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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1927-07-18 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 1:46

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–3. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 1st. Sam Gibson earned the win. Bob Fothergill went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7
DET	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		5	9

W: Sam Gibson L: Lefty Grove SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Roy Van Graflan · 1B: Pants Rowland · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tommy Connolly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Bishop	4	1	2	0	0	1
Sammy Hale	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ty Cobb	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Simmons	4	1	0	0	0	1
Mickey Cochrane	4	0	2	2	0	0
Bill Lamar	2	0	0	1	1	0
Jimmy Dykes	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Boley	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lefty Grove	2	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Warner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	2	2	0	0	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Fothergill	4	1	2	2	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	2	4	1	0	0
Lu Blue	4	0	1	1	0	3
Marty McManus	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Woodall	2	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Gibson	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Grove	8.0	9	1	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam Gibson	9.0	7	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Bishop: S8
Sammy Hale: K
Ty Cobb: D9.1-3
Al Simmons: 2/FL
Mickey Cochrane: S8.3-H;2-H
Bill Lamar: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Jack Warner: 43
Charlie Gehringer: S/6
Heinie Manush: 43.1-2
Bob Fothergill: HR/9.2-H
Harry Heilmann: D9
Lu Blue: S7.2-H
Marty McManus: K

Top 2

Bill Lamar: W
Jimmy Dykes: 63.1-2
Joe Boley: K
Lefty Grove: K

Bot 2

Larry Woodall: 9/F
Sam Gibson: 6/P
Jack Warner: 53

Top 3

Max Bishop: 3/G
Sammy Hale: S8
Ty Cobb: 9/L
Al Simmons: K

Bot 3

Charlie Gehringer: D7.B-H(E6/TH)(NR)
Heinie Manush: 5/P#
Bob Fothergill: S/5
Harry Heilmann: S/3.1-2
Lu Blue: K
Marty McManus: 9/F

Top 4

Mickey Cochrane: 9/F
Bill Lamar: 9/F
Jimmy Dykes: K

Bot 4

Larry Woodall: W
Sam Gibson: 53/SH.1-2
Jack Warner: FC1.2X3(1546);B-2
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Top 5

Joe Boley: 3/FL
Lefty Grove: W
Max Bishop: K
Sammy Hale: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Heinie Manush: 5/FL
Bob Fothergill: 63
Harry Heilmann: HR/9
Lu Blue: K

Top 6

Ty Cobb: 43
Al Simmons: E6/G
Mickey Cochrane: S8.1-3
Bill Lamar: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Jimmy Dykes: 13

Bot 6

Marty McManus: 43
Larry Woodall: 63
Sam Gibson: 8/F

Top 7

Joe Boley: 43
Lefty Grove: 43
Max Bishop: S8
Sammy Hale: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Jack Warner: 8/F
Charlie Gehringer: 7/F
Heinie Manush: 3/G

Top 8

Ty Cobb: 43
Al Simmons: 43
Mickey Cochrane: 3/G

Bot 8

Bob Fothergill: 63
Harry Heilmann: D7
Lu Blue: K
Marty McManus: 4/P

Top 9

Bill Lamar: 8/F
Jimmy Dykes: S8
Eddie Collins: 9/F
Zack Wheat: 9/F