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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1942-06-26 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 1940 · 1:33

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Al Benton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Al Benton L: Jack Knott SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Bill McGowan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Eddie Rommel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Kreevich	3	0	0	0	1	2
Dee Miles	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Blair	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Swift	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Knickerbocker	4	0	1	0	0	2
Crash Davis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Knott	3	0	0	0	0	2
Hal Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Hitchcock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	1	0	1	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ned Harris	4	1	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	2	2	0	0	0
Jimmy Bloodworth	3	0	1	2	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	0	0
Al Benton	3	0	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	8.0	7	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	9.0	6	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mike Kreevich: W
Dee Miles: 99
Dick Siebert: 99
Bob Johnson: 99

Bot 1

Billy Hitchcock: 99
Barney McCosky: 99
Doc Cramer: 99

Top 2

Buddy Blair: K
Bob Swift: 99
Bill Knickerbocker: E6
Crash Davis: WP.1-2
Crash Davis: K

Bot 2

Rudy York: 99
Ned Harris: E3/G
Pinky Higgins: D7.1-3
Jimmy Bloodworth: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Birdie Tebbetts: E5/G.3-H(UR)(NR)
Al Benton: 99

Top 3

Jack Knott: K
Mike Kreevich: K
Dee Miles: 99

Bot 3

Billy Hitchcock: 99
Barney McCosky: W
Doc Cramer: 99
Rudy York: 99

Top 4

Dick Siebert: 99
Bob Johnson: 99
Buddy Blair: 99

Bot 4

Ned Harris: 99
Pinky Higgins: D
Jimmy Bloodworth: S.2-H
Birdie Tebbetts: D.1-3
Al Benton: K
Billy Hitchcock: 4/P

Top 5

Bob Swift: S
Bill Knickerbocker: S.1-2
Crash Davis: 53.2-3;1-2
Jack Knott: K
Mike Kreevich: 43

Bot 5

Barney McCosky: S
Doc Cramer: 99
Rudy York: 99
Ned Harris: 99

Top 6

Dee Miles: D
Dick Siebert: S.2-H
Bob Johnson: 99
Buddy Blair: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Pinky Higgins: 99
Jimmy Bloodworth: 99
Birdie Tebbetts: 99

Top 7

Bob Swift: 99
Bill Knickerbocker: K
Crash Davis: E4
Jack Knott: 99

Bot 7

Al Benton: S
Billy Hitchcock: 46(1)3/GDP
Barney McCosky: 99

Top 8

Mike Kreevich: K
Dee Miles: 99
Dick Siebert: 99

Bot 8

Doc Cramer: 99
Rudy York: 99
Ned Harris: D
Pinky Higgins: 99

Top 9

Bob Johnson: S
Buddy Blair: 99
Bob Swift: S.1-2
Bill Knickerbocker: PO2(E2/TH).2-3;1-2
Bill Knickerbocker: K
Hal Wagner: K