Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 23, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1939 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 3, Detroit Tigers 16
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Moses rf 3 1 1 1
  Collins rf 1 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 3 1 2 0
  Chapman 1b 0 0 0 0
Miles cf 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 2 1
  Tipton lf 1 0 0 0
Hayes c 4 0 0 1
  O'Neill c 0 0 0 0
Nagel 2b 4 0 2 0
Newsome ss 3 0 0 0
  Ambler ss 1 0 0 0
Lodigiani 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gantenbein 3b 1 0 0 0
Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Joyce p 1 0 0 0
  Schelle p 0 0 0 0
  Potter p 2 0 0 0
  Dean p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McCosky cf 5 2 1 0
McCoy 2b 5 3 2 1
Averill lf 4 1 2 3
  Bell lf 1 0 0 1
Greenberg 1b 4 2 2 1
York c 5 3 3 4
Higgins 3b 4 2 1 0
Cullenbine rf 2 2 1 1
Rogell ss 3 0 1 3
Bridges p 3 1 0 2
Totals 36 16 13 16
Philadelphia 001 002 000–380
Detroit 612 300 31x–16132
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ross  L(2-9) 0.1 4 6 6 3 0
  Joyce   2.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Schelle   0.0 1 3 3 3 0
  Potter   4.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Dean   1.0 0 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
13
16
16
12
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bridges  W(12-4) 9.0 8 3 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
5
  E–McCoy (1), Bridges (3).  DP–Detroit 1. McCoy-Greenberg.  2B–Philadelphia Nagel 2 (13), Detroit Greenberg (30); Rogell (6).  3B–Detroit McCoy (1).  HR–Philadelphia Moses (1,3rd inning off Bridges 0 on), Detroit York (10,7th inning off Potter 2 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Averill (4).  HBP–York (2).  Team–10.  SB–McCosky (10).  U–Joe Rue, Cal Hubbard.  T–2:21.  A–9,772.
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