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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1933-08-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 3000 · 2:09

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 12–7. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Dick Barrett earned the win and Bobby Coombs picked up the save. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	3	0	4	0	0	1	2	2	0	12	17
DET	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	7	11

W: Dick Barrett L: Elden Auker SV: Bobby Coombs

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Lou Finney	6	1	1	1	0
Doc Cramer	5	0	3	2	1
Mickey Cochrane	4	2	2	1	2
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	2	1	2
Eric McNair	5	1	1	2	1
Bob Johnson	5	2	2	0	1
Pinky Higgins	4	3	3	3	1
Dib Williams	5	0	2	0	0
Dick Barrett	1	2	0	0	2
Bobby Coombs	1	0	1	2	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Rogell	3	1	1	0	2	0
Jo-Jo White	4	2	1	0	1	1
Charlie Gehringer	5	0	2	1	0	0
Gee Walker	4	1	1	1	1	0
Hank Greenberg	5	1	2	3	0	0
John Stone	4	1	1	0	1	0
Marv Owen	4	1	0	1	1	1
Johnny Pasek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Vic Frazier	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chief Hogsett	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Barrett	6.1	9	4	2
Bobby Coombs	2.2	2	2	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Elden Auker	0.2	2	3
Vic Frazier	5.2	9	4
Chief Hogsett	2.2	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Finney: 7/L
Doc Cramer: 7
Mickey Cochrane: W
Jimmie Foxx: SB2
Jimmie Foxx: W
Eric McNair: S7.2-H;1-3
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Pinky Higgins: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dib Williams: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Billy Rogell: W
Jo-Jo White: SB2
Jo-Jo White: K
Charlie Gehringer: S8.2-H
Gee Walker: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Dick Barrett: 6/L
Lou Finney: 3/L
Doc Cramer: S5
Mickey Cochrane: S7.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 63

Bot 2

Hank Greenberg: 13
John Stone: 43
Marv Owen: W
Johnny Pasek: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR)
Vic Frazier: 13

Top 3

Eric McNair: 63
Bob Johnson: D8
Pinky Higgins: D9.2-H
Dib Williams: 8/L
Dick Barrett: W
Lou Finney: D8.2-H;1-3
Doc Cramer: S9.3-H;2-H;BX2(96)

Bot 3

Billy Rogell: 3/L
Jo-Jo White: S8
Charlie Gehringer: 43.1-2
Gee Walker: 7

Top 4

Mickey Cochrane: 2/FL
Jimmie Foxx: 63
Eric McNair: W
Bob Johnson: 7

Bot 4

Hank Greenberg: 5/FL
John Stone: 9/L
Marv Owen: 7

Top 5

Pinky Higgins: 8
Dib Williams: S7
Dick Barrett: 53/SH.1-2
Lou Finney: 4

Bot 5

Johnny Pasek: 7
Vic Frazier: K
Billy Rogell: W
Jo-Jo White: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Doc Cramer: 3/L
Mickey Cochrane: S9
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1-3
Eric McNair: 63.3-H;1-2
Bob Johnson: 53

Bot 6

Charlie Gehringer: 43
Gee Walker: W
Hank Greenberg: HR/7.1-H
John Stone: T9
Marv Owen: 9.3-H
Johnny Pasek: S7
Vic Frazier: 9

Top 7

Pinky Higgins: W
Dib Williams: 9/L
Dick Barrett: W.1-2
Lou Finney: 63.2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: W
Mickey Cochrane: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jimmie Foxx: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Eric McNair: 7/L

Bot 7

Billy Rogell: S9
Jo-Jo White: 46(1)/FO
Charlie Gehringer: S8.1-2
Gee Walker: S7.2-H;1-2
Hank Greenberg: 5/FL
John Stone: 7

Top 8

Bob Johnson: S7
Pinky Higgins: S3.1-2
Dib Williams: S4.2-3;1-2
Bobby Coombs: S8.3-H;2-H;1X3(254)
Lou Finney: 46(1)/FO
Doc Cramer: S9.1-2
Mickey Cochrane: 63

Bot 8

Marv Owen: K
Johnny Pasek: 3
Chief Hogsett: S6
Billy Rogell: 43

Top 9

Jimmie Foxx: S7
Eric McNair: 9
Bob Johnson: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Jo-Jo White: W
Charlie Gehringer: 8.1-2
Gee Walker: 8
Hank Greenberg: S7.2-H
John Stone: W.1-2
Marv Owen: 43