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Senators
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 17, 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 17, 1917 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Shaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,321 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 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 |
| Jim Shaw | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Fred Nicholson | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Ben Dyer | Shortstop |
| Tubby Spencer | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Tigers
Navin Field
May 17, 1917
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Judge moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan bunts towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. Judge moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Ehmke
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. Judge scores. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shaw
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shaw
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shaw
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shaw
There goes Cobb. The throw from Ainsmith and he is out, Morgan applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith bunts towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crane vs. Ehmke
Crane strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shaw vs. Ehmke
Shaw 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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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shaw
Veach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Veach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Shaw
Nicholson bunts towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Shaw
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dyer vs. Shaw
Dyer strikes out. There goes Veach. He's safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Shaw
There goes Dyer. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Dyer steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Shaw
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dyer misplays the ball. That's an error on Dyer. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Shaw
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shaw
Vitt 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, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shaw
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Shaw
The umpire calls a balk on Shaw Young moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Shaw
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Shaw
Veach hits a popup towards first. Judge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Shaw
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shaw
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Shaw
Dyer hits a popup towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Ehmke
Crane bunts towards the mound. Ehmke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Ehmke
Shaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Shaw
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shaw
Ehmke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Shaw
Vitt takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Shaw
Young hits a popup towards short. Crane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Shaw
Cobb takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to third. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Shaw
Veach takes first base on ball four. Spencer scores. Vitt moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Shaw
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster 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, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shaw
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Shaw
Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Shaw
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shaw
Ehmke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dyer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vitt vs. Shaw
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Ehmke
Crane hits a popup towards short. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Ehmke
Shaw hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Ehmke
Judge 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 7
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shaw
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shaw
Cobb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shaw
Veach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Shaw
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ehmke
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Ehmke
Milan hits a popup towards short. Dyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Ehmke
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Ehmke
Smith hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Cobb chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Spencer fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Spencer. Foster scores. Rice goes all the way around to score. Smith moves all the way to home. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ehmke
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Ehmke
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crane vs. Ehmke
Crane strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shaw
Burns 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, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Shaw
Dyer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Shaw
Spencer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Shaw
Sam Crawford pinch hits for Howard Ehmke.
Crawford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Cunningham
George Cunningham now pitching.
Shaw hits a fly ball into center field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Cunningham
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Cunningham
Foster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Shaw
Vitt hits a popup towards first. Judge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shaw
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shaw
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shaw
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
Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1917 -- WS1 at DET (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Joe Judge, 1b 4 1 0 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0
Eddie Foster, 3b 5 1 2 0 Ralph Young, 2b 5 0 1 0
Clyde Milan, cf 2 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, rf 3 0 2 0
Sam Rice, rf 4 1 1 1 Bobby Veach, lf 3 1 1 1
Elmer Smith, lf 4 1 2 1 Fred Nicholson, cf 3 0 0 0
Ray Morgan, 2b 3 0 0 0 George Burns, 1b 4 0 0 0
Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 0 1 0 Ben Dyer, ss 4 0 1 0
Sam Crane, ss 4 0 0 0 Tubby Spencer, c 4 1 1 0
Jim Shaw, p 4 0 1 0 Howard Ehmke, p 3 0 1 0
Sam Crawford, ph 1 0 0 0
George Cunningham, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 2 34 2 7 1
WS1 100 000 030 -- 4
DET 010 010 000 -- 2
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Shaw (W) 9.0 7 2 2 5 4
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (L) 8.0 7 4 2 3 6
George Cunningham 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Ben Dyer, Tubby Spencer, Ray Morgan
LOB -- WS1 7, DET 11
2B -- Bobby Veach, Elmer Smith
SB -- Ben Dyer
CS -- Ty Cobb
SH -- Clyde Milan, Eddie Ainsmith, Fred Nicholson
WP -- Jim Shaw
Balk -- Jim Shaw
T -- 2:05
A -- 2321
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