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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
September 16, 1917
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 16, 1917 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1917 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bagby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bernie Boland |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,953 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Joe Evans | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Jim Bagby | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | 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 |
| Bernie Boland | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Navin Field
September 16, 1917
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Boland
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Boland
Chapman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Boland
Speaker hits a line drive towards short. Bush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Bagby
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Bagby
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Bagby
There goes Cobb. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Chapman applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Boland
Roth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Boland
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Boland
Wambsganss strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Boland
There goes Roth. The throw from Stanage and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Roth scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Boland
Evans 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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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Bagby
Veach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roth who is chasing the ball. Veach reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Bagby
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Bagby
Burns hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Bagby
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Boland
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bagby vs. Boland
Bagby hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Boland
Graney hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Bagby
Stanage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boland vs. Bagby
Boland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Bagby
Vitt hits a popup towards first. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Boland
Chapman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Boland
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Boland
Roth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Boland
There goes Speaker. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Speaker steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Boland
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Boland
Wambsganss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speaker scores. Harris moves to third. Wambsganss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Boland
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Evans reaches second base with a double. Harris scores. Wambsganss scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Boland
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bagby vs. Boland
Bagby hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Bagby
Cobb bunts towards the mound. Bagby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Bagby
Veach takes first base on ball four. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heilmann vs. Bagby
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field. Graney picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Graney. Graney fumbles the ball. That's an error on Graney. Cobb scores. Veach goes all the way around to score. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Bagby
Burns hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Bagby
Young strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Bagby
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Ehmke
Howard Ehmke now pitching.
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Graney for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ehmke
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Ehmke
Speaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Ehmke
Roth hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Bagby
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Bagby
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a line drive into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Ehmke
Wambsganss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ehmke
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wambsganss moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Ehmke
O'Neill bunts towards first. Burns scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. Wambsganss scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagby vs. Ehmke
Bagby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cobb. Bagby reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Graney vs. Ehmke
Graney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bagby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Ehmke
Chapman 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 6
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Bagby
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Bagby
Veach hits a popup towards short. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Bagby
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Bagby
Burns bunts in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Ehmke
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bush. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Ehmke
Roth strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a line drive into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wambsganss vs. Ehmke
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bagby
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Bagby
Stanage hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Bagby
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ehmke
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Ehmke
There goes Evans. The throw from Stanage and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Ehmke
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bagby vs. Ehmke
Bagby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ehmke. Bagby moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Ehmke
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ehmke
Chapman 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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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Bagby
Vitt hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Bagby
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Bagby
There goes Cobb. The throw from O'Neill and he is safe. Cobb steals second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Bagby
There goes Cobb. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Evans applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Bagby
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Ehmke
Speaker hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Ehmke
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ehmke
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Bagby
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bagby
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Graney. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Bagby
Sam Crawford pinch hits for Ralph Young.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bagby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Bagby
Stanage strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Bagby
George Harper pinch hits for Howard Ehmke.
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burns scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Bagby
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1917 -- CLE at DET (D)
CLE AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 4 0 1 0 Donie Bush, ss 5 0 0 0
Ray Chapman, ss 5 0 0 0 Ossie Vitt, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 4 1 2 0 Ty Cobb, cf 3 1 3 0
Braggo Roth, rf 5 1 1 0 Bobby Veach, lf 3 1 1 0
Joe Harris, 1b 4 1 0 0 Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 2 2
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 3 2 1 1 George Burns, 1b 4 1 1 0
Joe Evans, 3b 3 2 2 2 Ralph Young, 2b 3 0 0 0
Steve O'Neill, c 3 0 1 2 Sam Crawford, ph 1 0 0 0
Jim Bagby, p 4 1 1 1 Oscar Stanage, c 4 0 1 0
Bernie Boland, p 1 0 0 0
Howard Ehmke, p 2 0 1 0
George Harper, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 9 6 35 4 10 3
CLE 010 402 010 -- 8
DET 000 200 002 -- 4
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Bagby (W) 9.0 10 4 3 2 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Bernie Boland (L) 4.0 4 5 4 2 3
Howard Ehmke 5.0 5 3 2 3 1
E -- Oscar Stanage, Jack Graney 2, Donie Bush, Howard Ehmke
LOB -- CLE 6, DET 6
2B -- Joe Evans, Jim Bagby, George Burns
3B -- Bobby Veach
HR -- Harry Heilmann
SB -- Braggo Roth, Tris Speaker, Joe Evans, Ty Cobb
CS -- Ty Cobb 2
SH -- Steve O'Neill
T -- 1:39
A -- 7953
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