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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 17, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 17, 1920 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Cicotte |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | First Baseman |
| Chick Shorten | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nemo Leibold | Right Fielder |
| Buck Weaver | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Happy Felsch | Center Fielder |
| Ted Jourdan | First Baseman |
| Swede Risberg | Shortstop |
| Ray Schalk | Catcher |
| Eddie Cicotte | Pitcher |
| Kid Gleason | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 17, 1920
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush bunts towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cicotte
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Ehmke
Leibold hits a popup towards first. Heilmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Ehmke
Weaver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Ehmke
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Ehmke
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Felsch vs. Ehmke
Felsch hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Cicotte
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jourdan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shorten for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jourdan vs. Ehmke
Jourdan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Risberg vs. Ehmke
Risberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Ehmke
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jourdan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cicotte vs. Ehmke
Cicotte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leibold vs. Ehmke
Leibold hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Cicotte
Ainsmith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Cicotte
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Ehmke
Weaver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Ehmke
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Ehmke
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Weaver moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Felsch vs. Ehmke
Felsch hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jourdan vs. Ehmke
Jourdan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weaver scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Risberg vs. Ehmke
Risberg strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Cicotte
Young bunts towards third. Weaver fields it and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Ehmke
Schalk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cicotte vs. Ehmke
Cicotte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schalk moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leibold vs. Ehmke
Leibold hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schalk scores. Cicotte moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weaver vs. Ehmke
Weaver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Ehmke
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cicotte moves to third. Leibold moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Ehmke
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones throws towards first. Heilmann fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heilmann. Cicotte scores. Leibold scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Felsch vs. Ehmke
Felsch hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Cicotte
Shorten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Cicotte
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jourdan vs. Alten
Ernie Alten now pitching.
Jourdan hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Heilmann, and towards Young, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Alten
Risberg strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Alten
Schalk hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alten vs. Cicotte
Alten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cicotte
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Felsch. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cicotte vs. Alten
Cicotte hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leibold vs. Alten
Leibold 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 -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weaver vs. Alten
Weaver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Alten
There goes Weaver. The throw from Ainsmith and he is out, Bush applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Risberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Cicotte
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cicotte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Cicotte
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jourdan scoops it up and throws to first, with Cicotte covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Alten
Collins 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 -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Alten
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felsch vs. Alten
Felsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Cicotte
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Felsch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Cicotte
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Cicotte
Babe Ellison pinch hits for Ernie Alten.
Ellison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jourdan vs. Cox
Red Cox now pitching.
Jourdan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Risberg vs. Cox
Risberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Cox
Schalk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cicotte vs. Cox
Cicotte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Cicotte
Bush hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cicotte
Young hits a popup towards short. Risberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Cicotte
Cobb hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Felsch. Cobb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Cicotte
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Leibold settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1920 -- DET at CHA (D)
DET AB R H RBI CHA AB R H RBI
Donie Bush, ss 4 0 1 0 Nemo Leibold, rf 4 1 1 1
Ralph Young, 2b 3 0 1 0 Buck Weaver, 3b 2 1 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 2 0 Eddie Collins, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Joe Jackson, lf 3 0 2 1
Harry Heilmann, 1b 3 0 0 0 Happy Felsch, cf 4 0 0 0
Chick Shorten, rf 3 0 1 0 Ted Jourdan, 1b 3 0 1 1
Bob Jones, 3b 3 0 0 0 Swede Risberg, ss 4 0 0 0
Eddie Ainsmith, c 2 0 0 0 Ray Schalk, c 3 1 1 0
Howard Ehmke, p 1 0 0 0 Eddie Cicotte, p 3 1 1 0
Ernie Alten, p 1 0 0 0
Babe Ellison, ph 1 0 0 0
Red Cox, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 5 0 30 4 7 3
DET 000 000 000 -- 0
CHA 001 300 00x -- 4
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (L) 4.0 6 4 3 5 2
Ernie Alten 3.0 0 0 0 1 1
Red Cox 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA IP H R ER BB SO
Eddie Cicotte (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
E -- Harry Heilmann
DP -- CHA 2
LOB -- DET 4, CHA 8
2B -- Ralph Young, Ty Cobb
CS -- Buck Weaver
SH -- Ralph Young
T -- 1:48
A -- 0
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