Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 15, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1949 at Shibe Park. 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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Detroit Tigers 1, Philadelphia Athletics 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Kolloway 2b 4 0 2 0
Campbell 1b 3 0 0 0
Kell 3b 3 0 1 0
Wertz rf 4 1 1 1
Evers lf 4 0 1 0
Robinson c 2 0 1 0
  Berry pr 0 0 0 0
Groth cf 4 0 0 0
Lipon ss 3 0 0 0
Gray p 2 0 0 0
  Wakefield ph 1 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Mullin ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 3 1 1 1
White rf 4 0 1 1
Fain 1b 4 0 0 0
Chapman cf 3 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 3 0 2 0
Valo lf 2 0 0 0
Suder 2b 3 0 1 0
Guerra c 1 1 0 0
Fowler p 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 5 2
Detroit 000 000 010160
Philadelphia 001 010 00x250
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray  L(4-3) 6.0 4 2 2 4 3
  Trout   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
4
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(5-3) 9.0 6 1 1 5 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2. Lipon-Kolloway-Campbell, Kolloway-Lipon-Campbell, Philadelphia 2. Fowler-Joost-Fain, Fain.  2B–Philadelphia Majeski (16).  HR–Detroit Wertz (7,8th inning off Fowler 0 on), Philadelphia Joost (14,5th inning off Gray 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Guerra (2).  Team–5.  U–Jim Honochick, Bill Grieve, Bill Summers.
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