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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 8, 1951
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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 8, 1951 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Scheib |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dizzy Trout |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,623 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Paparella |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ferris Fain | Right Fielder |
| Lou Limmer | First Baseman |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Carl Scheib | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Pat Mullin | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Groth | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Dick Kryhoski | First Baseman |
| Dizzy Trout | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
June 8, 1951
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Trout
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Trout
Fain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Trout
Limmer hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Trout
There's a wild pitch. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zernial vs. Trout
Zernial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Trout
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Scheib
Lipon hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Scheib
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scheib
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Scheib
Wertz hits a line drive into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Trout
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Groth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheib vs. Trout
Scheib hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Scheib
Mullin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Scheib
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mullin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kryhoski vs. Scheib
Kryhoski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mullin scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trout vs. Scheib
Trout hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kryhoski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lipon vs. Scheib
Lipon 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
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Trout
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Trout
There goes Joost. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Lipon applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Trout
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. Trout
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Scheib
Priddy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scheib
Kell is hit by the pitch. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Scheib
Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Fain picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fain. Priddy scores. Kell moves to third. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mullin vs. Scheib
Mullin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Groth vs. Scheib
Groth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kell scores. Wertz scores. Mullin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Martin
Morrie Martin now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mullin scores. Groth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kolloway vs. Martin
Don Kolloway pinch hits for Dick Kryhoski.
Kolloway hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fain. Kolloway reaches second base with a double. Groth scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trout vs. Martin
Trout hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fain. Trout reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Kolloway scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lipon vs. Martin
Lipon bunts towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lipon for the out. Trout moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Priddy vs. Martin
Priddy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trout scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Martin
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Martin
Wertz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Trout
Don Kolloway now playing first base.
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Trout
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Martin
Mullin 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, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groth vs. Martin
Groth hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Martin
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Trout
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Trout
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Trout
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Martin
Kolloway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Suder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trout vs. Martin
Trout hits a fly ball into left field. Zernial settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Martin
Lipon hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Trout
Fain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Trout
Limmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Trout
Zernial hits a line drive into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Martin
Priddy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Martin
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Priddy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Martin
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields it and throws to second for the out. Priddy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mullin vs. Martin
Mullin hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Groth vs. Martin
Groth hits a line drive into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Philley vs. Trout
Philley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin. Philley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mullin. Majeski reaches second base with a double. Philley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Trout
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valo vs. Trout
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Morrie Martin.
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Majeski moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Trout
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Burtschy
Elmer Valo now playing center field. Moe Burtschy now pitching.
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kolloway vs. Burtschy
Kolloway hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trout vs. Burtschy
Trout hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to second for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lipon vs. Burtschy
Lipon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tipton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Priddy vs. Burtschy
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Trout
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy misplays the ball. That's an error on Priddy. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Limmer vs. Trout
Limmer hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Trout
Zernial hits a line drive into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burtschy vs. Trout
Burtschy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Burtschy
Kell 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, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Burtschy
Wertz hits a line drive into right field. Fain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullin vs. Burtschy
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Limmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mullin for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Trout
Majeski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wertz. Majeski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suder vs. Trout
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Majeski moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tipton vs. Trout
The ball gets by Robinson for a passed ball. Majeski scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Trout
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trout
Valo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Trout
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Trout
Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1951 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 5 0 2 0 Lipon J, ss 4 0 0 0
Fain F, rf 4 0 1 0 Priddy J, 2b 3 1 2 1
Limmer L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Zernial G, lf 3 0 0 0 Wertz V, rf 5 1 1 1
Philley D, cf 3 1 1 0 Mullin P, lf 4 2 1 0
Burtschy M, p 1 0 0 0 Groth J, cf 4 1 1 2
Majeski H, 3b 4 1 2 1 Robinson A, c 3 1 1 1
Suder P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kryhoski D, 1b 1 0 1 1
Tipton J, c 4 0 1 0 Kolloway D, ph-1b 3 1 2 1
Scheib C, p 1 0 0 0 Trout D, p 4 1 2 2
Martin M, p 1 0 0 0
Valo E, ph-cf 1 0 1 0
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35 2 9 1 35 9 12 9
Philadelphia 000 000 101 -- 2
Detroit 018 000 00x -- 9
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Scheib C (L)* 2.0 6 6 6 2 1
Martin M 4.0 5 3 3 1 0
Burtschy M 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trout D (W) 9.0 9 2 2 3 3
* Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd
E -- Fain F, Priddy J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Kolloway D, Trout D, Philley D, Majeski H 2
CS -- Joost E
SH -- Lipon J
HBP -- by Scheib C (Kell G)
WP -- Trout D
PB -- Robinson A
T -- 2:06
A -- 2623
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