Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 24, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1948 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 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lake 2b 2 1 1 0
  Mayo 2b 2 0 1 0
Vico 1b 5 0 0 1
Kell 3b 5 1 2 0
Mullin rf 5 1 1 3
Evers cf 4 1 1 1
Wertz lf 4 0 0 0
Lipon ss 4 1 1 2
Swift c 4 0 1 0
Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Trucks p 4 2 3 0
  Houtteman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 11 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Valo rf 3 2 1 0
McCosky lf 3 0 1 0
Chapman cf 3 2 1 1
Fain 1b 3 0 0 0
Majeski ss 4 0 1 2
White 3b 4 0 1 0
Suder 2b 4 0 0 0
Rosar c 4 0 2 0
Brissie p 0 0 0 0
  Scheib p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Detroit 006 000 001–7110
Philadelphia 200 000 101–471
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Trucks  W(11-9) 7.1 4 2 2 5 2
  Houtteman  SV(8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
2
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Brissie  L(12-9) 3.0 7 6 3 1 1
  Scheib   6.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
4
1
2
  E–White (9).  DP–Detroit 1. Lipon-Mayo-Vico.  PB–Swift (5).  2B–Philadelphia Chapman (11).  3B–Detroit Mullin (10).  HR–Detroit Lipon (5,3rd inning off Brissie 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Valo (7); McCosky (13); Fain (6); Brissie (4).  Team–9.  U–Eddie Rommel, Art Passarella, Johnny Stevens.  T–2:15.  A–14,553.
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