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Philadelphia Athletics @ Detroit Tigers

1949-06-01 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 39921 · 2:12

Detroit Tigers defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 5th. Virgil Trucks earned the win. Taffy Wright went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Virgil Trucks L: Joe Coleman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Grieve · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Joost	4	1	0	0	1	2
Wally Moses	4	1	0	0	1	2
Ferris Fain	3	1	2	0	2	1
Sam Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Majeski	4	0	0	1	0	0
Taffy Wright	5	1	3	2	0	0
Buddy Rosar	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Suder	3	0	1	0	1	2
Joe Coleman	4	0	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kolloway	5	1	0	0	0	0
Paul Campbell	5	1	2	1	0	0
George Kell	4	3	3	1	1	0
Vic Wertz	4	0	2	2	1	1
Hoot Evers	4	0	1	1	1	1
Aaron Robinson	2	0	0	0	2	0
Johnny Groth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Lipon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Virgil Trucks	4	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	9.1	9	5	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	10.0	8	5	10

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Joost: W
Wally Moses: W.1-2
Ferris Fain: W.2-3;1-2
Sam Chapman: K
Hank Majeski: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Taffy Wright: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Buddy Rosar: 7/F/DP.2X2(74)#

Bot 1

Don Kolloway: 8/F
Paul Campbell: S
George Kell: 54(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Vic Wertz: S.2-H(UR)
Hoot Evers: K

Top 2

Pete Suder: S
Joe Coleman: 54(1)/FO
Eddie Joost: 53.1-2
Wally Moses: 4/P

Bot 2

Aaron Robinson: W
Johnny Groth: K
Johnny Lipon: 8/F
Virgil Trucks: 13

Top 3

Ferris Fain: W
Sam Chapman: 54(1)/FO
Hank Majeski: 3/P
Taffy Wright: D.1-3#
Buddy Rosar: K

Bot 3

Don Kolloway: 63
Paul Campbell: 8/F
George Kell: S
Vic Wertz: W.1-2
Hoot Evers: 4/P

Top 4

Pete Suder: K
Joe Coleman: 8/F
Eddie Joost: K

Bot 4

Aaron Robinson: 43
Johnny Groth: E6
Johnny Lipon: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Wally Moses: K
Ferris Fain: D
Sam Chapman: SB3
Sam Chapman: K
Hank Majeski: 7/F

Bot 5

Virgil Trucks: D7
Don Kolloway: FC3.2X3(36);B-1
Paul Campbell: T/78.1-H
George Kell: T/78.3-H
Vic Wertz: K
Hoot Evers: 43/G

Top 6

Taffy Wright: T8
Buddy Rosar: 7
Pete Suder: IW
Joe Coleman: S7.3-H;1-2
Eddie Joost: 5/FL
Wally Moses: K

Bot 6

Aaron Robinson: W
Johnny Groth: 9/F
Johnny Lipon: 6/P
Virgil Trucks: 7/F

Top 7

Ferris Fain: S
Sam Chapman: 64(1)/FO
Hank Majeski: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Don Kolloway: 3/P
Paul Campbell: 7/F
George Kell: W
Vic Wertz: D9.1-H;BX3(945)

Top 8

Taffy Wright: 8
Buddy Rosar: S
Pete Suder: K
Joe Coleman: 8/F

Bot 8

Hoot Evers: W
Aaron Robinson: 5/P
Johnny Groth: 5/P
Johnny Lipon: K

Top 9

Eddie Joost: K
Wally Moses: 63
Ferris Fain: K

Bot 9

Virgil Trucks: 8/F
Don Kolloway: 43
Paul Campbell: 8/F

Top 10

Sam Chapman: 8/F
Hank Majeski: 8/F
Taffy Wright: 3/P

Bot 10

George Kell: S7
Vic Wertz: 3/G.1-2
Hoot Evers: S7.2-H