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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		8
9		 
(10)
BOS
@CLE		7
5
PHA
@DET		11
3
WSH
@SLB		0
1
CIN
@BRO		9
6
CHC
@BSN		0
1
PIT
@NYG		10
13
STL
@PHI		4
2
STL
@PHI		1
2		 
(15)
Monday, June 9, 1947,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 10,471, Time of Game: 2:26
Athletics
11
23-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
3
26-18
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Dick Fowler (4-5)
L: Virgil Trucks (3-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  1   1  2  1   0  0  4   11 13  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  1    3  7  4

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Joost SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 .240 .750 4 0 SH
Barney McCosky LF 5 1 0 1 1 1 .264 .627 1 0
Elmer Valo RF 5 2 2 1 1 0 .258 .778 1 0 HR
Ferris Fain 1B 3 3 2 0 1 0 .281 .826 6 1 2B,HBP
Sam Chapman CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .215 .640 4 0 SH
Buddy Rosar C 4 1 1 0 1 1 .272 .758 3 1 2B
Pete Suder 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .189 .484 4 1 2B,SH
Hank Majeski 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .219 .615 3 2
Dick Fowler P 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .607 1 2
   Dick Adams 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 1.600 2B
   Russ Christopher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0 0
Team Totals 38 11 13 10 6 4 .342 .971 27 7
2B: F Fain (11); B Rosar (9); D Adams (1); P Suder (6).
HR: E Valo (3).
SH: S Chapman (2); E Joost (2); P Suder (5).
HBP: F Fain (2).
TB: E Valo 5; P Suder 3; F Fain 3; D Adams 2; S Chapman 2; B Rosar 2; H Majeski 2; D Fowler.
RBI: P Suder 3 (8); H Majeski 3 (24); S Chapman (19); D Adams (2); B McCosky (11); E Valo (19).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Rosar-E Joost; P Suder-F Fain.
E: E Joost (12).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Lake SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .645 0 3
Eddie Mayo 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .192 .495 6 2
Hoot Evers LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .770 0 0
Doc Cramer CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .804 2 0 GDP
Pat Mullin RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .320 1.030 0 0
George Kell 3B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .329 .827 0 3 HR
Roy Cullenbine 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .198 .716 13 3 2B
Hal Wagner C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .216 .559 5 0
Virgil Trucks P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .450 1 1
   Johnny Gorsica P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.000 0 0
   John McHale 1 0 0 0 0 1 .172 .605
   Hal White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .708 0 2
   Vic Wertz 1 0 1 1 0 0 .205 .526
   Stubby Overmire P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 0 2
   Ed Mierkowicz 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Team Totals 33 3 7 2 5 3 .212 .649 27 16
2B: R Cullenbine (6).
HR: G Kell (3).
TB: G Kell 4; R Cullenbine 2; H Wagner; H Evers; E Lake; E Mayo; V Wertz.
GIDP: D Cramer (1).
RBI: V Wertz (4); G Kell (18).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: E Lake (11); V Trucks (2); D Cramer (1); H Evers (5).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dick Fowler, W (4-5) 8 6 2 2 3 2 1 2.28 31 61
Russ Christopher, S (4) 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1.19 7
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 5 3 1 2.00 38 61

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Virgil Trucks, L (3-5) 3.2 6 4 3 1 3 1 4.66 19 37
Johnny Gorsica 1.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.60 8
Hal White 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3.16 8
Stubby Overmire 2 5 4 4 1 1 0 4.91 13
Team Totals 9 13 11 10 6 4 1 10.00 48 37
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Trucks (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Red Jones.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 10,471.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         Detroit Tigers
1 Eddie Joost SS 1 Eddie Lake SS
2 Barney McCosky LF 2 Eddie Mayo 2B
3 Elmer Valo RF 3 Hoot Evers LF
4 Ferris Fain 1B 4 Doc Cramer CF
5 Sam Chapman CF 5 Pat Mullin RF
6 Buddy Rosar C 6 George Kell 3B
7 Pete Suder 2B 7 Roy Cullenbine 1B
8 Hank Majeski 3B 8 Hal Wagner C
9 Dick Fowler P 9 Virgil Trucks P

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