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Athletics 4 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
August 1, 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 August 1, 1948 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 1, 1948 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 4 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 5 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherPhil Marchildon  
Losing PitcherDizzy Trout  
SaveBubba Harris  
Game Winning RBIFerris Fain 

Game Info

DateAugust 1, 1948 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Marchildon  
Home Starting PitcherDizzy Trout  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance28,641 
Time of Game2 hours 22 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eddie Rommel
1B: Art Passarella
2B: (none)
3B: Jim Boyer

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Barney McCosky  Left Fielder 
Sam Chapman  Center Fielder 
Ferris Fain  First Baseman 
Hank Majeski  Third Baseman 
Don White  Right Fielder 
Pete Suder  Second Baseman 
Buddy Rosar  Catcher 
Phil Marchildon  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Second Baseman 
Sam Vico  First Baseman 
George Kell  Third Baseman 
Vic Wertz  Right Fielder 
Hoot Evers  Center Fielder 
Dick Wakefield  Left Fielder 
Johnny Lipon  Shortstop 
Bob Swift  Catcher 
Dizzy Trout  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

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Athletics 4 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
August 1, 1948

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         Game of 8/1/1948 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Joost E, ss           5  0  0  0   Lake E, 2b            3  0  2  0   
McCosky B, lf         4  2  1  0   Vico S, 1b            2  0  0  0   
Chapman S, cf         3  0  0  0   Berry N, pr           0  0  0  0   
Fain F, 1b            4  2  4  3   Kell G, 3b            3  0  0  1   
Majeski H, 3b         5  0  2  0   Outlaw J, pr          0  0  0  0   
White D, rf           5  0  2  1   Wertz V, rf           4  1  0  0   
Suder P, 2b           5  0  3  0   Evers H, cf           3  0  0  0   
Rosar B, c            2  0  0  0   Wakefield D, lf       4  0  2  0   
Marchildon P, p       3  0  1  0   Lipon J, ss           1  0  1  0   
Harris B, p           0  0  0  0   Swift B, c            3  0  0  1   
                                   Mayo E, ph            1  1  0  0   
                                   Trout D, p            3  0  0  0   
                                   Hutchinson F, ph      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4 13  4                        28  2  5  2

Philadelphia     002 000 200 --  4
Detroit          000 100 001 --  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Marchildon P (W)      8.2  5  2  1  7  2
Harris B (S)          0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trout D (L)           9.0 13  4  4  5  6

E -- Trout D, Vico S, Fain F, Lipon J
DP -- Philadelphia 2, Detroit 3
LOB -- Philadelphia 12, Detroit 11
2B -- Majeski H, Suder P
HR -- Fain F
SH -- Vico S 2, Kell G, Rosar B, Lipon J, Chapman S
HBP -- by Marchildon P (Vico S)
WP -- Marchildon P
PB -- Swift B
T -- 2:22
A -- 28641

    

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