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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1945-05-26 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 2375 · 1:51

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Walter Wilson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	12
PHA	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	11

W: Walter Wilson L: Steve Gerkin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Maier	5	2	2	0	0	0
Eddie Mayo	5	2	4	1	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	3	0	1	1	1	0
Rudy York	4	0	1	2	1	0
Doc Cramer	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmy Outlaw	4	0	1	0	0	1
Skeeter Webb	4	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Richards	3	0	1	0	1	0
Walter Wilson	3	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Wilkins	5	0	2	0	0	1
Larry Rosenthal	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Estalella	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Burns	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	3	1	1	0	1	0
Irv Hall	4	1	2	1	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	1	1	0	0	0
George Kell	4	0	2	2	0	0
Steve Gerkin	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bill McGhee	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Walter Wilson	9.0	11	1	4

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Black	1.2	6	3	0
Steve Gerkin	7.1	6	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Maier: S8
Eddie Mayo: S8.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Rudy York: WP.3-H;2-3
Rudy York: D8.3-H
Doc Cramer: W
Jimmy Outlaw: 3(B)3(1)/DP

Bot 1

Bobby Wilkins: S8
Larry Rosenthal: 2
Bobby Estalella: 4
Joe Burns: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Skeeter Webb: S6
Paul Richards: 8
Walter Wilson: 64(1)/FO
Bob Maier: S8.1-2
Eddie Mayo: S7.1-2;2-H
Roy Cullenbine: W.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: 31

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 8
Irv Hall: 13
Frankie Hayes: T8
George Kell: D7.3-H
Steve Gerkin: K

Top 3

Jimmy Outlaw: S6
Skeeter Webb: 36(1)/FO
Paul Richards: W.1-2
Walter Wilson: 3(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 3

Bobby Wilkins: 8
Larry Rosenthal: S7
Bobby Estalella: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
Joe Burns: 9(B)2(3)/DP

Top 4

Bob Maier: 4
Eddie Mayo: 43
Roy Cullenbine: 9

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: W
Irv Hall: S9.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 5
George Kell: D7.2-H;1-H(E5)(NR)(UR)
Steve Gerkin: 163
Bobby Wilkins: FC5.2X3(5);B-1

Top 5

Rudy York: 8
Doc Cramer: 31
Jimmy Outlaw: K/C

Bot 5

Larry Rosenthal: 8
Bobby Estalella: 5/FL
Joe Burns: S8
Dick Siebert: S9.1-2
Irv Hall: S9.1-2;2-H
Frankie Hayes: 9

Top 6

Skeeter Webb: 7
Paul Richards: 8
Walter Wilson: E6
Bob Maier: 53

Bot 6

George Kell: 9
Steve Gerkin: K
Bobby Wilkins: S6
Larry Rosenthal: 13

Top 7

Eddie Mayo: D8
Roy Cullenbine: S9.2-H
Rudy York: 64(1)3/GDP
Doc Cramer: S3
Jimmy Outlaw: 54(1)/FO

Bot 7

Bobby Estalella: 9
Joe Burns: 4
Dick Siebert: 4

Top 8

Skeeter Webb: 53
Paul Richards: S8
Walter Wilson: 13/SH.1-2
Bob Maier: E6.2XH(632)

Bot 8

Irv Hall: 4
Frankie Hayes: 8
George Kell: 7/FL

Top 9

Eddie Mayo: S8
Roy Cullenbine: 46(1)3/GDP
Rudy York: 53

Bot 9

Bill McGhee: 9
Bobby Wilkins: K23/C
Larry Rosenthal: K/C