Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
September 18, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1951 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 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Lipon ss 5 1 5 2
Priddy 2b 4 0 0 0
  Berry 2b 1 0 0 0
Kell 3b 5 0 0 1
Wertz rf 3 1 3 0
Souchock lf 4 1 1 2
  Mullin ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Evers cf 4 2 2 1
Kolloway 1b 2 1 1 0
  Kryhoski ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Swift c 4 1 0 0
Trucks p 3 1 1 2
  White p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 0
  Klein 2b 0 0 0 0
Fain 1b 5 2 3 3
Valo rf 4 1 0 0
Zernial lf 5 1 1 0
Hitchcock 3b 3 0 3 2
Philley cf 4 0 1 1
Suder 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Tipton c 3 0 0 0
  Limmer ph 0 0 0 0
  Astroth c 0 0 0 0
Zoldak p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 3 1 2 0
  Moses ph 1 0 0 0
  Scheib p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Detroit 142 010 0008130
Philadelphia 100 023 0006121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks  W(11-8) 6.1 11 6 6 3 3
  White   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak  L(5-10) 1.0 5 5 4 0 0
  Coleman   7.0 7 3 3 2 7
  Scheib   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
7
3
7

  E–Tipton (8).  DP–Detroit 2. Swift-Berry, Kryhoski-Lipon-Kryhoski, Philadelphia 2. Joost-Suder-Fain, Tipton-Suder.  2B–Detroit Lipon (13,off Zoldak); Evers (15,off Zoldak); Trucks (3,off Zoldak), Philadelphia Coleman (3,off Trucks).  HR–Detroit Souchock (11,3rd inning off Coleman 1 on 0 out); Evers (11,5th inning off Coleman 0 on 2 out), Philadelphia Fain (5,6th inning off Trucks 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–Lipon (7,2nd base by Coleman/Tipton); Wertz (3,2nd base by Coleman/Tipton); Moses (2,2nd base by White/Swift).  U–Larry Napp, Eddie Hurley, Jim Honochick.  T–2:02.  A–1,402.
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