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Detroit Tigers @ Philadelphia Athletics

1954-06-13 · Day game · Shibe Park · 2:35

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 5th. Alex Kellner earned the win. Walt Dropo went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Alex Kellner L: Billy Hoeft SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Bill Summers · 3B: Bill McKinley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Bolling	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Tuttle	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Nieman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Boone	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walt Dropo	3	1	1	2	1	0
Al Kaline	4	0	1	0	0	1
Harvey Kuenn	4	0	2	1	0	0
Red Wilson	2	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Hoeft	3	0	0	0	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Spook Jacobs	4	2	2	1	1	0
Lou Limmer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jim Finigan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Renna	4	0	1	1	0	2
Elmer Valo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Wilson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Joe DeMaestri	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Astroth	4	1	1	0	0	1
Alex Kellner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Zernial	0	0	0	0	1	0
Vic Power	1	0	1	2	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Billy Hoeft	8.2	9	5	5

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Kellner	9.0	6	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Bolling: 7
Bill Tuttle: 63
Bob Nieman: 3/FL

Bot 1

Spook Jacobs: S7
Lou Limmer: 9
Jim Finigan: S9.1-2
Bill Renna: K
Elmer Valo: 43

Top 2

Ray Boone: 63
Walt Dropo: 8
Al Kaline: S7
Harvey Kuenn: 43

Bot 2

Bill Wilson: W
Joe DeMaestri: W.1-2
Joe Astroth: K+CS3(25)/DP.1-2
Alex Kellner: 8

Top 3

Red Wilson: 63
Billy Hoeft: 7
Frank Bolling: 8

Bot 3

Spook Jacobs: 3/P
Lou Limmer: 31
Jim Finigan: 8

Top 4

Bill Tuttle: 8
Bob Nieman: 53
Ray Boone: W
Walt Dropo: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bill Renna: K
Elmer Valo: 8
Bill Wilson: D7
Joe DeMaestri: 6/P

Top 5

Al Kaline: 2/FL
Harvey Kuenn: 6/L
Red Wilson: W
Billy Hoeft: W.1-2
Frank Bolling: K

Bot 5

Joe Astroth: D7
Alex Kellner: 43.2-3
Spook Jacobs: S7.3-H
Lou Limmer: S9.1-2
Jim Finigan: K
Bill Renna: S7.2-H;1-3;BX2(724)

Top 6

Bill Tuttle: S8
Bob Nieman: 13.1-2
Ray Boone: 53
Walt Dropo: HR/8.2-H
Al Kaline: K/C

Bot 6

Elmer Valo: W
Bill Wilson: 6/P
Joe DeMaestri: 7
Joe Astroth: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Harvey Kuenn: D8
Red Wilson: FC/SH.2-3
Billy Hoeft: 13.1-2
Frank Bolling: 5/L
Bill Tuttle: 63

Bot 7

Alex Kellner: 63
Spook Jacobs: 63
Lou Limmer: D8
Jim Finigan: FC5.2X3(5);B-1

Top 8

Bob Nieman: 7
Ray Boone: D8
Walt Dropo: IW
Al Kaline: 3/P
Harvey Kuenn: S8.2-H;1X3(85)

Bot 8

Bill Renna: 3/FL
Elmer Valo: 4/P
Bill Wilson: 8

Top 9

Red Wilson: 5/FL
Billy Hoeft: K/C
Frank Bolling: 7/L

Bot 9

Joe DeMaestri: K
Joe Astroth: 43
Gus Zernial: IW
Spook Jacobs: W.1-2
Vic Power: S8.2-H;1-H