Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 9, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1937 at Navin Field. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Rothrock cf 5 2 3 2
Werber 3b 5 1 1 1
Moses rf 5 0 2 1
Parker lf 5 1 1 3
Dean 1b 3 0 1 0
Hayes c 4 1 1 1
Newsome ss 5 1 3 1
Cissell 2b 3 2 2 0
Williams p 2 0 0 0
  Nelson p 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 9 15 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
White cf 4 2 0 0
Cochrane c 3 2 1 0
Gehringer 2b 3 1 1 2
Greenberg 1b 4 0 1 1
Walker rf 4 1 1 2
Fox lf 5 1 2 0
Rogell ss 3 1 1 0
Owen 3b 4 0 0 1
Auker p 3 0 1 1
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Goslin ph 0 0 0 0
  Gill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 7
Philadelphia 000 000 612–9151
Detroit 120 030 002–880
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   4.0 5 6 4 4 3
  Nelson  W(1-0) 5.0 3 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
8
8
6
6
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Auker   6.0 7 4 4 6 3
  Russell  L(0-1) 2.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Gill   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
8
4
  E–Cissell (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Werber-Cissell-Dean, Detroit 2. Rogell-Gehringer, Gehringer-Rogell.  PB–Hayes 2 (3).  2B–Philadelphia Hayes (2); Cissell (4), Detroit Cochrane (5); Gehringer (5); Greenberg (4).  HR–Detroit Walker (5,9th inning off Nelson 1 on).  SH–Nelson (1); Gehringer (2); Rogell (2).  Team LOB–12.  HBP–Goslin (2).  Team–7.  U–Bill Summers, Charles Johnston, Harry Geisel.
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