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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1938-08-24 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:01

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 10–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 6 in the 4th. Nels Potter earned the win. Dick Siebert went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	8
PHA	0	0	1	6	0	2	0	1		10	13

W: Nels Potter L: Elden Auker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Pipgras · 1B: John Quinn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chet Morgan	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	1	2	1	1	0
Hank Greenberg	4	0	1	1	1	0
Rudy York	5	1	1	2	0	0
Pete Fox	5	0	0	0	0	0
Don Ross	3	0	1	1	1	0
Mark Christman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Elden Auker	2	1	1	0	0	1
Vern Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wally Moses	4	3	4	1	1	0
Lou Finney	2	1	1	1	2	0
Stan Sperry	4	1	1	1	1	0
Dick Siebert	5	1	3	3	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	2	2	1	0
Billy Werber	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	3	1	0	0	2	2
Wayne Ambler	4	1	1	1	1	0
Nels Potter	4	1	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elden Auker	3.1	6	2	1
Jake Wade	0.0	1	2	0
Vern Kennedy	4.2	6	4	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	8	5	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chet Morgan: 13
Dixie Walker: 63
Charlie Gehringer: 43

Bot 1

Wally Moses: W
Lou Finney: 53/SH.1-2
Stan Sperry: 63.2-3
Dick Siebert: 3

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: 7
Rudy York: E5.B-2#
Pete Fox: 6
Don Ross: S.2-H(UR)
Mark Christman: 8

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 53
Billy Werber: 6
Frankie Hayes: K

Top 3

Elden Auker: S
Chet Morgan: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Charlie Gehringer: S.2-3;3-H
Hank Greenberg: W.1-2
Rudy York: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
Pete Fox: 3
Don Ross: W.2-3;1-2
Mark Christman: 3

Bot 3

Wayne Ambler: 63
Nels Potter: 63
Wally Moses: T
Lou Finney: S.3-H
Stan Sperry: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Elden Auker: K
Chet Morgan: 13
Dixie Walker: 43

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: S
Bob Johnson: D.1-H
Billy Werber: 53.2-3
Frankie Hayes: W
Wayne Ambler: D.1-3;3-H
Nels Potter: S.2-3;3-H
Wally Moses: S.1-2;3-H
Lou Finney: W.2-3;1-2
Stan Sperry: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Siebert: 13.1-2;2-3;3-H
Bob Johnson: 3

Top 5

Charlie Gehringer: 4
Hank Greenberg: E5.B-2
Rudy York: 43.2-3
Pete Fox: 53

Bot 5

Billy Werber: 53
Frankie Hayes: W
Wayne Ambler: W.1-2
Nels Potter: CS3(25)
Nels Potter: 8

Top 6

Don Ross: 5
Mark Christman: K
Vern Kennedy: 9

Bot 6

Wally Moses: T
Lou Finney: W
Stan Sperry: 3
Dick Siebert: S.1-2;3-H
Bob Johnson: S.1-2;2-H
Billy Werber: E5.1-2;2-3
Frankie Hayes: 5
Wayne Ambler: 43

Top 7

Chet Morgan: S
Dixie Walker: 4
Charlie Gehringer: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: 2
Rudy York: 5(2)/FO

Bot 7

Nels Potter: 43
Wally Moses: S.BX2(84)
Lou Finney: 5

Top 8

Pete Fox: 53
Don Ross: 8
Mark Christman: S
Vern Kennedy: K

Bot 8

Stan Sperry: T
Dick Siebert: S.3-H
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Billy Werber: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Frankie Hayes: K
Wayne Ambler: 8

Top 9

Chet Morgan: 7
Dixie Walker: W
Charlie Gehringer: S.1-2
Hank Greenberg: S.1-3(E6);2-H
Rudy York: 7
Pete Fox: 7