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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1937-09-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:03

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 6th. Tommy Bridges earned the win. Jo-Jo White went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tommy Bridges L: Buck Ross SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo White	4	2	3	1	1	0
Pete Fox	4	1	2	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	1	1	2	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	1	1	0	1
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Marv Owen	3	1	0	0	1	0
Billy Rogell	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ray Hayworth	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Bridges	4	0	0	1	0	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	5	0	2	0	0	1
Skeeter Newsome	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Werber	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Johnson	2	0	1	1	2	0
Gene Hasson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jack Rothrock	4	1	1	0	0	1
Frankie Hayes	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rusty Peters	3	0	0	0	0	2
Buck Ross	3	1	1	0	0	1
Chubby Dean	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lynn Nelson	1	0	0	1	0	0
Earle Brucker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	9.0	8	5	9

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Buck Ross	9.0	9	5	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jo-Jo White: 8
Pete Fox: 563#
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: WP.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 7

Bot 1

Wally Moses: D9
Skeeter Newsome: 34/SH.2-3
Billy Werber: 63
Bob Johnson: W
Gene Hasson: CS2(26)

Top 2

Gee Walker: 63
Marv Owen: 63
Billy Rogell: 7

Bot 2

Gene Hasson: K
Jack Rothrock: K
Frankie Hayes: S7
Rusty Peters: K

Top 3

Ray Hayworth: 63
Tommy Bridges: K
Jo-Jo White: S8
Pete Fox: 3/G

Bot 3

Buck Ross: S7
Wally Moses: S9.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: 54/SH.1-2;2-3
Billy Werber: W
Bob Johnson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gene Hasson: K
Jack Rothrock: 4/P

Top 4

Charlie Gehringer: 43
Hank Greenberg: D7
Gee Walker: 43.2-3
Marv Owen: 63

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: 8
Rusty Peters: 53
Buck Ross: K

Top 5

Billy Rogell: W
Ray Hayworth: 54(1)3/GDP
Tommy Bridges: K

Bot 5

Wally Moses: 3/G
Skeeter Newsome: W
Billy Werber: PO1(23)
Billy Werber: 2/FL

Top 6

Jo-Jo White: D9
Pete Fox: T9.2-H
Charlie Gehringer: W
Hank Greenberg: 4(1)3/GDP.3-H(RBI)
Gee Walker: 7

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: 4/P
Gene Hasson: 3/P
Jack Rothrock: 63

Top 7

Marv Owen: 13
Billy Rogell: S9
Ray Hayworth: 53.1-2
Tommy Bridges: 63

Bot 7

Frankie Hayes: 53
Rusty Peters: K
Buck Ross: 13

Top 8

Jo-Jo White: W
Pete Fox: 53/SH.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: D6.2-H
Hank Greenberg: K
Gee Walker: 63

Bot 8

Wally Moses: 63
Skeeter Newsome: 63
Billy Werber: W
Bob Johnson: S8.1-3
Gene Hasson: K

Top 9

Marv Owen: W
Billy Rogell: D7.1-3
Ray Hayworth: 53
Tommy Bridges: 53.2-3;3-H
Jo-Jo White: S5.3-H
Pete Fox: S7.1-2
Charlie Gehringer: 8

Bot 9

Jack Rothrock: S8
Frankie Hayes: S9.1-2
Chubby Dean: S1.1-2;2-3
Lynn Nelson: 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Wally Moses: K
Earle Brucker: K