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Tigers 5 @ Athletics 2
Shibe Park
July 28, 1927

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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 July 28, 1927 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 28, 1927 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 2 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherSam Gibson  
Losing PitcherEddie Rommel  
SaveKen Holloway  
Game Winning RBIHarry Heilmann 

Game Info

DateJuly 28, 1927 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherSam Gibson  
Home Starting PitcherEddie Rommel  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Brick Owens
1B: Harry Geisel
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jack Warner  Third Baseman 
Charlie Gehringer  Second Baseman 
Heinie Manush  Center Fielder 
Bob Fothergill  Left Fielder 
Harry Heilmann  Right Fielder 
Johnny Neun  First Baseman 
Marty McManus  Shortstop 
Larry Woodall  Catcher 
Sam Gibson  Pitcher 
George Moriarty  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Max Bishop  Second Baseman 
Sammy Hale  Third Baseman 
Ty Cobb  Center Fielder 
Zack Wheat  Left Fielder 
Mickey Cochrane  Catcher 
Jimmy Dykes  First Baseman 
Walt French  Right Fielder 
Chick Galloway  Shortstop 
Eddie Rommel  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Tigers 5 @ Athletics 2
Shibe Park
July 28, 1927

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         Game of 7/28/1927 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Warner J, 3b          4  1  1  2   Bishop M, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Gehringer C, 2b       4  1  2  1   Hale S, 3b            5  0  2  0   
Manush H, cf          5  0  0  0   Cobb T, cf            2  1  0  0   
Fothergill B, lf      3  0  1  1   Wheat Z, lf           4  0  0  0   
Heilmann H, rf        3  0  1  1   Cochrane M, c         4  0  3  0   
Neun J, 1b            2  0  0  0   Dykes J, 1b           4  0  1  1   
McManus M, ss         4  0  0  0   French W, rf          4  1  1  0   
Woodall L, c          4  1  1  0   Galloway C, ss        4  0  1  1   
Gibson S, p           3  1  2  0   Rommel E, p           2  0  0  0   
Holloway K, p         1  1  1  0   Lamar B, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Wetzel B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Walberg R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Collins E, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  9  5                        35  2  9  2

Detroit          120 000 002 --  5
Philadelphia     000 000 110 --  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gibson S (W)          7.1  9  2  2  3  1
Holloway K (S)        1.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rommel E (L)          7.0  6  3  1  4  2
Wetzel B              1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Walberg R             1.0  3  2  2  0  0

E -- Wheat Z, Hale S, Bishop M
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Heilmann H, Hale S, French W, Warner J
CS -- Galloway C, Gehringer C
SF -- Warner J
WP -- Gibson S
T -- 1:55
A -- 0

    

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