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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 20, 1952
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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 20, 1952 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1952 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ted Gray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,103 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Bill Grieve 3B: Art Passarella |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Al Federoff | Second Baseman |
| Fred Hatfield | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Walt Dropo | First Baseman |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Joe Ginsberg | Catcher |
| Neil Berry | Shortstop |
| Ted Gray | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Kite Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Allie Clark | Right Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Ray Murray | Catcher |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
July 20, 1952
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Newsom
Groth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Newsom
There goes Groth. The throw from Murray and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Newsom
Federoff strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Newsom
Hatfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Newsom
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder 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: ---
Joost vs. Gray
Joost hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Gray
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Gray
Philley hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gray
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Groth who is chasing the ball. Thomas reaches third base with a triple. Fain goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Gray
Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Newsom
Dropo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Newsom
Mullin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Mullin reaches second base with a double. Philley throws the ball in to Suder who relays the ball to Hitchcock who tags Mullin trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dropo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Newsom
Ginsberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Newsom
Berry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gray
Hitchcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Gray
Suder hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ginsberg 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-
Murray vs. Gray
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Gray
Newsom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Gray
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Newsom
Gray strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Newsom
Groth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Newsom
Federoff hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatfield vs. Newsom
Hatfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley who is chasing the ball. Hatfield reaches third base with a triple. Hatfield is thrown out after the base hit. Groth goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Gray
Fain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gray
Philley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gray
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kucab
Johnny Kucab now pitching.
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dropo vs. Kucab
Dropo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Kucab
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mullin vs. Kucab
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ginsberg vs. Kucab
Ginsberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Kucab
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gray vs. Kucab
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gray
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ginsberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Gray
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Gray
Suder hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Kucab
Groth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Federoff vs. Kucab
There goes Groth. The throw from Murray and he is out, Joost applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Kucab
Federoff hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kucab
Hatfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Gray
Murray hits a popup towards first. Dropo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucab vs. Gray
Kucab hits a line drive into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gray
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kucab
Wertz hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kucab
Dropo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Kucab
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Gray
Fain hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Gray
Philley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gray
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Gray
Clark takes first base on ball four. Philley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Gray
Hitchcock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Kucab
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucab covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Kucab
Berry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Kucab
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Kucab
The ball gets by Murray for a passed ball. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groth vs. Kucab
Groth hits a line drive into center field. Philley 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: ---
Suder vs. Gray
Suder 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: ---
Murray vs. Gray
Murray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Federoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucab vs. Gray
Kucab is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Federoff vs. Kucab
Federoff hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatfield vs. Kucab
Hatfield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Kucab
Wertz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dropo vs. Kucab
Dropo hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Gray
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Gray
Fain bunts towards third. Hatfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Philley vs. Gray
There goes Joost. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Joost steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Philley vs. Gray
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Houtteman
Art Houtteman now pitching.
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Joost scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Houtteman
There goes Philley. The throw from Ginsberg and he is safe. Philley steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Houtteman
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Kucab
Mullin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Mullin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ginsberg vs. Byrd
Harry Byrd now pitching.
Murray fires to second and picks off Mullin for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ginsberg vs. Byrd
Ginsberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Ginsberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Byrd
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Neil Berry.
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Houtteman vs. Byrd
The ball gets by Murray for a passed ball. Ginsberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Houtteman vs. Byrd
Houtteman hits a line drive into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Houtteman
Johnny Pesky now playing shortstop.
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Houtteman
Suder bunts towards first. Dropo scoops it up and throws to first, with Federoff covering, for the out. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Houtteman
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Houtteman
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Harry Byrd.
Valo strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1952, game 2 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Groth J, cf 3 1 2 0 Joost E, ss 4 1 1 0
Federoff A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 2 1 0 0
Hatfield F, 3b 3 0 1 1 Philley D, cf 3 0 1 0
Wertz V, rf 4 1 2 1 Thomas K, lf 4 0 1 2
Dropo W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Clark A, rf 3 0 0 0
Mullin P, lf 4 0 2 1 Hitchcock B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Ginsberg J, c 3 0 1 0 Suder P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Berry N, ss 3 0 1 0 Murray R, c 4 0 0 0
Hopp J, ph 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 1 0 1 1
Pesky J, ss 0 0 0 0 Kucab J, p 2 0 0 0
Gray T, p 3 0 0 0 Byrd H, p 0 0 0 0
Houtteman A, p 1 0 0 0 Valo E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 11 3 31 3 6 3
Detroit 011 000 010 -- 3
Philadelphia 110 000 010 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gray T 7.1 5 3 3 3 5
Houtteman A 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B 3.0 4 2 2 2 4
Kucab J* 5.0 6 1 1 1 2
Byrd H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
LOB -- Detroit 6, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Mullin P 2, Ginsberg J
3B -- Thomas K, Hatfield F
HR -- Wertz V
SB -- Dropo W, Wertz V, Joost E, Philley D
CS -- Groth J 2
SH -- Fain F, Suder P
PB -- Murray R 2
T -- 2:42
A -- 7103
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