Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 6, 1928 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1928 at Navin Field. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 1 1 0
Haas cf 2 0 0 1
Cochrane c 5 1 1 0
Simmons lf 4 1 3 2
Foxx 3b 5 0 1 1
Miller rf 5 0 2 0
Dykes 1b 2 1 0 0
  Orwoll 1b 1 0 1 0
Boley ss 3 0 1 0
  Cobb ph 1 0 0 0
  Hassler ss 0 0 0 0
Earnshaw p 1 0 0 1
  Rommel p 2 1 1 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 0
  Quinn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney 1b 4 2 2 2
McManus 3b 3 1 2 1
Gehringer 2b 5 0 2 2
Rice cf 5 0 1 0
Heilmann rf 3 1 2 3
Hargrave c 4 0 0 0
Fothergill lf 3 1 1 0
Tavener ss 3 1 0 0
Whitehill p 2 1 0 0
  Smith p 1 1 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Philadelphia 001 200 200–5112
Detroit 012 300 02x–8102
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw  L(4-6) 3.1 6 6 5 2 2
  Rommel   3.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Quinn   1.0 1 2 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
6
5
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Whitehill  W(9-10) 6.1 9 5 4 3 2
  Smith  SV(1) 2.2 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
2
  E–Haas (3), Hassler (7), Gehringer (22), Fothergill (6).  DP–Detroit 2. McManus-Gehringer-Sweeney, Tavener-Sweeney.  2B–Philadelphia Orwoll (7), Detroit Heilmann (27).  3B–Philadelphia Simmons (6), Detroit Sweeney (5).  HR–Detroit Heilmann (9,2nd inning off Earnshaw 0 on 0 out).  SH–Haas (2); Simmons (9); Sweeney (4).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Fothergill (3).  Team–8.  SB–McManus (8); Rice (18).  U–Brick Owens, Harry Geisel, Dan Barry.
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