Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 8, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1938 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 6, Philadelphia Athletics 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Fox rf 5 0 1 0
Walker cf 5 1 1 1
Gehringer 2b 4 2 2 3
Greenberg 1b 5 2 2 1
York c 4 0 2 0
Ross 3b 4 0 0 1
Cullenbine lf 4 0 0 0
Rogell ss 3 0 0 0
Rowe p 2 1 1 0
  Coffman p 1 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Auker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 9 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ambler ss 4 1 2 0
Werber 3b 6 2 3 5
Hasson 1b 4 0 1 1
Hayes c 4 0 2 0
Lodigiani 2b 5 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 1 0
Moses rf 5 0 1 1
Finney cf 4 1 1 0
Nelson p 5 2 3 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Detroit 003 001 010 1691
Philadelphia 200 210 000 27150
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rowe   3.1 6 4 4 4 0
  Coffman   4.2 4 1 1 1 2
  Auker  L(2-3) 1.1 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.1
15
7
7
5
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  W(1-0) 10.0 9 6 6 3 2
Totals
10.0
9
6
6
3
2

  E–Rowe (1).  DP–Detroit 2. Gehringer-Rogell-Greenberg, Greenberg-Rogell-Greenberg, Philadelphia 1. Hasson-Ambler-Hasson.  2B–Detroit Rowe (1), Philadelphia Ambler (3); Werber (6); Johnson (4).  3B–Detroit Greenberg (2).  HR–Detroit Gehringer 2 (3,3rd inning off Nelson 1 on,10th inning off Nelson 0 on); Greenberg (6,6th inning off Nelson 0 on), Philadelphia Werber (2,4th inning off Rowe 1 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Ambler (2).  Team–12.  U–Bill Summers, Eddie Rommel, John Quinn.  T–2:28.  A–10,000.
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