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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 21, 1939
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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 July 21, 1939 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cotton Pippen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,221 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
| Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
| Bill Nagel | Second Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Dario Lodigiani | Third Baseman |
| Cotton Pippen | Pitcher |
| Earle Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
| Benny McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Earl Averill | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Hank Greenberg | First Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Billy Rogell | Shortstop |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Del Baker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 21, 1939
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Trout
Nagel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Pippen
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Pippen
McCoy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. McCoy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Pippen
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higgins vs. Pippen
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Trout
There goes Johnson. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, McCoy applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Trout
There goes Chapman. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Trout
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Pippen
Greenberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chapman throws the ball in to Nagel who tags Greenberg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Pippen
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nagel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Pippen
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lodigiani fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lodigiani vs. Trout
Lodigiani hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pippen vs. Trout
Pippen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pippen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nagel vs. Trout
Nagel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Pippen
Rogell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Pippen
Trout bunts towards the mound. Pippen fields it and throws to first for the out. Rogell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Pippen
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome misplays the ball. That's an error on Newsome. Rogell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCoy vs. Pippen
McCoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rogell scores. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Averill vs. Pippen
Averill strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Pippen
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Trout
Newsome hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cullenbine. Newsome reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Chapman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lodigiani vs. Trout
Lodigiani hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Averill. Lodigiani reaches second base with a double. Newsome scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pippen vs. Trout
Pippen bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. Lodigiani moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moses vs. Trout
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a line drive towards first. Greenberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Pippen
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullenbine vs. Pippen
There's a wild pitch. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Pippen
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tebbetts vs. Pippen
Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rogell vs. Pippen
Rogell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Pippen
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trout vs. Pippen
Trout hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Trout
Nagel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rogell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Hayes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Trout
The ball gets by Tebbetts for a passed ball. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chapman vs. Trout
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsome vs. Trout
There goes Chapman. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Chapman steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newsome vs. Trout
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lodigiani vs. Trout
Lodigiani strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Pippen
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Pippen
McCoy hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Averill vs. Pippen
Averill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Pippen
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Averill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenberg vs. Pippen
Greenberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pippen vs. Trout
Pippen hits a fly ball into left field. Averill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Trout
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Trout
Siebert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Pippen
Cullenbine hits a line drive towards short. Newsome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Pippen
Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pippen, and towards Newsome, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Pippen
Rogell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pippen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagel vs. Trout
Nagel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Trout
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Trout
Hayes hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Pippen
Pete Fox pinch hits for Dizzy Trout.
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Pippen
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Pippen
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops it up and throws to first, with Pippen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Thomas
Bud Thomas now pitching.
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Thomas
Thomas fires to first and picks off Chapman. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Thomas
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lodigiani vs. Thomas
There goes Newsome. The throw from Tebbetts and he is safe. Newsome steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lodigiani vs. Thomas
Lodigiani hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pippen vs. Thomas
Pippen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Thomas
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Averill vs. Pippen
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Pippen
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Pippen
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Pippen
Cullenbine hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Pippen
Rudy York pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts.
York strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Thomas
Rudy York now catching.
Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Siebert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nagel vs. Thomas
Nagel hits a popup towards short. Rogell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Thomas
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Greenberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Thomas
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Thomas
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Pippen
Wayne Ambler now playing second base. Charlie Gehringer pinch hits for Billy Rogell.
Gehringer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pippen
Dixie Walker pinch hits for Bud Thomas.
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Pippen
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Pippen
McCoy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. McCoy reaches second base with a double. McCosky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Averill vs. Pippen
Averill hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1939 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Moses W, rf 4 0 1 0 McCosky B, cf 3 1 0 0
Siebert D, 1b 5 1 1 0 McCoy B, 2b 5 0 3 2
Nagel B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Averill E, lf 5 0 0 0
Ambler W, 2b 0 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 0 Greenberg H, 1b 4 0 3 0
Hayes F, c 5 0 2 1 Cullenbine R, rf 4 0 0 0
Chapman S, cf 1 1 0 0 Tebbetts B, c 3 0 0 0
Newsome S, ss 3 2 2 2 York R, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Lodigiani D, 3b 4 1 2 3 Rogell B, ss 2 1 1 0
Pippen C, p 3 0 1 0 Gehringer C, ph 1 0 0 0
Trout D, p 1 0 0 0
Fox P, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomas B, p 0 0 0 0
Walker D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 10 6 35 2 9 2
Philadelphia 000 300 021 -- 6
Detroit 001 000 001 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Pippen C (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (L) 7.0 6 3 3 6 4
Thomas B 2.0 4 3 3 1 1
E -- Newsome S
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Detroit 10
2B -- McCoy B 2, Newsome S, Lodigiani D, Hayes F, Siebert D
HR -- Lodigiani D
SB -- Chapman S 2, Rogell B, Greenberg H, Newsome S
CS -- Johnson B
SH -- Trout D, Pippen C
WP -- Pippen C
PB -- Tebbetts B
T -- 2:30
A -- 4221
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