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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on July 23, 1944 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Flores |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stubby Overmire |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 29,673 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ed Busch | Shortstop |
| Ford Garrison | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | Left Fielder |
| Bill McGhee | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Joe Burns | Second Baseman |
| Jesse Flores | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Don Ross | Right Fielder |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Stubby Overmire | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
July 23, 1944
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoover. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Flores
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hoover moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wakefield vs. Flores
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burns scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Flores
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Flores
Ross hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Flores
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flores for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Flores
Overmire hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Flores
York hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Flores
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Flores
Higgins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell bunts towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover misplays the ball. That's an error on Hoover. McGhee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Flores
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flores fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Flores
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Flores
Overmire hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo misplays the ball. That's an error on Mayo. Garrison moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a popup in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burns scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Cramer hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Overmire fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Flores
York hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Flores
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flores fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Flores
Higgins hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Overmire
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Overmire
Garrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Overmire
Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cramer throws the ball in to Hoover who tags Estalella trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Flores
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Flores
Swift hits a fly ball into left field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overmire vs. Flores
Overmire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Flores
Hoover takes first base on ball four. Overmire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayo vs. Flores
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayo for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Overmire
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Overmire
Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Overmire
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. Overmire
Kell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Overmire
The umpire calls a balk on Overmire McGhee moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Overmire
The ball gets by Swift for a passed ball. McGhee scores. Kell scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Overmire
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Overmire
Flores hits a fly ball into right field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Flores
Jo-Jo White now playing left field.
Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Flores
York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wakefield vs. Berry
Charlie Metro pinch runs for Rudy York. Joe Berry now pitching.
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Burns fields it and throws to second for the out. Cramer scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Berry
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Berry
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Busch fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Wakefield moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Berry
Chuck Hostetler pinch runs for Don Ross.
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Busch. Wakefield scores. Hostetler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Outlaw vs. Berry
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Stubby Overmire.
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1944, game 2 -- Philadelphia at Detroit (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Busch E, ss 4 0 1 0 Hoover J, ss 3 0 1 0
Garrison F, rf 3 0 1 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Estalella B, cf 4 0 1 0 Cramer D, cf 4 1 1 0
Hayes F, c 4 0 0 0 York R, 1b 4 0 2 0
Siebert D, lf 4 1 1 0 Metro C, pr 0 0 0 0
White J, lf 0 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 1 1
McGhee B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kell G, 3b 3 1 1 1 Ross D, rf 4 0 0 0
Burns J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hostetler C, pr 0 0 0 0
Flores J, p 4 0 0 0 Swift B, c 4 0 1 0
Berry J, p 0 0 0 0 Overmire S, p 3 0 1 0
Outlaw J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 7 1 34 2 7 1
Philadelphia 000 000 003 -- 3
Detroit 000 000 002 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Flores J (W)* 8.0 6 2 2 1 0
Berry J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Overmire S (L) 9.0 7 3 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Hoover J 2, Mayo E, Busch E
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, Detroit 7
SH -- Garrison F, Kell G
Balk -- Overmire S
PB -- Swift B
T -- 1:44
A -- 29673
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