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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		6
9
BOS
@CLE		6
2
PHA
@DET		16
4
PHA
@DET		8
9		 
(11)
WSH
@SLB		0
8
STL
@BRO		4
1
CHC
@NYG		11
3
CIN
@PHI		6
3
Friday, July 23, 1937,
, Navin Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:15
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Athletics
16
24-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
4
48-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Harry Kelley (9-13)
L: Elden Auker (6-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  1   0  4  3   5  0  1   16 17  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4  6  3

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Wally Moses RF 6 2 2 2 0 0 .309 .887 1 0 HR,2B
Lou Finney 1B 5 3 1 0 1 0 .253 .651 9 0
Billy Werber 3B 5 4 3 1 1 0 .302 .791 3 4 2B
Bob Johnson LF 4 2 3 2 2 0 .283 .952 0 0 2B
Jesse Hill CF 6 2 4 5 0 0 .287 .741 5 0 2B
Earle Brucker C 4 2 1 3 2 0 .233 .664 6 0 2B
Rusty Peters 2B 5 0 1 1 1 0 .247 .696 2 2
Ace Parker SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .321 1 2
Harry Kelley P 5 1 2 2 0 0 .209 .460 0 1
Team Totals 45 16 17 16 7 3 .378 1.017 27 9
2B: W Moses (19); B Johnson (15); J Hill (5); E Brucker (8); B Werber (13).
HR: W Moses (15).
TB: W Moses 6; J Hill 5; B Werber 4; B Johnson 4; H Kelley 2; E Brucker 2; R Peters; L Finney.
RBI: J Hill 5 (16); E Brucker 3 (14); H Kelley 2 (5); B Johnson 2 (49); W Moses 2 (51); B Werber (33); R Peters (18).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Werber-R Peters-L Finney.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Pete Fox RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .317 .803 2 0 2B
Charlie Gelbert SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .523 0 4
Charlie Gehringer 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .337 .887 2 5
Hank Greenberg 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .349 1.166 11 1 2B
Gee Walker LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .344 .890 5 0
Rudy York 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .823 2 2
Chet Laabs CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .214 .685 2 0
Birdie Tebbetts C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .579 3 0
   Goose Goslin 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .691
   Ray Hayworth C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .766 0 0
Elden Auker P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .736 0 1
   Slick Coffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .437 0 0
   Jo-Jo White 1 1 1 0 0 0 .224 .630 3B
   Schoolboy Rowe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 0 0
   Cliff Bolton 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .722
   Jack Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 0 1
   Marv Owen 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .714
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 4 5 .188 .590 27 14
2B: H Greenberg (22); P Fox (22).
3B: J White (5).
TB: J White 3; H Greenberg 3; P Fox 2; C Laabs; G Walker.
RBI: G Walker 2 (73); H Greenberg 2 (96).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R York-C Gehringer-H Greenberg.
E: E Auker (2); C Gelbert (6); R Hayworth (1).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Harry Kelley, W (9-13) 9 6 4 4 4 5 0 5.74 36 60
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 4 5 0 4.00 36 60

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Elden Auker, L (6-7) 4.2 6 7 7 4 1 0 5.48 24 21
Slick Coffman 1.1 4 3 2 2 2 0 4.44 11
Schoolboy Rowe 1 5 5 4 0 0 1 8.62 8
Jack Russell 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.67 9
Team Totals 9 17 16 14 7 3 1 14.00 52 21
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Wally Moses RF 1 Pete Fox RF
2 Lou Finney 1B 2 Charlie Gelbert SS
3 Billy Werber 3B 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Bob Johnson LF 4 Hank Greenberg 1B
5 Jesse Hill CF 5 Gee Walker LF
6 Earle Brucker C 6 Rudy York 3B
7 Rusty Peters 2B 7 Chet Laabs CF
8 Ace Parker SS 8 Birdie Tebbetts C
9 Harry Kelley P 9 Elden Auker P

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