Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 31, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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 8, Detroit Tigers 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 2
McCosky lf 3 2 1 0
Chapman cf 4 1 3 1
Fain 1b 4 1 1 2
Majeski 3b 4 0 1 2
White rf 5 1 2 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Guerra c 4 1 1 1
McCahan p 1 1 1 0
  Brissie p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake 2b 3 1 1 0
Vico 1b 4 1 2 0
Kell 3b 5 1 0 0
Wertz rf 4 0 0 0
Evers cf 5 0 1 2
Wakefield lf 4 0 0 0
Lipon ss 3 0 1 0
Swift c 3 0 1 0
Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
  Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Overmire p 0 0 0 0
  Gray p 2 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
Philadelphia 130 003 001–8112
Detroit 003 000 000–370
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCahan   2.0 3 3 3 4 1
  Brissie  W(11-8) 7.0 4 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Houtteman  L(2-13) 1.2 6 4 4 1 0
  Benton   2.0 1 0 0 3 1
  Overmire   1.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Gray   3.2 1 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
7
6
  E–Joost (13), Majeski (6).  2B–Philadelphia Joost (19); Chapman (8); Majeski (19); White (12), Detroit Evers (24).  SH–Suder (8).  Team LOB–10.  Team–12.  U–Art Passarella, Eddie Rommel, Jim Boyer.  T–2:29.  A–17,434.
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