Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 27, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1927 at Shibe Park. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Warner 3b 4 0 1 0
Gehringer 2b 3 0 1 0
Manush cf 3 1 0 0
Fothergill lf 3 1 1 0
Heilmann rf 4 1 1 1
Neun 1b 3 0 1 1
McManus ss 4 0 2 1
Woodall c 3 0 0 0
Whitehill p 4 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 2 0 0 0
  Cobb ph 1 0 0 0
Hale 3b 4 0 1 1
Lamar cf 4 0 0 0
Wheat lf 3 0 0 0
Dykes 1b 4 0 1 0
Perkins c 3 0 0 0
French rf 4 0 1 0
Galloway ss 3 1 1 0
Gray p 2 0 1 0
  Foxx ph 1 0 1 0
  Powers p 0 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Detroit 010 101 000382
Philadelphia 000 000 100162
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  W(10-9) 9.0 6 1 1 4 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(5-5) 7.0 8 3 2 3 0
  Powers   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
4
0

  E–Neun (7), Whitehill (6), Lamar (8), Gray (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Gray-Bishop-Dykes, French-Dykes.  2B–Detroit Gehringer (17), Philadelphia Galloway (9).  3B–Detroit McManus (7).  HR–Detroit Heilmann (6,6th inning off Gray 0 on).  SH–Fothergill (11); Bishop (5); Hale (16).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  SB–Neun 2 (16); McManus (2).  CS–Neun (4); Woodall (1).  U–Harry Geisel, Brick Owens.
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