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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1942-09-12 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 1916 · 2:15

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 7th. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Bob Johnson went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	5	8
DET	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	6	13

W: Virgil Trucks L: Bob Harris SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Ernie Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Steve Basil · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dee Miles	5	2	3	0	0	1
Crash Davis	4	1	1	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	2	1	0	0	3	0
Bob Johnson	5	1	3	5	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Blair	5	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Suder	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Swift	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Savage	2	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Harris	2	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Lipon	6	0	1	1	0	1
Doc Cramer	6	0	0	0	0	0
Don Ross	4	1	2	0	2	0
Rudy York	5	1	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	6	1	2	1	0	0
Pinky Higgins	3	2	2	0	2	0
Dutch Meyer	5	1	3	2	0	0
Dixie Parsons	3	0	1	0	0	0
Al Benton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rip Radcliff	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	1	0	1	1	0	0
Ned Harris	1	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Riebe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Virgil Trucks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Savage	6.2	9	5	1
Bob Harris	4.0	4	1	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	6.0	5	3	0
Johnny Gorsica	1.0	3	1	1
Virgil Trucks	4.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dee Miles: 99
Crash Davis: 99
Elmer Valo: 99

Bot 1

Johnny Lipon: S7.B-2(E7)
Doc Cramer: 99
Don Ross: 99
Rudy York: 99

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 8
Dick Siebert: 8
Buddy Blair: 99

Bot 2

Barney McCosky: 99
Pinky Higgins: W
Dutch Meyer: 99
Dixie Parsons: S.1-2
Al Benton: K

Top 3

Pete Suder: 99
Bob Swift: 99
Bob Savage: W
Dee Miles: S.1-2
Crash Davis: 99

Bot 3

Johnny Lipon: 99
Doc Cramer: 99
Don Ross: W
Rudy York: 99

Top 4

Elmer Valo: W
Bob Johnson: S.1-3
Dick Siebert: 99
Buddy Blair: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 4

Barney McCosky: S9
Pinky Higgins: S2/BG.1-2
Dutch Meyer: S7.2-H;1-2
Dixie Parsons: 99
Al Benton: 99
Johnny Lipon: 99

Top 5

Pete Suder: E6
Bob Swift: 54(1)3/GDP
Bob Savage: 99

Bot 5

Doc Cramer: 99
Don Ross: S
Rudy York: 99
Barney McCosky: 99

Top 6

Dee Miles: S
Crash Davis: 99/SH.1-2
Elmer Valo: W
Bob Johnson: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Dick Siebert: 99
Buddy Blair: S
Pete Suder: 99

Bot 6

Pinky Higgins: W
Dutch Meyer: S.1-2
Dixie Parsons: 1/BP
Rip Radcliff: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Lipon: 7.3-H
Doc Cramer: 99

Top 7

Bob Swift: 99
Bob Savage: K
Dee Miles: S
Crash Davis: S.1-2
Elmer Valo: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: S/89.3-H;2-H;1-3
Dick Siebert: 99

Bot 7

Don Ross: 99
Rudy York: W
Barney McCosky: 7
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Dutch Meyer: S.2-H;1-2
Charlie Gehringer: S.2-H;1-2
Ned Harris: S.2-H;1-2
Johnny Lipon: K

Top 8

Buddy Blair: E8/F
Pete Suder: 99
Bob Swift: K
Bob Harris: K

Bot 8

Doc Cramer: 99
Don Ross: W
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dee Miles: K
Crash Davis: 99
Elmer Valo: 99

Bot 9

Barney McCosky: 99
Pinky Higgins: 99
Dutch Meyer: 99

Top 10

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

Bot 10

Hank Riebe: 99
Virgil Trucks: 99
Johnny Lipon: 99

Top 11

Pete Suder: 99
Bob Swift: 99
Bob Harris: 99

Bot 11

Doc Cramer: 99
Don Ross: D7
Rudy York: 99/G
Barney McCosky: S9.2-H