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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1946-05-17 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 8079 · 1:52

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 3–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 8th. Virgil Trucks earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Virgil Trucks L: Phil Marchildon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Hal Weafer · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Berry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Elmer Valo	4	0	1	0	0
George Kell	3	1	2	0	0
George McQuinn	4	0	1	1	0
Sam Chapman	4	0	0	0	0
Buddy Rosar	4	0	0	0	0
Russ Derry	3	0	0	0	2
Irv Hall	3	0	1	0	0
Jack Wallaesa	3	0	1	0	0
Phil Marchildon	3	0	0	0	1
Hal Peck	1	0	1	0	0
Tuck Stainback	1	0	1	0	0
Pete Suder	1	0	0	0	1
George Armstrong	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	4	2	1	0	0	0
Eddie Mayo	4	0	2	2	0	1
Doc Cramer	3	0	0	1	0	0
Anse Moore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	0	0	0	1	0
Pat Mullin	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Outlaw	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Swift	3	0	0	0	0	1
Virgil Trucks	3	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Marchildon	8.0	5	1	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	9.0	8	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Elmer Valo: 99
George Kell: 99
George McQuinn: 99

Bot 1

Eddie Lake: 99
Eddie Mayo: K
Doc Cramer: 99

Top 2

Sam Chapman: E4
Buddy Rosar: 64(1)3/GDP
Russ Derry: K

Bot 2

Anse Moore: 99
Roy Cullenbine: 99
Pat Mullin: K

Top 3

Irv Hall: 99
Jack Wallaesa: 99
Phil Marchildon: K

Bot 3

Jimmy Outlaw: S
Bob Swift: CS2(99)
Bob Swift: K
Virgil Trucks: 99

Top 4

Elmer Valo: 99
George Kell: D/89
George McQuinn: S8.2-H
Sam Chapman: 99
Buddy Rosar: 99

Bot 4

Eddie Lake: S
Eddie Mayo: D7.1-H
Doc Cramer: 99/SH.2-3
Anse Moore: 43
Roy Cullenbine: 99/F

Top 5

Russ Derry: E5
Irv Hall: 99
Jack Wallaesa: 99
Phil Marchildon: 99

Bot 5

Pat Mullin: 99
Jimmy Outlaw: 99
Bob Swift: 99

Top 6

Elmer Valo: 99
George Kell: D
George McQuinn: 99
Sam Chapman: 99

Bot 6

Virgil Trucks: 99
Eddie Lake: 99
Eddie Mayo: 99

Top 7

Buddy Rosar: 99
Russ Derry: K
Irv Hall: S9
Jack Wallaesa: S.1-2
Phil Marchildon: 99/G

Bot 7

Doc Cramer: 99
Anse Moore: 99
Roy Cullenbine: W
Pat Mullin: E4.1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: 13

Top 8

Elmer Valo: S
George Kell: 99/SH.1-2
George McQuinn: 2/FL
Sam Chapman: 3/FL

Bot 8

Bob Swift: 99
Virgil Trucks: S7
Eddie Lake: FC5.1X2(5E4);B-1
Eddie Mayo: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Doc Cramer: 8.3-H(UR)
Anse Moore: 99

Top 9

Buddy Rosar: 99
Hal Peck: S
Tuck Stainback: S.1-3
Pete Suder: K
George Armstrong: 3/G

Notes & reviews

Rough rolling block by Trucks that took him 8 feet past bag and caused Hall to drop ball (great pictures in paper); Hall recovered ball and was just late in his tag on Trucks coming back to the bag, according to umpire Berry

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