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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-05-04 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2201 · 2:10

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 6–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 5th. Charlie Fuchs earned the win and Hal Newhouser picked up the save. Jimmy Bloodworth went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	6	12
PHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	9

W: Charlie Fuchs L: Herman Besse SV: Hal Newhouser

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	1	2	2	1	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	1	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	2	0	1	0
Rudy York	5	0	1	0	0	1
Don Ross	5	2	2	0	0	1
Pinky Higgins	5	2	3	1	0	0
Billy Hitchcock	4	1	1	2	1	0
Birdie Tebbetts	3	0	1	0	2	0
Charlie Fuchs	3	0	0	0	1	2

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Kreevich	4	0	1	0	1	0
Elmer Valo	5	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Blair	3	1	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	3	1	2	2	1	0
Dick Siebert	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Wagner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Wallaesa	4	1	3	1	0	0
Pete Suder	4	0	0	0	0	1
Herman Besse	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fred Caligiuri	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Fuchs	8.2	9	1	3
Hal Newhouser	0.1	0	1	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Herman Besse	6.1	11	4	2
Fred Caligiuri	2.2	1	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Bloodworth: 7/F
Doc Cramer: 3/G
Barney McCosky: T
Rudy York: 53

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: 43
Elmer Valo: 9/F
Buddy Blair: 3/G

Top 2

Don Ross: K/C
Pinky Higgins: S5/G
Billy Hitchcock: 9/F
Birdie Tebbetts: S.1-2
Charlie Fuchs: 3/P

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 63
Dick Siebert: 31
Hal Wagner: 63

Top 3

Jimmy Bloodworth: S
Doc Cramer: 7/F
Barney McCosky: S.1-2
Rudy York: 4/P
Don Ross: 7/F

Bot 3

Jack Wallaesa: 13
Pete Suder: 9/F
Herman Besse: 6/P

Top 4

Pinky Higgins: 4/P
Billy Hitchcock: W
Birdie Tebbetts: W.1-2
Charlie Fuchs: W.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: 5/P
Barney McCosky: 5/FL

Bot 4

Mike Kreevich: S
Elmer Valo: 564(1)/FO
Buddy Blair: 9/F
Bob Johnson: S.1-2
Dick Siebert: 3/G

Top 5

Rudy York: S
Don Ross: 54(1)/FO
Pinky Higgins: S.1-2
Billy Hitchcock: WP.2-H;1-3
Billy Hitchcock: 13.3-H
Birdie Tebbetts: 7/F

Bot 5

Hal Wagner: D
Jack Wallaesa: S8.2-3
Pete Suder: K+CS2(26)/DP.3-H
Herman Besse: 53

Top 6

Charlie Fuchs: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: HR/9
Doc Cramer: 3/P
Barney McCosky: 23

Bot 6

Mike Kreevich: 3/G
Elmer Valo: S
Buddy Blair: K
Bob Johnson: W.1-2
Dick Siebert: 6/L

Top 7

Rudy York: 4/P
Don Ross: S
Pinky Higgins: D.1-H
Billy Hitchcock: S.2-H
Birdie Tebbetts: CS2(24)
Birdie Tebbetts: 63

Bot 7

Hal Wagner: 9/F
Jack Wallaesa: HR/9
Pete Suder: 23/BG
Fred Caligiuri: 9/F

Top 8

Charlie Fuchs: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: 13
Doc Cramer: W
Barney McCosky: W.1-2
Rudy York: K

Bot 8

Mike Kreevich: 7/L
Elmer Valo: K
Buddy Blair: HP
Bob Johnson: HR/F7D.1-H
Dick Siebert: 143

Top 9

Don Ross: T
Pinky Higgins: 9/F
Billy Hitchcock: 3/P
Birdie Tebbetts: W
Charlie Fuchs: PO3(15)

Bot 9

Hal Wagner: 9/F
Jack Wallaesa: S
Pete Suder: 6(1)/FO
Frankie Hayes: D.1-3
Mike Kreevich: W
Elmer Valo: 8/F

Notes & reviews

Coach Al Simmons ejected for arguing Suder's bunt was foul.

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