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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 21, 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 July 21, 1946 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 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 | July 21, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Fowler |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Left Fielder |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
Steve O'Neill | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Russ Derry | Left Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
Oscar Grimes | Shortstop |
Gene Handley | Second Baseman |
Pete Suder | Third Baseman |
Dick Fowler | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 21, 1946
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Fowler
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Fowler
Kell hits a line drive 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: ---
Cramer vs. Fowler
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a line drive towards short. Lake reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry 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 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Fowler
Greenberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Fowler
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Fowler
Outlaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bloodworth vs. Fowler
Bloodworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Cullenbine scores. Outlaw moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trucks vs. Fowler
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Trucks
Grimes bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Handley vs. Trucks
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chapman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Fowler
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Fowler
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Fowler
Cramer hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Fowler
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Fowler
Cullenbine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Trucks
Fowler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo bunts between the mound and first base. Trucks scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Valo for the out. Fowler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Fowler
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Fowler
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes misplays the ball. That's an error on Grimes. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trucks vs. Fowler
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Fowler
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Trucks
Grimes bunts towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. Rosar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Handley vs. Trucks
Handley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fowler vs. Trucks
Fowler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Fowler
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Fowler
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Suder fields it and throws to first for the out. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Fowler
Greenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Fowler
Cullenbine hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Fowler
Outlaw hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
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. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Fowler
Bloodworth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Tebbetts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trucks vs. Fowler
Trucks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tebbetts moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Fowler
Lake hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Fowler
Kell hits a line drive towards short. Grimes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Trucks
There goes Rosar. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Trucks
Grimes is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Fowler
Cramer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rosar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Fowler
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Fowler
Cullenbine hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Trucks
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder bunts towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fowler vs. Trucks
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Fowler
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields the ball and throws to Fowler covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Fowler
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes misplays the ball. That's an error on Grimes. Outlaw moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Fowler spins and fires to second, with Grimes covering, and Outlaw is picked off. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tebbetts vs. Fowler
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grimes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trucks vs. Fowler
Trucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Trucks
Skeeter Webb now playing second base.
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine who is chasing the ball. McQuinn reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Derry vs. Trucks
Derry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Trucks
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosar vs. Trucks
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Fowler
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Fowler
Kell bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Handley covering, for the out. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cramer vs. Fowler
Cramer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Fowler
Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Fowler
Cullenbine hits a popup towards short. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Trucks
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Trucks
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Benton
Al Benton now pitching. Barney McCosky pinch hits for Pete Suder.
McCosky takes first base on ball four. Grimes moves to third. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stainback vs. Benton
Jake Caulfield pinch runs for Barney McCosky. Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Dick Fowler.
Stainback hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grimes scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Handley moves to third. Caulfield moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Valo vs. Benton
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Benton
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton juggles the ball. That's an error on Benton. Handley scores. Caulfield moves to third. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Derry vs. Benton
Derry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Caulfield scores. Valo moves to third. McQuinn moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/1946, game 1 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Lake E, ss 5 1 1 0 Valo E, rf 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 2 0 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 5 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 5 0 0 0 Derry R, lf 5 0 1 1 Greenberg H, 1b 3 1 1 2 Chapman S, cf 4 1 2 0 Cullenbine R, rf 4 1 0 0 Rosar B, c 4 0 3 0 Outlaw J, lf 3 0 2 0 Grimes O, ss 1 1 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Handley G, 2b 3 1 2 1 Webb S, 2b 0 0 0 0 Suder P, 3b 2 0 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 1 0 McCosky B, ph 0 0 0 0 Trucks V, p 4 0 1 0 Caulfield J, pr 0 1 0 0 Benton A, p 0 0 0 0 Fowler D, p 3 0 1 0 Stainback T, ph 1 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 7 3 31 4 10 3 Detroit 010 000 002 -- 3 Philadelphia 010 000 003 -- 4 1 out when winning run was scored. Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Trucks V* 8.0 9 3 3 2 2 Benton A (L) 0.1 1 1 0 2 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Fowler D (W) 9.0 7 3 3 7 4 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Grimes O 2, Benton A DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Detroit 11, Philadelphia 10 2B -- Bloodworth J 3B -- McQuinn G HR -- Greenberg H CS -- Rosar B SH -- Grimes O 2, Valo E, Suder P, Kell G WP -- Benton A T -- 2:00 A -- 0
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