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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS
2
3
CLE
@BOS
1
5
CHW
@NYY
1
8
CHW
@NYY
1
4
DET
@PHA
4
5
 
(12)
DET
@PHA
3
2
SLB
@WSH
4
5
SLB
@WSH
4
7
NYG
@CHC
6
1
NYG
@CHC
8
6
PHI
@CIN
3
6
PHI
@CIN
3
4
BSN
@PIT
2
4
BSN
@PIT
1
3
BRO
@STL
3
6
BRO
@STL
3
2
 
(13)
Sunday, August 30, 1936,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 18,000, Time of Game: 2:31
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
4
67-62
 Lost 4 
at Athletics
5
47-80
 Won 2 
W: Herman Fink (7-13)
L: Elden Auker (10-15)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  8  2
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  1    5 15  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Gee Walker RF 6 0 1 2 0 1 .350 .922 1 0 2B
Jack Burns 1B 6 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .734 16 0 2B
Charlie Gehringer 2B 6 1 2 0 0 0 .357 1.000 2 4
Goose Goslin LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .951 1 1
Al Simmons CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .328 .869 2 0 2B
   Jo-Jo White CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .831 1 0
Marv Owen 3B 3 1 1 1 2 0 .310 .790 1 4
Billy Rogell SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .714 5 3
Glenn Myatt C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .614 3 1 SH
Elden Auker P 5 0 1 0 0 2 .313 .745 1 6
Team Totals 42 4 8 4 5 3 .190 .539 33 19
2B: A Simmons (34); J Burns (29); G Walker (45).
SH: G Myatt (2).
TB: A Simmons 3; C Gehringer 2; J Burns 2; G Walker 2; M Owen; E Auker.
RBI: G Walker 2 (83); M Owen (97); A Simmons (85).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Auker-J Burns.
E: E Auker (4); G Goslin (12).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Lou Finney RF 6 1 3 0 0 0 .308 .739 5 0
Wally Moses CF 5 1 3 1 1 0 .331 .855 5 0 2B
Chubby Dean 1B 6 1 3 0 0 0 .300 .751 14 1 2·2B
Bob Johnson LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .303 .937 2 1 HR
Pinky Higgins 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .290 .779 2 0 2B
Frankie Hayes C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .697 4 1
Skeeter Newsome SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .238 .562 0 3 SB,CS
Al Niemiec 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .191 .519 3 5
Herman Fink P 5 0 1 0 0 1 .140 .349 1 3
Team Totals 45 5 15 4 3 3 .333 .864 36 14
2B: P Higgins (29); W Moses (28); C Dean 2 (17).
HR: B Johnson (21).
TB: C Dean 5; B Johnson 4; W Moses 4; L Finney 3; P Higgins 2; S Newsome 2; H Fink; F Hayes.
RBI: P Higgins (63); S Newsome (44); W Moses (55); B Johnson (107).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: F Hayes (15).
Baserunning
SB: S Newsome (13, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: S Newsome (3, -1st base by  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Elden Auker, L (10-15) 11 15 5 4 3 3 1 5.13 48 49
Team Totals 11 15 5 4 3 3 1 3.27 48 49

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Herman Fink, W (7-13) 12 8 4 4 5 3 0 5.73 48 68
Team Totals 12 8 4 4 5 3 0 3.00 48 68
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Quinn, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 18,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Gee Walker RF 1 Lou Finney RF
2 Jack Burns 1B 2 Wally Moses CF
3 Charlie Gehringer 2B 3 Chubby Dean 1B
4 Goose Goslin LF 4 Bob Johnson LF
5 Al Simmons CF 5 Pinky Higgins 3B
6 Marv Owen 3B 6 Frankie Hayes C
7 Billy Rogell SS 7 Skeeter Newsome SS
8 Glenn Myatt C 8 Al Niemiec 2B
9 Elden Auker P 9 Herman Fink P

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