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Athletics 13 @ Tigers 3
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1944

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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 23, 1944 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 13 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJuly 23, 1944 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 13 H: 19 E: 3 LOB: 13
Runs: 13
Hits: 19
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 3 H: 6 E: 4 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherDon Black  
Losing PitcherJohnny Gorsica  
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Game Winning RBIBobby Estalella 

Game Info

DateJuly 23, 1944 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Black  
Home Starting PitcherJohnny Gorsica  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 21 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Bill Grieve
2B: (none)
3B: Hal Weafer

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jo-Jo White  Shortstop 
Hal Epps  Center Fielder 
Bobby Estalella  Right Fielder 
Frankie Hayes  Catcher 
Dick Siebert  Left Fielder 
Bill McGhee  First Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Joe Burns  Second Baseman 
Don Black  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Hoover  Shortstop 
Eddie Mayo  Second Baseman 
Doc Cramer  Center Fielder 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Dick Wakefield  Left Fielder 
Pinky Higgins  Third Baseman 
Chuck Hostetler  Right Fielder 
Paul Richards  Catcher 
Johnny Gorsica  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

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Athletics 13 @ Tigers 3
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1944

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/23/1944, game 1 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
White J, ss           2  1  1  1   Hoover J, ss          5  1  1  0   
Busch E, ss           4  0  0  0   Mayo E, 2b            4  1  0  0   
Epps H, cf            6  3  4  0   Cramer D, cf          1  0  0  0   
Estalella B, rf       6  1  3  3   Metro C, ph-cf        2  0  0  0   
Hayes F, c            6  1  2  1   York R, 1b            4  1  1  0   
Garbark B, c          0  0  0  0   Wakefield D, lf       4  0  1  1   
Siebert D, lf         5  2  2  1   Higgins P, 3b         1  0  0  0   
Garrison F, lf        1  0  0  0   Orengo J, ph-3b       2  0  1  1   
McGhee B, 1b          4  2  2  0   Hostetler C, rf       4  0  1  0   
Kell G, 3b            6  1  2  2   Richards P, c         0  0  0  0   
Burns J, 2b           5  1  1  2   Miller H, ph-c        3  0  0  0   
Black D, p            4  1  2  1   Gorsica J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Eaton Z, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Mooty J, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Beck B, p             2  0  1  0   
                                   Ross D, ph            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49 13 19 11                        34  3  6  2

Philadelphia     611 211 010 -- 13
Detroit          000 001 110 --  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Black D (W)           9.0  6  3  1  5  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gorsica J (L)*        0.0  4  5  3  0  0
Eaton Z               0.1  1  1  0  2  0
Mooty J+              2.2  7  4  2  1  0
Beck B                6.0  7  3  3  1  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 4th

E -- Richards P, Mooty J, Hoover J 2, Burns J, McGhee B 2
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 13, Detroit 9
2B -- Estalella B 2, Beck B, Hoover J, Epps H, York R, Orengo J
3B -- Epps H
HR -- Burns J
Balk -- Eaton Z
T -- 2:21
A -- 0

    

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