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Senators
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 15, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators, played on May 15, 1917 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walter Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Coveleski |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 5,349 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Center Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Right Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Left Fielder |
| Ray Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Sam Crane | Shortstop |
| Walter Johnson | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| Harry Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 15, 1917
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Coveleski
Judge hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Coveleski
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Coveleski
Milan hits a line drive towards first. Burns reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Milan. Cobb reaches second base with a double. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Coveleski
Rice 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 -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Coveleski
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Coveleski
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainsmith vs. Coveleski
Ainsmith takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crane vs. Dauss
Hooks Dauss now pitching.
Crane takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Morgan moves to third. Ainsmith moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Dauss
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Morgan scores. Ainsmith moves to third. Crane moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Judge vs. Dauss
Judge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ainsmith scores. Crane moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Dauss
Foster hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Milan vs. Dauss
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crane scores. Johnson moves to third. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Couch
Johnny Couch now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Rice reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Judge scores. Milan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Couch
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Couch covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Couch vs. Johnson
Couch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Couch
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Couch
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Couch
Crane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Couch
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crane moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Judge vs. Couch
Judge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crane scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Couch
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Couch
Milan 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 -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Couch
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Couch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Couch
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Couch
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Johnson
Howie Shanks now playing center field.
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Couch vs. Johnson
Couch hits a line drive towards center. Shanks catches it and throws to second to double up Spencer. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Couch
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crane vs. Couch
Crane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crane for the out. Ainsmith moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Couch
Johnson hits a popup towards third. Vitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Couch
Judge hits a line drive into center field. Heilmann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heilmann. Ainsmith scores. Judge moves all the way to home. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Couch
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Johnson
Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. Cobb tags and moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns is hit by the pitch. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Shanks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Couch
Ben Dyer now playing shortstop. Archie Yelle now catching.
Shanks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Shanks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 10 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Couch
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shanks scores. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Couch
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Couch
There goes Rice. The throw from Yelle and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Couch
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelle vs. Johnson
Yelle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Couch vs. Johnson
Couch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Johnson
Dyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a line drive towards short. Crane reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Couch
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Couch
Crane hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Couch
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Shanks who is chasing the ball. Heilmann reaches third base with a triple. Cobb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Heilmann scores. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Johnson
Vitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yelle vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yelle vs. Johnson
Yelle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Couch
Judge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Couch
Foster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shanks vs. Couch
Shanks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Couch
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Johnson
Sam Crawford pinch hits for Johnny Couch.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Johnson
Dyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Johnson
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. James
Bill James now pitching.
Smith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. James
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. James
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crane vs. James
Crane strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Johnson
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Johnson
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 11 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Johnson
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1917 -- WS1 at DET (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Joe Judge, 1b 5 2 3 3 Donie Bush, ss 3 0 0 0
Eddie Foster, 3b 5 0 0 0 Ben Dyer, ss 2 0 0 0
Clyde Milan, cf 3 1 1 1 Ralph Young, 2b 4 3 2 0
Howie Shanks, cf 2 1 2 0 Ty Cobb, rf 4 1 2 1
Sam Rice, rf 5 0 2 4 Bobby Veach, lf 5 0 2 0
Elmer Smith, lf 5 1 2 0 Harry Heilmann, cf 4 1 2 3
Ray Morgan, 2b 5 1 2 0 George Burns, 1b 4 0 1 1
Eddie Ainsmith, c 4 2 1 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 2 0
Sam Crane, ss 3 2 0 1 Tubby Spencer, c 2 0 1 0
Walter Johnson, p 3 1 1 1 Archie Yelle, c 2 0 0 0
Harry Coveleski, p 0 0 0 0
Hooks Dauss, p 0 0 0 0
Johnny Couch, p 2 0 0 0
Sam Crawford, ph 1 0 0 0
Bill James, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 11 14 10 37 5 12 5
WS1 071 021 000 -- 11
DET 101 010 200 -- 5
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Walter Johnson (W) 9.0 12 5 5 3 0
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Harry Coveleski (L) 1.1 2 3 3 1 0
Hooks Dauss 0.1 2 4 4 2 0
Johnny Couch 6.1 9 4 3 1 1
Bill James 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Harry Heilmann, Ray Morgan
DP -- WS1 2
LOB -- WS1 6, DET 10
2B -- Ty Cobb, Sam Rice, Elmer Smith, Tubby Spencer, Howie Shanks
3B -- Harry Heilmann
CS -- Sam Rice
SF -- Harry Heilmann
HBP -- by Walter Johnson (George Burns)
WP -- Walter Johnson
T -- 1:43
A -- 5349
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