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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 11, 1917 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Shore |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 29,052 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Walsh | Center Fielder |
| Jack Barry | Second Baseman |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Sam Agnew | Catcher |
| Ernie Shore | Pitcher |
| Jack Barry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 11, 1917
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shore
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Shore
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Shore
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cobb for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Shore
Veach hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ehmke
Walsh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. Ehmke
Barry strikes out. There goes Walsh. The throw from Spencer to second, and Walsh is out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Ehmke
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoblitzell for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shore
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shore
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shore
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ehmke
Gardner hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Ehmke
Hooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Ehmke
Lewis strikes out. There goes Hooper. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Ehmke
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agnew vs. Ehmke
Agnew hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Shore
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shore
Ehmke hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shore
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Shore
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Shore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Shore
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Vitt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veach vs. Shore
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shore vs. Ehmke
Shore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ehmke
Walsh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. Ehmke
Barry hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shore
Heilmann hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Walsh. Heilmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Shore
Burns bunts towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Shore
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Shore
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ehmke vs. Shore
Ehmke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Shore
Bush hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. Ehmke
Hoblitzell hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ehmke
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Ehmke
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shore
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shore
Cobb hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Walsh. Cobb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Shore
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Shore
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cobb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Shore
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Shore
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. There goes Burns trying to get to third. Lewis throws the ball in to Gardner, who tags Burns for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Ehmke
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ehmke
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agnew vs. Ehmke
Agnew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Agnew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shorten vs. Ehmke
Chick Shorten pinch hits for Ernie Shore.
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Pennock
Herb Pennock now pitching.
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Pennock
Ehmke hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lewis. Ehmke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Pennock
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Pennock
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Pennock
Cobb takes first base on ball four. Ehmke moves to third. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Pennock
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ehmke
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. Ehmke
Barry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. Ehmke
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Ehmke
Gardner hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Pennock
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pennock
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Pennock
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Pennock
Spencer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ehmke vs. Pennock
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Ehmke
Hooper strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Ehmke
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Babe Ruth pinch hits for Everett Scott.
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Ehmke
Pinch Thomas pinch hits for Sam Agnew.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Pennock
Hal Janvrin now playing shortstop. Pinch Thomas now catching.
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Pennock
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Pennock
Cobb bunts towards third. Gardner picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gardner. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Pennock
Veach hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Pennock
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Ehmke
Tillie Walker pinch hits for Herb Pennock.
Walker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Ehmke
Walsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. Ehmke
Barry takes first base on ball four. Walsh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoblitzell vs. Ehmke
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walsh moves to third. Barry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. Ehmke
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bader
King Bader now pitching.
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bader
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bader
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hoblitzell. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Bader
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Ehmke
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Ehmke
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Ehmke
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1917, game 2 -- DET at BOS (D)
DET AB R H RBI BOS AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 5 0 1 0 Jimmy Walsh, cf 4 0 2 0
Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jack Barry, 2b 3 0 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 2 3 1 Dick Hoblitzell, 1b 4 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 5 0 1 1 Larry Gardner, 3b 4 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 5 2 2 1 Harry Hooper, rf 4 0 1 0
George Burns, 1b 4 0 1 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 0 0
Ralph Young, 2b 3 0 1 1 Everett Scott, ss 1 0 0 0
Tubby Spencer, c 5 1 2 0 Babe Ruth, ph 0 0 0 0
Howard Ehmke, p 4 0 2 1 Hal Janvrin, ss 1 0 0 0
Sam Agnew, c 2 0 1 0
Pinch Thomas, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Ernie Shore, p 1 0 0 0
Chick Shorten, ph 1 0 0 0
Herb Pennock, p 0 0 0 0
Tillie Walker, ph 1 0 0 0
King Bader, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 14 5 31 0 5 0
DET 001 120 010 -- 5
BOS 000 000 000 -- 0
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 4
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Ernie Shore (L) 5.0 10 4 4 1 1
Herb Pennock 3.0 4 1 0 3 0
King Bader 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Larry Gardner, Dick Hoblitzell
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 12, BOS 7
2B -- Harry Heilmann, Ty Cobb, Sam Agnew, Howard Ehmke
SB -- Harry Hooper
CS -- Jimmy Walsh
SH -- George Burns
T -- 1:57
A -- 29052
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