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May 16, 1947

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Tigers 4 5 0
Athletics 10 8 1
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Tigers 4 5 0
Athletics 11 9 1

Elmer Valo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .267
OBP .750 .362
At Bats 4 60
Hits 3 16
• Singles 2 11
• Doubles 1 2
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 4

Johnny Gorsica Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Shibe Park - May 16, 1947
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Triple
Johnny Gorsica
Hank Riebe
John McHale
Skeeter Webb
George Kell
Eddie Lake
Dick Wakefield
Hoot Evers
Pat Mullin
Elmer Valo
Eddie Joost
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin who is chasing the ball. Valo reaches third base with a triple. Joost goes all the way around to score.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorsica fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Guerra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gorsica strikes out.
Top 8 Riebe hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mullin scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley misplays the ball. That's an error on Handley. Mullin moves to third. Evers moves to second.
Top 8 Evers takes first base on ball four. Mullin moves to second.
Top 8 Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Wakefield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Binks hits a popup towards first. McHale settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McHale hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain scoops it up and throws to first, with Savage covering, for the out.
Top 7 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Lake takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fain hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gorsica hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Joost fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Riebe hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mullin scores.
Top 6 Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Savage fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wakefield scores. Mullin moves to third.
Top 6 Evers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mullin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Mullin reaches second base with a double. McHale scores. Wakefield moves to third.
Top 6 Wakefield takes first base on ball four. McHale moves to second.
Top 6 McHale takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Joost strikes out.
Bottom 5 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Skeeter Webb now playing second base. Hank Riebe now catching. Guerra hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Riebe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kell hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lake takes first base on ball four. Gorsica moves to second.
Top 5 Gorsica hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Tebbetts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnny Gorsica now pitching. Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Binks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Binks reaches second base with a double. Valo scores. Fain scores. Chapman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Chapman takes first base on ball four. Valo moves to third. Fain moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fain takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin. Valo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Evers strikes out. There goes Wakefield. The throw from Guerra to second, and Wakefield is out.
Top 4 Mullin hits a popup towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wakefield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Guerra hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 John McHale now playing first base. Handley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cullenbine hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lake hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Overmire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Binks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chapman hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tebbetts hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Evers strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it, throws to home for one, and over to second - double play.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerra scores. Savage moves to third. Joost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Joost takes first base on ball four. Guerra moves to third. Savage moves to second.
Bottom 1 Savage takes first base on ball four. Guerra moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stubby Overmire now pitching. Guerra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Handley scores.
Bottom 1 Handley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin who is chasing the ball. Handley reaches third base with a triple. Majeski scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Majeski moves to third.
Bottom 1 Majeski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mullin. Majeski reaches second base with a double. Valo scores. Chapman scores. Binks goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Binks is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Chapman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Chapman reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. Valo moves to third.
Bottom 1 Fain hits a line drive into right field. Mullin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Joost moves to third.
Bottom 1 Valo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to second.
Bottom 1 Joost takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Handley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wakefield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Binks. Wakefield reaches second base with a double. Lake moves to third.
Top 1 Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lake takes first base on ball four.