Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
May 21, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1948 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 9, Detroit Tigers 6
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 0 0 0
McCosky lf 3 1 0 0
Valo rf 5 2 2 0
Fain 1b 4 3 1 2
Majeski 3b 4 2 3 3
Chapman cf 4 1 2 1
Rosar c 2 0 1 2
Suder 2b 4 0 1 1
Coleman p 4 0 0 0
  Potter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 10 9
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Berry ss 5 0 1 0
Mayo 2b 5 0 0 0
Mullin rf 5 2 3 0
Evers cf 5 2 3 2
Wertz lf 5 0 1 0
Vico 1b 5 1 3 0
Lake 3b 4 0 1 2
Swift c 4 1 1 1
Trout p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 0 1 1
  Overmire p 0 0 0 0
  Wakefield ph 1 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 14 6
Philadelphia 303 003 000–9100
Detroit 000 211 200–6142
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W(4-1) 6.0 12 6 6 2 2
  Potter  SV(1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L(3-4) 2.1 6 6 5 2 1
  White   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Overmire   2.0 2 3 2 4 0
  Gray   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Benton   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
9
7
7
5
  E–Mayo (7), Vico (5).  DP–Detroit 3. Berry-Mayo-Vico, Berry-Mayo-Vico, Benton-Berry-Vico.  2B–Philadelphia Fain (5); Majeski (6); Suder (5), Detroit Mullin (4); Evers (8).  3B–Detroit Evers (2).  HR–Detroit Swift (3,5th inning off J. Coleman 0 on).  SH–Rosar (2).  HBP–Rosar (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  U–Bill McGowan, Cal Hubbard, Bill McKinley.  T–2:32.  A–13,020.
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