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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 15, 1936
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on May 15, 1936 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 15, 1936 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 15, 1936 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whitey Wilshere |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy Bridges |
Ballpark | Navin Field |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Steve Basil 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Kolls |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Finney | First Baseman |
Rabbit Warstler | Second Baseman |
Wally Moses | Center Fielder |
George Puccinelli | Right Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Whitey Wilshere | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
Goose Goslin | Left Fielder |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Jack Burns | First Baseman |
Marv Owen | Third Baseman |
Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
Tommy Bridges | Pitcher |
Mickey Cochrane | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 15, 1936
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Bridges
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Bridges
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wilshere
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Wilshere
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moses. Cochrane reaches second base with a double. Fox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Wilshere
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goslin vs. Wilshere
Goslin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cochrane scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wilshere
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Wilshere
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Wilshere
Owen takes first base on ball four. Goslin moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rogell vs. Wilshere
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puccinelli vs. Bridges
Puccinelli hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bridges
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Bridges
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Bridges
Hayes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilshere vs. Bridges
Wilshere takes first base on ball four. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finney vs. Bridges
Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wilshere
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wilshere
Fox hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Wilshere
Cochrane hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Bridges
Warstler hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puccinelli vs. Bridges
Puccinelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Bridges
Higgins strikes out. There goes Puccinelli. The throw from Cochrane to second, and Puccinelli is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Wilshere
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puccinelli. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goslin vs. Wilshere
Goslin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wilshere
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Wilshere
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Puccinelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Wilshere
Owen takes first base on ball four. Gehringer moves to third. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rogell vs. Wilshere
Rogell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Bridges
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Bridges
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Wilshere
Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Wilshere
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Wilshere
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilshere vs. Bridges
Wilshere hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Bridges
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Bridges
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Wilshere
Gehringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Wilshere
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gehringer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wilshere
Walker bunts towards the mound. Wilshere fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wilshere. Gehringer scores. Goslin goes all the way around to score. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Wilshere
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Wilshere
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Puccinelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rogell vs. Wilshere
Rogell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker scores. Burns moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Wilshere
Bridges bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Burns moves to third. Rogell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Wilshere
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bridges
Moses hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puccinelli vs. Bridges
Puccinelli hits a fly ball into left field. Goslin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bridges
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Wilshere
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilshere fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Wilshere
Gehringer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goslin vs. Wilshere
Goslin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bridges
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goslin. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Bridges
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mailho vs. Bridges
Emil Mailho pinch hits for Frankie Hayes.
Mailho hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dean vs. Bridges
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Whitey Wilshere.
Dean hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Dean reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Newsome scores. Mailho moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Finney vs. Lawson
Roxie Lawson now pitching.
Finney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Lawson
Warstler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mailho scores. Dean moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moses vs. Lawson
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Dietrich
Charlie Berry now catching. Bill Dietrich now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Dietrich
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Dietrich
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dietrich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puccinelli vs. Lawson
Puccinelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Lawson
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Puccinelli trying to get to third. Walker throws the ball in to Owen, who tags Puccinelli for the out. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Lawson
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Lawson
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berry vs. Lawson
Berry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dietrich vs. Lawson
Dietrich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Dietrich
Rogell hits a line drive towards short. Newsome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dietrich
Jo-Jo White pinch hits for Roxie Lawson.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Dietrich
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Dietrich
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehringer vs. Dietrich
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Kimsey
Chad Kimsey now pitching.
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Kimsey
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Owen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Kimsey
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards third. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goslin vs. Dietrich
Goslin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Dietrich
Walker bunts in front of the plate. Berry fields it and throws to first for the out. Goslin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Dietrich
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goslin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Dietrich
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/15/1936 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Finney L, 1b 5 0 0 0 Fox P, rf 4 1 0 0 Warstler R, 2b 5 0 1 1 Cochrane M, c 5 1 2 1 Moses W, cf 5 1 1 1 Gehringer C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Puccinelli G, rf 2 0 0 0 Goslin G, lf 3 1 2 1 Higgins P, 3b 4 1 2 0 Walker G, cf 3 1 0 0 Johnson B, lf 3 2 2 2 Burns J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Newsome S, ss 3 1 1 0 Owen M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 2 0 0 0 Rogell B, ss 4 0 1 1 Mailho E, ph 1 1 1 0 Bridges T, p 2 0 1 0 Berry C, c 0 0 0 0 Lawson R, p 0 0 0 0 Wilshere W, p 1 0 0 0 White J, ph 1 0 1 0 Dean C, ph 1 0 1 2 Kimsey C, p 0 0 0 0 Dietrich B, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 9 6 33 5 11 3 Philadelphia 021 000 300 -- 6 Detroit 200 030 000 -- 5 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Wilshere W (W) 6.0 8 5 3 6 1 Dietrich B (S) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bridges T (L)* 6.0 7 6 6 3 2 Lawson R 2.0 2 0 0 3 0 Kimsey C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 7th E -- Wilshere W DP -- Philadelphia 4, Detroit 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Detroit 11 2B -- Cochrane M, Gehringer C, Johnson B, Dean C HR -- Johnson B, Moses W CS -- Puccinelli G SH -- Walker G 2, Bridges T T -- 2:18 A -- 0
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