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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1935-08-27 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 2:23

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Vic Sorrell earned the win. Eric McNair went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Vic Sorrell L: Carl Doyle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Harry Geisel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Firpo Marberry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Finney	5	1	2	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Johnson	5	1	4	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	5	0	1	0	0	3
Pinky Higgins	4	0	1	0	1	1
Eric McNair	4	1	2	1	1	0
Rabbit Warstler	5	1	0	0	0	0
Charlie Berry	4	0	1	0	0	1
Carl Doyle	3	0	0	0	1	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	5	3	2	0	0	0
Jo-Jo White	3	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	2	1	0	2	0
Hank Greenberg	3	1	2	1	2	0
Goose Goslin	3	0	1	2	2	1
Ray Hayworth	3	0	0	1	1	0
Marv Owen	3	0	0	1	1	2
Billy Rogell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vic Sorrell	4	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Doyle	8.1	7	9	5

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vic Sorrell	9.0	12	3	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Finney: S4
Doc Cramer: 64(1)3/GDP
Bob Johnson: S8
Jimmie Foxx: S8.1-2
Pinky Higgins: WP.2-3;1-2
Pinky Higgins: W
Eric McNair: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Pete Fox: 7/L
Jo-Jo White: 63
Charlie Gehringer: S1
Hank Greenberg: S9.1-3
Goose Goslin: K

Top 2

Rabbit Warstler: E5
Charlie Berry: 43.1-2
Carl Doyle: K
Lou Finney: S8.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Doc Cramer: S7.2-H(UR)
Bob Johnson: D9.1-3
Jimmie Foxx: E8.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR)
Pinky Higgins: D7.1-3
Eric McNair: 63

Bot 2

Ray Hayworth: 53
Marv Owen: K
Billy Rogell: 8

Top 3

Rabbit Warstler: 63
Charlie Berry: S7
Carl Doyle: K
Lou Finney: 13

Bot 3

Vic Sorrell: K
Pete Fox: D7
Jo-Jo White: 7
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: S7.2-H;1-2
Goose Goslin: PB.2-3;1-2
Goose Goslin: W
Ray Hayworth: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Marv Owen: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Rogell: 43

Top 4

Doc Cramer: 7
Bob Johnson: S8
Jimmie Foxx: K
Pinky Higgins: 4(1)/FO

Bot 4

Vic Sorrell: K
Pete Fox: E6
Jo-Jo White: W.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Greenberg: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
Hank Greenberg: SB3
Hank Greenberg: W
Goose Goslin: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
Ray Hayworth: 7

Top 5

Eric McNair: HR/7
Rabbit Warstler: 13
Charlie Berry: 53
Carl Doyle: 3/L

Bot 5

Marv Owen: K
Billy Rogell: S8
Vic Sorrell: 1(B)3(1)/DP

Top 6

Lou Finney: 63
Doc Cramer: 8
Bob Johnson: 6

Bot 6

Pete Fox: 7
Jo-Jo White: 43
Charlie Gehringer: 3/L

Top 7

Jimmie Foxx: K
Pinky Higgins: 2/FL
Eric McNair: D8
Rabbit Warstler: 8

Bot 7

Hank Greenberg: 5/L
Goose Goslin: 53
Ray Hayworth: 53

Top 8

Charlie Berry: K
Carl Doyle: W
Lou Finney: 46(1)/FO
Doc Cramer: 63

Bot 8

Marv Owen: 9/L
Billy Rogell: 8
Vic Sorrell: 43

Top 9

Bob Johnson: D8
Jimmie Foxx: K
Pinky Higgins: K
Eric McNair: W
Rabbit Warstler: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Pete Fox: D8
Jo-Jo White: 23/SH.2-3
Charlie Gehringer: IW
Hank Greenberg: IW.1-2
Goose Goslin: W.3-H;2-3;1-2