Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 15, 1944 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1944 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 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Cramer cf 5 0 1 0
Mayo 2b 5 0 0 1
Hostetler rf 4 0 0 0
  Outlaw ph,rf 1 0 0 0
York 1b 4 0 1 0
Wakefield lf 4 1 0 0
Higgins 3b 4 1 2 1
Richards c 4 0 0 0
Orengo ss 4 1 2 1
Overmire p 2 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Newhouser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 6 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hall 2b 4 1 2 1
  Berry p 1 0 0 0
Garrison rf 2 0 0 0
  Epps ph,cf 2 0 2 1
Estalella cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Hayes c 5 0 0 0
Siebert lf 3 0 0 0
  Kell ph,3b 0 0 0 0
McGhee 1b 5 0 2 0
Burns 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Busch ss 5 0 1 0
Hamlin p 2 0 0 0
  Metro ph,lf 3 1 1 0
Totals 41 2 9 2
Detroit 010 000 010 01362
Philadelphia 000 000 020 00292
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire   7.1 5 2 2 0 2
  Trout   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Newhouser  W(19-7) 3.1 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
2
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin   8.0 4 2 1 0 2
  Berry  L(6-7) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
11.0
6
3
2
0
4

  E–Cramer (6), Orengo (14), Siebert (8), Burns (7).  2B–Detroit Higgins (25).  3B–Philadelphia Hall (6).  SH–Overmire (5); Newhouser (6); Garrison (9); Burns (2).  Team LOB–3.  Team–10.  U–Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry, Red Jones.  T–2:15.  A–2,000.
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