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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 31, 1949
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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 31, 1949 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1949 |
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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 31, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Hutchinson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lou Brissie |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 20,357 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: (none) 3B: Cal Hubbard |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Neil Berry | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Fred Hutchinson | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Nellie Fox | Second Baseman |
Joe Astroth | Catcher |
Lou Brissie | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 31, 1949
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Brissie
Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Wertz reaches second base with a double. Berry scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Brissie
Groth hits a line drive off the glove of Majeski, and into shallow left field. Groth reaches second base with a double. Wertz scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groth scores. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball 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: ---
Joost vs. Hutchinson
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hutchinson
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Hutchinson
Fain strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Brissie
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Brissie
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Hutchinson
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hutchinson
Chapman hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hutchinson
Moses hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Hutchinson
Fox hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball 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: ---
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Wertz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Brissie
Groth hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wertz scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon bunts in front of the plate. Astroth fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kolloway moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Astroth vs. Hutchinson
Astroth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brissie vs. Hutchinson
Brissie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Hutchinson
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Brissie
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fox scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Brissie
Berry is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell bunts towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Brissie
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hutchinson
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Valo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Hutchinson
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Majeski vs. Hutchinson
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Hutchinson
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chapman for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Brissie
Groth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Brissie
Kolloway hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Brissie
Lipon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Brissie
Swift hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hutchinson
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Hutchinson
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Astroth vs. Hutchinson
Astroth hits a popup into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brissie vs. Hutchinson
Brissie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Brissie
Hutchinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Brissie
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fox scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Brissie
Kell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evers vs. Brissie
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Hutchinson
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Hutchinson
Valo hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Hutchinson
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Shantz
Bobby Shantz now pitching.
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Shantz
Groth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses who is chasing the ball. Groth reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kolloway vs. Shantz
Kolloway hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groth scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Shantz
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Shantz
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Hutchinson
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hutchinson
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Hutchinson
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kell. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Hutchinson
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Astroth vs. Hutchinson
Astroth hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchinson vs. Shantz
Hutchinson hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Shantz
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Shantz
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Hutchinson
Augie Galan pinch hits for Bobby Shantz.
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Hutchinson
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Hutchinson
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Berry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Scheib
Carl Scheib now pitching.
Evers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Scheib
Wertz bunts, foul, towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Groth reaches second base with a double. Evers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Scheib
Kolloway hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Scheib
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Scheib
Dick Wakefield pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Groth moves to third. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hutchinson vs. Scheib
Hutchinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Hutchinson
Hank Riebe now catching.
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Hutchinson
Majeski hits a line drive into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Hutchinson
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1949, game 2 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Berry N, 2b 4 1 1 0 Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 0 2 0 Valo E, lf 4 0 1 0 Evers H, lf 4 1 1 0 Fain F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 5 2 2 1 Majeski H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 5 2 3 2 Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 2 2 Moses W, rf 3 0 2 0 Lipon J, ss 3 0 2 1 Fox N, 2b 2 0 1 0 Swift B, c 4 0 0 0 Astroth J, c 3 0 0 0 Wakefield D, ph 0 0 0 0 Brissie L, p 2 0 1 0 Riebe H, c 0 0 0 0 Shantz B, p 0 0 0 0 Hutchinson F, p 4 0 0 0 Galan A, ph 0 0 0 0 Scheib C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 13 6 30 0 5 0 Detroit 301 000 101 -- 6 Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Hutchinson F (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Brissie L (L) 6.0 10 4 4 1 1 Shantz B 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 Scheib C 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 E -- Kell G DP -- Detroit 2, Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Detroit 12, Philadelphia 5 2B -- Wertz V 2, Groth J 2, Valo E 3B -- Moses W, Groth J SH -- Kell G HBP -- by Brissie L (Kolloway D), by Brissie L (Berry N), by Brissie L (Evers H) T -- 1:35 A -- 20357
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