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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 6, 1946
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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 6, 1946 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1946 |
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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 6, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Marchildon |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 6,190 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Anse Moore | Left Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Third Baseman |
Paul Richards | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hal Peck | Right Fielder |
Jack Wallaesa | Shortstop |
Russ Derry | Left Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Phil Marchildon | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 6, 1946
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Marchildon
Lake 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--
Mayo vs. Marchildon
Mayo strikes out. There goes Lake. The throw from Rosar to Wallaesa, and Lake is out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Marchildon
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peck vs. Trucks
Peck hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallaesa vs. Trucks
Wallaesa strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Marchildon
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Marchildon
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Marchildon
Mullin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Marchildon
Outlaw hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Marchildon
Richards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Marchildon
Trucks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Marchildon
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Marchildon
Mayo 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: ---
Hall vs. Trucks
Hall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin who is chasing the ball. Kell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marchildon vs. Trucks
Marchildon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peck vs. Trucks
Peck hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin. Peck reaches second base with a double. Kell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallaesa vs. Trucks
Wallaesa hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Marchildon
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Marchildon
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Marchildon
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Marchildon
Mullin hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn 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: ---
Outlaw vs. Marchildon
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Marchildon
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Marchildon
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Marchildon
Lake 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: ---
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Trucks
Hall hits a ball on the ground for an out. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marchildon vs. Trucks
Marchildon bunts for an out with unknown description. Rosar moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peck vs. Trucks
Peck strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Marchildon
Mayo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Marchildon
McCosky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck. McCosky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Marchildon
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marchildon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenberg vs. Marchildon
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mullin vs. Marchildon
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Marchildon
Outlaw 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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallaesa vs. Trucks
Wallaesa hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman 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: ---
Richards vs. Marchildon
Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Marchildon
Trucks bunts for an out with unknown description. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Marchildon
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Marchildon
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richards scores. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Marchildon
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Marchildon
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Trucks
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Outlaw. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kell vs. Trucks
Kell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Marchildon
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mullin vs. Marchildon
Mullin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greenberg scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Marchildon
Outlaw bunts for an out with unknown description. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Marchildon
Richards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trucks vs. Marchildon
Trucks hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konopka vs. Trucks
Roy Cullenbine now playing right field. Bruce Konopka pinch hits for Phil Marchildon.
Konopka hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Konopka reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peck vs. Trucks
Elmer Valo pinch runs for Bruce Konopka.
Peck hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallaesa vs. Trucks
Wallaesa strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Knott
Jack Knott now pitching.
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Knott
Mayo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Knott
McCosky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Knott
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Trucks
Gene Handley pinch runs for Buddy Rosar.
Hall hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg catches it and steps on first to double up Handley. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1946 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Lake E, ss 3 0 1 0 Peck H, rf 4 0 1 1 Mayo E, 2b 5 0 2 1 Wallaesa J, ss 4 0 0 0 McCosky B, cf 5 0 1 0 Derry R, lf 3 0 0 0 Moore A, lf 5 0 1 0 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 2 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mullin P, rf 4 0 1 1 Rosar B, c 4 0 1 0 Cullenbine R, rf 0 0 0 0 Handley G, pr 0 0 0 0 Outlaw J, 3b 3 1 1 1 Hall I, 2b 4 0 1 0 Richards P, c 3 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 2 1 1 0 Trucks V, p 3 0 0 0 Marchildon P, p 1 0 0 0 Konopka B, ph 1 0 1 0 Valo E, pr 0 0 0 0 Knott J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 10 3 31 1 6 1 Detroit 001 000 110 -- 3 Philadelphia 001 000 000 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 7 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Marchildon P (L) 8.0 9 3 3 4 5 Knott J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Lake E, Outlaw J DP -- Detroit 1, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Peck H, Greenberg H 2, McCosky B, Konopka B 3B -- Kell G HR -- Outlaw J CS -- Lake E SH -- Marchildon P, Trucks V, Outlaw J T -- 2:23 A -- 6190
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