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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 17, Philadelphia Athletics 2

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Detroit Tigers 17, Philadelphia Athletics 2

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Friday, July 30, 1948 (N) at Briggs Stadium

PHI A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  8  2
DET A    1  2  0    7  0  2    5  0  x  -  17 17  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Athletics       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Joost ss                      4   0   0   0       1   2       3   3
McCosky lf                    5   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Chapman cf                    3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
York 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       7   1
Majeski 3b                    2   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
  DeMars 3b                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
White rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Suder 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   2
Rosar c                       2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Guerra c                    2   2   2   1       0   0       0   0
J. Coleman p                  2   0   0   0       0   2       1   2
  Harris p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Scheib p                    2   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   2   8   1       3   6      24  11
FIELDING - 
E: Chapman (4), Scheib (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Guerra (4,off Hutchinson).
HR: Guerra (1,9th inning off Hutchinson 0 on 1 out).
GDP: McCosky (4,off Hutchinson).
Team LOB: 9.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lake 2b                       5   2   1   0       1   0       2   2
Vico 1b                       4   3   2   1       1   0       8   0
Kell 3b                       6   1   1   4       0   0       0   3
Wertz rf                      6   2   2   2       0   1       2   0
Evers cf                      4   4   3   0       1   0       3   0
Wakefield lf                  4   3   2   3       1   0       4   0
Lipon ss                      3   1   2   0       1   0       2   4
Swift c                       4   0   3   5       0   0       6   0
Hutchinson p                  5   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41  17  17  16       5   1      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lipon-Vico.
E: Wakefield (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Evers 2 (23,off Harris,off Scheib); Wakefield (15,off Harris).
HR: Vico (5,1st inning off J. Coleman 0 on 1 out); Kell (2,4th inning off J.
Coleman 3 on 1 out); Wertz (5,6th inning off Scheib 0 on 0 out).
SH: Lipon (3,off J. Coleman); Swift (10,off J. Coleman).
HBP: Vico (4,by J. Coleman).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hutchinson (1,2nd base off J. Coleman/Rosar).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Athletics       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
J. Coleman L(10-8)            3.1   7   8   8   3   0   2  21
Harris                        1.2   3   2   1   0   1   0   9
Scheib                        3     7   7   6   2   0   1  19
Totals                        8    17  17  15   5   1   3  49
HBP: J. Coleman (2,Vico).
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hutchinson W(7-6)             9     8   2   2   3   6   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jim Boyer, 1B - Art Passarella, 3B - Eddie Rommel
Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 45996
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Athletics        Detroit Tigers           
1. Joost               ss        Lake                2b
2. McCosky             lf        Vico                1b
3. Chapman             cf        Kell                3b
4. York                1b        Wertz               rf
5. Majeski             3b        Evers               cf
6. White               rf        Wakefield           lf
7. Suder               2b        Lipon               ss
8. Rosar               c         Swift               c
9. J. Coleman          p         Hutchinson          p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Joost grounded out (third to first); McCosky
grounded out (second to first); Chapman singled; York popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Lake grounded out (shortstop to first); Vico
homered; Kell flied to left; Wertz lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Majeski walked; White grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Majeski to second]; Suder struck out; Rosar flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Evers singled; Wakefield walked [Evers to second];
Lipon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Evers to
third, Wakefield to second]; Swift singled [Evers scored,
Wakefield scored]; Hutchinson forced Swift (second to
shortstop); Lake singled [Hutchinson to second]; Vico walked
[Hutchinson to third, Lake to second]; Kell forced Lake (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: J. Coleman struck out; Joost struck out; McCosky
singled; Chapman walked [McCosky to second]; York struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Wertz flied to center; Evers grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Wakefield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Majeski flied out to center; White flied out to
left; Suder singled; Rosar singled [Suder to second]; J. Coleman
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Lipon singled; Swift out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Lipon to second]; Hutchinson singled [Lipon
scored]; Hutchinson stole second; Lake walked; Vico was hit by a
pitch [Hutchinson to third, Lake to second]; Kell homered to
left [Hutchinson scored, Lake scored, Vico scored]; HARRIS
REPLACED J. COLEMAN (PITCHING); Wertz struck out; Evers doubled;
Wakefield doubled [Evers scored]; Lipon reached on an error by
Chapman [Wakefield scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Swift singled
[Lipon to second]; Hutchinson forced Swift (shortstop to
second); 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 10.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Joost struck out; McCosky singled; Chapman lined
to left; York forced McCosky (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 5TH: GUERRA REPLACED ROSAR (PLAYING C ); Lake grounded
out (third to first); Vico lined to shortstop; Kell grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Harris broke the third finger
on his left hand as he  deflected this ball, but pitched again
two days later; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers
10.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Majeski grounded out (third to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Suder flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 10.

TIGERS 6TH: SCHEIB REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Wertz homered;
Evers doubled; Wakefield flied to left; Lipon singled [Evers to
third]; Swift flied to center [Evers scored]; Hutchinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Tigers 12.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Guerra doubled; Scheib lined to left; Joost
reached on an error by Wakefield [Guerra scored (no RBI), Joost
to second]; McCosky grounded out (second to first) [Joost to
third]; Chapman grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 12.

TIGERS 7TH: DEMARS REPLACED MAJESKI (PLAYING 3B); Lake reached
on an error by Scheib; Vico singled [Lake to second]; Kell flied
to right; Wertz singled [Lake scored (unearned), Vico to
second]; Evers walked [Vico to third, Wertz to second];
Wakefield singled [Vico scored, Wertz scored, Evers to second];
Lipon walked [Evers to third, Wakefield to second]; Swift
singled [Evers scored, Wakefield scored, Lipon to second];
Hutchinson forced Swift (first to shortstop) [Lipon to third];
Lake grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 17.

ATHLETICS 8TH: York flied to left; DeMars popped to shortstop;
White flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers
17.

TIGERS 8TH: Vico flied to right; Kell lined to right; Wertz
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 17.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Suder flied to right; Guerra homered; Scheib
singled; Joost walked [Scheib to second]; McCosky grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Joost out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 17.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        2   8   2    9
 Tigers          17  17   1    8
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