Philadelphia Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 18, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1951 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 16, Detroit Tigers 9

Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 5 2 1 1
Valo cf,rf 4 2 2 1
Clark rf 1 0 1 0
  Philley pr,cf 5 2 2 2
Zernial lf 5 2 2 4
Majeski 3b 5 3 2 0
Limmer 1b 2 1 2 0
Klein 2b 5 3 2 4
  Suder 2b 1 0 0 0
Murray c 6 0 3 2
Fowler p 3 0 2 0
  Scheib p 2 1 1 0
Totals 44 16 20 14
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 5 1 1 0
Kell 3b 3 2 0 0
Ginsberg c 5 2 2 2
Wertz rf 5 0 2 3
Kryhoski 1b 5 0 1 0
Groth cf 4 1 1 1
Evers lf 1 1 1 0
  Keller ph 1 0 0 0
  Cain p 0 0 0 0
  Trout p 0 0 0 0
Priddy 2b 4 0 1 0
Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Bearden p 1 1 1 3
  White p 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson ph 1 1 1 0
  Mullin lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 9
Philadelphia 302 023 06016202
Detroit 130 020 3009114
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fowler  W(4-5) 6.1 8 9 6 5 1
  Scheib   2.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
6
5
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Bearden  L(2-3) 4.1 6 4 2 4 1
  White   2.2 5 3 3 2 3
  Cain   0.2 3 5 5 2 1
  Trout   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
20
16
14
8
5

  E–Joost (13), Klein (3), Kell 2 (8), Kryhoski 2 (4).  DP–Philadelphia 3. Murray-Klein, Joost-Limmer, Joost-Klein-Limmer, Detroit 2. Kell-Priddy-Kryhoski, Lipon-Priddy-Kryhoski.  PB–Ginsberg (3).  2B–Philadelphia Fowler (2,off Bearden), Detroit Wertz (12,off Fowler).  HR–Philadelphia Joost (13,1st inning off Gray 0 on 0 out); Zernial (23,8th inning off Trout 2 on 2 out), Detroit Bearden (2,2nd inning off Fowler 2 on 1 out); Ginsberg (6,5th inning off Fowler 1 on 2 out).  SH–Limmer 2 (4,off Bearden 2).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–Valo (3,2nd base off Bearden/Ginsberg).  CS–Zernial (2,2nd base by Bearden/Ginsberg); Lipon (4,2nd base by Fowler/Murray).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Bill McGowan.  T–2:45.  A–4,136.
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