Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 19, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1938 at Briggs Stadium. 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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Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 6

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 4 0 1 0
Ambler ss 4 0 1 0
Werber 3b 4 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 2 1 1 0
Chapman cf 4 0 1 2
Hayes c 4 0 1 0
Lodigiani 2b 4 0 0 0
Nelson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Rogell ss 4 0 1 0
Walker cf 3 1 1 0
Fox rf 4 0 1 1
Gehringer 2b 4 1 2 0
York lf 2 2 1 2
Greenberg 1b 2 1 1 2
Tebbetts c 4 0 0 0
Ross 3b 3 0 0 0
Gill p 3 1 1 0
Totals 29 6 8 5
Philadelphia 000 002 000262
Detroit 001 212 00x682
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L(1-1) 8.0 8 6 6 5 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gill  W(2-1) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Hayes (1), Nelson (1), Rogell (10), Tebbetts (1).  DP–Detroit 1. Tebbetts-Gehringer.  2B–Philadelphia Ambler (5); Chapman (1), Detroit Gehringer (5).  3B–Detroit Walker (3); Gehringer (2); Gill (1).  HR–Detroit York (5,4th inning off Nelson 1 on); Greenberg (8,6th inning off Nelson 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  Team–4.  SB–Rogell (3); Gehringer (2); Greenberg (2).  CS–Walker (2); Fox (3).  U–Bill Grieve, Steve Basil, Harry Geisel.  T–2:00.  A–4,850.
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