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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1941-07-27 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:48

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 8–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 3 in the 4th. Jack Knott earned the win. Bob Johnson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
PHA	2	0	0	3	2	1	0	0		8	11

W: Jack Knott L: Tommy Bridges SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Ormsby · 1B: Art Passarella · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Rip Radcliff	4	1	2	0	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	1	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	1	1
Bruce Campbell	4	0	1	0	0
Charlie Gehringer	3	0	1	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	2	0	0	0	0
Boyd Perry	3	0	0	0	0
Tommy Bridges	1	0	0	0	0
Schoolboy Rowe	2	0	2	0	0
Billy Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Brancato	4	1	1	0	1	1
Wally Moses	3	0	1	1	1	0
Benny McCoy	4	2	1	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	2	1	2	0	1
Dick Siebert	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sam Chapman	4	1	2	3	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pete Suder	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Knott	3	0	0	0	0	2

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Bridges	4.0	4	2	3
Schoolboy Rowe	4.0	7	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	9.0	7	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rip Radcliff: S8
Barney McCosky: S5.1-2
Pinky Higgins: 53.1-2;2-3
Rudy York: 63.2-3;3-H
Bruce Campbell: 43

Bot 1

Al Brancato: W
Wally Moses: 6
Benny McCoy: 46(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: HR/7.1-H
Dick Siebert: 4

Top 2

Charlie Gehringer: S8
Birdie Tebbetts: 7
Boyd Perry: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: 63
Frankie Hayes: D7
Pete Suder: 31.2-3
Jack Knott: K

Top 3

Tommy Bridges: 53
Rip Radcliff: 3/G
Barney McCosky: 9

Bot 3

Al Brancato: K/C
Wally Moses: W
Benny McCoy: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Pinky Higgins: 9
Rudy York: 5/FL
Bruce Campbell: 3/G

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: E5
Dick Siebert: D9.1-3
Sam Chapman: T8.2-H;3-H(UR)
Frankie Hayes: 7.3-H
Pete Suder: 53
Jack Knott: K

Top 5

Charlie Gehringer: 3/G
Birdie Tebbetts: 63
Boyd Perry: 4

Bot 5

Al Brancato: S7
Wally Moses: 13/SH.1-2
Benny McCoy: E1.2-3
Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: S1.1-2;3-H(UR)
Sam Chapman: S8.1-2;2-H(UR)
Frankie Hayes: 13

Top 6

Schoolboy Rowe: S8
Rip Radcliff: S8.1-2
Barney McCosky: 5/FL
Pinky Higgins: 8
Rudy York: K/C

Bot 6

Pete Suder: D8
Jack Knott: 2/FL
Al Brancato: 53.2-3
Wally Moses: S8.3-H
Benny McCoy: D9.1-3
Bob Johnson: 63

Top 7

Bruce Campbell: S8
Charlie Gehringer: 46(1)3/GDP
Billy Sullivan: E3
Boyd Perry: 9

Bot 7

Dick Siebert: 13
Sam Chapman: 63
Frankie Hayes: 7

Top 8

Schoolboy Rowe: S7
Rip Radcliff: 36(1)/FO
Barney McCosky: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Pete Suder: D8
Jack Knott: 14/SH.2-3
Al Brancato: 5
Wally Moses: 8

Top 9

Pinky Higgins: 9
Rudy York: 53
Bruce Campbell: 7