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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 15, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on June 15, 1948 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Newhouser |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 54,480 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Passarella 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ray Coleman | Right Fielder |
| Barney McCosky | Left Fielder |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Sam Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Rosar | Catcher |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Eddie Lake | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Right Fielder |
| Sam Vico | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Hal Newhouser | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 15, 1948
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Newhouser
McCosky hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Majeski vs. Newhouser
Majeski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Majeski reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. Fain moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chapman vs. Newhouser
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Newhouser, and towards Lipon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Coleman
Lipon hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Coleman
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wakefield vs. Coleman
Wakefield hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Newhouser
Rosar hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Newhouser
Suder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mullin vs. Coleman
Mullin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vico vs. Coleman
Vico hits a popup towards third. Majeski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman takes first base on ball four. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCosky vs. Newhouser
McCosky bunts for a double play. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vico scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fain for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Coleman
Newhouser hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Coleman
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Coleman
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Coleman
Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Lake moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake scores. Kell scores. Wakefield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mullin vs. Coleman
Mullin strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Newhouser
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newhouser
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Newhouser
Rosar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Newhouser
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Coleman
Vico hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newhouser vs. Coleman
Newhouser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Coleman
Lipon hits a fly ball into right field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Coleman
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCosky vs. Newhouser
McCosky hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Newhouser
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Coleman
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCosky throws the ball in to Joost who tags Evers trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Coleman
Mullin hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newhouser
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Newhouser
Rosar hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Newhouser
Suder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Coleman
Vico hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Joost fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newhouser vs. Coleman
Newhouser takes first base on ball four. Swift moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Coleman
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Coleman
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. McCosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Newhouser
Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Newhouser
Coleman hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCosky vs. Newhouser
McCosky hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fain vs. Newhouser
Fain hits a popup towards first. Vico settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Coleman
Wakefield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Don White now playing left field.
Evers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Coleman, and towards Majeski, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Coleman
Mullin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vico vs. Coleman
Vico hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Vico moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Newhouser
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Newhouser
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosar vs. Newhouser
Rosar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1948 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 2 1 1 0 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0
Coleman R, rf 3 0 0 0 Lake E, 2b 3 1 0 0
McCosky B, lf 3 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 0
White D, lf 0 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 3 1 1 1
Fain F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Evers H, cf 3 0 2 2
Majeski H, 3b 4 0 1 1 Mullin P, rf 4 1 1 1
Chapman S, cf 4 0 0 0 Vico S, 1b 4 0 2 0
Rosar B, c 3 0 0 0 Swift B, c 4 0 0 0
Suder P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Newhouser H, p 2 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 1 2 1 30 4 7 4
Philadelphia 100 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 002 000 02x -- 4
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (L) 8.0 7 4 4 5 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Newhouser H (W) 9.0 2 1 1 6 5
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Detroit 7
2B -- Majeski H, Joost E
HR -- Wakefield D, Mullin P
SH -- McCosky B
WP -- Coleman J
T -- 1:50
A -- 54480
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