Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Athletics
July 20, 1952 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1952 at Shibe Park. The Detroit Tigers tied the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Philadelphia Athletics 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Groth cf 3 1 2 0
Federoff 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatfield 3b 3 0 1 1
Wertz rf 4 1 2 1
Dropo 1b 4 1 2 0
Mullin lf 4 0 2 1
Ginsberg c 3 0 1 0
Berry ss 3 0 1 0
  Hopp ph 1 0 0 0
  Pesky ss 0 0 0 0
Gray p 3 0 0 0
  Houtteman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 11 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Joost ss 4 1 1 0
Fain 1b 2 1 0 0
Philley cf 3 0 1 0
Thomas lf 4 0 1 2
Clark rf 3 0 0 0
Hitchcock 3b 4 1 2 0
Suder 2b 3 0 0 0
Murray c 4 0 0 0
Newsom p 1 0 1 1
  Kucab p 2 0 0 0
  Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Valo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Detroit 011 000 0103110
Philadelphia 110 000 010360
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gray   7.1 5 3 3 3 5
  Houtteman   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
7
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom   3.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Kucab   5.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Byrd   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  PB–Murray 2 (2).  2B–Detroit Mullin 2 (11,off Newsom,off Kucab); Ginsberg (9,off Byrd).  3B–Detroit Hatfield (3,off Newsom), Philadelphia Thomas (1,off Gray).  HR–Detroit Wertz (17,8th inning off Kucab 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Fain (3,off Gray); Suder (3,off Houtteman).  Team–6.  SB–Joost (3,3rd base off Gray/Ginsberg); Philley (8,2nd base off Houtteman/Ginsberg).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Scotty Robb, 2B–Bill Grieve, 3B–Art Passarella.  T–2:42.  A–7,103.
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