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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 8, 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 August 8, 1916 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Nabors |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,155 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Silk O'Loughlin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Walsh | Right Fielder |
| Amos Strunk | Center Fielder |
| Nap Lajoie | Second Baseman |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Lee McElwee | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Pick | Left Fielder |
| Raymond Haley | Catcher |
| Jack Nabors | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Del Baker | Catcher |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 8, 1916
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Boland
Witt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Boland
Walsh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Boland
Strunk hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Nabors
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Nabors
Bush is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Nabors
Cobb bunts towards the mound. Nabors picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Nabors. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Nabors
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cobb scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Nabors
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Witt fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Boland
Lajoie hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Boland
McInnis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McElwee vs. Boland
McElwee hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Boland
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. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Nabors
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nabors
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nabors fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Nabors
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. McElwee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boland vs. Nabors
Boland bunts towards third. McElwee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Nabors
Vitt hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Strunk, who is chasing the ball. Vitt reaches third base with a triple. Baker scores. Boland goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Nabors
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. McElwee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haley vs. Boland
Haley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nabors vs. Boland
Nabors strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Boland
Witt hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Nabors
Cobb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Nabors
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Nabors
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Pick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Nabors
Heilmann hits a fly ball into left field. Pick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Boland
Walsh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Boland
Strunk hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Strunk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lajoie vs. Boland
Lajoie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Boland
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nabors
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Nabors
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Nabors
Boland hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Boland
McElwee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pick vs. Boland
Pick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haley vs. Boland
Haley hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Nabors
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Nabors
There goes Vitt. The throw from Haley and he is safe. Vitt steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Nabors
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Nabors
Cobb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pick. Cobb reaches second base with a double. Pick throws the ball in to McElwee who tags Cobb trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Vitt scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Nabors
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Nabors
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nabors vs. Boland
Nabors hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Boland
Witt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walsh vs. Boland
There goes Witt. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Witt steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. Boland
Walsh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strunk vs. Boland
Strunk hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Witt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lajoie vs. Boland
There goes Walsh. The throw from Baker and he is safe. Walsh steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lajoie vs. Boland
Lajoie hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Nabors
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Nabors
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baker vs. Nabors
Baker hits a fly ball towards right. Walsh catches it and throws to home to double up Heilmann. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boland vs. Nabors
There goes Young. The throw from Haley and he is out, Witt applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Boland
McInnis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McElwee vs. Boland
McElwee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pick vs. Boland
Pick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McElwee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haley vs. Boland
Haley hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nabors vs. Boland
Nabors hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boland vs. Nabors
Boland hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Nabors
Vitt bunts towards the mound. Nabors fields it and throws to first for the out. Boland moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Nabors
Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Boland moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Nabors
There goes Bush. The throw from Haley and he is safe. Bush steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cobb vs. Nabors
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boland scores. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veach vs. Nabors
There goes Cobb. The throw from Haley and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Nabors
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bush tags and scores. Cobb tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Nabors
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Nabors
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Boland
Witt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. Boland
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strunk vs. Boland
Strunk hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Nabors
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Nabors
Baker bunts towards the mound. Nabors fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boland vs. Nabors
Boland strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Nabors
Vitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Nabors
There goes Young. The throw from Haley and he is safe. Young steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Nabors
There go the runners. The throw from Haley and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Nabors
Bush bunts towards first. McInnis fields the ball and throws to Nabors covering. Safe. Vitt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Nabors
Cobb bunts towards the mound. Nabors fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Nabors
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Strunk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lajoie vs. Boland
George Harper now playing center field.
Lajoie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Boland
McInnis bunts towards the mound. Boland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McElwee vs. Boland
There goes McInnis. The throw from Baker and he is safe. McInnis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McElwee vs. Boland
McElwee strikes out. There goes McInnis. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pick vs. Boland
Pick hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1916 -- PHA at DET (D)
PHA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Whitey Witt, ss 4 0 1 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 2 2 1 2
Jimmy Walsh, rf 3 0 0 0 Donie Bush, ss 5 1 2 1
Amos Strunk, cf 4 0 1 0 Ty Cobb, cf 5 2 4 2
Nap Lajoie, 2b 4 0 0 0 George Harper, cf 0 0 0 0
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 3 2
Lee McElwee, 3b 4 0 1 0 George Burns, 1b 4 0 1 1
Charlie Pick, lf 4 0 1 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 4 0 1 0
Raymond Haley, c 3 0 0 0 Ralph Young, 2b 4 1 2 0
Jack Nabors, p 3 0 0 0 Del Baker, c 3 1 1 0
Bernie Boland, p 4 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 6 0 35 9 17 8
PHA 000 000 000 -- 0
DET 120 010 32x -- 9
PHA IP H R ER BB SO
Jack Nabors (L) 8.0 17 9 7 2 4
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 4
E -- Jack Nabors, Raymond Haley
DP -- PHA 1
LOB -- PHA 7, DET 7
2B -- Amos Strunk, Ty Cobb
3B -- Ossie Vitt
SB -- Ossie Vitt 2, Whitey Witt, Jimmy Walsh, Donie Bush, Ty Cobb, Ralph Young 2, Stuffy McInnis 2
CS -- Ralph Young
SH -- Ossie Vitt, Del Baker
SF -- Bobby Veach
T -- 1:53
A -- 2155
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