Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
June 9, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1947 at Briggs Stadium. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 3

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 0 0 0
McCosky lf 5 1 0 1
Valo rf 5 2 2 1
Fain 1b 3 3 2 0
Chapman cf 4 2 2 1
Rosar c 4 1 1 0
Suder 2b 4 1 2 3
Majeski 3b 5 1 2 3
Fowler p 4 0 1 0
  Adams ph 1 0 1 1
  Christopher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 13 10
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 5 0 1 0
Mayo 2b 4 0 1 0
Evers lf 4 0 1 0
Cramer cf 4 0 0 0
Mullin rf 4 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 2 1 1
Cullenbine 1b 2 1 1 0
Wagner c 3 0 1 0
Trucks p 1 0 0 0
  Gorsica p 0 0 0 0
  McHale ph 1 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 1 1
  Overmire p 0 0 0 0
  Mierkowicz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Philadelphia 021 121 00411131
Detroit 000 000 201374
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(4-5) 8.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Christopher  SV(4) 1.0 1 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
5
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  L(3-5) 3.2 6 4 3 1 3
  Gorsica   1.1 2 2 2 2 0
  White   2.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Overmire   2.0 5 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
11
10
6
4

  E–Joost (12), Lake (11), Evers (5), Cramer (1), Trucks (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Rosar-Joost, Suder-Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (11); Rosar (9); Suder (6); Adams (1), Detroit Cullenbine (6).  HR–Philadelphia Valo (3,3rd inning off Trucks 0 on), Detroit Kell (3,7th inning off Fowler 0 on).  SH–Joost (2); Chapman (2); Suder (5).  HBP–Fain (2).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  U-HP–Bill McGowan, 1B–Bill Grieve, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Red Jones.  T–2:26.  A–10,471.
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