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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-05-05 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2350 · 1:56

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 2–1. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Russ Christopher earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Russ Christopher L: Dizzy Trout SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Bloodworth	3	0	0	0	1	1
Doc Cramer	2	0	1	0	2	0
Barney McCosky	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	3
Ned Harris	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pinky Higgins	1	1	0	0	3	0
Billy Hitchcock	3	0	0	0	0	1
Birdie Tebbetts	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dizzy Trout	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rip Radcliff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Ross	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Kreevich	4	1	2	0	0	0
Elmer Valo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Blair	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	1	1	1	0	1
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hal Wagner	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jack Wallaesa	3	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Suder	1	0	1	0	1	0
Russ Christopher	3	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	8.0	7	2	3

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Christopher	9.0	3	6	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Doc Cramer: S7
Barney McCosky: 2/BP
Rudy York: K

Bot 1

Mike Kreevich: 3/G
Elmer Valo: 3/G
Buddy Blair: 8/F

Top 2

Ned Harris: 31
Pinky Higgins: 53
Billy Hitchcock: K

Bot 2

Bob Johnson: 63
Dick Siebert: 3/G
Hal Wagner: K

Top 3

Birdie Tebbetts: 53
Dizzy Trout: K
Jimmy Bloodworth: W
Doc Cramer: 9/F9D

Bot 3

Jack Wallaesa: S9
Pete Suder: 13/SH.1-2
Russ Christopher: S1/G.2-3
Mike Kreevich: 13.3-3;1-2
Elmer Valo: 7/F

Top 4

Barney McCosky: 31
Rudy York: K
Ned Harris: 63

Bot 4

Buddy Blair: 63
Bob Johnson: K
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 5

Pinky Higgins: W
Billy Hitchcock: 2/FL
Birdie Tebbetts: S5/G.1-2
Dizzy Trout: 3/P
Jimmy Bloodworth: 53

Bot 5

Hal Wagner: 5/P
Jack Wallaesa: K
Pete Suder: S9
Russ Christopher: 6/P

Top 6

Doc Cramer: W
Barney McCosky: 13.1-2
Rudy York: K
Ned Harris: S1/G.2-3
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Billy Hitchcock: 53

Bot 6

Mike Kreevich: S9
Elmer Valo: 16(1)/FO
Buddy Blair: 46(1)/FO
Bob Johnson: 6/P

Top 7

Birdie Tebbetts: 8/F
Dizzy Trout: 3/FL
Jimmy Bloodworth: 13

Bot 7

Dick Siebert: 31
Hal Wagner: W
Jack Wallaesa: 13.1-2
Pete Suder: IW
Russ Christopher: 8/F

Top 8

Doc Cramer: W
Barney McCosky: 7/F
Rudy York: 9/F
Ned Harris: 7/FL

Bot 8

Mike Kreevich: S9
Elmer Valo: 8/F
Buddy Blair: 7/F7S
Bob Johnson: D9/G.1-H
Dick Siebert: S7/G.2-H;B-3(TH)
Hal Wagner: 3/P

Top 9

Pinky Higgins: W
Rip Radcliff: E4/G.1-3;B-1
Birdie Tebbetts: 9/F.3-H(UR)
Don Ross: 64(1)3/GDP