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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1944-07-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 17185 · 1:37

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 2–0. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 2nd. Jesse Flores earned the win. Ford Garrison went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jesse Flores L: Rufe Gentry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Boyer · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Joe Hoover	4	0	0	1
Don Ross	3	0	1	1
Jimmy Outlaw	4	1	0	0
Pinky Higgins	4	1	0	0
Eddie Mayo	3	0	1	0
Rudy York	3	0	1	2
Doc Cramer	3	2	0	0
Paul Richards	3	0	0	0
Rufe Gentry	2	0	0	1
Chuck Hostetler	1	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo White	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Busch	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Estalella	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	3	0	1	0	1	1
George Kell	3	1	1	0	0	0
Irv Hall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ford Garrison	2	1	1	2	1	0
Joe Rullo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Flores	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rufe Gentry	6.0	4	2	1
Jake Mooty	2.0	1	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Flores	9.0	4	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Hoover: 4
Don Ross: W
Jimmy Outlaw: 64(1)/FO
Pinky Higgins: 4

Bot 1

Jo-Jo White: 5/FL
Ed Busch: 8
Bobby Estalella: 63

Top 2

Eddie Mayo: W
Rudy York: CS2(24)#
Rudy York: K
Doc Cramer: T8
Paul Richards: 5/FL

Bot 2

Frankie Hayes: K
George Kell: S6
Irv Hall: 8/L
Ford Garrison: HR/7.1-H
Joe Rullo: S8
Jesse Flores: 7/L

Top 3

Rufe Gentry: 43
Joe Hoover: 63
Don Ross: 1/L

Bot 3

Jo-Jo White: 63
Ed Busch: 9
Bobby Estalella: 63

Top 4

Jimmy Outlaw: 7
Pinky Higgins: S7
Eddie Mayo: 3/G.1-2
Rudy York: 7/L

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: 53
George Kell: E6/TH.B-1
Irv Hall: CS2(26)
Irv Hall: 53

Top 5

Doc Cramer: 8
Paul Richards: 63
Rufe Gentry: K

Bot 5

Ford Garrison: W
Joe Rullo: 64(1)/FO
Jesse Flores: 6E3.1-2;B-1
Jo-Jo White: HP.2-3;1-2
Ed Busch: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Joe Hoover: K
Don Ross: 7
Jimmy Outlaw: S7
Pinky Higgins: 9

Bot 6

Bobby Estalella: D8
Frankie Hayes: W
George Kell: FC/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Irv Hall: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Ford Garrison: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Eddie Mayo: 43
Rudy York: W
Doc Cramer: S8.1-2
Paul Richards: 53.2-3;1-2
Chuck Hostetler: K

Bot 7

Joe Rullo: 7
Jesse Flores: 63
Jo-Jo White: W
Ed Busch: PB.1-2
Ed Busch: 53

Top 8

Joe Hoover: 53
Don Ross: K
Jimmy Outlaw: 53

Bot 8

Bobby Estalella: W
Frankie Hayes: S8.1-2
George Kell: 6
Irv Hall: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Pinky Higgins: 2/FL
Eddie Mayo: 43
Rudy York: K