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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1938-05-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 6700 · 2:11
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 8th. Bud Thomas earned the win and Nels Potter picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Bud Thomas L: Schoolboy Rowe SV: Nels Potter
Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wally Moses | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Ambler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Werber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Siebert | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Sam Chapman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Earle Brucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dario Lodigiani | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bud Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Rogell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Schoolboy Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Cullenbine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Thomas | 7.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
 Nels Potter | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolboy Rowe | 7.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
 Slick Coffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roxie Lawson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wally Moses: S
- Wayne Ambler: 53/SH.1-2
- Billy Werber: 4
- Dick Siebert: 63
Bot 1
- Billy Rogell: E4/G
- Dixie Walker: S.1-3
- Pete Fox: 9/F.3-H(UR)
- Charlie Gehringer: 4
- Rudy York: W.1-2
- Hank Greenberg: 2
Top 2
- Bob Johnson: K
- Sam Chapman: 13
- Earle Brucker: 3
Bot 2
- Birdie Tebbetts: S
- Don Ross: W.1-2
- Schoolboy Rowe: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Billy Rogell: 6/LDP.3X3(65)
Top 3
- Dario Lodigiani: 43
- Bud Thomas: 13
- Wally Moses: 3
Bot 3
- Dixie Walker: 8
- Pete Fox: 8
- Charlie Gehringer: 3
Top 4
- Wayne Ambler: 53
- Billy Werber: 4
- Dick Siebert: 6
Bot 4
- Rudy York: 9
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: 43.1-2
- Don Ross: 43
Top 5
- Bob Johnson: W
- Sam Chapman: 4/P
- Earle Brucker: W.1-2
- Dario Lodigiani: 9/L
- Bud Thomas: S7/F.2-H;1-2
- Wally Moses: 9/L
Bot 5
- Schoolboy Rowe: 43
- Billy Rogell: 8
- Dixie Walker: 63
Top 6
- Wayne Ambler: 63
- Billy Werber: 4
- Dick Siebert: 43
Bot 6
- Pete Fox: 5
- Charlie Gehringer: 3
- Rudy York: 3
Top 7
- Bob Johnson: S6
- Sam Chapman: 9
- Earle Brucker: 8
- Dario Lodigiani: S.1-2
- Bud Thomas: 9
Bot 7
- Hank Greenberg: S5
- Birdie Tebbetts: 14/SH.1-2
- Don Ross: CS3(25)
- Don Ross: 8
Top 8
- Wally Moses: 13
- Wayne Ambler: E7/L.B-2
- Billy Werber: 63
- Dick Siebert: D7.2-H(UR)
- Bob Johnson: IW
- Sam Chapman: D7.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Earle Brucker: IW
- Dario Lodigiani: S9.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(THH)
- Bud Thomas: 3/FL
Bot 8
- Jo-Jo White: W
- Billy Rogell: W.1-2
- Dixie Walker: W.2-3;1-2
- Pete Fox: S3/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 4/P
- Rudy York: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Wally Moses: S
- Wayne Ambler: WP.1-2
- Wayne Ambler: 3
- Billy Werber: K
- Dick Siebert: 8
Bot 9
- Hank Greenberg: 8
- Birdie Tebbetts: S
- Don Ross: 6
- Roy Cullenbine: K
Notes & reviews
- Very close play at 1B; Werber protested