 5 Philadelphia 000 520 00x -- 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Henshaw R 3.1 6 4 4 1 2 Gorsica J (L) 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 Beck B 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Newsom B (W) 9.0 8 5 2 0 7 E -- Hall I, Burns J, York R DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 5, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Hayes F, Epps H 3B -- Hayes F SH -- Hostetler C 2, Burns J A -- 0
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