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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 18, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 18, 1951 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Virgil Trucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam Zoldak |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,402 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Honochick |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Lipon | Shortstop |
| Jerry Priddy | Second Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Vic Wertz | Right Fielder |
| Bud Souchock | Left Fielder |
| Hoot Evers | Center Fielder |
| Don Kolloway | First Baseman |
| Bob Swift | Catcher |
| Virgil Trucks | Pitcher |
| Red Rolfe | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ferris Fain | First Baseman |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Gus Zernial | Left Fielder |
| Billy Hitchcock | Third Baseman |
| Dave Philley | Center Fielder |
| Pete Suder | Second Baseman |
| Joe Tipton | Catcher |
| Sam Zoldak | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 18, 1951
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Zoldak
Lipon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valo. Lipon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Priddy vs. Zoldak
Priddy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lipon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kell vs. Zoldak
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lipon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Zoldak
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Zoldak
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Trucks
Joost hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Trucks
Fain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo takes first base on ball four. Fain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zernial vs. Trucks
Zernial hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fain scores. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Trucks
Philley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Zoldak
Evers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Philley. Evers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kolloway vs. Zoldak
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Evers moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Swift vs. Zoldak
Swift hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Evers scores. Kolloway moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trucks vs. Zoldak
Trucks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zernial. Trucks reaches second base with a double. Kolloway scores. Swift moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lipon vs. Coleman
Joe Coleman now pitching.
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Swift scores. Trucks scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Coleman
There goes Lipon. The throw from Tipton and he is out, Suder applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Priddy vs. Coleman
Priddy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a popup towards third. Hitchcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Trucks
Tipton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Trucks
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Coleman
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Coleman
Souchock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Coleman
Kolloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. Trucks
Fain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Priddy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Trucks
Zernial is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Coleman
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Coleman
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Coleman
Priddy hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. Trucks
Philley hits a fly ball into right field. Wertz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. Trucks
Suder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Trucks
Tipton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Coleman
Wertz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fain fields the ball and throws to Coleman covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Coleman
Souchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kolloway vs. Coleman
Kolloway takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fain settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Trucks
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fain vs. Trucks
Fain hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zernial vs. Trucks
Zernial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valo scores. Zernial moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Philley vs. Trucks
Philley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zernial scores. There goes Hitchcock trying to get to third. Wertz throws the ball in to Kell, who tags Hitchcock for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trucks vs. Coleman
Trucks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Coleman
Lipon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Priddy vs. Coleman
Priddy strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Coleman
Kell hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suder vs. Trucks
Neil Berry now playing second base.
Suder hits a fly ball into left field. Souchock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Trucks
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Trucks
Coleman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Evers. Coleman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Trucks
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fain vs. Trucks
Fain hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Trucks
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kolloway scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Coleman
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Souchock vs. Coleman
Souchock strikes out. There goes Wertz. The throw from Tipton to second, and Wertz is out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evers vs. Coleman
Evers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. Trucks
Zernial hits a popup towards short. Lipon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Trucks
Hitchcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Philley vs. White
Hal White now pitching.
Philley hits a fly ball into center field. Evers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suder vs. White
Suder hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kolloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kryhoski vs. Coleman
Dick Kryhoski pinch hits for Don Kolloway.
Kryhoski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Suder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swift vs. Coleman
Swift hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Coleman
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Limmer vs. White
Dick Kryhoski now playing first base. Lou Limmer pinch hits for Joe Tipton.
Limmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moses vs. White
Wally Moses pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. White
Joost strikes out. There goes Moses. The throw from Swift to second, and Moses is out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lipon vs. Scheib
Joe Astroth now catching. Carl Scheib now pitching. Lou Klein now playing second base. Pete Suder now playing shortstop.
Lipon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Scheib
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Philley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Scheib
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hitchcock fields it and throws to first for the out. Lipon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wertz vs. Scheib
Wertz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mullin vs. Scheib
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Bud Souchock.
Mullin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fain vs. White
Pat Mullin now playing left field.
Fain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valo vs. White
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kryhoski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zernial vs. White
Zernial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lipon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1951 -- Detroit at Philadelphia (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Lipon J, ss 5 1 5 2 Joost E, ss 4 1 1 0
Priddy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Klein L, 2b 0 0 0 0
Berry N, 2b 1 0 0 0 Fain F, 1b 5 2 3 3
Kell G, 3b 5 0 0 1 Valo E, rf 4 1 0 0
Wertz V, rf 3 1 3 0 Zernial G, lf 5 1 1 0
Souchock B, lf 4 1 1 2 Hitchcock B, 3b 3 0 3 2
Mullin P, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Philley D, cf 4 0 1 1
Evers H, cf 4 2 2 1 Suder P, 2b-ss 4 0 1 0
Kolloway D, 1b 2 1 1 0 Tipton J, c 3 0 0 0
Kryhoski D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Limmer L, ph 0 0 0 0
Swift B, c 4 1 0 0 Astroth J, c 0 0 0 0
Trucks V, p 3 1 1 1 Zoldak S, p 0 0 0 0
White H, p 1 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 1 2 0
Moses W, ph 1 0 0 0
Scheib C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 7 36 6 12 6
Detroit 142 010 000 -- 8
Philadelphia 100 023 000 -- 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Trucks V (W) 6.1 11 6 6 3 3
White H (S) 2.2 1 0 0 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Zoldak S (L)* 1.0 5 5 4 0 0
Coleman J 7.0 7 3 3 2 7
Scheib C 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd
E -- Tipton J
DP -- Detroit 2, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Lipon J, Evers H, Trucks V, Coleman J
HR -- Souchock B, Evers H, Fain F
CS -- Lipon J, Wertz V, Moses W
T -- 2:02
A -- 1402
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