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July 1, 1945

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Top 9	R	H	E
Athletics	5	8	1
Tigers	9	11	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Athletics	5	8	1
Tigers	9	11	1

Greek George Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.138
OBP	.667	.265
At Bats	2	29
Hits	1	4
• Singles	1	2
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	5
RBI’s	0	3

Al Benton Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	0

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Briggs Stadium - July 1, 1945

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Out

Al Benton

Bob Swift

Rudy York

Eddie Mayo

Bob Maier

Joe Hoover

Hank Greenberg

Doc Cramer

Roy Cullenbine

Greek George

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Philadelphia Athletics	5	8	1	3
Detroit Tigers	9	11	1	9
Winning Pitcher	Dizzy Trout
Losing Pitcher	Bobo Newsom
Save	Al Benton
Game Winning RBI	Rudy York
Attendance
Time of Game	2 hours 16 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

George hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Busch hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Busch for the out.

Top 9 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 York hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gassaway fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gassaway fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Greenberg hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Charlie Gassaway now pitching. Cullenbine hits a popup in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Metro hits a fly ball into left field. Greenberg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maier fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Al Benton now pitching. Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maier fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Hoover hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Hoover reaches second base with a double. Trout scores.

Bottom 7 Trout hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Trout reaches second base with a double. Maier scores.

Bottom 7 Steve Gerkin now pitching. Swift hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maier moves to second.

Bottom 7 Maier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 York hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 7 Cramer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Cramer reaches second base with a double. Cullenbine scores. Greenberg moves to third.

Bottom 7 Greenberg takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to second.

Bottom 7 Bobo Newsom now pitching. Newsom spins and fires to second, with Wilkins covering, and Mayo is picked off.

Bottom 7 Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. Mayo moves to second.

Bottom 7 Mayo takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peck for the out.

Top 7 Wilkins hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mayo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 7 Flores hits a line drive into right field. Cullenbine picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cullenbine. Busch scores. George goes all the way around to score.

Top 7 George hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Busch moves to second.

Top 7 Joe Hoover now playing shortstop. Busch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 There go the runners. The throw from George to Wilkins covering second. The throw back to home, and Maier is out at the plate.

Bottom 6 Chuck Hostetler pinch hits for Skeeter Webb. Hostetler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flores fields it and throws to second for the out. Maier moves to third.

Bottom 6 Trout takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Swift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flores fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Maier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Maier reaches second base with a double. York goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 6 York hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cramer scores.

Bottom 6 Cramer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Cramer reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Metro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second.

Top 6 Estalella hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Peck scores.

Top 6 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Peck moves to third.

Top 6 Peck takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Greenberg hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Cullenbine hits a popup towards third. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Mayo hits a line drive into right field. Peck picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Peck. Webb moves to third. Mayo moves to second.

Bottom 5 Webb takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Trout hits a popup towards third. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Wilkins strikes out.

Top 5 Flores hits a ball on the ground towards short. Webb scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 George hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Swift hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Maier takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to second.

Bottom 4 York hits a popup in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Cramer takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Greenberg hits a popup in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Busch hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Siebert scores.

Top 4 Metro bunts towards third. Maier fields it and throws to first for the out. Siebert moves to third. Estalella moves to second.

Top 4 Estalella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second.

Top 4 Siebert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Cullenbine hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Mayo takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Webb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkins scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Trout hits a fly ball into left field. Metro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Peck hits a ball on the ground towards second. Mayo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 3 Wilkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. George scores.

Top 3 Flores bunts towards the mound. Trout fields it and throws to first for the out. George moves to second.

Top 3 George takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Swift hits a popup in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Maier hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 York hits a popup towards short. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Cramer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hall takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Metro strikes out.

Top 2 Estalella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Greenberg hits a line drive into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cullenbine hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Mayo takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Webb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Siebert hits a popup towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Trout covering, for the out.

Top 1 Wilkins hits a popup in front of the plate. Swift settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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