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Athletics 3 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1952
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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 July 31, 1952 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 31, 1952 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 3 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Winning Pitcher—Alex Kellner  
Losing Pitcher—Virgil Trucks  
Save—Johnny Kucab  
Game Winning RBI—Ferris Fain 

Game Info

DateJuly 31, 1952 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherAlex Kellner  
Home Starting PitcherVirgil Trucks  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance13,180 
Time of Game2 hours 2 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: Johnny Stevens
3B: Larry Napp

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Ferris Fain  First Baseman 
Dave Philley  Center Fielder 
Gus Zernial  Left Fielder 
Elmer Valo  Right Fielder 
Sherry Robertson  Second Baseman 
Pete Suder  Third Baseman 
Ray Murray  Catcher 
Alex Kellner  Pitcher 
Jimmy Dykes  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Johnny Pesky  Second Baseman 
Fred Hatfield  Third Baseman 
Walt Dropo  First Baseman 
Bud Souchock  Right Fielder 
Don Lenhardt  Left Fielder 
Matt Batts  Catcher 
Al Federoff  Shortstop 
Virgil Trucks  Pitcher 
Fred Hutchinson  Manager 

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Athletics 3 @ Tigers 2
Briggs Stadium
July 31, 1952

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         Game of 7/31/1952, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Joost E, ss           4  1  2  1   Groth J, cf           4  0  3  0   
Fain F, 1b            4  0  2  1   Pesky J, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Philley D, cf         5  0  0  0   Hatfield F, 3b        4  0  0  0   
Zernial G, lf         4  0  0  0   Dropo W, 1b           4  1  1  1   
Valo E, rf            4  0  1  0   Souchock B, rf        4  0  1  0   
Robertson S, 2b-3b    3  0  1  0   Lenhardt D, lf        3  0  0  0   
Suder P, 3b           3  0  0  0   Batts M, c            3  0  0  0   
Clark A, ph           1  0  1  0   Federoff A, ss        3  0  0  0   
Kell S, pr-2b         0  1  0  0   Trucks V, p           3  1  1  1   
Murray R, c           3  0  0  0                                      
Thomas K, ph          1  1  1  0                                      
Astroth J, c          0  0  0  0                                      
Kellner A, p          3  0  1  0                                      
Scheib C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Kucab J, p            0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  3  9  2                        31  2  6  2

Philadelphia     000 000 003 --  3
Detroit          000 001 100 --  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kellner A (W)         8.0  6  2  2  0  4
Kucab J (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Trucks V (L)          9.0  9  3  3  3  6

E -- Pesky J
LOB -- Philadelphia 9, Detroit 3
2B -- Robertson S, Thomas K, Fain F
3B -- Souchock B
HR -- Trucks V, Dropo W
CS -- Valo E, Groth J
SH -- Pesky J
PB -- Batts M
T -- 2:02
A -- 13180

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