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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1947-05-15 · Day game · Shibe Park · 14 innings · Att: 3510 · 3:14

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Dizzy Trout earned the win and Al Benton picked up the save. Pat Mullin went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
DET	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7
PHA	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13

W: Dizzy Trout L: Dick Fowler SV: Al Benton

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Eddie Hurley · 2B: Art Passarella · 3B: Jim Boyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	6	0	1	0	1	1
George Kell	5	0	1	0	1	0
Roy Cullenbine	6	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Wakefield	5	1	0	0	1	2
Pat Mullin	4	2	2	2	2	1
Hoot Evers	5	1	0	0	1	1
Eddie Mayo	3	0	1	0	3	0
Birdie Tebbetts	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dizzy Trout	5	0	0	1	1	0
Doc Cramer	1	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	5	1	1	0	2	1
Elmer Valo	5	0	2	0	0	0
Ferris Fain	6	0	1	1	1	1
Sam Chapman	6	0	1	0	1	2
George Binks	5	1	2	0	1	1
Hank Majeski	4	0	0	0	2	1
Gene Handley	6	0	4	1	0	0
Mike Guerra	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jesse Flores	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Poole	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Rosar	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Richmond	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Fowler	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	13.1	13	6	6
Al Benton	0.2	0	2	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Flores	8.0	1	5	2
Russ Christopher	3.0	2	2	4
Dick Fowler	3.0	4	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: K
George Kell: 13
Roy Cullenbine: 63

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: K
Elmer Valo: 5/P
Ferris Fain: 143

Top 2

Dick Wakefield: W
Pat Mullin: HR/9.1-H
Hoot Evers: E6/G
Eddie Mayo: 9/FL
Birdie Tebbetts: CS2(26)
Birdie Tebbetts: 7

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: K
George Binks: D7
Hank Majeski: K
Gene Handley: S9.2-H
Mike Guerra: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Dizzy Trout: W
Eddie Lake: 6/P
George Kell: 43.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: 9

Bot 3

Jesse Flores: S8
Eddie Joost: FC1/BG.1-2(E1/TH);B-1
Elmer Valo: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Ferris Fain: W
Sam Chapman: 1(B)5(3)/LDP

Top 4

Dick Wakefield: K
Pat Mullin: W
Hoot Evers: 8/L
Eddie Mayo: CS2(26)

Bot 4

George Binks: 8
Hank Majeski: 8
Gene Handley: S9
Mike Guerra: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Eddie Mayo: 43
Birdie Tebbetts: 9
Dizzy Trout: 8

Bot 5

Jesse Flores: 13
Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: S7.1-2
Ferris Fain: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Sam Chapman: FC6/DP.2X3(6421);3X3(1)

Top 6

Eddie Lake: 5/P
George Kell: 53
Roy Cullenbine: 7

Bot 6

George Binks: S4
Hank Majeski: 34/SH.1-2
Gene Handley: 4/P
Mike Guerra: IW
Jesse Flores: 53

Top 7

Dick Wakefield: 8
Pat Mullin: W
Hoot Evers: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Eddie Joost: S9
Elmer Valo: 14/SH.1-2
Ferris Fain: K
Sam Chapman: K

Top 8

Eddie Mayo: W
Birdie Tebbetts: 36(1)4/BG/GDP
Dizzy Trout: 7

Bot 8

George Binks: 6/P
Hank Majeski: W
Gene Handley: S9.1-3
Ray Poole: 64(1)/FO
Buddy Rosar: 31

Top 9

Eddie Lake: 63
George Kell: S4
Roy Cullenbine: 53.1-2
Dick Wakefield: 8

Bot 9

Eddie Joost: 7
Elmer Valo: 7
Ferris Fain: 9

Top 10

Pat Mullin: K
Hoot Evers: K
Eddie Mayo: W
Birdie Tebbetts: 9

Bot 10

Sam Chapman: S7
George Binks: 14/SH.1-2
Hank Majeski: IW
Gene Handley: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 11

Dizzy Trout: 53
Eddie Lake: S7
George Kell: W.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: K
Dick Wakefield: K

Bot 11

Don Richmond: 8/L
Buddy Rosar: 43
Eddie Joost: 7

Top 12

Pat Mullin: 3/G
Hoot Evers: 43
Eddie Mayo: S8
Birdie Tebbetts: 43

Bot 12

Elmer Valo: 3/P
Ferris Fain: 7
Sam Chapman: 13

Top 13

Dizzy Trout: 5/P
Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: 5/P
Roy Cullenbine: S9.1X3(95)

Bot 13

George Binks: FLE3
George Binks: K
Hank Majeski: 53
Gene Handley: S
Dick Fowler: S.1-2
Buddy Rosar: 53

Top 14

Dick Wakefield: 8
Pat Mullin: S9
Hoot Evers: W.1-2
Eddie Mayo: W.2-3;1-2
Doc Cramer: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dizzy Trout: 7.3-H
Eddie Lake: 5(2)/FO

Bot 14

Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: D9.1-3;BX3(96)
Ferris Fain: 9
Sam Chapman: W
George Binks: W.1-2
Hank Majeski: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Fain in rundown, tagged out at 3rd, but Valo thought he was out, stepped off base and was also tagged out
Valo rounded 2nd too far, found Joost at 3rd and was out trying to return to 2nd

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