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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 25, 1940
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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 August 25, 1940 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 1940 |
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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 | August 25, 1940 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Buck Ross |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 19,794 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Kolls 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Barney McCosky | Center Fielder |
Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
Hank Greenberg | Left Fielder |
Rudy York | First Baseman |
Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
Billy Sullivan | Catcher |
Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
Del Baker | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Gantenbein | Third Baseman |
Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
Dee Miles | Left Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
Al Rubeling | Second Baseman |
Al Brancato | Shortstop |
Buck Ross | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 25, 1940
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ross
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins bunts towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higgins for the out. Fox moves to third. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fox scores. McCosky moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
York vs. Ross
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Newsom
Gantenbein hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miles vs. Newsom
Miles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Ross
Meyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Ross
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sullivan for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Ross
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brancato vs. Newsom
Brancato hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Ross
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Ross covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Newsom
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Newsom
Gantenbein hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCosky. Gantenbein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ross
York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Ross
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein juggles the ball. That's an error on Gantenbein. York moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Ross
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. York moves to third. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Ross
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. York scores. Meyer moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsom vs. Ross
Newsom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Meyer scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Newsom
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miles for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
York vs. Ross
York hits a popup towards short. Brancato settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meyer vs. Ross
Meyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky scores. Greenberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Ross
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. Greenberg moves to third. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Ross
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Greenberg scores. Meyer moves to third. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Newsom vs. Ross
Newsom hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sullivan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Newsom
Brancato hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Newsom
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ross
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Ross
McCosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Ross
Higgins hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenberg vs. Ross
Greenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gantenbein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gantenbein vs. Newsom
Gantenbein hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenberg. Moses reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miles vs. Newsom
Miles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Ross
York takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Ross
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Ross
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meyer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Ross
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meyer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsom vs. Ross
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brancato vs. Newsom
Brancato hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bartell. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Newsom
Benny McCoy pinch hits for Buck Ross.
McCoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brancato moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gantenbein vs. Newsom
Gantenbein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brancato scores. McCoy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Newsom
The umpire calls a balk on Newsom McCoy moves to third. Gantenbein moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miles vs. Newsom
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Beckmann
Bill Beckmann now pitching.
Fox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Beckmann
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert fields the ball and throws to Beckmann covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Beckmann
Higgins bunts towards the mound. Beckmann fields it and throws to first for the out. McCosky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greenberg vs. Beckmann
Greenberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
York vs. Beckmann
York hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Newsom
Siebert hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Newsom
Hayes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rubeling vs. Newsom
Rubeling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brancato vs. Newsom
Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dean vs. Newsom
Chubby Dean pinch hits for Bill Beckmann.
Dean takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to third. Rubeling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gantenbein vs. Newsom
Hal Wagner pinch runs for Chubby Dean.
Gantenbein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Heusser
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meyer goes all the way around to score. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Heusser
Heusser spins and fires to second, with Brancato covering, and Sullivan is picked off. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heusser
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rubeling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Heusser
Newsom hits a fly ball into left field. Miles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Newsom
Moses hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newsom
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Newsom
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/1940 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Fox P, rf 4 2 2 1 Gantenbein J, 3b 5 1 3 2 McCosky B, cf 4 1 3 0 Moses W, rf 4 1 1 0 Higgins M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Chapman S, cf 5 0 1 0 Greenberg H, lf 5 1 1 1 Miles D, lf 5 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Meyer D, 2b 5 2 2 1 Hayes F, c 4 0 1 0 Sullivan B, c 4 0 2 1 Rubeling A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 4 0 2 2 Brancato A, ss 4 1 0 0 Newsom B, p 5 0 0 1 Ross B, p 2 0 0 0 McCoy B, ph 1 0 1 0 Beckmann B, p 0 0 0 0 Dean C, ph 0 0 0 0 Wagner H, pr 0 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 13 7 37 3 9 3 Detroit 100 220 011 -- 7 Philadelphia 000 002 100 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Newsom B (W) 9.0 9 3 2 3 8 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Ross B (L) 7.0 9 5 4 5 0 Beckmann B 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Heusser E 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 E -- Gantenbein J, Bartell D LOB -- Detroit 11, Philadelphia 10 2B -- Gantenbein J, Moses W HR -- Gantenbein J, Fox P SH -- Higgins M 2 Balk -- Newsom B T -- 2:11 A -- 19794
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