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Retrosheet Boxscore: Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2

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Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 2

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Friday, May 20, 1938 (D) at Briggs Stadium

PHI A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   5  8  1
DET A    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moses rf                      5   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Ambler ss                     4   1   0   0       0   0       2   2
Werber 3b                     5   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
Siebert 1b                    5   1   1   1       0   0       8   0
Johnson lf                    2   2   1   0       2   1       0   0
Chapman cf                    4   1   1   2       0   0       5   0
Brucker c                     2   0   0   0       2   0       2   1
Lodigiani 2b                  4   0   2   1       0   0       5   4
Thomas p                      4   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
  Potter p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5       4   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Ambler-Werber, Werber-Lodigiani-Siebert.
E: Lodigiani (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Siebert (1,off Rowe); Chapman (2,off Rowe).
SH: Ambler (3,off Rowe).
IBB: Johnson (2,by Rowe); Brucker (1,by Rowe).
Team LOB: 8.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rogell ss                     3   1   0   0       1   0       1   3
Walker cf                     3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Fox rf                        4   0   1   2       0   0       4   0
Gehringer 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
York lf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Greenberg 1b                  3   0   1   0       1   0      14   0
Tebbetts c                    3   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Ross 3b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Rowe p                        1   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Coffman p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  White ph                    0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Lawson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cullenbine ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       28   2   5   2       6   1      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: York (3).
BATTING - 
SH: Rowe (1,off Thomas); Tebbetts (1,off Thomas).
GDP: York (3,off Potter).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Greenberg (2,3rd base by Thomas/Brucker).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Thomas W(2-3)                 7     3   2   1   5   0   0  28
Potter SV(2)                  2     2   0   0   1   1   0   8
Totals                        9     5   2   1   6   1   0  36
Thomas faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Potter 2-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rowe L(0-1)                   7.2   7   5   1   4   1   0  35
Coffman                       0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Lawson                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   5   1   4   2   0  40
WP: Lawson (1).
IBB: Rowe 2 (2,Johnson,Brucker).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Coffman 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Harry Geisel, 1B - Bill Grieve
Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 6700
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Detroit Tigers           
1. Moses               rf        Rogell              ss
2. Ambler              ss        Walker              cf
3. Werber              3b        Fox                 rf
4. Siebert             1b        Gehringer           2b
5. Johnson             lf        York                lf
6. Chapman             cf        Greenberg           1b
7. Brucker             c         Tebbetts            c
8. Lodigiani           2b        Ross                3b
9. Thomas              p         Rowe                p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Moses singled; Ambler out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Moses to second]; Werber made an out to
second; Siebert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rogell reached on an error by Lodigiani; Walker
singled [Rogell to third]; Fox flied to right [Rogell scored
(unearned)]; Gehringer made an out to second; York walked
[Walker to second]; Greenberg made an out to catcher; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Chapman grounded out (pitcher
to first); Brucker made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Tebbetts singled; Ross walked [Tebbetts to second];
Rowe out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tebbetts to
third, Ross to second]; Rogell lined into a double play to
shortstop [Tebbetts out at third (shortstop to third)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Lodigiani grounded out (second to first); Thomas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Moses made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Walker flied out to center; Fox flied out to center;
Gehringer made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Ambler grounded out (third to first); Werber made
an out to second; Siebert made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: York flied out to right; Greenberg walked; Tebbetts
grounded out (second to first) [Greenberg to second]; Ross
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Johnson walked; Chapman popped to second; Brucker
walked [Johnson to second]; Lodigiani lined to right; Thomas
singled to left [Johnson scored, Brucker to second]; Moses lined
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rowe grounded out (second to first); Rogell flied
out to center; Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Ambler grounded out (shortstop to first); Werber
made an out to second; Siebert grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Fox made an out to third; Gehringer made an out to
first; York made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson singled to shortstop; Chapman flied out
to right; Brucker flied out to center; Lodigiani singled
[Johnson to second]; Thomas flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Greenberg singled to third; Tebbetts out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Greenberg to second];
Greenberg was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Ross
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers
1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Moses grounded out (pitcher to first); Ambler
reached on an error by York [Ambler to second]; Werber grounded
out (shortstop to first); Siebert doubled to left [Ambler scored
(unearned)]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Chapman doubled
to left [Siebert scored (unearned), Johnson scored (unearned)];
Brucker was walked intentionally; Lodigiani singled to right
[Chapman scored (unearned), Brucker to third, Lodigiani to
second (on throw to home)]; COFFMAN REPLACED ROWE (PITCHING);
Thomas popped to first in foul territory; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: WHITE BATTED FOR COFFMAN; White walked; Rogell
walked [White to second]; POTTER REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING);
Walker walked [White to third, Rogell to second]; Fox singled to
first [White scored, Rogell to third, Walker to second];
Gehringer popped to second; York grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Fox out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: LAWSON REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Moses singled;
Lawson threw a wild pitch [Moses to second]; Ambler made an out
to first; Werber struck out; Siebert flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Greenberg flied out to center; Tebbetts singled;
Ross made an out to shortstop; CULLENBINE BATTED FOR LAWSON;
Cullenbine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5,
Tigers 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        5   8   1    8
 Tigers           2   5   1    7
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