Tigers @ Athletics
August 23, 1938

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 13 16 0
Athletics 5 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 13 16 0
Athletics 5 12 2

Billy Werber Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .268
OBP .500 .388
At Bats 4 280
Hits 2 75
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 1 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 0 39

Tommy Bridges Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 0
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Shibe Park - August 23, 1938
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Out
Tommy Bridges
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Don Ross
Mark Christman
Dixie Walker
Chet Morgan
Pete Fox
Billy Werber
Wally Moses
Stan Sperry

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 13 16 0 6
Philadelphia Athletics 5 12 2 7
Winning Pitcher Tommy Bridges
Losing Pitcher Lynn Nelson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Hank Greenberg
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Parker scores. Sperry moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ace Parker pinch runs for Dick Siebert. Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Parker moves to second.
Bottom 9 Dick Siebert pinch hits for Dave Smith. Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Mule Haas pinch hits for Wayne Ambler. Haas hits a popup towards short. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bridges bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Ross moves to second.
Top 9 Christman hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hal Wagner now catching. Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Chapman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 York hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chapman. York reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Dave Smith now pitching. Tebbetts hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gehringer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Walker reaches second base with a double. Bridges scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bridges moves to third.
Top 8 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moses hits a line drive towards first. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rudy York now playing first base. Birdie Tebbetts now catching. Sperry hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenberg goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 York hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Greenberg is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Gehringer hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Ambler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Finney takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bridges strikes out.
Top 6 Christman hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Johnson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Ambler. Ambler fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Ambler. Christman moves all the way to home.
Bottom 5 Chapman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sperry scores.
Bottom 5 Hayes takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to second.
Bottom 5 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out. Sperry moves to third.
Bottom 5 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sperry moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Ross strikes out.
Top 5 Fox hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 York hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gehringer scores.
Top 5 Greenberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Greenberg reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Gehringer moves to third.
Top 5 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan scores. Walker moves to second.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morgan moves to second.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bridges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sperry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Ambler hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Finney takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Christman hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 York hits a fly ball into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores.
Bottom 3 Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Werber reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greenberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Bridges covering, for the out.
Top 3 Greenberg strikes out.
Top 3 Gehringer hits a line drive into left field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sperry hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Christman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ambler hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morgan hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Chapman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moses scores. Werber scores.
Bottom 1 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ross fields it and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. Werber moves to second.
Bottom 1 Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moses moves to second.
Bottom 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Christman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Sperry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sperry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it and throws to second for the out. Gehringer moves to third.
Top 1 York takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Greenberg strikes out.
Top 1 Gehringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnson. Gehringer reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. Walker scores.
Top 1 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Walker reaches second base with a double. Morgan moves to third.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ambler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ambler.