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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 4, 1928
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 4, 1928 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1928 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Quinn |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Guthrie |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jackie Tavener | Shortstop |
| Bill Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Harry Rice | Center Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Gehringer | Second Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Third Baseman |
| Paul Easterling | Left Fielder |
| Merv Shea | Catcher |
| Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
| George Moriarty | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Bing Miller | Left Fielder |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Jimmie Foxx | Catcher |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Joe Hauser | First Baseman |
| Jack Quinn | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
May 4, 1928
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Quinn
Tavener strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Quinn
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Quinn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Quinn fires to first and has Rice trapped. There's the throw to Boley who tags Rice for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Whitehill
Cobb hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Whitehill
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tavener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehringer vs. Quinn
Gehringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Quinn
There goes Heilmann. The throw from Foxx and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Heilmann scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Quinn
McManus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. McManus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easterling vs. Quinn
Easterling is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shea vs. Quinn
Shea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boley vs. Whitehill
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer fields it and throws to second for the out. Hale moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hauser vs. Whitehill
There goes Boley. The throw from Shea and he is safe. Boley steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hauser vs. Whitehill
Hauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quinn vs. Whitehill
Quinn strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Quinn
Whitehill hits a popup towards first. Hauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Quinn
Tavener strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Quinn
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Whitehill
Bishop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Whitehill
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Whitehill
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Whitehill
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easterling. Miller reaches second base with a double. Bishop scores. Speaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hale vs. Whitehill
Hale hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Whitehill
Foxx takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Whitehill
Foxx is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Whitehill
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill juggles the ball. That's an error on Whitehill. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hauser vs. Whitehill
Hauser hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Whitehill
Quinn hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Quinn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hauser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehringer vs. Quinn
Gehringer hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Sullivan
Charlie Sullivan now pitching.
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Sullivan
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Sullivan
Speaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easterling. Speaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Sullivan
Pinky Hargrave now catching.
Miller hits a popup towards short. Tavener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Quinn
McManus hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Quinn
Easterling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Quinn
Hargrave hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Quinn
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Sullivan
Hale hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Easterling. Hale reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Sullivan
Sullivan spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sullivan. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Sullivan
Foxx hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Sullivan
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hauser vs. Sullivan
Hauser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Sullivan
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gehringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tavener vs. Quinn
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Quinn
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Quinn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehringer vs. Quinn
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Sullivan
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Sullivan
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speaker vs. Sullivan
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Sweeney. Bishop scores. Cobb goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Sullivan
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Sullivan
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Quinn
McManus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. McManus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easterling vs. Quinn
Easterling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McManus scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Quinn
Hargrave hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Easterling moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Quinn
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. Easterling moves to third. Hargrave moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tavener vs. Quinn
Tavener hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hauser scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tavener for the out. Easterling scores. Hargrave moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Quinn
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Sullivan
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Sullivan
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hauser vs. Sullivan
Hauser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Sullivan
Quinn hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Quinn
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehringer vs. Quinn
Gehringer hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Quinn
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Sullivan
Bishop hits a popup towards third. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Sullivan
Cobb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rice. Cobb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Sullivan
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Sullivan
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Sullivan
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterling vs. Quinn
Easterling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrave vs. Quinn
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fothergill vs. Quinn
Bob Fothergill pinch hits for Charlie Sullivan.
Fothergill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley misplays the ball. That's an error on Boley. Hargrave moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tavener vs. Quinn
Tavener hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hargrave moves to third. Fothergill moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sweeney vs. Quinn
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. Hargrave scores. Fothergill moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Quinn
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fothergill scores. Sweeney moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1928 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Tavener J, ss 5 0 1 1 Bishop M, 2b 4 2 1 0
Sweeney B, 1b 5 0 1 1 Cobb T, rf 5 1 2 0
Rice H, cf 5 0 2 1 Speaker T, cf 4 1 2 0
Heilmann H, rf 5 1 3 0 Miller B, lf 5 1 2 1
Gehringer C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hale S, 3b 5 2 3 3
McManus M, 3b 4 1 2 0 Foxx J, c 2 1 1 2
Easterling P, lf 3 1 3 1 Boley J, ss 4 1 0 0
Shea M, c 1 0 0 0 Hauser J, 1b 2 1 1 2
Hargrave P, c 3 1 1 0 Quinn J, p 4 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 1 0 0 0
Sullivan C, p 2 0 0 0
Fothergill B, ph 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 13 4 35 10 12 8
Detroit 010 000 202 -- 5
Philadelphia 006 022 00x -- 10
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill E (L) 3.0 4 6 4 5 2
Sullivan C 5.0 8 4 1 1 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn J (W) 9.0 13 5 3 0 3
E -- Foxx J, Whitehill E, Sullivan C, Sweeney B, Boley J
DP -- Detroit 1, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Philadelphia 7
2B -- McManus M 2, Miller B, Speaker T, Hale S, Heilmann H, Cobb T
HR -- Hale S, Hauser J, Foxx J
SB -- Heilmann H, Boley J
CS -- Foxx J
HBP -- by Quinn J (Easterling P)
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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