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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1947-05-16 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 10777 · 2:13

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 11–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 7 in the 1st. Bob Savage earned the win. George Binks went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Savage L: Virgil Trucks SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	1	1	0	0	4	0
George Kell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Wakefield	3	1	2	1	2	0
Pat Mullin	5	2	1	1	0	0
Hoot Evers	4	0	0	0	1	2
Eddie Mayo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stubby Overmire	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Gorsica	3	0	1	0	0	1
John McHale	2	1	1	0	1	0
Skeeter Webb	2	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Riebe	2	0	0	2	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	2	2	0	0	3	1
Elmer Valo	5	2	4	2	0	0
Ferris Fain	4	1	0	0	1	0
Sam Chapman	3	2	1	1	1	0
George Binks	3	1	1	3	1	0
Hank Majeski	4	1	1	3	0	0
Gene Handley	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Guerra	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Savage	3	0	0	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	0.1	4	2	0
Stubby Overmire	3.0	4	4	0
Johnny Gorsica	4.2	1	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Savage	9.0	7	9	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: 9
Roy Cullenbine: 9
Dick Wakefield: D7.1-3
Pat Mullin: 43

Bot 1

Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: S9.1-2
Ferris Fain: 9/L.2-3
Sam Chapman: D7.3-H;1-3
George Binks: IW
Hank Majeski: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Gene Handley: WP.2-3
Gene Handley: T9/89.3-H
Mike Guerra: S7.3-H
Bob Savage: W.1-2
Eddie Joost: W.2-3;1-2
Elmer Valo: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ferris Fain: 12(3)5(2)/GDP

Top 2

Hoot Evers: K
Eddie Mayo: 63
Birdie Tebbetts: 8

Bot 2

Sam Chapman: 7
George Binks: 13
Hank Majeski: 53

Top 3

Stubby Overmire: W
Eddie Lake: 6
George Kell: 9
Roy Cullenbine: 8

Bot 3

Gene Handley: 53
Mike Guerra: 2/FL
Bob Savage: 43

Top 4

Dick Wakefield: S7
Pat Mullin: 3
Hoot Evers: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 4

Eddie Joost: 53
Elmer Valo: D9/89
Ferris Fain: W
Sam Chapman: W.2-3;1-2
George Binks: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
Hank Majeski: 9
Gene Handley: 53

Top 5

Eddie Mayo: 43
Birdie Tebbetts: 63
Johnny Gorsica: S9
Eddie Lake: W.1-2
George Kell: 6

Bot 5

Mike Guerra: 23
Bob Savage: 63
Eddie Joost: K

Top 6

John McHale: W
Dick Wakefield: W.1-2
Pat Mullin: D9.2-H;1-3
Hoot Evers: 2/FL
Skeeter Webb: S1.3-H;2-3
Hank Riebe: 9/FL.3-H
Johnny Gorsica: 6(1)/FO

Bot 6

Elmer Valo: 63
Ferris Fain: 7
Sam Chapman: 63

Top 7

Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: 64(1)3/GDP
John McHale: 31

Bot 7

George Binks: 3
Hank Majeski: 8
Gene Handley: 9

Top 8

Dick Wakefield: W
Pat Mullin: 36(1)/FO
Hoot Evers: W.1-2
Skeeter Webb: E4.2-3;1-2;B-1
Hank Riebe: 8.3-H(UR)
Johnny Gorsica: K

Bot 8

Mike Guerra: 63
Bob Savage: 13
Eddie Joost: W
Elmer Valo: T9.1-H
Ferris Fain: 8

Top 9

Eddie Lake: W
George Kell: S7.1-2
John McHale: S9.2-3;1-2
Dick Wakefield: 8.3-H
Pat Mullin: 9/L
Hoot Evers: 8