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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1937-07-25 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 6 innings · Att: 23000 · 1:42

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 12–9. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 1st. George Gill earned the win. Gee Walker went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
PHA	1	4	1	0	0	3	9	11
DET	3	1	3	2	0	3	12	13

W: George Gill L: George Turbeville SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	2	1	1	0	0
Lou Finney	4	1	2	1	0	0
Billy Werber	2	2	1	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jesse Hill	3	1	2	4	1	0
Earle Brucker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rusty Peters	4	3	3	2	0	1
Ace Parker	3	0	1	0	1	0
George Caster	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Rothrock	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bud Thomas	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chubby Dean	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Fox	3	2	2	1	1	0
Billy Rogell	3	0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	2	3	1	0	2	0
Hank Greenberg	4	3	3	2	0	1
Gee Walker	3	2	2	4	1	0
Marv Owen	4	1	2	0	0	0
Chet Laabs	2	0	0	0	1	1
Cliff Bolton	2	1	1	2	1	0
George Gill	3	0	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Caster	1.0	3	1	2
Bud Thomas	3.0	8	1	1
George Turbeville	1.1	2	4	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boots Poffenberger	1.2	3	4	0
George Gill	4.1	8	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Moses: E4
Lou Finney: FC4.1X2(4E6);B-1
Billy Werber: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: W
Jesse Hill: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Earle Brucker: 13

Bot 1

Pete Fox: S8#
Billy Rogell: 13/SH.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: K
Gee Walker: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Marv Owen: D8
Chet Laabs: K

Top 2

Rusty Peters: S8
Ace Parker: W.1-2
George Caster: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Wally Moses: 6(1)/FO.3-H
Lou Finney: D7.1-3
Billy Werber: WP.3-H;2-3
Billy Werber: W
Jack Rothrock: W.1-2
Jesse Hill: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Earle Brucker: 2

Bot 2

Cliff Bolton: 9
George Gill: K
Pete Fox: HR/8
Billy Rogell: S8
Charlie Gehringer: BK.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 9

Top 3

Rusty Peters: S8
Ace Parker: 1/FL
Bud Thomas: S7.1-2
Wally Moses: S6.2-3;1-2
Lou Finney: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 4
Jack Rothrock: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Hank Greenberg: HR/7
Gee Walker: 53
Marv Owen: S8
Chet Laabs: 8
Cliff Bolton: HR/9.1-H
George Gill: S7
Pete Fox: 7

Top 4

Jesse Hill: W
Earle Brucker: 64(1)3/GDP
Rusty Peters: K

Bot 4

Billy Rogell: 63
Charlie Gehringer: S4
Hank Greenberg: T7.1-H
Gee Walker: WP.3-H
Gee Walker: W
Marv Owen: CS2(24)#
Marv Owen: 9

Top 5

Ace Parker: S7
Chubby Dean: 74(1)/FO#
Wally Moses: 2/FL
Lou Finney: 43

Bot 5

Chet Laabs: W
Cliff Bolton: W.1-2
George Gill: 5(B)6(2)/LDP#
Pete Fox: W.1-2
Billy Rogell: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Billy Werber: D8
Jack Rothrock: 43.2-3
Jesse Hill: D8.3-H
Earle Brucker: 8
Rusty Peters: HR/7.2-H
Ace Parker: 6

Bot 6

Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: S8.1-2
Gee Walker: S8.2-H;1-3
Marv Owen: 13.1-2;3-3
Chet Laabs: WP.3-H;2-3
Chet Laabs: WP.3-H

Notes & reviews

52 minute rain delay
game called due to rain and muddy field; scheduled second game of DH canceled

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