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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 27, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 27, 1917 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Babe Ruth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill James |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 3,725 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Walsh | Center Fielder |
| Jack Barry | Second Baseman |
| Dick Hoblitzell | First Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Pinch Thomas | Catcher |
| Babe Ruth | Pitcher |
| Jack Barry | 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 |
| Bill James | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 27, 1917
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. James
Walsh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. James
Barry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. James
Hoblitzell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ruth
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Ruth
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Ruth
Cobb strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. James
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. James fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. James
Hooper bunts towards the mound. James fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardner vs. James
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. James
Scott hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. James
Thomas 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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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Ruth
Veach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Ruth
Heilmann hits a line drive towards short. Scott catches it and throws to first to double up Veach. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruth
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Ruth
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. James
Ruth 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. James
Walsh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barry vs. James
Barry hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. James
Hoblitzell 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 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Ruth
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Ruth
James hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hoblitzell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats James for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ruth
Bush hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper who is chasing the ball. Bush reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vitt vs. Ruth
Vitt hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ruth scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vitt for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. James
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. James fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. James
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. James
Gardner takes first base on ball four. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. James
Scott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. James
Thomas is hit by the pitch. Hooper moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruth vs. James
Ruth 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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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Ruth
Cobb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Ruth
Veach bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cobb moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Ruth
Heilmann bunts towards the mound. Ruth fields it and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to third. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Ruth
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Ruth
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walsh vs. James
Walsh hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. James
Barry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoblitzell vs. James
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. James
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barry scores. Hoblitzell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hooper vs. James
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. James fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoblitzell moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gardner vs. James
Gardner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. James
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Ruth
Stanage hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Ruth
James hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Ruth
Bush hits a popup towards first. Hoblitzell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Ruth
Vitt takes first base on ball four. James moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Ruth
Cobb hits a line drive into left field. Lewis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lewis. James scores. Vitt goes all the way around to score. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Ruth
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Ruth
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ruth scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. James
Thomas hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. James
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walsh vs. James
Walsh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barry vs. James
Barry hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruth
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ruth
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Ruth
Stanage hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. James
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. James
Lewis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. James
Hooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
James vs. Ruth
James hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Ruth
Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Ruth
Vitt hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. James
Gardner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. James
Chick Shorten pinch hits for Everett Scott.
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. James
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. James
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Ruth
Hal Janvrin now playing shortstop.
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Janvrin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Ruth
Cobb is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Ruth
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Janvrin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Ruth
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ruth
Burns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Ruth
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Walsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. James
Tillie Walker pinch hits for Jimmy Walsh.
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stanage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barry vs. James
Barry hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoblitzell vs. James
Hoblitzell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1917 -- BOS at DET (D)
BOS AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Jimmy Walsh, cf 3 0 0 0 Donie Bush, ss 4 0 1 0
Tilly Walker, ph 1 0 0 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 1 0 0
Jack Barry, 2b 4 1 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 3 1
Dick Hoblitzell, 1b 5 0 1 0 Bobby Veach, lf 2 0 1 1
Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 2 1 Harry Heilmann, rf 2 1 0 0
Harry Hooper, rf 2 0 0 0 George Burns, 1b 4 1 2 2
Larry Gardner, 3b 2 0 1 0 Ralph Young, 2b 4 0 0 0
Everett Scott, ss 3 0 0 0 Oscar Stanage, c 3 0 0 0
Chick Shorten, ph 1 0 1 0 Bill James, p 3 1 1 0
Hal Janvrin, ss 0 0 0 0
Pinch Thomas, c 3 0 0 0
Babe Ruth, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 29 5 8 4
BOS 000 010 000 -- 1
DET 000 030 02x -- 5
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Babe Ruth (L) 8.0 8 5 4 3 2
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bill James (W) 9.0 6 1 1 5 1
E -- Duffy Lewis
DP -- BOS 1
LOB -- BOS 11, DET 5
2B -- Babe Ruth
3B -- George Burns, Donie Bush
HR -- George Burns
CS -- Ty Cobb
SH -- Harry Hooper, Bobby Veach, Harry Heilmann
HBP -- by Bill James (Pinch Thomas)
T -- 1:41
A -- 3725
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