Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 18, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1937 at Shibe Park. 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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Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 8

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Fox cf 5 0 1 1
Cochrane c 4 1 1 0
Gehringer 2b 5 1 2 0
Greenberg 1b 5 1 2 1
Walker rf 5 1 1 1
Herman lf 3 1 1 1
  White lf 1 0 0 0
Rogell ss 4 0 2 2
English 3b 4 1 1 1
Gill p 3 0 0 0
  Auker p 1 1 1 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Parker cf 4 0 0 0
Peters 3b 3 1 0 0
Moses rf 3 2 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 1
Dean 1b 4 2 3 3
Hayes c 4 2 3 3
Newsome ss 4 0 0 0
Cissell 2b 4 0 1 1
Kelley p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 8 10 8
Detroit 302 001 0107121
Philadelphia 010 202 03x8103
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gill   5.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Auker  L(1-3) 2.1 3 3 3 1 2
  Russell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
1
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  W(3-3) 9.0 12 7 4 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
7
4
1
3

  E–Rogell (5), Peters (1), Hayes (4), Newsome (5).  DP–Detroit 2. Auker-Rogell-Greenberg, Rogell-Greenberg.  2B–Detroit Fox (2); Walker (6); Herman (2); Auker (1), Philadelphia Hayes 2 (4).  3B–Detroit Greenberg (2), Philadelphia Moses (2).  HR–Detroit English (1,6th inning off Kelley 0 on), Philadelphia Dean (1,8th inning off Auker 2 on); Hayes (2,4th inning off Gill 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Moses (1).  Team–3.  SB–Walker (5).  CS–Rogell (2).  U–Lou Kolls, Steve Basil, Red Ormsby.
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