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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 5, 1920
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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 5, 1920 at Navin Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Ballpark | Navin Field |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | First Baseman |
| Chick Shorten | Right Fielder |
| Babe Pinelli | Shortstop |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Tigers
Navin Field
August 5, 1920
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pinelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ehmke, and towards Pinelli, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Ehmke
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Ehmke
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pinelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Shawkey
Shorten strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Shawkey
Pinelli hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball 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: ---
Hannah vs. Ehmke
Hannah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Veach throws the ball in to Young who tags Hannah, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Shawkey
Stanage takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanage moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanage moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heilmann scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pipp for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Ehmke
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Ehmke, and towards Pinelli, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Shawkey
Shorten hits a line drive into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Shawkey
Pinelli strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Shawkey
Stanage hits a line drive into right field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Stanage moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Ehmke
Bodie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward hits a line drive towards short. Pinelli catches it and throws to first to double up Bodie. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Ehmke
Hannah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bodie who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Cobb reaches second base with a double. Young scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann strikes out. There goes Veach. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shorten vs. Shawkey
Shorten is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pinelli vs. Shawkey
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Shawkey
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Ehmke
Pratt hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heilmann scoops it up and throws to first, with Ehmke covering, for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Ehmke
Bodie 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, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a line drive into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Veach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Stanage settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Stanage. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ehmke
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pinelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Ehmke
Hannah hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Ehmke
Shawkey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Ehmke
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Shawkey
Shorten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinelli vs. Shawkey
Pinelli bunts and there's an error on the play. Shorten moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanage vs. Shawkey
Stanage strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ehmke vs. Shawkey
Ehmke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shorten scores. Pinelli moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Shawkey
Muddy Ruel now catching.
Young hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bodie. Young reaches second base with a double. Pinelli scores. Ehmke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to home to get Ehmke. Young moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a line drive to right field. Ruth throws towards Pratt. Pratt fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pratt. Ruth throws the ball in to Pratt who tags Cobb trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young scores. Jones moves to third. Cobb moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruth throws the ball in to Pratt who tags Veach trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jones scores. Cobb scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ehmke
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ehmke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Ehmke
Pratt hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pinelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1920 -- NYA at DET (D)
NYA AB R H RBI DET AB R H RBI
Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 0 0 Ralph Young, 2b 5 2 4 1
Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bob Jones, 3b 5 1 0 0
Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ty Cobb, cf 5 1 3 2
Babe Ruth, rf 2 1 1 1 Bobby Veach, lf 5 0 3 2
Bob Meusel, lf 4 0 1 0 Harry Heilmann, 1b 4 1 1 1
Ping Bodie, cf 2 0 0 0 Chick Shorten, rf 3 1 1 0
Aaron Ward, 3b 3 0 0 0 Babe Pinelli, ss 4 1 0 0
Truck Hannah, c 3 0 1 0 Oscar Stanage, c 3 0 1 0
Muddy Ruel, c 0 0 0 0 Howard Ehmke, p 4 0 1 1
Bob Shawkey, p 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 5 1 38 7 14 7
NYA 010 000 000 -- 1
DET 000 110 05x -- 7
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (L) 8.0 14 7 3 2 6
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Howard Ehmke (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 5
E -- Babe Ruth, Oscar Stanage, Roger Peckinpaugh, Del Pratt
DP -- DET 2
LOB -- NYA 4, DET 9
2B -- Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, Ralph Young
3B -- Ralph Young
HR -- Babe Ruth, Harry Heilmann
SB -- Bobby Veach
T -- 2:02
A -- 4000
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