Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 15, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1943 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 4, Detroit Tigers 5

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Welaj rf 6 1 1 1
Mayo 3b 4 0 1 0
White cf 5 0 1 1
Ripple lf 5 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 3 0 0 0
Suder 2b 5 1 2 0
Hall ss 3 1 1 0
Swift c 4 1 2 2
Harris p 5 0 2 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 5 0 1 0
Hoover ss 5 1 2 1
Wakefield lf 5 1 2 0
York 1b 4 3 3 3
Higgins 3b 4 0 0 0
Harris rf 4 0 0 0
Bloodworth 2b 4 0 1 1
Unser c 4 0 0 0
Trucks p 2 0 0 0
  Oana ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 9 5
Philadelphia 020 020 000 004103
Detroit 200 100 010 01592
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  L(7-12) 10.2 9 5 5 1 2
Totals
10.2
9
5
5
1
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks   7.0 6 4 3 3 4
  Trout  W(13-9) 4.0 4 0 0 2 1
Totals
11.0
10
4
3
5
5

  E–Hall (30), Swift (7), Harris (2), Hoover (29), Bloodworth (15).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Suder-Hall-Siebert, Detroit 2. Higgins-Bloodworth-York, Unser-Hoover-York.  2B–Philadelphia Swift 2 (5), Detroit Hoover (10); York (16).  HR–Detroit Hoover (2,8th inning off Harris 0 on); York 2 (23,1st inning off Harris 1 on,11th inning off Harris 0 on).  SH–Hall (6).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–White (9).  CS–Siebert (5); Hall (6); York (5); Bloodworth (6).  U–Joe Rue, Bill Summers.
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