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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
June 17, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on June 17, 1916 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Myers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Cunningham |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 8,188 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Rube Oldring | Left Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Walsh | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Pick | Third Baseman |
| Elmer Myers | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
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 |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| George Cunningham | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
June 17, 1916
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Cunningham
Oldring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to home to get Witt. Oldring moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schang for the out. Oldring moves to third. Strunk moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Myers
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vitt for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Myers
There goes Bush. The throw from Schang and he is out, Pick applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Myers
There goes Cobb. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Myers
Veach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Myers
There goes Veach. The throw from Schang and he is out, Lajoie applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt juggles the ball. That's an error on Vitt. McInnis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McInnis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Cunningham
Pick 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 second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Cunningham
Myers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Cunningham
The ball gets by Stanage for a passed ball. Walsh moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witt vs. Cunningham
There's a wild pitch. Walsh scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldring vs. Cunningham
Oldring hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Myers
Schang fires to first and picks off Heilmann. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Myers
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Myers
There goes Young. The throw from Schang and he is out, Witt applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie bunts towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Strunk moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Lajoie. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Myers
Cunningham hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Cunningham reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Myers
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Myers
Veach hits a popup towards short. Witt misplays the ball. That's an error on Witt. Bush scores. Cobb goes all the way around to score. Veach moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. There goes Veach. The throw from Schang and he is out, Pick applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cunningham
Pick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Cunningham
There goes Pick. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Pick steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Cunningham
There goes Pick. The throw from Stanage and he is out, Vitt applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Cunningham
Myers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt 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
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Myers
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanage vs. Myers
There goes Young. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Myers
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Cunningham
Oldring takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Myers
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Myers
There goes Bush. The throw from Schang, and Witt drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb bunts in front of the plate. Schang picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Schang. Bush scores. Vitt moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Myers
Veach hits a fly ball towards center. Strunk catches it and throws to third to double up Cobb. Vitt tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Myers
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Cunningham
Walsh is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cunningham
Pick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Myers
There goes Burns. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Burns steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Myers
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk. Stanage reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Myers
Cunningham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Myers
Bush takes first base on ball four. Stanage moves to third. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Myers
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Cunningham
Sam Crawford now playing right field.
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldring vs. Cunningham
Oldring strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Myers
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Myers
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt misplays the ball. That's an error on Witt. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Myers
Crawford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Strunk who is chasing the ball. Crawford reaches third base with a triple. Veach goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Myers
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Myers
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Cunningham
Strunk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Cunningham
Schang hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Schang reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lajoie vs. Cunningham
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lajoie for the out. Schang scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Cunningham
McInnis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walsh vs. Cunningham
Walsh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Myers
Stanage hits a fly ball into left field. Oldring settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Myers
Cunningham hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Schang settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Schang. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Myers
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Myers
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Cunningham
Pick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Cunningham
Myers hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Cunningham
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1916 -- PHA at DET (D)
PHA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 4 0 1 0 Donie Bush, ss 2 2 1 1
Rube Oldring, lf 3 0 1 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 1 0 0
Amos Strunk, cf 3 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 3 1 2 1
Wally Schang, c 4 1 1 0 Bobby Veach, lf 2 1 0 1
Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 0 1 1 Harry Heilmann, rf 1 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sam Crawford, rf 1 0 1 1
Jimmy Walsh, rf 4 1 2 1 George Burns, 1b 4 1 1 0
Charlie Pick, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ralph Young, 2b 3 0 1 0
Elmer Myers, p 4 0 1 0 Oscar Stanage, c 4 0 1 1
George Cunningham, p 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 2 26 7 8 5
PHA 020 000 010 -- 3
DET 003 021 10x -- 7
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Elmer Myers (L) 8.0 8 7 3 10 2
DET IP H R ER BB SO
George Cunningham (W) 9.0 8 3 1 4 3
E -- Ossie Vitt, Whitey Witt 3, Wally Schang 2
DP -- PHA 2, DET 1
LOB -- PHA 7, DET 6
2B -- Elmer Myers, George Burns, Oscar Stanage
3B -- George Cunningham, Sam Crawford, Wally Schang
SB -- Ty Cobb, Charlie Pick, Ralph Young, Donie Bush, George Burns
CS -- Donie Bush, Bobby Veach 2, Ralph Young, Charlie Pick, Jimmy Walsh
SF -- Bobby Veach
WP -- George Cunningham
PB -- Oscar Stanage
T -- 1:50
A -- 8188
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