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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1938-05-19 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 4850 · 2:00

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 4th. George Gill earned the win. Hank Greenberg went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: George Gill L: Lynn Nelson SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	0	1	0	0	0
Wayne Ambler	4	0	1	0	0	1
Billy Werber	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Siebert	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	2	1	1	0	2	1
Sam Chapman	4	0	1	2	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dario Lodigiani	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lynn Nelson	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Rogell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	1	0	1	0
Pete Fox	4	0	1	1	0	1
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	2	0	0	0
Rudy York	2	2	1	2	2	0
Hank Greenberg	2	1	1	2	2	0
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Ross	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Gill	3	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lynn Nelson	8.0	8	5	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Gill	9.0	6	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wally Moses: 63
Wayne Ambler: 7
Billy Werber: 8

Bot 1

Billy Rogell: 7
Dixie Walker: 9
Pete Fox: 6/P

Top 2

Dick Siebert: 43
Bob Johnson: W
Sam Chapman: 9
Frankie Hayes: S1.1-2
Dario Lodigiani: K/C

Bot 2

Charlie Gehringer: D7
Rudy York: 53
Hank Greenberg: W
Birdie Tebbetts: SB3;SB2
Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Don Ross: 53

Top 3

Lynn Nelson: 8
Wally Moses: S8
Wayne Ambler: 2/FL.1-3(E2/TH)
Billy Werber: K/C

Bot 3

George Gill: T8
Billy Rogell: 9
Dixie Walker: WP.3-H
Dixie Walker: W
Pete Fox: CS2(24)
Pete Fox: 7

Top 4

Dick Siebert: 99
Bob Johnson: S
Sam Chapman: 99
Frankie Hayes: 99

Bot 4

Charlie Gehringer: T8
Rudy York: HR/7.3-H
Hank Greenberg: 8
Birdie Tebbetts: K
Don Ross: 99

Top 5

Dario Lodigiani: 99
Lynn Nelson: 99
Wally Moses: 99

Bot 5

George Gill: 99
Billy Rogell: S8
Dixie Walker: SB2.1XH(82)(E2/TH)
Dixie Walker: T9
Pete Fox: S7.3-H
Charlie Gehringer: CS2(26)

Top 6

Wayne Ambler: D7
Billy Werber: FC6.2X3(65)
Dick Siebert: 16(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Sam Chapman: D9.2-H;1-H
Frankie Hayes: E6.2-3
Dario Lodigiani: 3/FL

Bot 6

Charlie Gehringer: 99
Rudy York: W
Hank Greenberg: HR/89.1-H
Birdie Tebbetts: 99
Don Ross: 99

Top 7

Lynn Nelson: 99
Wally Moses: 8
Wayne Ambler: K

Bot 7

George Gill: 99
Billy Rogell: 99
Dixie Walker: 99

Top 8

Billy Werber: 99
Dick Siebert: S
Bob Johnson: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 8

Pete Fox: K
Charlie Gehringer: 99
Rudy York: W
Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Birdie Tebbetts: 6/L

Top 9

Sam Chapman: 99
Frankie Hayes: 99
Dario Lodigiani: 99

Notes & reviews

Tebbetts reaches into stands to make catch, but throw to second goes into center
Rogell steals second, advances on Hayes throw into center and is out trying to score
Nelson's pick off try goes into center

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