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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1938-05-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 7400 · drizzle, wet · 1:35
Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–5. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 4th. Vern Kennedy earned the win and Tommy Bridges picked up the save. Earle Brucker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
W: Vern Kennedy L: George Caster SV: Tommy Bridges
Umpires — HP: Harry Geisel · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wally Moses | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Ambler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Werber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Siebert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Chapman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Earle Brucker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dario Lodigiani | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Caster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Finney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Rogell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dixie Walker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy York | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Greenberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Don Ross | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Vern Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo White | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Caster | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Smith | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Tommy Bridges | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wally Moses: 9
- Wayne Ambler: S
- Billy Werber: S.1-2
- Dick Siebert: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Billy Rogell: 43
- Dixie Walker: 53
- Pete Fox: 8
Top 2
- Bob Johnson: 43
- Sam Chapman: K23
- Earle Brucker: HR/7
- Dario Lodigiani: 13
Bot 2
- Charlie Gehringer: S
- Rudy York: 7
- Hank Greenberg: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- George Caster: K
- Wally Moses: 7
- Wayne Ambler: 53
Bot 3
- Birdie Tebbetts: K
- Don Ross: W
- Vern Kennedy: 64(1)/FO
- Billy Rogell: S.1-2
- Dixie Walker: 43
Top 4
- Billy Werber: 13
- Dick Siebert: 6
- Bob Johnson: 4
Bot 4
- Pete Fox: D8
- Charlie Gehringer: S9.2-H
- Rudy York: 9/F89D
- Hank Greenberg: S5/G.1-H(NR)(E5/TH)(UR);B-2
- Birdie Tebbetts: 2/FL
- Don Ross: S9.2-H(UR)
- Vern Kennedy: 6(1)/FO
Top 5
- Sam Chapman: 13
- Earle Brucker: 9
- Dario Lodigiani: 4
Bot 5
- Billy Rogell: 3
- Dixie Walker: E6/G.B-1
- Pete Fox: K
- Charlie Gehringer: 9
Top 6
- Lou Finney: S
- Wally Moses: 9
- Wayne Ambler: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Rudy York: K
- Hank Greenberg: W
- Birdie Tebbetts: S.1-2
- Don Ross: S9.2-H;1-H
- Vern Kennedy: 23/SH.1-2
- Billy Rogell: 63
Top 7
- Billy Werber: 6
- Dick Siebert: 31
- Bob Johnson: 8
Bot 7
- Dixie Walker: 63
- Pete Fox: S8
- Charlie Gehringer: S4/G.1-2
- Jo-Jo White: S8.2-H;1-3
- Hank Greenberg: 7/F
- Birdie Tebbetts: S4/G.3-H;1-2
- Don Ross: 43
Top 8
- Sam Chapman: T8/F8D
- Earle Brucker: S8.3-H
- Dario Lodigiani: 64(1)/FO
- Eddie Smith: S7.1-2
- Wally Moses: D9.2-H;1-3
- Wayne Ambler: W
- Billy Werber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dick Siebert: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Bob Johnson: K
Bot 8
- Tommy Bridges: K
- Billy Rogell: 9
- Dixie Walker: 5
Top 9
- Sam Chapman: K
- Earle Brucker: 43
- Dario Lodigiani: 6