Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 4, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1929 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 8, Philadelphia Athletics 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf,cf 5 0 1 1
Rice cf,rf 5 0 1 1
Gehringer 2b 5 1 3 0
Heilmann rf 4 1 1 2
  Fothergill lf 0 0 0 0
Alexander 1b 4 1 1 0
McManus ss 4 2 2 1
Shea c 3 2 1 2
Sigafoos 3b 2 1 0 1
Sorrell p 4 0 0 0
  Stoner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 0 1 0
Haas cf 5 0 0 0
Cochrane c 4 0 3 1
Simmons lf 5 0 1 0
Hale 3b 4 1 1 0
Foxx 1b 4 0 0 0
Miller rf 4 2 2 0
Dykes ss 4 1 1 2
Quinn p 1 0 1 1
  Orwoll p 2 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Detroit 000 400 2208100
Philadelphia 001 000 2014113
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sorrell  W(6-3) 8.2 11 4 4 3 2
  Stoner  SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn  L(4-2) 3.2 6 4 2 3 0
  Orwoll   5.1 4 4 2 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
8
4
3
4

  E–Foxx (2), B. Miller (4), Dykes (16).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Bishop-Dykes-Foxx.  2B–Detroit Alexander (18).  3B–Detroit McManus (3).  HR–Detroit Heilmann (7,7th inning off Orwoll 1 on); Shea (2,8th inning off Orwoll 1 on), Philadelphia Dykes (4,7th inning off Sorrell 1 on).  SH–Sigafoos (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  U–Bill Guthrie, George Hildebrand.
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