Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 13, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 13, 1947 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 6, Detroit Tigers 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McCosky lf 5 3 3 0
Joost ss 4 0 2 2
Binks rf 3 0 1 2
Fain 1b 4 0 1 1
Chapman cf 4 0 0 0
Guerra c 4 0 0 0
Suder 2b 3 1 1 0
Majeski 3b 3 1 1 1
Fowler p 1 0 0 0
  Coleman p 1 0 1 0
  Valo ph 1 0 1 0
  Fox pr 0 1 0 0
  Christopher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 4 2 1 1
Cullenbine 1b 4 2 2 1
Wakefield lf 4 0 3 2
  Outlaw lf 0 0 0 0
Kell 3b 5 0 1 2
Mullin rf 3 0 0 0
Cramer cf 2 1 0 0
Mayo 2b 3 1 1 0
Wagner c 3 0 0 0
Houtteman p 1 0 1 0
  Wertz ph 1 1 1 1
  Gorsica p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
Philadelphia 003 010 200–6110
Detroit 100 401 01x–7101
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler   3.0 4 3 3 5 0
  Coleman   3.0 4 3 3 4 2
  Christopher  L(5-6) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
9
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman   4.0 6 3 3 0 3
  Gorsica   2.0 5 3 3 2 0
  Hutchinson  W(7-3) 3.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
5
  E–Cullenbine (10).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Suder-Joost-Fain, Majeski-Suder, Detroit 2. Cullenbine-Lake-Cullenbine, Mullin-Lake.  2B–Philadelphia McCosky (8); Suder (13), Detroit Wakefield (7).  HR–Detroit Cullenbine (11,8th inning off Christopher 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  SB–Wakefield (1).  U-HP–Bill Summers, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Joe Rue, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:30.  A–40,286.
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