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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1942-08-26 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:45

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 1–0. Virgil Trucks 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	5
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Virgil Trucks L: Russ Christopher SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Bloodworth	4	0	0	0	0	2
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Barney McCosky	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rudy York	4	1	2	0	0	0
Ned Harris	3	0	0	0	1	0
Don Ross	3	0	1	1	1	0
Johnny Lipon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dixie Parsons	3	0	1	0	0	1
Virgil Trucks	3	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dee Miles	4	0	1	0
Elmer Valo	4	1	1	0
Pete Suder	3	1	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	0	0
Bob Johnson	2	0	3	0
Eric McNair	3	2	1	0
Crash Davis	3	1	0	0
Bob Swift	3	1	1	0
Russ Christopher	3	0	1	2
Buddy Blair	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	6	8	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Christopher	9.0	5	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Doc Cramer: 8
Barney McCosky: 8

Bot 1

Dee Miles: W
Elmer Valo: 9/L
Pete Suder: S6.1-3(E6);B-2
Dick Siebert: 3
Bob Johnson: IW
Eric McNair: 53

Top 2

Rudy York: 8
Ned Harris: 3/G
Don Ross: W
Johnny Lipon: 4

Bot 2

Crash Davis: 8
Bob Swift: S8
Russ Christopher: K
Dee Miles: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Dixie Parsons: S7
Virgil Trucks: 23.1-2
Jimmy Bloodworth: 43.2-3
Doc Cramer: 31

Bot 3

Elmer Valo: 5
Pete Suder: 7
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 4

Barney McCosky: 1
Rudy York: D8
Ned Harris: 8
Don Ross: FC5.2X3(56);B-1

Bot 4

Bob Johnson: 43
Eric McNair: S7
Crash Davis: S8.1-2
Bob Swift: 7
Russ Christopher: W.2-3;1-2
Dee Miles: 43

Top 5

Johnny Lipon: S7
Dixie Parsons: CS2(24)
Dixie Parsons: K
Virgil Trucks: 13

Bot 5

Elmer Valo: 8
Pete Suder: 63
Dick Siebert: 7

Top 6

Jimmy Bloodworth: K
Doc Cramer: 43
Barney McCosky: W
Rudy York: 5/FL

Bot 6

Bob Johnson: W
Eric McNair: S6.1-2
Crash Davis: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Swift: IW
Russ Christopher: 5
Dee Miles: 9

Top 7

Ned Harris: 143
Don Ross: 43
Johnny Lipon: 43

Bot 7

Elmer Valo: S1/BG
Pete Suder: 3/SH.1-2
Dick Siebert: 63.2-3#
Bob Johnson: IW
Eric McNair: W.1-2
Crash Davis: 9

Top 8

Dixie Parsons: 4
Virgil Trucks: 63
Jimmy Bloodworth: 9

Bot 8

Bob Swift: 6/L
Russ Christopher: K
Dee Miles: 8

Top 9

Doc Cramer: 63
Barney McCosky: 43
Rudy York: S7
Ned Harris: W.1-2
Don Ross: S7.2-H;1-3
Johnny Lipon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Elmer Valo: W
Buddy Blair: SB2
Buddy Blair: 2/FL
Dick Siebert: 3/G.2-3
Bob Johnson: 9