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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		2
9
CHW
@NYY		3
6
DET
@PHA		2
1
SLB
@WSH		5
6
PHI
@CIN		7
5
BRO
@PIT		6
2
BSN
@STL		2
7
Friday, July 18, 1952,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 8,846, Time of Game: 1:36
Tigers
2
28-57
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
1
37-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Art Houtteman (4-13)
L: Harry Byrd (6-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  2
RetroSheet has deduced an incomplete play-by-play account of this game.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Groth CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .698 4 0
Al Federoff 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .349 1 2
Fred Hatfield 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .223 .585 3 2 SB
Vic Wertz RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .236 .838 0 0
Walt Dropo 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .297 .838 10 0 HR
Don Lenhardt LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .777 4 0 GDP
Bob Swift C 3 0 0 1 0 1 .154 .427 3 0
   Pat Mullin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .777 GDP
   Joe Ginsberg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .575 0 0
Neil Berry SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .563 2 4
Art Houtteman P 2 0 1 0 1 0 .111 .260 0 1
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 3 5 .161 .493 27 9
HR: W Dropo (14).
TB: W Dropo 4; D Lenhardt; F Hatfield; A Houtteman; V Wertz.
GIDP: P Mullin (7); D Lenhardt (7).
RBI: B Swift (4); W Dropo (58).
Team LOB: 5.
Baserunning
SB: F Hatfield (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Joost SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .259 .858 1 6 HR
Ferris Fain 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .332 .842 11 0
Dave Philley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .708 3 0
Gus Zernial LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .869 1 0
Elmer Valo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .852 2 0
Billy Hitchcock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .527 0 0
Skeeter Kell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .568 4 5
   Kite Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .836
Ray Murray C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .314 .837 5 1
Harry Byrd P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .040 .151 0 0
   Allie Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .852
   Johnny Kucab P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 0 3 .206 .500 27 12
HR: E Joost (14).
TB: E Joost 4; F Fain 3; G Zernial; D Philley; R Murray.
RBI: E Joost (49).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Kell-E Joost-F Fain; E Joost-S Kell-F Fain.
E: S Kell (12); H Byrd (3).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Art Houtteman, W (4-13) 9 7 1 1 0 3 1 5.27 34 72
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 0 3 1 1.00 34 72

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Harry Byrd, L (6-8) 8 3 2 1 3 5 1 4.05 30 72
Johnny Kucab 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.86 4
Team Totals 9 5 2 1 3 5 1 1.00 34 72
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Scotty Robb, 1B - Bill Grieve, 2B - Art Passarella, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 1:36.
Attendance: 8,846.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Johnny Groth CF 1 Eddie Joost SS
2 Al Federoff 2B 2 Ferris Fain 1B
3 Fred Hatfield 3B 3 Dave Philley CF
4 Vic Wertz RF 4 Gus Zernial LF
5 Walt Dropo 1B 5 Elmer Valo RF
6 Don Lenhardt LF 6 Billy Hitchcock 3B
7 Bob Swift C 7 Skeeter Kell 2B
8 Neil Berry SS 8 Ray Murray C
9 Art Houtteman P 9 Harry Byrd P

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHA195207180

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