Tigers @ Athletics
September 17, 1941

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 5 0
Athletics 2 7 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 3 5 0
Athletics 2 7 3

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .500 .444
At Bats 3 7
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 0

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 2
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Shibe Park - September 17, 1941
Out
Al Benton
Birdie Tebbetts
Rudy York
Charlie Gehringer
Pinky Higgins
Boyd Perry
Tuck Stainback
Barney McCosky
Bruce Campbell
Elmer Valo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 5 0 9
Philadelphia Athletics 2 7 3 9
Winning Pitcher Al Benton
Losing Pitcher Phil Marchildon
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Collins 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 9 Dee Miles pinch hits for Porter Vaughan. Miles hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 McCosky hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Benton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brancato takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tuck Stainback now playing left field. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Higgins strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Campbell. The throw from Wagner and he is safe. Campbell steals second.
Top 8 Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Porter Vaughan now pitching. Radcliff hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Richmond hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Valo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Benny McCoy pinch hits for Phil Marchildon. McCoy strikes out.
Top 7 York strikes out.
Top 7 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Richmond fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gehringer hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brancato hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chapman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Benton hits a popup in front of the plate. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato misplays the ball. That's an error on Brancato.
Bottom 5 Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Marchildon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Higgins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Campbell moves to third.
Top 5 Campbell hits a ball on the ground into center field. Chapman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Chapman. McCosky scores. York goes all the way around to score. Campbell moves to second.
Top 5 Radcliff hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 York takes first base on ball four. McCosky moves to second.
Top 5 McCosky takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehringer for the out.
Bottom 4 Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Radcliff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Brancato. The throw from Tebbetts and he is out, Gehringer applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Brancato hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 4 Chapman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Perry strikes out.
Top 4 Benton strikes out.
Top 4 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into left field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Higgins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Richmond hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wagner scores.
Bottom 3 Valo takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wagner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Marchildon bunts towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wagner takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Campbell hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Radcliff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCosky moves to second.
Top 3 York hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Gehringer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Brancato hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chapman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Perry hits a popup towards third. Richmond settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Benton bunts towards the mound. Marchildon fields it and throws to first for the out. Higgins moves to third. Tebbetts moves to second.
Top 2 Tebbetts takes first base on ball four. Higgins moves to second.
Top 2 Higgins takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Marchildon spins and fires to second, and Campbell is picked off.
Top 2 Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Davis misplays the ball. That's an error on Davis. Campbell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richmond hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richmond for the out.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perry scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Radcliff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brancato fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Perry scores. Gehringer moves to third.
Top 1 McCosky takes first base on ball four. Perry moves to third. Gehringer moves to second.
Top 1 Gehringer takes first base on ball four. Perry moves to second.
Top 1 Perry takes first base on ball four.