Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
September 12, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1942 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 5, Detroit Tigers 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Miles cf 5 2 3 0
Davis 2b 4 1 1 0
Valo rf 2 1 0 0
Johnson lf 5 1 3 5
Siebert 1b 5 0 0 0
Blair 3b 5 0 1 0
Suder ss 5 0 0 0
Swift c 5 0 0 0
Savage p 2 0 0 0
  Harris p 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 6 0 1 1
Cramer cf 6 0 0 0
Ross rf 4 1 2 0
York 1b 5 1 0 0
McCosky lf 6 1 2 1
Higgins 3b 3 2 2 0
Meyer 2b 5 1 3 2
Parsons c 3 0 1 0
  Gehringer ph 1 0 1 1
  Riebe c 1 0 0 0
Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Radcliff ph 0 0 0 0
  Gorsica p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 0 1 1
  Trucks p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 13 6
Philadelphia 000 003 200 00–581
Detroit 000 101 300 01–6132
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Savage   6.2 9 5 5 5 1
  Harris  L(2-10) 4.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.2
13
6
6
6
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Benton   6.0 5 3 3 3 3
  Gorsica   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Trucks  W(13-8) 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
8
5
5
4
4
  E–Johnson (13), Lipon (7), Cramer (7).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Davis-Siebert, Detroit 2. Cramer-Parsons, Higgins-Meyer-York.  2B–Detroit Ross (7).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (13,6th inning off Benton 2 on).  SH–Davis (7).  Team LOB–7.  Team–12.  U–Eddie Rommel, Ernie Stewart, Steve Basil.  T–2:15.  A–1,916.
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