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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 20, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, played on August 20, 1917 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Fisher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Mitchell |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 2,286 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Miller | Right Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Fritz Maisel | Second Baseman |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Paddy Baumann | Center Fielder |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Ray Fisher | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | 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 |
| Archie Yelle | Catcher |
| Willie Mitchell | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 20, 1917
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Mitchell
High hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mitchell
Miller bunts towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. High moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a popup towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Fisher
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Fisher
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Fisher
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Fisher
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Baumann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Mitchell
Baker strikes out. There goes Maisel. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumann vs. Mitchell
Baumann hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maisel moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nunamaker vs. Mitchell
There's a wild pitch. Maisel scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Mitchell
Nunamaker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Fisher
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Fisher
Burns bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Fisher
Young hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yelle vs. Fisher
Yelle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maisel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Mitchell
Fisher hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Mitchell
High hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mitchell
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Fisher
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Fisher
Bush bunts towards the right side of the infield. Maisel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Fisher
Vitt hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Fisher
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel 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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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Fisher
Veach strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Fisher
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Fisher
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Mitchell
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Mitchell
Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Mitchell
Nunamaker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fisher
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maisel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelle vs. Fisher
Yelle hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Fisher
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisher vs. Mitchell
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Mitchell
High hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mitchell
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Fisher
Bush bunts towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bush for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Fisher
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Fisher
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mitchell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush misplays the ball. That's an error on Bush. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Mitchell
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumann vs. Mitchell
Baumann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nunamaker vs. Mitchell
Nunamaker takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to third. Baumann moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisher vs. Mitchell
Fisher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker scores. Baumann moves to third. Nunamaker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
High vs. Mitchell
High hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Fisher
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Fisher
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Fisher
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Fisher
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. Heilmann moves to third. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harper vs. Fisher
George Harper pinch hits for Archie Yelle.
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Burns scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Fisher
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Fisher
Bush strikes out. There goes Harper. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Mitchell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vitt vs. Fisher
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mitchell
Tubby Spencer now catching.
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Mitchell
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Mitchell
Pipp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Fisher
Cobb hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Fisher
Veach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Fisher
Heilmann strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Fisher
There goes Veach. The throw from Nunamaker and he is out, Maisel applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Mitchell
Maisel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Mitchell
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Mitchell
Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Fisher
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fisher
Young strikes out. There goes Burns. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Fisher
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Fisher
Mitchell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. Spencer moves to second. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1917 -- NYA at DET (D)
NYA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Hugh High, lf 4 0 2 0 Donie Bush, ss 3 0 1 0
Elmer Miller, rf 3 0 1 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 0 0
Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bobby Veach, lf 3 0 0 0
Fritz Maisel, 2b 3 1 0 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 2 0
Home Run Baker, 3b 4 1 0 0 George Burns, 1b 3 2 2 0
Paddy Baumann, cf 4 0 1 0 Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 0 0
Les Nunamaker, c 2 0 0 0 Archie Yelle, c 2 0 0 0
Ray Fisher, p 3 0 1 1 George Harper, ph 1 0 1 2
Tubby Spencer, c 0 0 0 0
Willie Mitchell, p 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 1 32 3 8 3
NYA 010 000 100 -- 2
DET 000 000 201 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Ray Fisher (L) 8.1 8 3 3 3 6
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Willie Mitchell (W) 9.0 5 2 1 1 3
E -- Donie Bush
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- NYA 5, DET 8
SB -- Fritz Maisel, George Burns
CS -- Bobby Veach
SH -- Elmer Miller, George Burns
HBP -- by Willie Mitchell (Fritz Maisel)
WP -- Willie Mitchell
PB -- Les Nunamaker
T -- 1:47
A -- 2286
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