MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/16/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 231 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Athletics (17-15) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Detroit Tigers (18-11) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Tigers Fall, 5-3, to Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics starter Eddie Smith pitched well against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium, leading his team to a win, 5-3. Smith picked up the win for Philadelphia, going 7 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 2-1. The save went to Russ Bauers, his 1st this season.

Yogi Berra had a big run-scoring triple for the Athletics in the top of the third inning. With Philadelphia leading 3-1 and a runner on 1st, he got a slider from Dave Ferriss, who is tied for 8th in the AL with a 1.16 WHIP, and swatted a triple to left-center. It was his 1st triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Athletics ahead, 4-1.

Philadelphia manager Connie Mack called it "a good, solid win."

With the win, the Athletics have a record of 17-15.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Edwards RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .301 4 23
B. Cox SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .320 1 12
S. Gordon LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 3 13
Y. Berra C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .226 0 8
D. Ross 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291 2 19
L. Fleming 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299 1 18
D. Clay CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262 0 12
S. Newsome 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271 0 7
E. Smith P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .375 0 1
   R. Bauers P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5 0 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Clay (6, 2nd Inning off D. Ferriss, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Ross (5, 3rd Inning off D. Ferriss, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Y. Berra (1, 3rd Inning off D. Ferriss, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Edwards (4, 1st Inning off D. Ferriss, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Edwards 5 , B. Cox , S. Gordon , Y. Berra 3 , D. Ross 3 , L. Fleming , D. Clay 2 , E. Smith
2-out RBI: H. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cox , S. Newsome
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ross-Newsome-Fleming)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Torres SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
C. Laabs LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .243 7 23
S. Spence CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .420 1 17
B. Salkeld C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .275 3 17
C. Ryan 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 13
T. Henrich RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 2 16
H. Majeski 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 1 13
E. Robinson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .288 4 18
D. Ferriss P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   J. Gee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Appling PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .350 0 7
   J. Wade P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-F. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .074 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 6 13      
a - L. Appling pinch hit for J. Gee in the 7th
b - F. Anderson pinch hit for J. Wade in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Laabs (7, 5th Inning off E. Smith, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Laabs 5 , S. Spence , B. Salkeld 2 , E. Robinson , D. Ferriss 2
2-out RBI: C. Laabs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres , C. Laabs , C. Ryan
GIDP: G. Torres
Sac Fly: B. Salkeld
Team LOB: 6
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Smith W (2-1) 7.0 7 3 3 2 5 1 112 2.35   
R. Bauers SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Smith 54
Batters Faced: E. Smith 29, R. Bauers 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Smith 7-8, R. Bauers 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Smith 112-67, R. Bauers 23-17
WP: E. Smith
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ferriss L (1-3) 6.0 9 5 5 0 3 1 89 2.89   
J. Gee 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.18   
J. Wade 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ferriss 37
Batters Faced: D. Ferriss 27, J. Gee 4, J. Wade 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ferriss 7-8, J. Gee 1-2, J. Wade 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ferriss 89-57, J. Gee 16-11, J. Wade 26-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Smith
Ballpark: Briggs Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 14604
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