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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1948-07-30 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 45996 · 2:08

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 17–2. Detroit Tigers put up 7 in the 4th. Fred Hutchinson earned the win. George Kell went 1-for-6 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	8
DET	1	2	0	7	0	2	5	0		17	17

W: Fred Hutchinson L: Joe Coleman SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	0	0	0	1	2
Barney McCosky	5	0	2	0	0	0
Sam Chapman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rudy York	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Majeski	2	0	0	0	1	0
Don White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Suder	4	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Rosar	2	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Coleman	2	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Guerra	2	2	2	1	0	0
Carl Scheib	2	0	1	0	0	0
Billy DeMars	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	5	2	1	0	1	0
Sam Vico	4	3	2	1	1	0
George Kell	6	1	1	4	0	0
Vic Wertz	6	2	2	2	0	1
Hoot Evers	4	4	3	0	1	0
Dick Wakefield	4	3	2	3	1	0
Johnny Lipon	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Swift	4	0	3	5	0	0
Fred Hutchinson	5	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	3.1	7	3	0
Bubba Harris	1.2	3	0	1
Carl Scheib	3.0	7	2	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Hutchinson	9.0	8	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Joost: 53
Barney McCosky: 43
Sam Chapman: S
Rudy York: 4/P

Bot 1

Eddie Lake: 63
Sam Vico: HR
George Kell: 7/F
Vic Wertz: 4/L

Top 2

Hank Majeski: W
Don White: 63.1-2
Pete Suder: K
Buddy Rosar: 8

Bot 2

Hoot Evers: S
Dick Wakefield: W.1-2
Johnny Lipon: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Swift: S.3-H;2-H
Fred Hutchinson: 46(1)/FO
Eddie Lake: S.1-2
Sam Vico: W.2-3;1-2
George Kell: 5(2)/FO

Top 3

Joe Coleman: K
Eddie Joost: K
Barney McCosky: S
Sam Chapman: W.1-2
Rudy York: K

Bot 3

Vic Wertz: 8/F
Hoot Evers: 1/G
Dick Wakefield: 3/G

Top 4

Hank Majeski: 8
Don White: 7
Pete Suder: S/G
Buddy Rosar: S/G.1-2
Joe Coleman: K

Bot 4

Johnny Lipon: S
Bob Swift: 13/SH.1-2
Fred Hutchinson: S.2-H
Eddie Lake: SB2
Eddie Lake: W
Sam Vico: HP.2-3;1-2
George Kell: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Vic Wertz: K
Hoot Evers: D
Dick Wakefield: D.2-H
Johnny Lipon: E8/F.2-H(NR)(UR)
Bob Swift: S.1-2
Fred Hutchinson: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Eddie Joost: K
Barney McCosky: S
Sam Chapman: 7/L
Rudy York: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Eddie Lake: 53
Sam Vico: 6/L
George Kell: 143

Top 6

Hank Majeski: 53
Don White: 53
Pete Suder: 8

Bot 6

Vic Wertz: HR
Hoot Evers: D
Dick Wakefield: 7/F
Johnny Lipon: S.2-3
Bob Swift: 8/F.3-H
Fred Hutchinson: 13

Top 7

Mike Guerra: D
Carl Scheib: 7/L
Eddie Joost: E7/L.2-H(NR);B-2
Barney McCosky: 43.2-3
Sam Chapman: 63

Bot 7

Eddie Lake: E1/TH1
Sam Vico: S.1-2
George Kell: 9/F
Vic Wertz: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Hoot Evers: W.2-3;1-2
Dick Wakefield: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Johnny Lipon: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Swift: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Fred Hutchinson: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Eddie Lake: 63

Top 8

Rudy York: 7/F
Billy DeMars: 6/P
Don White: 9/F

Bot 8

Sam Vico: 9/F
George Kell: 9/L
Vic Wertz: 9/F

Top 9

Pete Suder: 9/F
Mike Guerra: HR
Carl Scheib: S
Eddie Joost: W.1-2
Barney McCosky: 6(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Into lower LF stands
Wakefield nearly lost it in the lights
Harris broke the third finger on his left hand as he deflected this ball, but pitched again two days later.
Wakefield lost it in the lights

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