Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 23, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1938 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 13, Philadelphia Athletics 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 6 3 2 0
Walker lf 5 3 3 2
Gehringer 2b 5 2 3 5
Greenberg 1b 3 2 1 1
  Tebbetts c 1 0 0 0
York c,1b 4 0 1 1
Fox rf 5 1 2 3
Ross 3b 5 0 2 0
Christman ss 5 1 1 0
Bridges p 4 1 1 0
Totals 43 13 16 12
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sperry 2b 5 1 3 0
Moses rf 5 1 2 1
Werber 3b 5 2 2 0
Hayes c 3 0 1 1
  Wagner c 0 0 0 0
Johnson cf 4 0 2 3
Chapman lf 4 0 0 0
Finney 1b 2 0 0 0
Ambler ss 3 0 0 0
  Haas ph 1 0 0 0
Nelson p 3 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert ph 1 0 1 0
  Parker pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Detroit 200 051 140–13160
Philadelphia 201 010 001–5122
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  W(8-8) 9.0 12 5 5 3 4
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L(8-8) 7.1 14 13 12 1 4
  Smith   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
13
12
1
4
  E–Ambler 2 (29).  DP–Detroit 3. Christman-Gehringer-Greenberg, Christman-Gehringer-Greenberg.  2B–Detroit Walker 2 (17); Gehringer (24); Greenberg (15); York (22).  3B–Detroit Christman (2), Philadelphia Werber (7).  HR–Detroit Gehringer (17,8th inning off Nelson 2 on); Fox (6,5th inning off Nelson 1 on).  SH–Bridges (3).  HBP–Greenberg (2).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  U–John Quinn, Steve Basil, George Pipgras.
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