Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 5, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1937 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 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Walker lf 4 1 1 0
Fox rf 3 2 2 1
Gehringer 2b 4 1 1 1
Greenberg 1b 4 1 2 3
Laabs cf 4 0 0 0
Owen 3b 4 0 0 0
York c 4 0 2 0
Rogell ss 3 0 0 0
Auker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 4 0 1 0
Dean 1b 3 0 0 0
Werber 3b 4 2 2 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 2
Hill cf 3 0 0 1
Peters 2b 3 0 0 0
  Finney ph 1 0 0 0
Parker ss 3 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 1 0
Brucker c 4 0 2 0
Smith p 2 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Detroit 101 000 030580
Philadelphia 000 201 000390
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Auker  W(8-7) 9.0 9 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(0-11) 9.0 8 5 5 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 3. Owen-Gehringer-Greenberg, Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg, Rogell-Gehringer-Greenberg, Philadelphia 1. Peters-Parker-Dean.  2B–Detroit Walker (22); York (9), Philadelphia Moses (25).  HR–Detroit Fox (7,1st inning off Smith 0 on); Greenberg (25,8th inning off Smith 2 on), Philadelphia Johnson (14,4th inning off Auker 1 on).  SH–Fox (2); Smith (2).  Team LOB–3.  Team–5.  U–Steve Basil, Harry Geisel, Bill Summers.
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