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Detroit Tigers @ 
Philadelphia Athletics
1938-07-24 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:17
Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 7–6. Detroit Tigers put up 6 in the 5th. Elden Auker earned the win and Harry Eisenstat picked up the save. Hank Greenberg went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| PHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
W: Elden Auker L: Buck Ross SV: Harry Eisenstat
Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Steve Basil · 2B: (none) · 3B: Joe Rue · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jo-Jo White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Rogell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Charlie Gehringer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Greenberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Fox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chet Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Birdie Tebbetts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Christman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elden Auker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Harry Eisenstat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Finney | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Moses | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Werber | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Frankie Hayes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Chapman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Dario Lodigiani | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Ambler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lynn Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earle Brucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Auker | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Slick Coffman | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ross | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
 Nels Potter | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Williams | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Bud Thomas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jo-Jo White: 3
- Billy Rogell: 5
- Charlie Gehringer: K
Bot 1
- Lou Finney: 31
- Wally Moses: S
- Billy Werber: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Hank Greenberg: S
- Pete Fox: D.1-3
- Chet Morgan: 7/F.3-H
- Birdie Tebbetts: 7
- Mark Christman: 9
Bot 2
- Frankie Hayes: 53
- Bob Johnson: 53
- Sam Chapman: 13
Top 3
- Elden Auker: K
- Jo-Jo White: 53
- Billy Rogell: K
Bot 3
- Dario Lodigiani: 7
- Wayne Ambler: 8
- Buck Ross: 53
Top 4
- Charlie Gehringer: W
- Hank Greenberg: 5
- Pete Fox: K
- Chet Morgan: 2
Bot 4
- Lou Finney: 3
- Wally Moses: 13
- Billy Werber: 53
Top 5
- Birdie Tebbetts: W
- Mark Christman: S.1-2
- Elden Auker: FC/SH.1-2;2-3
- Jo-Jo White: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Billy Rogell: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Charlie Gehringer: 4
- Hank Greenberg: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Pete Fox: 7
- Chet Morgan: 7
Bot 5
- Frankie Hayes: K
- Bob Johnson: S
- Sam Chapman: HR.1-H
- Dario Lodigiani: 31
- Wayne Ambler: 53
Top 6
- Birdie Tebbetts: 3
- Mark Christman: 8
- Elden Auker: K
Bot 6
- Al Williams: 53
- Lou Finney: T
- Wally Moses: S.3-H
- Billy Werber: 8
- Frankie Hayes: S.1-2
- Bob Johnson: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Jo-Jo White: 3
- Billy Rogell: 9
- Charlie Gehringer: S
- Hank Greenberg: K
Bot 7
- Sam Chapman: W
- Dario Lodigiani: S.1-2
- Wayne Ambler: 9
- Lynn Nelson: W.2-3;1-2
- Lou Finney: 5
- Wally Moses: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Billy Werber: D.1-3;2-H
- Frankie Hayes: 3
Top 8
- Pete Fox: 8
- Chet Morgan: 13
- Birdie Tebbetts: 63
Bot 8
- Bob Johnson: 63
- Sam Chapman: K
- Dario Lodigiani: 9
Top 9
- Mark Christman: 43
- Harry Eisenstat: K
- Jo-Jo White: S
- Billy Rogell: 8
Bot 9
- Wayne Ambler: 8
- Earle Brucker: W
- Lou Finney: S.1-2
- Wally Moses: 5
- Billy Werber: W.2-3;1-2
- Frankie Hayes: 9
Notes & reviews
- Elden Auker suffered an injured hand on the line drive