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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 16, 1950
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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 16, 1950 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1950 |
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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 16, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Houtteman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Alex Kellner |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McKinley |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
Hoot Evers | Left Fielder |
Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
Bob Swift | Catcher |
Art Houtteman | Pitcher |
Red Rolfe | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Dillinger | Third Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Elmer Valo | Left Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
Billy Hitchcock | Second Baseman |
Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
Mike Guerra | Catcher |
Alex Kellner | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 16, 1950
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kellner
Lipon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy hits a line drive into left 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: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Houtteman
Dillinger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Houtteman
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kellner
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Moses chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Hitchcock. Hitchcock fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Hitchcock. Evers moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a line drive towards third. Dillinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Kellner
Kolloway strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl bunts in front of the plate. Swift fields it and throws to first for the out. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kellner vs. Houtteman
Kellner 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 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Kellner
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Kellner
Houtteman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kellner
Lipon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Houtteman
Dillinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Houtteman, and towards Priddy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Houtteman
Valo hits a popup towards third. Kell 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: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valo. Kell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Kellner
Wertz hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evers vs. Kellner
There's a wild pitch. Kell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Kellner
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Kellner
Swift hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Kellner
Houtteman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Kellner
Lipon hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Houtteman
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy hits a line drive into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Kellner
Wertz takes first base on ball four. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evers vs. Kellner
Evers hits a line drive into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Houtteman
Dillinger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Dillinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dillinger moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Houtteman
Valo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dillinger scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway juggles the ball. That's an error on Kolloway. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Kellner
Kolloway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Kellner
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Houtteman vs. Kellner
Houtteman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lipon vs. Kellner
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kellner vs. Houtteman
Kellner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Kellner
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Kellner
Kell hits a popup towards short. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Kellner
Wertz hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Guerra races back for the ball and makes the catch. The throw to the first, AND Priddy is out, unable to get back to the bag, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillinger vs. Houtteman
Dillinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Evers. Dillinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Houtteman
Moses is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valo vs. Houtteman
Valo bunts towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Priddy covering, for the out. Dillinger moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Houtteman
Chapman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fain vs. Houtteman
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dillinger scores. Moses scores. Chapman moves to third. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Hitchcock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wahl vs. Houtteman
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Houtteman fields it and throws to third for the out. Chapman scores. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerra vs. Houtteman
Guerra hits a line drive towards third. Kell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Kellner
Paul Lehner now playing left field. Elmer Valo now playing right field.
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dillinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kellner
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Kellner
Kolloway hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Kellner
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Bob Swift.
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Kellner
Neil Berry pinch hits for Art Houtteman.
Berry hits a line drive into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1950, game 1 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Lipon J, ss 3 0 0 0 Dillinger B, 3b 4 3 3 1 Priddy J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 3 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lehner P, lf 0 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 3 0 0 0 Valo E, lf-rf 2 0 0 0 Evers H, lf 3 1 1 0 Chapman S, cf 3 1 1 1 Groth J, cf 4 0 2 0 Fain F, 1b 4 0 1 2 Kolloway D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hitchcock B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Swift B, c 3 0 0 0 Wahl K, ss 3 0 0 1 Keller C, ph 1 0 0 0 Guerra M, c 4 0 1 0 Houtteman A, p 3 0 1 0 Kellner A, p 3 0 0 0 Berry N, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 6 0 28 5 7 5 Detroit 010 100 000 -- 2 Philadelphia 100 001 03x -- 5 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Houtteman A (L) 8.0 7 5 5 4 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Kellner A (W) 9.0 6 2 1 5 4 E -- Hitchcock B, Kolloway D DP -- Detroit 2, Philadelphia 2 LOB -- Detroit 7, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Moses W, Kell G, Dillinger B 2 3B -- Evers H HR -- Dillinger B SH -- Wahl K, Valo E HBP -- by Houtteman A (Moses W) WP -- Kellner A T -- 2:35 A -- 0
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